Fannie L. Ward and Johnny Lee Ward Sr.; Dec. 1 Kayla Marie Hulsey and Ross Aaron Walker; Dec. 3 Dustin G. Tate and Kelly N. Tate; Dec. 5 Rhonda D. Locke and Marcus R. Locke; Dec. 8 ...

OXFORD – Ole Miss star sophomore running back Kewan Lacy will return to the Rebels for the 2026 season, the team announced on social media Tuesday morning. Lacy, the first Doak Walker Award finalist ...

CLEWISTON, Fla. — Elijah Smith, 82, died Dec. 22, 2025, in Clewiston, Florida. Funeral services will be at 12 p.m. Saturday, at St. John M.B. Church in Columbus ...

COLUMBUS — James Greenleaf, 84, died Dec. 23, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Southside M.B. Church, with Rayfield Evins Jr.

COLUMBUS — Donald “Don” “Duck” Bluitt, 58, died Jan. 4, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at New Beginning Full Gospel Baptist Church, ...

COLUMBUS — Jimmie Lee Harris, 89, died Dec. 31, 2025, at his residence. Funeral services will be at noon Sunday, at Pleasant Grove Full Gospel Baptist Church, with Timothy Bourne officiating. Burial ...

WEST POINT — Henry Lee Jefferson, 71, died Dec. 19, 2025, in Cedar Bluff. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Hopewell M.B. Church in Cedar Bluff, with Kelly Martin officiating. Burial ...

MILLPORT, Ala. — Charles Christopher “Punkin” Mordecai, 52, died Jan. 3, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Poplar Springs Primitive ...

COLUMBUS — Mary Ellen Riordan, 91, died Jan. 3, 2026. Burial will be held at a later date at Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida. Lowndes Funeral Home of Columbus is in charge of ...

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at St. James United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dwight Prowell officiating. Burial will follow at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-5 p.m.

SULLIGENT, Ala. — John D. Allen, 87, died Jan. 5, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services are at 1 p.m. Wednesday, at Otts Funeral Home Chapel, with David Sullivan ...