OBITUARIES PUBLISHED 11/14/2018
Lillie Daniel
Lillie Frances Burks Daniel, age 84, of Columbus, MS, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018, at her residence. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2018, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Lowndes Funeral Home. Funeral... read more
Mildred Swartz
Mildred Wallace Swartz, 89, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Columbus, MS. A graveside service will be held Friday, November 16, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery with... read more
Dot Corbell
Dorothy Nell “Dot” Corbell, age 80, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at her residence in Aberdeen. Services will be held Friday, November 16, 2018 at 11:00 AM at New Prospect Baptist Church in the Lackey... read more
Jonathan Fondren
COLUMBUS — Jonathan Fondren, 16, died Nov. 13, 2018, in Clay County. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lowndes Funeral Home. read more
Darrell Baldwin, Jr.
COLUMBUS — Darell Wayne Baldwin, Jr., 22, died Nov. 9, 2018. Arrangements are in complete and will be announced by Lee-Sykes Funeral Home. read more
LOCAL OBITUARIES
Robert McRae
Published: 11/13/2018
Robert Douglas McRae, age 83, of Columbus, MS, passed away Sunday, November 11, 2018, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo, MS. A visitation will be held on Thursday, November 15, 2018, from... read more
Marsha Howard
Published: 11/13/2018
COLUMBUS — Marsha A. Howard, 54, died Nov. 6, 2018, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Cremation and Funeral Services of Tennessee was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Howard was... read more
Shirley Ray
Published: 11/13/2018
WEST POINT — Shirley Jean Ray, 61, died Nov. 12, 2018, at her residence. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Robinson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Greenwood... read more
Jimmie Gregory
Published: 11/13/2018
COLUMBUS — Jimmie Louis Gregory, 68, died Nov. 12, 2018, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lee-Sykes Funeral Home. read more
Louvenia Webber
Published: 11/13/2018
COLUMBUS — Louvenia Odneal Webber, 103, died Nov. 12, 2018, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lee-Sykes Funeral Home. read more
Ruby Miller
Published: 11/12/2018
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Ruby Jackson Miller, 70, died Nov. 7, 2018, at Eastview Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Home Going Celebration services will be at noon Monday at First... read more
Mildred McGee
Published: 11/12/2018
PHEBA — Mildred Gates Calvert McGee, 77, died Nov. 11, 2018, at her residence. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Robinson Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Pheba... read more
Arthur Edmonds, Sr.
Published: 11/12/2018
STARKVILLE — Arthur Edmonds, Sr., 72, died Oct. 27, 2018, in Starkville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at West Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove... read more
Beatrice Kidd
Published: 11/10/2018
WEST POINT — Beatrice Kidd, 87, died Nov. 9, 2018. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lee-Sykes Funeral Home of Columbus. read more
Elmer Spann
Published: 11/10/2018
VERNON, Ala. — Elmer Ann Spann, 76, died Nov. 9, 2018, at the Fayette Medical Center in Fayette, Alabama. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dowdle Funeral Home Chapel... read more
Clabon Brewer
Published: 11/9/2018
BROOKSVILLE — Clabon Brewer, 56, died Oct. 31, 2018, at Regency Hospital in Meridian. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest M.B. Church with the Rev. Sammie Lyons... read more
Edgar Gardner
Published: 11/9/2018
COLUMBUS — Edgar T. Gardner, 73, died Nov. 5, 2018. Service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lee-Sykes Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from... read more
NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARIES
Caroline Rose Hunt, 95, Dies; Turned Inheritance Into Vast Wealth
An heiress to a Texas oil fortune, she protected her assets as her brothers went bust trying to corner silver, and she quietly built a real fortune.
Dorothy Cheney, Who Studied Primates Up Close, Dies at 68
Her research with her husband, Robert Seyfarth, found that baboons and vervet monkeys had more complex social relationships than previously thought.
David Pearson, ‘Silver Fox’ of Stock Car Racing, Dies at 83
A low-key Nascar Hall of Famer who won more races than any driver except Richard Petty.
Naomi Breslau, Who Studied Post-Traumatic Stress, Dies at 86
She also investigated links between various disorders, like depression and smoking, and suggested that migraines could cause mental problems — and vice versa.
Stan Lee Is Dead at 95; Superhero of Marvel Comics
Mr. Lee helped create Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man and others while overseeing his company’s emergence as a media behemoth.
John Marttila, Strategist Who Helped Biden and Kerry, Dies at 78
A refugee from Republican politics in Detroit, he plotted the campaigns of progressive Democrats, black mayors and anti-Vietnam War candidates.
Barry Rand, Barrier-Breaking Chief Executive, Is Dead at 74
After being passed over at Xerox, he became one of the few African-American chief executives of a Fortune 500 company when he took control of Avis.
Herbert London, Conservative Savant and Social Critic, Dies at 79
A New York University dean and professor, he also advanced his views running for governor and comptroller of New York State and heading think tanks.
Douglas Rain, 90, Shakespearean and Voice of Computer Named HAL, Dies
Mr. Rain was a regular on the stage at the Stratford Festival for decades, but he was perhaps best known for his chilly voice in “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
Overlooked No More: Pandita Ramabai, Indian Scholar, Feminist and Educator
Ramabai traveled around India in the 19th century to give lectures on women’s emancipation and established one of the country’s first women’s shelters and schools.
‘I Met Mr. Lee Once’: Fans of Stan Lee Describe Face-to-Face Encounters With Him
More than 200 readers commented after Stan Lee’s death. Some of them described meeting him at comic conventions, his office and even his home.
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