Winona
Funeral Home
Oliver Funeral Home
Visitation
Visitation will be held Sunday, November 28 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Oliver Funeral Home.
Service
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 29 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada with burial following in the North Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Kilmichael, MS, with military honors.
Obituary
Funeral services for SSG Colby Lane Marlow of Carrollton will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 29 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada with burial following in the North Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Kilmichael, MS, with military honors. Rev. David Westmoreland, MSGT Gerardo Duran, and Chaplain Scott Edwards will officiate the service. Pallbearers will be Morgan Mills, Thomas Costilow, Latham Hill, Caleb Christian, B.J. Edwards, Lee Marlow, Kerry Marlow and Deuce Irwin. Honorary pallbearers will be the Mississippi State University Army ROTC cadets and instructors.
Visitation will be held Sunday, November 28 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Oliver Funeral Home.
Mr. Marlow, 21, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021. He was born April 4, 2000 to Chris and Christy Costilow Marlow. Colby was a member of Vaiden Baptist Church, a 2019 graduate of Winona Christian School, received his Associate’s Degree at Holmes Community College. He was currently a senior at Mississippi State University, Magna Cum Laude and a Staff Sergeant in the Mississippi Army National Guard. He was a distinguished military graduate in the top ten percent in the nation, member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society, Student Veterans Association, Phi Theta Kappa honor society, and Co-Commander of Mississippi State University Army ROTC.
Colby is survived by his mother, Christy Costilow Marlow of Carrollton; father, Chris Marlow of Winona; sisters, Carlee Marlow of Winona, Cayle Marlow of Carrollton, and Bella Nabors of Winona; his twin brother, Cade Marlow of Carrollton; his girlfriend, Rebecca Christian of Greenwood; one nephew; and a host of aunts, uncles, and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tunnels to Towers, 2361 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10306.
Honoring a Fallen Hero, Who Served Within the Mississippi National Guard
In recognition of our proud American tradition of honorable service which our military men and women have given to their country and our State, we honor a Fallen Hero. Our nation, our state, and the National Guard Association of MS (NGAMS) regard the memorializing of its retired military deceased as an honorable and sacred obligation.
Another great Soldier and Fallen Hero has been passed from our ranks way too young on November 22, 2021, and moved on to his heavenly home. SSG Colby Lane Marlow, age 21, a member of the MS Army National Guard who served within C BTRY 2-114th Canton, MS, has departed and gone to a better place with our good Lord. Arrangements are pending and will be updated as soon as possible. Please keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers during this incredibly difficult time.
It takes a special person to serve within the military for their country, giving up their family time, comfort, and safety for their country, ultimately for all Americans to enjoy their freedoms, safety, and way of life. We now applaud you for your service to our country. A special message from General Douglas McArthur remains applicable today for our servicemen that have passed: “Old Soldiers never die; they just fade away”.
Rest in Peace Soldier. We applaud your patriotism and brave efforts in serving our country and your family for their support of your service. We thank you for your service. Without your efforts and your families’ support, this country would not stand so boldly, shine so bright and live so free.
You now have earned a rest, so go fly with the Angels, go rest high on that mountain; your work on earth is done. Go to heaven a-shoutin’ Love for the Father and the Son.