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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.
Maggie Poole
BROOKLYN, NY — Maggie Gavin Poole, 86, died Oct 6, 2025 Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Bigbee Valley CME in Brooksville, with the Rev... more
Trinity Conner Sr.
MACON — Trinity “Bert” Conner Sr, 51, died Oct 9, 2025, in Tupelo Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at Prairie Point MB Church, with Otha... more
Terrance Bradford Sr.
COLUMBUS — Terrance Montae “Big Baby” Bradford Sr, 42, died Oct 10, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at... more
Kelvin Pounds
COLUMBUS — Kelvin Lamar Pounds, 48, died Sept 22, 2025, in Elko, Nevada Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Tabernacle CME Church in... more
Charlie Williams
CRAWFORD — Charlie “Hot Dog” Williams, 70, died Oct 3, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at 2:30 pm Sunday,... more
Jerry Robertson
VERNON, Ala — Jerry D Robertson, 78, died Oct 13, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Memorial services will be at 2 pm Friday, at First... more
Delores Gibson
STARKVILLE — Delores Elane Bradford Gibson, 85, died Oct 9, 2025 Funeral services will be at 11 am Friday at Peters Rock COGIC Visitation is from 3-6 pm... more
Elena Brown
Elena “Jane” Norma Brown, 71, of Columbus, MS, passed away Monday, October 13, 2025, at her residence Visitation will be Thursday, October 16, 2025, from... more
John Redwine
John Redwine, age 90, of Columbus, MS, passed away on October 12, 2025 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Golden Triangle The visitation will be Wednesday,... more
David Baucom
David Searcy Baucom, Sr, age 80, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 13, 2025, in Columbus, MS Funeral services will be Thursday, October 16, 2025, at... more
John Atkins
John Landon Atkins, 71, of Millport, Alabama, passed away Monday, October 13, 2025, at Aliceville Manor Nursing Home in Aliceville, Alabama Visitation will be... more
Mary Harrell
STARKVILLE — Mary Ethel Townsend Harrell, 88, died Oct 8, 2025, in Columbus Funeral services will be at 11 am Thursday at Lindsey Chapel UM Church Burial... more
John Eidson
John “Big John” Delbert Eidson passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Slidell Memorial Hospital with his daughter at his bedside following... more
Rev. Henry Tucker
Aprl 19, 1937-September 22, 2025 CORDOVA — Reverend Henry “Sonny” B Tucker, age 88, passed into eternal life on September 22, 2025 Reverend Tucker was... more
Orlean Owen
Orlean “Dottee” Dodson Smith Owen, age 94, of Columbus, MS, left her earthly home on with her daughter, Tricia Cox, son-in-law, Tim Cox, and beloved dog,... more
David Baucom
COLUMBUS — David Searcy Baucom Sr, 80, died Oct 13, 2025, in Columbus Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home and... more
Charles Fields
HAMILTON, Ala — Charles E “Luck” Fields, 68, died Oct 7, 2025, at his residence A private graveside service will be held at a later date Otts Funeral... more
Lillian Ann Kellum
Lillian Ann Kellum, 76, of Columbus, MS, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, October 12, 2025 Funeral services will be on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at... more
Ann Brooks McAllister Mitchell
April 14, 1936 - October 9, 2025 Ann Brooks McAllister Mitchell fulfilled her life’s final goal on Thursday, October 9, 2025, when she entered the Gates of... more
