Obituaries

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

Charlotte R. Brunt

Charlotte R. Brunt

Mar 8, 2016

Charlotte Ralph Brunt, 99, died March 8, 2016 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. Mrs. Brunt was born July 23, 1916, the daughter of Stuart Harrison Ralph and Clara Hartness Ralph of Westport, Connecticut. She graduated from Kosciusko, Mississippi High School and from Mississippi State College for Woman. While teaching school in Silver City, Mississippi, she met and...

Vickie Lou McCleer

Vickie Lou McCleer

Mar 5, 2016

Mrs. Vickie Lou McCleer, 64, died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 8th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3:00 P.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park...

Seretia Ann Nowell

Seretia Ann Nowell

Feb 27, 2016

Mrs. Seretia Ann Nowell, 73, died Saturday, February 27, 2016, at her home in Noxapater, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 2nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Antoine Stokes and Rev. Timmy Flake officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in...

Mary Eunice Hankins

Mary Eunice Hankins

Feb 24, 2016

Mrs. Mary Coleman Hankins went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Select-Specialty Hospital in Jackson, MS at the age of 87. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM with visitation from 11:00 until 1:00 at Porter Funeral Home in Louisville, MS on Saturday, February 27th, with interment at Memorial Park Cemetery in Louisville. Mrs....

Mildred Bethany

Mildred Bethany

Feb 22, 2016

Mrs. Mildred Smith Bethany, 96, died Monday, February 22, 2016, at her home in Louisville surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 25th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Larry Mizell officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 till 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park...

William R. Hill

William R. Hill

Feb 21, 2016

Mr. William R. Hill, 80, died February 21, 2016, in Ocean Springs, MS. Mr. Hill was born August 8, 1935, in Louisville, MS. He was the son of Ottie Reed Hill and W. T. “Pete” Hill. He was a retired CPA, formerly of Louisville, and had lived in Ocean Springs for many years. He is survived by a brother, John...

Irene Boatner

Irene Boatner

Feb 15, 2016

Mrs. Irene Boatner, 86, died Monday, February 15, 2016, at her home in Louisville, MS. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 18th, at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Rob Paul officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Boatner was born December 26, 1929, in Crystal...

Robert C. "Bob" Goodin

Robert C. "Bob" Goodin

Feb 14, 2016

Mr. Robert C. “Bob” Goodin, 87, died Sunday, February 14, 2016, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 17th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jason Gross and Rev. Gerald Butler officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be...

Ella Mae Shepperd

Ella Mae Shepperd

Feb 14, 2016

Ella Mae Shepperd, age 80, of Paducah, KY passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Shepperd was a native of Noxapater, MS. and a member of the Highland Baptist Church of Paducah. She is survived by three sons, Kenneth Shepperd (Kathy) of Smyrna,TN, Douglas Shepperd (Rhonda) of Smyrna, TN, Barry Shepperd (Kim) of Reidland, KY, ten grandchildren...

Frank Smith

Frank Smith

Feb 13, 2016

Mr. James Frank Smith, 65, died Friday, February 12, 2016, at his home in Louisville, MS. Visitation will be held Thursday, February 18th, from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home, with a memorial service and prayer at 6:00 P.M. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Smith was born October 9, 1950, in Louisville, MS....

Dr. Dewitt Crawford

Dr. Dewitt Crawford

Jan 17, 2016

Dr. Dewitt Grey Crawford died peacefully in his sleep, Sunday evening, January 17, 2016, at the Winston County Medical Nursing Home in Louisville. He was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, May 5, 1935, to Dr. John Albert Crawford, Sr. and Louise Beaman Crawford, who both preceded him in death. Dr. Dewitt, as he was often called, had a lingering illness of...

Melinda Fuller

Melinda Fuller

Jan 1, 2016

Mrs. Melinda Killebrew Fuller, 51, died Friday, January 1, 2016, at Baptist-Golden Triangle Medical Center in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, January 4th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Lawrence Runnels and Rev. Stacy Parvin officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in...

Beverlye Wood

Beverlye Wood

Dec 30, 2015

Mrs. Beverlye Smith Wood, 64, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in Kemper County. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 2nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Whitehall United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is...

Anne Smith

Anne Smith

Dec 30, 2015

Mrs. Anne Ming Smith, 85, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in Kemper County. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 2nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Whitehall United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is...

Wydell Davis Childs

Wydell Davis Childs

Dec 19, 2015

Mrs. Wydell Davis Childs, 87 died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at her granddaughter’s home in Lebanon, TN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 22nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Junior Davis and Rev. Johnny Collins officiating. Visitation will be from Tuesday from 12:00 noon until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be...

Keith Hudson

Keith Hudson

Dec 16, 2015

Mr. Keith Hudson, 80, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, December 18th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Larry Wissell officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 1:00 P.M. until the service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery....

Johnny Luke

Johnny Luke

Dec 11, 2015

Mr. Johnny K. Luke, 74, also know as Captain John, died Friday, December 11, 2015, at his daughter’s home in Sturgis, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, December 14th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Stacy Parvin and Rev. Jonathan Stokes officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home....

Junior Cockrell

Junior Cockrell

Dec 10, 2015

Mr. Ebb “Junior” Cockrell, 73, died Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Anderson Medical Center in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 12th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Hubert Yates and Rev. Gary Caudill officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in...

Patricia Ann Bane Dempsey

Patricia Ann Bane Dempsey

Dec 7, 2015

Mrs. Patricia Ann Bane Dempsey, 77, of Louisville, MS passed away at her home surrounded by family and friends on Monday, December 7, 2015. She was born March 14, 1938 in Louisville, MS to the late Henry Clay Bane and Della Mae Hill Bane. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Silas Lamar Dempsey; and her sister,...

Don Waldrop

Don Waldrop

Dec 3, 2015

Mr. Don Webb Waldrop, 72, died Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 6th, at Porter Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until service time. Interment will be in Murphy Creek Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of...