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Death Notices, Columbus Leader-Enquirer, Columbus, Georgia
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July 25, 2002
AUSTIN, Florestine, 74, 3725 Chapman Way, Apt. 103-B, Columbus, died Monday. Progressive Funeral Home, Columbus.
July 27, 2002
COURTNEY, Gertrude Bowling, 88, Columbus, died Thursday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
July 29, 2002
BALL, Marjorie Mae Reeves "Margie", 69, 957 Celia Drive, Columbus, died Saturday. Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, Columbus.
July 30, 2002
BALLIET, Willis John Jr., 64, West Point, Ga., died Monday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus.
BROWN, Virgil Neal, Columbus, died Saturday. Colonial Funeral Home, Phenix City.
DANIEL, Walter Edward Sr., 72, Gray Hill Community, Ga., died Sunday. Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley, Ala.
HAWES, Ida Mae, 68, 2112 Seventh St., Columbus, died Wednesday. Taylor Funeral Home, Phenix City.
JOLLY, Ronald D ., 58, 1518 Baker St., Columbus, died Sunday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus.
KAPLAN, Beatrice Levy, 91, Columbus, died Monday. Elliott Sons Funeral Home, Augusta, Ga.
LOWERY, Mitchel "Mitch," 26, Valley, Ala., died Saturday. Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley.
POPE, Juanita A., 81, Columbus, died Sunday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus.
SIMS, retired Staff Sgt. Albert, 77, Columbus, died Sunday. Sconiers Funeral Home, Columbus.
SPENCE, Christine "Chris" Boles, 74, Columbus, died Monday. McMullen Funeral Home, Columbus.
WATSON, Tommy Lee, 69, Preston, Ga., died Monday. Tante Funeral Home, Buena Vista, Ga.
WOMBLE, Charles "Buddy" Sr., 63, LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, LaGrange.
YARBROUGH, Steve, 51, LaGrange, Ga., died Saturday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, LaGrange.
July 31, 2002
BROWN, Zavier, Columbus, died Monday. Taylor Funeral Home, Phenix City.
COCHRAN, Theodis, Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Hurtsboro, Ala., died Sunday. Taylor Funeral Home, Phenix City.
CROWELL, Clifford, 59, 2237 Vicky Ave., Columbus, died Friday. Sumbry Mortuary, Phenix City.
ELLISTON, Hazel H., 86, Butler, Ga., died Monday. Edwards Funeral Home, Butler.
FLOYD, Channie, Salem, Ala., died Tuesday. Taylor Funeral Home, Phenix City.
GUY, Edyth Mott, 89, Butler, Ga., died Monday. Watson-Giddens Funeral Home, Ellaville, Ga.
HOLLOWAY, Linda R., 53, Warm Springs, Ga., died Sunday. Talbotton Funeral Home, Talbotton, Ga.
JOHNSON, Annie, Columbus, died Monday. Taylor Funeral Home, Phenix City.
JORDAN, Olmon James, 76, Columbus, died Monday. Sconiers Funeral Home, Columbus.
PRINGLE, Erana Jean, 53, Lugoff, S.C., formerly of Columbus, died Sunday. George E. Collins Funeral Home, Camden, S.C.
SORRELL, Jack E., 81, Lanett, Ala., died Monday. McCarthy Funeral Home, West Point, Ga.
WILLIAMS, Willie H., Columbus, died Sunday. Taylor Funeral Home, Phenix City.
YATES, Alex Clayton Kleeman, infant, Valley, Ala., died Saturday. McCarthy Funeral Home, West Point, Ga.
August 1, 2002
DURRAH, James Belk, 38, Warner Robins, Ga., died Monday. Oglethorpe Funeral Home, Oglethorpe, Ga.
August 2, 2002
BRIGHTWELL, Inez Smith, 86, Marietta, Ga., died Thursday. L.B. Smith Funeral Home, Richland, Ga.
August 25, 2002
AUTREY, Mary Burt, 48, Columbus, died Friday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
August 26, 2002
ARMOUR, Gussie Barbaree, 99, Columbus, died Friday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
August 27, 2002
ARNOLD, Hedwig Katharina, 65, Columbus, died Friday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus.
August 29, 2002
ALEXANDER, William E., 76, Columbus, died Wednesday. McMullen Funeral Home, Columbus.
August 30, 2002
BROWN, Kavin Lewis, 35, Columbus, died Tuesday. Sconiers Funeral Home, Columbus.
August 31, 2002
CHAMBLESS, Edgar Miller Jr., 64, Woodbury, Ga., died Thursday. Cox Funeral Home, Manchester, Ga.
September 1, 2002
AINSWORTH, Margaret Emolyn, 76, Columbus, died Wednesday. Colonial Funeral Home, Phenix City.
September 2, 2002
DOBBS, Sylvester, 73, Columbus, died Friday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
September 4, 2002
KEEL, Michael Paul, 57, LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, LaGrange.
September 6, 2002
BENTON, Fannie Mary, 82, Lumpkin, Ga., died Thursday. T.V. Williams Funeral Home, Richland, Ga.
September 7, 2002
KIMSEY, Laura, 42, Cataula, Ga., died Thursday. Vance-Brooks Funeral Home, Columbus.
September 9, 2002
ALEXANDER, Mary Jo, 77, Lanett, Ala., died Sunday. Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley, Ala.
September 11, 2002
BISHOP, Ellis Leonard, 83, Columbus, died Monday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
September 12, 2002
BAKER, Irene, Phenix City, died Tuesday. Taylor Funeral Home, Phenix City.
September 13, 2002
CULPEPPER, Ruth Elizabeth Phillips, 85, Columbus, died Thursday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
September 18, 2002
BURDETTE, Mozell Howell, 93, Valley Ala., died Tuesday. Johnson Brown Service Funeral Homes, Valley.
September 19, 2002
BURROWS, Ida, 94, Columbus, died Wednesday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
September 20, 2002
BARBER, Jocelyn Porter, 73, Columbus, died Wednesday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
September 21, 2002
HIGHTOWER, Billy Michael, 54, LaGrange, Ga., died Friday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, LaGrange.
September 22, 2002
GEETER, Thomas Jr., 67, Toccoa, Ga., died Friday. Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home, Hogansville, Ga.
Oct. 8, 2002
BROWN, Ralph P ., 84, Columbus, died Sunday. McMullen Funeral Home, Columbus.
CHAMPION, Jesse Newton "Buddy," 83, Pine Mountain, Ga., died Monday. Cox Funeral Home, Hamilton, Ga.
DOWLING, Bobby Ray, 64, Ponce de Leon, Fla., died Sunday. Sims Funeral Home, Bonifay, Fla.
GRIDLEY, retired Maj. John S. Jr., 70, Columbus, died Sunday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus.
HARVEY, Harris Jr., 63, 7457 Old Moon Road, Columbus, died Monday. People's Funeral Service of Columbus.
KELLEY, William Robert, 86, Cusseta, Ala., died Sunday. Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home, Valley, Ala.
KING, Glenn, 47, 142 Apollo Drive, Columbus, died Friday. J.W. Jones Funeral Home, Columbus.
KUIPERS, Carl J. Sr., 97, Cochran, Ga., died Saturday. Fisher Funeral Home, Cochran.
RAINEY, Donald L., 67, LaGrange, Ga., died Sunday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, LaGrange.
SMITH, Otis, 73, 1706 Melody Drive, Columbus, died Sunday. People's Funeral Service of Columbus.
STEPHENS, Robert Paul, 50, Columbus, died Friday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus.
Oct. 9, 2002
BETHEL, Elnora, 70, Columbus, died Monday. Sconiers Funeral Home, Columbus.
CUSSON, Martha F., 65, Bonita Springs, Fla., died Saturday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
FRIEND, William S. "Billy" III, 21, 60 Pine Ridge Trail, Phenix City, died Monday. Vance Memorial Chapel, Phenix City.
HARRIS, Harvey Jr., 63, 7457 Old Moon Road, Columbus, died Monday. People's Funeral Service of Columbus.
HOLLIS, James Monroe Sr., 86, 921 11th Ave., Phenix City, died Friday. Sumbry Mortuary, Phenix City.
KINNEY, Doris Marie, 62, Phenix City, died Tuesday. Colonial Funeral Home, Phenix City.
MCDANIEL, Idus T., 94, Preston, Ga., died Tuesday. T.V. Williams Funeral Home, Richland, Ga.
ROBINSON, Fannie, 87, 3018 Ninth St., Columbus, died Saturday. Progressive Funeral Home, Columbus.
WATKINS, Jewel E., 61, Mauk, Ga., died Monday. Tante Funeral Home, Buena Vista, Ga.
WHITE, Walter Elmer, 75, Powder Springs, Ga., formerly of Columbus, died Monday. Freeman Harris Funeral Home, Rockmart, Ga.
Oct. 11, 2002
BROWN, Flora, Columbus, died Thursday. People's Funeral Service of Columbus.
CHERRY, Emma Belle, 90, Columbus, died Thursday. McMullen Funeral Home, Columbus.
HUGHES, Ela B., 86, Eufaula, Ala., died Tuesday. Chapman Funeral Home, Eufaula.
MILLER, the Rev. Leila Dell, 79, Columbus, died Thursday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
PATE, Royce J.W., 65, Columbus, died Wednesday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
PHILLIPS, Bennie, Phenix City, died Thursday. Taylor Funeral Home, Phenix City.
POWERS, Benjamin Franklin, 82, Columbus, died Thursday. McMullen Funeral Home, Columbus.
TOLENE, Sybil Thompson, 68, Opelika, Ala., died Wednesday. Jeffcoat-Trant Funeral Home, Opelika.
WHITTINGTON, Eleanor G., 73, Columbus, died Thursday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
WILSON, Anderson "Bill" Jr., 88, Cedartown, Ga., died Wednesday. Gammage Funeral Home, Cedartown.
WRIGHT, Grace Barfield, Columbus, died Thursday. Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Macon Road Chapel, Columbus.
