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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.
Kendrick Bankhead
COLUMBUS — Kendrick “KJ” Bankhead, 3, died Nov 5, 2025, at University Medical Center in Jackson Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at... more
Shelia Ross
COLUMBUS — Shelia Ann Ross, 65, died Nov 5, 2025, at her residence Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at New Beginning Full Gospel Baptist... more
Antais DeGraffenreid Sr.
MACON — Antais “Mr D” Kyron DeGraffenreid Sr, 41, died Nov 1, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at 11 am... more
Lorenzo Rupert
NOXUBEE COUNTY — Lorenzo Lashawn Rupert, 62, died Nov 3, 2025, in Jackson Funeral services will be at 3 pm Saturday, at Spring Hill MB Church in Macon,... more
Bennie Ivy
NOXUBEE COUNTY — Deacon Bennie C “Ben” Ivy, 66, died Nov 3, 2025, at Noxubee General Hospital Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at New... more
Latonya Bluitt
COLUMBUS — Latonya Lashae Bluitt, 28, died Oct 27, 2025, at her residence Funeral services will be at 3 pm Saturday, at Charity Full Gospel Baptist... more
Jessie Ivy
WEST POINT — Jessie Mae Ivy, 65, died Oct 31, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo Funeral services will be at noon Friday, at Town Creek... more
Sammy Wade
Sammy Ray Wade, 82, passed away September 29, 2025 Stringer Family Funeral Home handled arrangements A graveside service will be 11 am on November... more
Gayle Ford
MACON — Gayle Denise Wood Ford, 65, died Nov 8, 2025, North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo Memorial services will be at 2 pm Sunday, at first... more
Emily Bowen
Emily Virginia Porter Bowen, age 76, of Columbus, MS, passed away November 10, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memorial services will be Friday,... more
James Guyton
COLUMBUS — James Donald “Packy” Guyton, 66, died Nov 10, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle A private family memorial service will... more
Laymon Alexander
Laymon Terrell Alexander, 86, of Steens, MS, passed away November 9, 2025, at his residence The visitation will be from 10:00 AM until 11:30 AM,... more
Harvey Craig Sr.
ALICEVILLE, Ala — Harvey “Kit” Craig Sr, 74, died Nov 7, 2025, at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Funeral services will be at 11 am... more
Arthur Marshall III
Tupelo- Arthur Austin Marshall III died on November 8, 2025 He was born to A A Marshall, Jr and Lucy Marshall at Columbus Hospital on August 24,... more
Cheryl Sundbeck
Cheryl Sundbeck, age 80, died Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at her home at Old Waverly in West Point, following a short but intense battle with cancer... more
Billy Welch
Billy Ervin Welch age 82 of Caledonia, Mississippi, passed away Thursday, November 6, 2025, surrounded by loved ones at his home Billy was born on... more
Walter Blair Jr.
CHICAGO, Ill — Walter Blair Jr, 95, died Oct 18, 2025 Burial will be at Blair Cemetery in Starkville Visitation will be from 10 am - noon, at West... more
Melvin Gran
Melvin Eric Gran, 97, of Columbus, MS, passed away on November 5, 2025, at his residence He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth... more
Alice O’Neal
Alice Gray O’Neal was born on July 17, 1936, in Savanah Georgia, to Margaret V Gray and Samuel F Gray Alice, age 89, passed away on November 2,... more
