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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.
Willie B. Jones
COLUMBUS — Willie “BUBU” B Jones, 69, died Aug 23, 2025 Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Christian Hill MB Church in Brooksville, with... more
Kevin Taggart
COLUMBUS — Kevin Taggart, 64, died Aug 30, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday, at Lowndes... more
Betty McMillian
NOXUBEE COUNTY — Betty McMillian, 65, died Sept 1, 2025, in Memphis, Tennessee Graveside services will be at 11 am Friday, at Friendship Cemetery in... more
Warren Crowell
ALICEVILLE, Ala — Warren Tracy “Sam” Crowell died Aug 31, 2025 Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Bigbee Baptist Church Burial will follow... more
Lealer Smith
MACON — Lealer B “Gert” Smith, 85, died Aug 24, 2025 Funeral services will be at 1 pm Saturday, at New Zion Baptist Church Burial will follow in the... more
Wanda Hubbard
COLUMBUS — Wanda Dean Harris Hubbard, 57, died Aug 20, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Funeral services will be at 2 pm Friday, at... more
Nick Jenkins
Nicholas “Nick” Hayes Jenkins, 23, of Columbus, MS, passed away August 30, 2025 Visitation will be on Friday, September 5, 2025, from 1:00 PM... more
Barbara Westmoreland
Barbara Lanell Westmoreland, 85, passed away Sunday, August 31, 2025, at her home Lanell was born on February 19, 1940, in Amory, MS, to the late... more
Margaret Prisock
Margaret Prisock joined God’s Heavenly Host on August 31, 2025 She was born in Melbourne, Arkansas, on June 12, 1947, to Reverend Cecil and Sarah... more
Clyde Weeks
SULLLIGENT, Ala — Clyde Weeks, 86, died Aug 29, 2025, at his residence Funeral services were at 3 pm Monday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, with Howard... more
Daniel Merchant Sr.
VERNON, Ala — Daniel “Wayne” Merchant Sr, 80, died Aug 28, 2025, in Columbus Funeral services were at 2 pm Sunday, at Otts Funeral Home with... more
Jack Murphy
ALABASTER, Ala — Jack Murphy, 91, died Aug 27, 2025, at Birmingham VA Medical Center Graveside services were at 11 am Monday, at Pleasant Hill Baptist... more
Robert Lain
COLUMBUS — Robert Freddie Lain, 80, died Aug 28, 2025, at his residence There will be no services at this time Lowndes Funeral Home of Columbus is in... more
Johnny Coleman Jr.
Johnny Jerome Coleman, Jr, age 78, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at North MS Medical Center in Tupelo, MS Visitation will be Tuesday... more
Laura Glenn
Laura Ann Waring Glenn left her earthly home on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Visitation will be Tuesday, September 2, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at... more
Juanita Burkett
Juanita Lee Burkett, 89, passed away peacefully at her residence on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Born on January 5, 1936, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Merle... more
James Gladney
WEST POINT — James E Gladney, 74, died Aug 24, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo Funeral services will be at 1 pm Saturday, at Northside... more
Jerry Bishop
STARKVILLE — Jerry Travelle Bishop, 44, died Aug 22, 2025, in Starkville Funeral services will be at 2 pm Saturday at Bethel MB Church Burial will follow... more
Frank Jones Jr.
STARKVILLE — Frank Jones Jr, 59, died Aug 2025, in Starkville Funeral services will be at 1 pm Sunday at Sixteenth Section MB Church Burial will follow at... more
James Gaston
MACON — James Peter Gaston, 75, died Aug 16, 2025, at his residence Funeral services will be at 11 am Saturday, at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, with Eric... more
