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Isaiah 25:1 “O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure.” On December 5, 2025, Dr. Ben Ogletree, 79, ...

COLUMBUS — Sheryl Lynn Burchett-Smith, 53, died Dec. 10, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be held at a later date. Lowndes Funeral Home of Columbus is in ...

NOXUBEE COUNTY — Walter “Walt Daddy” Hairston, 78, died Nov. 28, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Mt. Carmel M.B. Church in Macon, ...

COLUMBUS — Zettie Lee Shelton, 85, died Dec. 8, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, at Union Chapel Baptist Church in Brooksville, with ...

Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, at Bethel Baptist Church in Aberdeen. Robinson Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Kornegay was born April 22, 1966, in Nashville ...