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Mr. Buddy: The empty chair at Pheba’s Diner: Remembering the town’s ‘true historian’
Whenever you walked through the wooden front door to Pheba’s Diner off Highway 50, there was always one thing that remained constant.
Herbert Davis
COLUMBUS — Herbert “Herb” C Davis, 72, died Jan 21, 2026 Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at Christian Hill MB Church, with Bernard Bowen... more
Arlene Green
WINFIELD, Ala — Arlene Green, 68, died Jan 20, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore in Amory Funeral services will be at 1 pm Wednesday, at... more
O’Neal Knox
GORDO, Ala — O’Neal “Doc” Knox died Jan 26, 2026, at DCH Northport, Alabama Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at New Home Baptist Church... more
Samuel Hampton
CALEDONIA — Samuel “Simmy” Hampton, 68, died Jan 24, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Arrangements are incomplete and will be... more
Benny Davis
ABERDEEN — Benny “Frog” Davis, 78, died Jan 25, 2026, at his residence Funeral services will be at 2 pm Thursday, at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel, with... more
Bridgette Little
BIRMINGHAM, Ala — Bridgette Azalias Little, 45, died Jan 24, 2026, at her residence A private service will be held at a later date No visitation will be... more
Thomas Geiger
COLUMBUS — Thomas “Thom” Edward Geiger, 72, died Jan 26, 2026, at his residence A private burial service will be held Visitation is from 1-2 pm... more
Shea Woolbright
Breman “Shea” Woolbright, 32, of Columbus, MS, passed away on January 22, 2026, in Columbus, MS The visitation will be Wednesday, January 28,... more
Braylan Dale
NOXUBEE COUNTY — Braylan Dale, 16, died Jan 22, 2026 Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of... more
Mary Huff
Mary Hannah Huff, age 86, died January 22, 2026, at Philwood Suites at Windsor Nursing Home Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 3:00 PM at... more
Joe Simmons
ALICEVILLE, Ala — Joe David “JD” Simmons, died Jan 22, 2026, at Hospice of West Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Funeral services will be at 11 am... more
Betty Newsome
HAMILTON, Ala — Betty Joyce Newsome, 65, died Jan 20, 2026, at her residence Funeral services will be at 2:30 pm at Otts Funeral Home Burial will follow... more
Roy Plymon
ETHELSVILLE, Ala — Roy Gene Plymon, 81, died Jan 16, 2026, at his residence Funeral services will be at 11 am Monday, at Skelton Funeral Home Chapel, with... more
Kenneth Hood
COLUMBUS — P Kenneth Hood, 84, died Jan 22, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at the First... more
James Crawford Jr.
STARKVILLE — James Oliver Crawford Jr, 71, died Jan 13, 2026, in Starkville Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday at Griffin UM Church Burial will... more
Arthur Thomson
STARKVILLE — Arthur Thompson, 71, died Jan 10, 2026, in Starkville Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday at West Memorial Funeral Home Burial will... more
Rosie Clay
STARKVILLE — Rosie Marie Clay, 68, died Jan 12, 2026, in Columbus Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at St Matthew MB Church Burial will follow... more
Tommie Frazier Sr.
COLUMBUS — Tommie James Fraizer Sr, 72, died Jan 16, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Goldent Triangle Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at... more
Richard Mixon Jr.
SULLIGENT, Ala — Richard Lee Mixon Jr, 83, died Jan 17, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo Funeral services were at 2:30 pm Wednesday, at... more