Elva Cherry

Mrs. Elva Wylie Cherry, 88, died Saturday, November 3, 2012, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Monday, November 5th, at Porter Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 9:00 P.M. Sunday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Cherry was born May 11, 1924, in Winston County, MS. She was a homemaker and a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grover Jackson Cherry; and her parents, Cordelia Chancellor and Addison Wylie. She is survived by a daughter, Arlene (Johnny) Johnson of Louisville, MS; three sons, Benny (Pattie) Cherry of Union, MS, Robert D. (Merita) Cherry of Decatur, MS, and Billy (Tammie) Cherry of Louisville, MS; 8 grandchildren; and several great great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Joshua Cherry, William Cherry, Jon Cherry, Tim Chambers, Malcolm Chambers, and Brandon Cherry. To sign the guestbook, please go to www.porterfuneralhome.net.