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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.
Carl Glenn Hogan
Carl Glenn Hogan passed away in Pensacola, FL on December 31st, 2025, at the age of 74 Carl was born on May 8th, 1951 in Fairfield, AL, to the late... more
Jewell Brown Woodward
Jewell Brown Woodward left this world for her eternal home of Heaven on January 8th, 2026, at the age of 93 She was born on June 24, 1932, in Gordo,... more
Ruth Mosley
STARKVILLE — Ruth B Mosley, 81, died Jan 4, 2026, in Starkville Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday at Beth-el MB Church Burial will follow at Mt... more
Marvin Wordlaw
STARKVILLE — Marvin James Wordlaw, 63, died Jan 3, 2026, in Starkville Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday at St Stephens MB Church in Macon... more
Henry Jefferson
WEST POINT — Henry Lee Jefferson, 71, died Dec 19, 2025, in Cedar Bluff Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Hopewell MB Church in Cedar... more
Ricky Blair
WEST POINT — Ricky Blair, 65, died Dec 25, 2025, at Baldwyn Nursing & Rehab, Funeral services will be at 11 am Sunday, at Carter’s Mortuary... more
Elijah Smith
CLEWISTON, Fla — Elijah Smith, 82, died Dec 22, 2025, in Clewiston, Florida Funeral services will be at 12 pm Saturday, at St John MB Church in Columbus,... more
Katherine Hinton
ALICEVILLE, Ala — Katherine “Kat” Hinton, 88, died Jan 7, 2026, at her residence Funeral services will be at 1 pm Saturday, at Macedonia Cumberland... more
James Greenleaf
COLUMBUS — James Greenleaf, 84, died Dec 23, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Southside... more
Donald Bluitt
COLUMBUS — Donald “Don” “Duck” Bluitt, 58, died Jan 4, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at 11 am... more
Jimmie Harris
COLUMBUS — Jimmie Lee Harris, 89, died Dec 31, 2025, at his residence Funeral services will be at noon Sunday, at Pleasant Grove Full Gospel Baptist... more
Willie Spann Sr.
NOXUBEE COUNTY — Willie Edward “Sonny” Spann Sr, 77, died Jan 5, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at 2 pm... more
Jeanette Smith
COLUMBUS — Jeanette Smith, 83, died Dec 28, 2025 Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at Full Gospel Ministry, with Maxine Hall officiating Burial... more
Troy Washington
MACON — Troy Washington, 69, died Jan 5, 2026, in Macon Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at Noxcedar MB Church, with Admise Gandy officiating... more
Roland Hill
Roland Lamar Hill, 92, passed away on January 5, 2026 Born July 25, 1933, in Louisville, MS, to Hubbard and Pearl Hill, Roland served in the US Army... more
Joyce Holcombe
WEST POINT — Joyce Patterson Holcombe, 85, died Jan 5, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo Funeral services will be at 2 pm Sunday, at... more
John Allen
SULLIGENT, Ala — John D Allen, 87, died Jan 5, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services are at 1 pm Wednesday, at Otts Funeral... more
Ivy Coleman
Ivy B Coleman, beloved friend, brother, and son, age 90, went home to be with Jesus on January 4, 2026, at Windsor Place Skilled-Nursing Center in Columbus,... more
Janie Yarbrough
Mary Jane “Janie” Yarbrough, age 75, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital—Golden Triangle in Columbus,... more
Mary Riordan
COLUMBUS — Mary Ellen Riordan, 91, died Jan 3, 2026 Burial will be held at a later date at Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida Lowndes... more