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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.
Bennie Billups Jr.
COLUMBUS — Bennie “Junior” Will Billups Jr, 77, died June 5, 2026, at his residence Funeral Services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at United Faith... more
Annie Calloway
COLUMBUS — Annie Margaret Baldwin Calloway, 80, died June 14, 2026, at her residence Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at Friendship MB Church... more
Robert Smith Jr.
CRAWFORD — Robert Earl “RE” Smith Jr, 56, died June 8, 2026, at his residence Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Charity Mission Full... more
Helen Clay
NOXUBEE COUNTY— Helen J Clay, 74, died June 10, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Baldwyn... more
Tedrick Howlett
NOXUBEE COUNTY — Tedrick “Tootie” Howlett, 25, died June 8, 2026, at Noxubee General Hospital Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at Cedar... more
Mary Schrock
PRAIRIE — Mary Amstutz Schrock, 93, died June 14, 2026 Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel, with John Bauer... more
Ann Perkins
WEST POINT — Deloris Ann Perkins, 77, died June 14, 2026, at her residence A graveside service will be at 11 am Friday, at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, with... more
Isaia Leston
VERNON, Ala — Isaia Michael Letson, 27, died June 3, 2026, in Northport, Alabama A private family memorial service was held at 2 pm Saturday at Otts... more
John Boykin
John Edward Boykin, 86, of Steens, MS, passed away June 15, 2026, at his residence The visitation will be Saturday, June 20, 2026, from 10:00 AM until 11:00... more
Karen Brown
Karen Marie Brown, 83, of Steens, MS, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Trinity Health Care of Columbus, MS Ms Brown was born August 28, 1942, in Terre... more
Harvey White
Harvey White, age 79 of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away Monday, June 15, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Columbus, Mississippi Visitation will be... more
Frances Lancaster
Frances Barham Lancaster Taylor, 91, of West Point, Mississippi, passed away at her home on June 13, 2026 Frances was preceded in death by her husbands,... more
Larry Sims
WEST POINT — Larry Sims, 70, died June 6, 2026, at Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital in Winona Funeral services were at 2 pm Sunday, at Cross Roads CME... more
Vernon Davis
Vernon Patty Fitzsimons Davis, age 99, of Columbus, MS, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 11, 2026, at her home Vernon Patty was born July... more
Helen Clay
NOXUBEE COUNTY — Helen Clay, 74, died June 10, 2026 Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of... more
Jamie Hughes
MATHISON — Jamie Lee Hughes, 59, died June 8, 2026 Funeral services will be at 1 pm Tuesday, at Travelers Rest MB Church Burial will follow at Spring... more
Jerry Cooper
STARKVILLE — Jerry Louis Cooper, 55, died June 3, 2026 Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at West Memorial Funeral Home Burial will follow at... more
Patricia Shed
STARKVILLE — Patricia Flowers Shed, 67, died June 6, 2026 Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Sixteenth Section MB Church Burial will follow... more
Lasaundra Cotton
COLUMBUS — Lasaundra M Cotton, 38, died June 9, 2026 Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral Services of... more
Robert Smith Jr.
CRAWFORD — Robert Earl Smith Jr, 56, died June 8, 2026, at his residence Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter’s Funeral... more