Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Louisville, MS, Winston County & Surrounding Areas
Lois Smith Cournoyer
Jul 4, 2016
Mrs. Lois Smith Cournoyer, 94, died Monday, July 4, 2016, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, July 7th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Dr. Brett Golson officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Lois was...
Kathleen Robinson
Jul 1, 2016
Mrs. Kathleen Goodin Robinson, 76, died Friday, July 1, 2016, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 5th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Gerald Butler officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial...
Mitzi Ann Miller
Jun 23, 2016
Mitzi Ann Miller, 85, passed away peacefully at her home in Pensacola, FL on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Mitzi was born December 6, 1930, in Louisville, MS where she attended elementary and high school. She received a B.S. degree from Mississippi State College for Women in 1952. She began teaching physical education in Greenville, MS and later moved to Pensacola...
Ann Vernon VanDevender
Jun 23, 2016
Annie Lue “Ann” Vernon Van Devender Memorial services for Annie Lue "Ann" Vernon Van Devender will be held Sunday, June 26, at 3:00 p.m. at Porter Funeral Home with Reverend Ray Luke, Reverend Chris Gully, and Reverend Gerald Butler officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 P.M. until service time. Interment will be in Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery in Kemper...
Fred Forrester Mitchell, Jr.
Jun 14, 2016
Mr. Fred Forrester Mitchell, Jr., 66, died Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Graveside services were held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, June 17th, at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment was in Memorial Park. Porter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Fred was born July 11, 1949,...
Joyce McLeod Foster
Jun 13, 2016
Joyce McLeod Foster died peacefully at her daughter’s home on Monday, June 13, 2016 in Madison, Mississippi at the age of 85. Mrs. Foster was born on May 16, 1931 in Louisville, Mississippi to Robert and Hilda McLeod. She graduated from Louisville High School. After her high school graduation, she moved to Jackson, Mississippi and worked for the Highway Department....
Henry C. Johnston
Jun 10, 2016
Mr. Henry Clifton Johnston, 86, died Friday, June 10, 2016, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis, TN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, June 13th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Davis officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Evergreen Baptist Cemetery. Porter...
Grace Miller
Jun 5, 2016
Ms. Grace Marie Miller, 72, died Sunday, June 5, 2016, at her home in Louisville, MS. Private graveside services and interment will be held at Betheden Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ms. Miller was born March 25, 1944, in Columbus, MS. She was an elementary school teacher in Austin, TX for over 30 years, and a...
Sally Hill Chappell
May 25, 2016
Mrs. Sally Hill Chappell, 100, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P. M. on Friday, May 27th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Michael Halfacre and Mr. Steve Quinn officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 12:00 noon until service time at the funeral...
Pauline Hemphill
Apr 30, 2016
Mrs. Pauline Jones Hemphill, 70, died April 30, 2016 at her home in Louisville, MS. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 P. M. on Sunday, May 8th, at Flower Ridge United Methodist Church, with Rev. Brian Carruba and Rev. Larry Haggard officiating. Interment will be in Flower Ridge Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs....
Virginia McConocha
Apr 25, 2016
Mrs. Virginia Marie McConocha, 99, died Monday, April 25, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Louisville, MS. Memorial services will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 27th, at Liberty Universalist Church. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. McConocha was born December 22, 1916, in Columbus, OH. She was a retired receptionist at South Port Square,...
Tilton W. Patterson
Apr 19, 2016
Tilton Warren Patterson went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 19, 2016. He was 75. Tilton was born October 19, 1940 in Gholson, MS, the last of five children born to Milton Woodward and Alma Simmons Patterson. He developed a strong work ethic from a very early age on the family farm and carried it throughout his...
Brooks Oswalt
Apr 10, 2016
Mr. William Brooks Oswalt, 84, died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 13th, at South Louisville Baptist Church, with Rev. Chris Kiepe, Rev. Trent Jaudon, and Rev. Ron McDougald officiating. Visitation will be at South Louisville Baptist Church on Wednesday from 1:00...
Modean Moore
Apr 9, 2016
Modean Sellers Moore, 93, died peacefully on April 9, 2016, at Roseleaf Care Facility in Chico, CA. She was born on August 5, 1922 in Louisville, Mississippi. She was the daughter of the late Guy Jack Sellers and Triphenia Reed Sellers. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Webster Wilson “Bill” Moore, a daughter, Beverly Moore Martin, a...
Walterine Bradford
Apr 3, 2016
Mrs. Walterine Bradford, 76, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 7th, at Indian Springs Assembly of God, with Rev. Franklin Smith officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Indian Springs Assembly of God, and Thursday from 12:00 noon...
James Peterson
Mar 28, 2016
Mr. James Elliot Peterson, 93, died March 28, 2016, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, April 3rd, at 1:30 P.M. at Memorial Park Cemetery, followed by a visitation from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church in Louisville. Rev. Scott Phillips will be officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery....
Syble Kinard
Mar 21, 2016
Mrs. Syble Coward Kinard, 95, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016, in the Winston Medical Facility in Louisville, Mississippi. She was born December 10, 1920 to the late Will A. and Willie Margaret Coward of Noxapater, MS. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Louisville. Syble worked for the Louisville...
Joe Hamilton
Mar 18, 2016
Mr. Joe James Hamilton, 99, died Friday, March 18, 2016, at the Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, March 21st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park...
Bernard Haggard
Mar 14, 2016
Mr. Bernard Landrum Haggard, Sr., 76, passed away at his home surrounded by loved ones on March 14, 2016 in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 18th, 2016, at 1:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. David Keen officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 11:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment...
Tammye Hamilton
Mar 12, 2016
Mrs. Tammye Dawn White Hamilton, 53, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 14th, at 11:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Rook officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Vernon Methodist Cemetery. Tammye was born...