Dennis Freshour

Dennis Freshour

Dennis Freshour Obituary

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DENNIS FRESHOUR - Franklin Dennis Freshour, age 68, of Columbus, MS, passed away October 4, 2025, at The Windsor Place.  Graveside services will be Wednesday, October 8, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Friendship Cemetery.  Visitation will be Wednesday, October  8, 2025, from 10:00 AM until 10:45 AM at Memorial Funeral Home & Crematory.

     Mr. Freshour was born January 28, 1957, in West Point, MS, to the late Franklin D. and Mary Virginia Langford Freshour.  He attended S. D. Lee High School and worked as an auto parts salesman for many years for Mills & Morris Auto Parts and CarQuest.  Mr. Freshour was an Alabama football fan and enjoyed watching old westerns.

     Survivors include his brother, Tommy Tate of Tuscaloosa, AL, sister, Brenda Moran of Macon, MS, nephews, Sam Tate, Jr., Matthew Tate, Brenden Tate, and Trenton Tate, and niece, Taylor Tate Hudson.

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