Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Louisville, MS, Winston County & Surrounding Areas

Shirley Slawson

Shirley Slawson

May 17, 2017

Mrs. Shirley M. Slawson, 74, died Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Choctaw County Hospital in Ackerman, MS. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 20th, at 12:00 P.M. at Harmony Baptist Church, with Rev. Jerry Lundy officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 11:00 A.M. until service time at the church. Interment will be in Harmony Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home...

Marian Saums

Marian Saums

May 13, 2017

Mrs. Marian Hamilton Saums, 93, died Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Louisville Healthcare in Louisville, MS. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A. M. on Tuesday, May 16th, at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Saums was born September 30, 1923,...

Donie Chambliss Whitehead

Donie Chambliss Whitehead

May 3, 2017

Mrs. Donie Newell Chambliss Whitehead, 100, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, May 8th, at Mt. Hebron United Methodist Church, with Rev. Jason Gross and Rev. Becky Smith officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will...

Reggie Ellis

Reggie Ellis

Apr 28, 2017

Mr. Reggie Ellis, 73, died Friday, April 28, 2017, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Monday, May 1st, at Poplar Flat Cemetery with Rev. Jonathan Peeples officiating. Interment will be in Poplar Flat Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral...

Roy Etheridge

Roy Etheridge

Apr 13, 2017

Mr. Roy Etheridge, 87, died Thursday, April 13, 2017, at his home in the Gum Branch community. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, April 15th, at Enon Cemetery in Ackerman, with his nephew, Rev. Clark Byram officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Enon...

Dale Gentry

Dale Gentry

Mar 17, 2017

Mr. Joseph Dale Gentry, 56, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 15th, at Bevil Hill United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Bevil Hill Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Dale was born January 31, 1961, to Earnestine and...

Webb Pruitt Lee

Webb Pruitt Lee

Mar 14, 2017

Mr. Webb Pruitt Lee, 95, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 17th , 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...

Audrey Nowell

Audrey Nowell

Feb 10, 2017

Mrs. Audrey Elizabeth Nowell, 91, died Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Louisville Healthcare in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, February 13th, at Harmony Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Lundy officiating. Interment will be in Harmony Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday from 2:00 until 5:00 P.M. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of...

Jimmie Blaine Cockrell

Jimmie Blaine Cockrell

Feb 7, 2017

Mrs. Jimmie Blaine Cockrell, 85, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at her son’s home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 9th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jonathan Peeples officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 9:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery. Porter...

James F. "Jim" McMillin

James F. "Jim" McMillin

Jan 29, 2017

James Frank “Jim” McMillin was born in Winston County on February 15, 1938, and went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 29, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver Frank McMillin and Alice Irene Robison McMillin, his grandparents Albert Luther McMillin and Ella Watson McMillin, and his wife, Glenda Jolley McMillin. Jim, or “Smiley”...

David Lee Staszefski

David Lee Staszefski

Jan 29, 2017

Mr. David Lee Staszefski, 60, died Sunday, January 29, 2017, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 31st, at Crystal Ridge Baptist Church, with Rev. Charles Rook officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10:00 AM until service time at Crystal Ridge Baptist Church. Interment will be...

Lucille Edwards

Lucille Edwards

Jan 26, 2017

Mrs. Lucille Edwards, 78, died Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Choctaw Residential Center in Philadelphia, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 28th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Wayne Hill officiating. Interment will be in Whitehead Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is...

Katherine C. Pearson

Katherine C. Pearson

Jan 25, 2017

Mrs. Katherine Cadmus Pearson, 86, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at her son’s home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 28th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Dewayne Kelsey officiating. Interment will be in Whitehall Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 12:00 P.M. until the service time at the funeral home....

Myrtice Gillis

Myrtice Gillis

Jan 23, 2017

Mrs. Myrtice Weeks Gillis, 90, died January 23, 2017 at the Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 25th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. James Mills and Rev. Danny Cheatham officiating. Interment will be in Antioch Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 12:30 P.M. until the...

Dorothy "Dot" Fox

Dorothy "Dot" Fox

Jan 20, 2017

Mrs. Mary Dorothy “Dot” Fox, 84, died Friday, January 20, 2017, at her daughter’s home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 22nd, at Noxapater Methodist Church, with Rev. Dwayne Warren and Rev. Jeff Walton officiating. Interment will be in Noxapater Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday from 4:00 until 8:00 P.M....

Homer Boydstun, Jr.

Homer Boydstun, Jr.

Jan 20, 2017

Mr. Homer H. Boydstun, Jr., 66, died Friday, January 20, 2017, at Choctaw Residential Center in Philadelphia, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, January 23rd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jason Gross and Rev. Mark Mayo officiating. Interment will be in Good Hope Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 11:30 A.M. until...

Johnny Watts

Johnny Watts

Jan 13, 2017

Mr. Johnny Wade Watts, 55, died Friday, January 13, 2017, in Winston County, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 17th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Matt Moehring officiating. Visitation will be held Monday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Rural Hill Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is...

Margaret Ann Luke Brauner

Margaret Ann Luke Brauner

Jan 13, 2017

Mrs. Margaret Ann Luke Brauner, 82, died on Friday, January 13, 2017, at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, January 16th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery....

Wesley White

Wesley White

Jan 11, 2017

Mr. Arnold Wesley White, 74, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at his home in Louisville, MS. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, January 13th, at Macedonia Baptist Church, with Rev. Larry Odom officiating. Visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 A.M. until the service time at the church. Mr. White was born December 12, 1942, in...

David Covington

David Covington

Jan 6, 2017

Mr. David Louis Covington, 76, died Friday, January 6, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 8th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Wayne Hill officiating. Private family interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until the service time...