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Margaret Dianne Parks

Margaret Dianne Parks

Jan 13, 2025

Margaret Lee Parks, age 77, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed away peacefully at home, January 13, 2025. A memorial service will be held Friday, January 17, 2025, at 11:00 A.M. at Bethel Baptist Church, with Rev. Charles Rook officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until service time at the church. Interment will be at Perkinsville Hills Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home...

Nancy Jean Robertson

Nancy Jean Robertson

Jan 10, 2025

Mrs. Nancy Jean Robertson, 95, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025, at her home in Louisville. Nancy was born on July 26, 1929, in Winston County, to Raymond Wallace Triplett and Willie Rose Johnson Triplett. She was a homemaker and a member of Evergreen Baptist Church. Nancy was an excellent cook and an immaculate homemaker. Her husband, Gene, was...

William "Son" Easterling

William "Son" Easterling

Jan 7, 2025

Mr. William Alton “Son” Easterling, 82, passed away on January 7, 2025, at the VA Nursing Home in Kosciusko, MS. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, February 8th, at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

“Son”, as he was known to family and friends, was born July...

Dee Luke Wright

Dee Luke Wright

Jan 7, 2025

Mr. Dee Luke Wright, 77, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 9th, at First Methodist Church, with Rev. Mike Childs and Rev. Damon Williams officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday at Porter Funeral...

Abbie Pickett Smith

Abbie Pickett Smith

Dec 28, 2024

Abbie Ruth Pickett Rawls Smith was born in Nanih Waiya, Mississippi on July 16, 1937 and passed on December 28, 2024 in Kilgore, Texas after struggling with dementia. Abbie raised four successful children in her lifetime, which she considered one of her greatest achievements. Abbie and husband, Bill, whom she met while working at McDermott Engineering in Houston, Texas, traveled...

James Otis Crocker

James Otis Crocker

Dec 18, 2024

Mr. James Otis Crocker, 80, passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Neshoba County Nursing Home in Philadelphia, MS. Visitation will be Saturday, December 21st, from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with a graveside service to follow at 10:30 A.M. at Butler Cemetery in Noxubee County, with Rev. Gary Phillips officiating. 

James was born December 9, 1944,...

Marsha Eaves

Marsha Eaves

Dec 10, 2024

Mrs. Marsha Ruth Eaves passed away peacefully on Tuesday December 10, 2024, at her home in Louisville, Mississippi, surrounded by her loving family . Visitation will be on Friday, December 13th, from 10:00 to 12:00 at Porter Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow beginning at 12:00 P.M. with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, in...

Katie Miles Kemp

Katie Miles Kemp

Nov 28, 2024

On November 28, 2024, Katie Miles Kemp, a fiercely independent, strong, and straightforward individual, died peacefully in the presence of loved ones at the age of 91. She was at her elder daughter's home in Metairie, Louisiana. On October 19, 2024, Katie experienced a fall at her home in Noxapater, Mississippi. Although she avoided serious injuries, the incident prompted her...

Bettie Hindman Miles

Bettie Hindman Miles

Nov 23, 2024

Mrs. Bettie Jo Hindman Miles, 93, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2024, in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 25th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mark Mayo officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Murphy Creek Cemetery. 

Bettie was born March...

Ludie Warren Trosper

Ludie Warren Trosper

Oct 26, 2024

Mrs. Ludie Warren Trosper, 92, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Dogwood Cottage at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 29th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Rook and Rev. David Keen officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 to 7:00P.M. and on Tuesday for one...

Barbara Bradford DeLoach

Barbara Bradford DeLoach

Oct 22, 2024

Mrs. Barbara Bradford DeLoach, 79, passed away on October 22, 2024, at her home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 26th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Dr. Heath Hillman officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral...

Guy B. Young

Guy B. Young

Oct 15, 2024

Mr. Guy Bernard Young, 95, passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at The Carrington in Starkville, MS. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 18th, at Calvary Baptist Church, Louisville, MS, with Rev. Trent Jaudon and Rev. Johnny Collins officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 9:30 until service time at Calvary Baptist Church. Interment will...

Clarence E. Kelley

Clarence E. Kelley

Sep 28, 2024

Mr. Clarence Eugene Kelley, 77, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at his home surrounded by his loving family in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 1st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Rook and Rev. David Keen officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral...

Rowena Goodin

Rowena Goodin

Sep 25, 2024

Mrs. Augusta Rowena Goodin, 96, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at Atwood Personal Care Home in Philadelphia, MS. Funeral services were held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 29th, at Harmony Baptist Church, with Rev. Jerry Lundy officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Harmony Cemetery. Porter Funeral...

George Edmonds

George Edmonds

Sep 18, 2024

Mr. Glen George “Junky” Edmonds, 69, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 22nd, at First Baptist Church of Mathiston, with Rev. Brad Latham officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home; and Sunday one...

Clovis Ray Chancellor

Clovis Ray Chancellor

Sep 10, 2024

Mr. Clovis Ray Chancellor, 71, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Winston Medical Center. 

Clovis was born December 27, 1952, in Louisville, MS. He was retired from Tyson Foods. He was preceded in death by his parents, Horace and Ivory Mayo Chancellor; a sister, Gloria June Chancellor; and a brother, Charles William Chancellor.

He is survived by his sister, Sharon...

Mae Yarbrough

Mae Yarbrough

Aug 31, 2024

“God made a wonderful mother,

A mother who never grows old;

He made her smile of the sunshine,

And He moulded her heart of pure gold;

In her eyes He placed bright shining stars,

In her cheeks fair roses you see;

God made a wonderful mother,

And He gave that dear mother to us.”

 Iva Mae Jennings Yarbrough, 87, of Louisville, MS, passed away while being continuously surrounded...

Carol Cunningham Mitchell

Carol Cunningham Mitchell

Aug 29, 2024

Mrs. Carol C. Mitchell, 82, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at her home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 3rd at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Rev. Jofin George officiating. Music will be provided by Julie Cunningham and Vickie McKnight. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. at Porter...

Charlotte Ruth Byrd

Charlotte Ruth Byrd

Aug 20, 2024

Mrs. Charlotte Ruth Byrd, 84, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at her home in Madison, Mississippi surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Byrd was born on February 12, 1940, in Lennox, Tennessee to Jack and Ruth Keen. She moved to Memphis, Tennessee during her high school years. She was a graduate of Treadwell High School. She worked at Graham Heights...

Roger Allen Williams

Roger Allen Williams

Aug 17, 2024

Mr. Roger Allen Williams, 80, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at his home in Noxapater, MS. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 22nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Franklin Smith officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. 

 Roger was born March 9, 1944, in...

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