Memorial services for Margarete Bogner Columbus, 89, of Leland will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at St. James Catholic Church in Leland. There will be a visitation from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church. She died on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at home. Arrangements are under the direction of Boone Funeral Home, Leland.
She was born in Garitz, Germany where she attended school. She met her future husband Mike who was stationed there in the Army. She came to the United States in 1961 where they were married. She worked at Joe Tonos Jewelers for 17 years before becoming owner of Margarete Columbus Jewelry and Gifts in 1979 before closing the store in 2002.
She was communicant of St. James Catholic Church where she was a member of the Ladies Altar Society, was a longtime 1st Communion teacher, receiving an outstanding service award in 1999. She was a member of the Leland Deer Creek Garden Club.
She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Mike P. Columbus of Leland, MS; son, Mike P. Columbus, Jr. (Heather) of Greenville, MS; sister, Elfreda B. Fesser (Heniz) of Bad Kissenger, Germany; brother, Fred Bogner of Nudlingen, Germany; three grandchildren, Clayton (Kathryn), Melody and Michael; and two great-grandchildren, Bradley and Grayson.