John Henry Gully

Mr. John Henry Gully, 75, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family, on Thursday, April 8, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, April 11th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Tommy Jones officiating. Interment will be in Ellison Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home. Mr. Gully was born April 26, 1934, in Winston County, MS. He was a retired dairy farmer and worked pipeline for H. C. Price Co. He served on the Winston County Board of Supervisors for 5 years, and on the Community Counseling Foundation Board for 18 years. He was an Army veteran and a member of East Louisville Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ludie Fulton and John Henry Gully, Sr., and a brother, Jimmy Gully. He is survived by his wife of 55years, Patricia Eaves Gully; a daughter, DeAnna (Keith) Stanley of Louisville; a son, John Mark (Alice) Gully of Louisville; a sister, Jannye Perkins of Brandon, MS; two brothers, Charles Gully of Louisville, and J. W. Gully of College Station, TX; two grandchildren, John Corey Gully and Colby Keith Stanley; six step-grandchildren, and ten step great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to St. Judes Children’s Hospital or French Camp Academy.