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Flora Lucille Lee

Flora Lucille Lee

Sep 16, 2017

Mrs. Flora Lucille Haggard Lee, 97, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 19th, at Calvary Baptist Church with Dr. Johnny Collins, pastor, and Dr. Lee Castle, son-in-law, officiating. Visitation will be at the church on the day of the...

Melva Pearson

Melva Pearson

Sep 13, 2017

Mrs. Melva Crowson Pearson, 85, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at Louisville Healthcare in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 16th, at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mike Childs and Rev. Andy Pearson officiating. Visitation will be fron 1:00 P.M. until the service time at the church. Interment will be in...

Billy Lynn Childs

Billy Lynn Childs

Sep 6, 2017

Mrs. Billy Lynn Childs of Louisville, MS passed away at her home surrounded by her family on September 6, 2017, at the age of 92. Billy Lynn was born on March 10, 1925, in Noxapater, MS. She was one of six children of Henry and Ella Estelle Kirkpatrick. She grew up and graduated high school as valedictorian from Noxapater, MS....

Mary Jane Files

Mary Jane Files

Sep 1, 2017

Ms. Mary Jane Files, 93, died Saturday, September 2, 2017, at Pine Cottage at Winston Medical Center. Visitation will be at 11:00 AM, Monday, September 4th, funeral services will follow at 12:00 at Porter Funeral Home with Rev. Rob Paul officiating. Interment be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Jane was born June 25,...

Dot Miller

Dot Miller

Aug 29, 2017

Mrs. Dorothy Ann “Dot” Miller, 88, passed away peacefully at her home in Louisville, MS on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, July 27, 2018, at Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery, with Rev. Mike Dowd officiating. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Dot was born March 19, 1929, in Winston County,...

Debra Ann Reed

Debra Ann Reed

Aug 26, 2017

Ms. Debra Lynn Reed, 61, died Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Pine Cottage at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 27th, at Noxapater Methodist Church, with Rev. Charles Reed and Rev. Jeff Walton officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 P.M. until the service time at the church. Interment...

Theresa Hancock

Theresa Hancock

Aug 12, 2017

Mrs. Theresa Stasiewicz Hancock, 82, died Saturday, August 12, 2017, at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 18th, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Interment will be in Rocky Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M., with rosary at 7:00 P.M....

Judye Carol Bateman

Judye Carol Bateman

Aug 8, 2017

Ms. Judye Carol Bateman, 68, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at her home in the Nanih Waiya community. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, August 11th, at Vernon Assembly of God, with Rev. Eugene Duran and Rev. Gerald Branum officiating. Interment will be in Vernon Assembly of God Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00...

Sallie Vowell

Sallie Vowell

Jul 23, 2017

Mrs. Sallie Pearl Griffith Vowell, 63, passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017, in Carthage, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 25th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Wayne Hill officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home...

Sylvia Raven Clark

Sylvia Raven Clark

Jul 20, 2017

Sylvia Jeannine Smyth Raven Clark passed away on July 20, 2017 at her home. Sylvia was the daughter of the late Ruby Vanlandingham Smyth and Sylvester Hays Smyth and was born in Louisville on March 26, 1929. She graduated from Louisville High School in 1947. Upon graduation, Sylvia began working at Taylor Machine Works as personal secretary to W.A. Taylor,...

Edgar "Ed" Swain

Edgar "Ed" Swain

Jul 15, 2017

Mr. Edgar Lamar “Ed” Swain, 73, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. on Tuesday, July 18th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Pastor Travis Byars officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be...

James "Jake" Mills

James "Jake" Mills

Jul 3, 2017

Mr. James H. “Jake” Mills, 87, died July 3, 2017, at Oktibbeha County Regional Medical Center in Starkville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, July 5th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Leslie Mills and Rev. Mike Dowd officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be...

Billie Jean Young

Billie Jean Young

Jul 2, 2017

Mrs. Billie Jean Young, 82, died July 2, 2017, at her home in Paris, TN. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A. M. on Thursday, July 6th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Billy Bowie officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia, MS....

Dorothy Cox

Dorothy Cox

Jun 30, 2017

Dorothy Jean Cox, 77, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, June 30, 2017, at her daughter's residence in Macon, MS. Visitation will be from 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M., with funeral services to follow at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 2, at Doty Springs Baptist Church in Ethel, MS, with Rev. Tony Fortenberry officiating. Interment will follow...

Alvin Reginald Horne

Alvin Reginald Horne

Jun 28, 2017

Mr. Alvin Reginald Horne, 85, passed away on June 28, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 1st, at 2:00 P.M. at Noxapater United Methodist Church, with Rev. Jeff Walton officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 12:00 noon until service time at the church. Interment will be in Noxapater Methodist Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is...

Jo Evelyn Fox

Jo Evelyn Fox

Jun 22, 2017

Mrs. Jo Evelyn Fox, 88, died Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Atwood Personal Care Home in Noxapater, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 25th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday from 2:00 P.M. until the service time at the...

James K. Loyd

James K. Loyd

Jun 13, 2017

James Karron Loyd, 76, of Starkville passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at the University of Alabama - Birmingham Hospital after a lengthy battle with cancer. Mr. Loyd was born June 6, 1941, in Louisville, Mississippi where he was raised and attended Louisville High School. In 1964, he joined the Mississippi Highway Patrol. During his...

Harold "Jack" Lee, Sr.

Harold "Jack" Lee, Sr.

Jun 8, 2017

Mr. Harold “Jack” Lee, Sr., 93, died Thursday, June 8, 2017, at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 10, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Gerald Butler and Rev. Jason Gross officiating. Visitation will be from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will...

Nathan J. Boydstun

Nathan J. Boydstun

Jun 4, 2017

Mr. Nathan Junior Boydstun, 84, died Sunday, June 4, 2017, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 6th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Becky Smith and Mr. John Adam Long officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 5:30 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will...

Donald R. Ellis, Jr

Donald R. Ellis, Jr

May 22, 2017

Mr. Donald Rich Ellis, Jr, 71, died Monday, May 22, 2017, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be Friday, May 26, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 27, at Beersheba Presbyterian Cemetery in Columbus, MS, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Porter Funeral...