Obituaries

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

William Page Goodrich

William Page Goodrich

Jul 26, 2025

William  Page Goodrich, 80, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS.  A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 9th, at Porter Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home.  Full obituary to follow....

Mary Hodge Darby

Mary Hodge Darby

Jul 22, 2025

Mrs. Mary Hodge Darby, 92, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at her home in Noxapater, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, July 25th, at Noxapater Methodist Church, with Rev. Sara Windham officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the church. Interment will be in Noxapater Methodist Cemetery. Porter...

James O. Thrasher

James O. Thrasher

Jul 21, 2025

Mr. James O. Thrasher, 94, passed away on Monday, July 21, 2025, at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, MS. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, July 25th, at Whitehall Cemetery, with Rev. Frank Keeton officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. at Whitehall Church. Interment will be in Whitehall Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is...

Jerry Kelley Nance

Jerry Kelley Nance

Jul 18, 2025

Mr. Jerry Kelley Nance, 75, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at First Methodist Church at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 21st, with Rev. Damon Williams and Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at First Methodist Church. Interment will be...

James Joel O'Briant

James Joel O'Briant

Jun 13, 2025

Mr. James Joel O’Briant, 85, passed away on Friday, June 13, 2025, at his home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, June 16th, at Poplar Flat Baptist Church, with Rev. Doug Wise and Mr. Giles Ward officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be...

Kayden McCleer

Kayden McCleer

Jun 2, 2025

Kayden William McCleer, age 11, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025 at Blair Batson Children’s Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 8th, at South Louisville Baptist Church Family Life Center, with Mr. Allen Krajewski officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the church. Interment will...

Augustus McCleer

Augustus McCleer

Jun 2, 2025

Augustus Dywane “Gus” McCleer, age 8, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025 at his home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 8th, at South Louisville Baptist Church Family Life Center, with Mr. Allen Krajewski officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the church. Interment will be...

Michael Ray Coffey

Michael Ray Coffey

Jun 2, 2025

Michael Ray Coffey, 65, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025 at his home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 8th, at South Louisville Baptist Church Family Life Center, with Mr. James Johnson officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the church. Interment will be in Memorial...

Jimmy Randal Fulcher, Sr.

Jimmy Randal Fulcher, Sr.

Jun 2, 2025

Mr. Jimmy Randal Fulcher, Jr., 78, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025, at his home in Louisville, MS. Jimmy was born January 8, 1947, in Louisville to John Rye Fulcher and Catherine Alewine Fulcher. He was a graduate of Louisville High School, and worked in construction all of his life. He served for many years in the Mississippi National...

Barbara Young Walker

Barbara Young Walker

May 31, 2025

Mrs. Barbara Young Walker, 71, passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Baptist Golden Triangle Hospital in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 3rd, at Calvary Baptist Church, with Rev. Trent Jaudon and Rev. Johnny Collins officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:30 A.M. until service time at the church. Interment will...

Alexander "Alex" McGaugh

Alexander "Alex" McGaugh

May 30, 2025

Mr. Alexander D. “Alex” McGaugh, Jr., 78, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2025, at Winston Medical Center. Graveside services and interment will be held on Monday, June 2nd, at 10:00 A.M. at Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Alex was born January 22, 1947, in Louisville, MS, to Alexander Derell McGaugh, Sr. and Helen Quinn...

John Myron Yarbrough

John Myron Yarbrough

May 22, 2025

Mr. John Myron Yarbrough,74, passed away on Thursday, May, 22nd, at the Choctaw Residential Center in Choctaw, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 25th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Taylor Yarbrough officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

John...

Joan H. Parker

Joan H. Parker

May 20, 2025

Joan Harmon Parker, age 73, passed away peacefully at her home in Noxapater, Mississippi, on May 20, 2025.

She was born in Macon, Mississippi, on December 17, 1951, to the late O.G. and Bessie Harmon. Joan considered West Point, Mississippi, her home growing up. She graduated from West Point High School in 1969, and Hinds Community College School of Nursing in...

Joseph Scott Letteri

Joseph Scott Letteri

May 16, 2025

Joseph Scott Letteri, 36, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2025, in Yazoo City, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 21st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Pastor Laurie Cummings officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Scott was born December...

Margie Stuart Kinard

Margie Stuart Kinard

Apr 26, 2025

Mrs. Margie Stuart Morris Kinard, 78, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at Hickory Cottage of the Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M. on Tuesday, April 29th, at Porter Funeral Home, with T. J. Jennings officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home....

Travis Holder

Travis Holder

Apr 25, 2025

Travis Leon Holder was born in Winston County, Mississippi, on October 3, 1938, the third son to Clyde Hilton and Mary Sue (Gregory) Holder. He was born to sharecroppers and grew up picking cotton with his two brothers and two sisters. He attended Calhoun School and then Winston School, what is now known as Nanih Waiya. After high school, he...

Barbara Davis Woodward

Barbara Davis Woodward

Apr 25, 2025

Mrs. Barbara Ann Davis Woodward, 82, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025, at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, April 28th, at First Presbyterian Church, with Dr. Bob Schwanebeck and Dr. Heath Cross officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the church. Interment will...

Ronald Eaves

Ronald Eaves

Apr 17, 2025

Ronald S Eaves passed away in the very early hours of Thursday, April 17 from pancreatic cancer. 

A memorial service will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 26th, at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 5950 Terry Road, Byram, MS. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the church. Also, a memorial service will be held in Louisville, MS,...

William Brian Sims

William Brian Sims

Apr 2, 2025

William Brian Sims went to be with His Lord and Savior at the Olive Branch Methodist Hospital on April 2, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, April 4th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Rob Faulk and Rev. Trent Jaudon officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home....

Johnny R. Barron

Johnny R. Barron

Mar 29, 2025

Mr. Johnny Roy Barron, age 84, of New Orleans, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at home surrounded by family. Born on October 20, 1940, he was the son of the late John Therrell Barron and Nannie Louise Coleman Barron. In addition to his parents, Johnny was preceded in death by his sister, Judy Barron Taylor.

Born and raised...