STEVE WHITAKER Stephan Michael Whitaker, 65, of Calera, Alabama departed this life for his Heavenly home on February 17, 2020. Steve was born on September 5, 1954, to the late Chalma Neill and late Dorothy Sistrunk Whitaker of Columbus, MS. He graduated from Lee High School in 1972 and attended East Mississippi Community College from 1972-1974 and Mississippi State University from 1974-1977. He began his career in the insurance business after attending Mississippi State University. He was quite successful, often winning the Presidents' Award for his district among other honors. He married Janice Clemmons in 2007 in a beautiful beachside ceremony in Cancun, Mexico. They lived...

Mary Ann Jones, 79, passed away November 12th, 2019 at Monroe Regional Hospital, in Aberdeen, Mississippi. Services will be held on Saturday, November 16th at the 903 College Street Chapel of Memorial Gunter and Peel Funeral home. Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and the funeral service at 2 p.m. with Don Both and Mel Howton officiating. Burial will follow at Vaughn Cemetery in Caledonia. Mary Ann was born on January 18, 1940 in Sulligent, Alabama, to the late Archie Marion Johnson and Sylvia Johnson Oliver. She was a member of Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church where she served as an Elder and Treasurer for many years. She was a retired seamstress and worked for the Lowndes...