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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.
Charles Mordecai
MILLPORT, Ala — Charles Christopher “Punkin” Mordecai, 52, died Jan 3, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services are at 1 pm... more
Ivy Coleman
COLUMBUS — Ivy Bryant Coleman, 90, died Jan 4, 2026, at Windsor Nursing and Rehab Center Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at Memorial Funeral... more
Shirley Johnson
COLUMBUS — Shirley Nell Johnson, 74, died Jan 3, 2026, at Trinity Place Retirement Community Graveside services will be at 1 pm Thursday, at Lone Oak... more
Charles Swanson
EUTAW, Ala — Charles F Swanson, 95, died Dec 30, 2025, at Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko Funeral services and burial will be held Jan 20,... more
Jerry Jones
MADISON, Ala — Jerry David Jones, 80, died Dec 25, 2025 Funeral services were at 2 pm Saturday, at Otts Funeral Home Burial followed at Sizemore... more
Catherine Woods
SULLIGENT, Ala — Catherine Smith Woods, 78, died Dec 31, 2025, at her residence Funeral services were at 2 pm Sunday, at Otts Funeral Home Burial... more
Hazel Parker
MILLPORT, Ala — Hazel Francis Parker, 95, died Jan 2, 2026, at Fayette Medical Center Funeral services were at 2 pm Monday, at Dowdle Funeral Home... more
Bobby Duncan
MOULTON, Ala — Bobby Duncan, 77, died Jan 1, 2026, at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama Funeral services were at 1 pm at Otts Funeral Home... more
Sammie McNeel
WEST POINT — Sammie Lamar McNeel, 81, died Jan 3, 2026 Funeral services will be at 10 am Wednesday, at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel, with Keith Carter... more
Charles Moorehead
COLUMBUS — Charles Daniel “Charlie” Moorehead, 35, died Jan 3, 2026, at his residence Funeral services will be at 2 pm Wednesday, at Skelton Funeral... more
Randy Carter
SULLIGENT, Ala — Randy Eugene Carter, 63, died Jan 3, 2026, at his residence Funeral services are at 2 pm Tuesday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, with Jason... more
Selma Lash
COLUMBUS — Selma Lash died Jan 3, 2026, in Atlanta, Georgia Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hairston and Hairston Funeral Home of... more
Margean Ashcraft
Margean Ashcraft, age 97, died Saturday January 3, 2026, at her residence in Columbus Graveside services will be held Tuesday January 6, 2026, at 2:00 pm at... more
Margaret Macon
MACON — Margaret Ruth Macon, 89, died Dec 17, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services are at 2 pm Saturday, at Toliver Chapel... more
June Bell
Sylvia June (Hollis) Bell left her earthly home for her heavenly one on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, after an extended illness Visitation will be held on... more
James Basson
James Howard Basson passed away at his home in Columbus, MS on December 29, 2025 He was eighty-three years old He was surrounded by his family at the time of... more
Curtis Grayer
STARKVILLE — Curtis Lamar “Culpepper” Grayer, 66, died Dec 24, 2025, at Starkville Manor Funeral services will be at 1 pm Saturday, at Hairston and... more
Jan Sanders
STARKVILLE — Jan Sanders, 78, died Dec 30, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point Funeral services will be at 2 pm Sunday, at Calvert... more
Gloria Brock
MILLPORT, Ala — Gloria Banks Brock, 80, died Dec 31, 2025, at her residence Funeral services are at 2 pm Friday at Chandler Funeral Home Chapel Burial... more
Rosetta Poole
WEST POINT — Rosetta Poole, 94, died Dec 21, 2025 Funeral services will be at 1pm Sunday, at Strong Hill MB Church, with Cedric N Dean officiating... more