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Billy Morris Edwards
Jul 30, 2026
Mr Billy Morris Edwards, 88, passed away Thursday July 30, 2026 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Monday August 3, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev Mark Mayo officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 9:00 am until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Whitehead Cemetery,...
Peggy Childs Mitchell
Jul 29, 2026
Mrs. Peggy Childs Mitchell passed away on July 29, 2026, at age 87. She was surrounded by family and joined her husband H. C. Mitchell and her parents Howard and Jessie Childs in eternal rest and peace. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 2nd, at Porter Funeral Home in Louisville, MS with Rev. Mike Childs...
Jean Claire Woodruff
Jul 26, 2026
Jean Claire Woodruff, age 92, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on July 26, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 29th, at First Baptist Church, Rev. Tim Smith and Dr. Heath Hillman officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the church. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral...
Ann Reynolds
Jul 26, 2026
Mrs. Ann Reynolds, 84, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at her home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 1st, at First Presbyterian Church, wtih Rev. Heath Cross officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until service time at the church. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ann Rogers Reynolds was born...
Billy Raymond Power
Jul 13, 2026
Billy Raymond Power, 84, of Bay St. Louis, MS, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2026 with his wife Sandra by his side.
Born March 8, 1942, in Starkville, MS, Billy was the son of Curtis and Frankie Sue (King) Power. He graduated from Weir High School in 1960 and Mississippi State University in May 1964 with a B. A. in...
Dennis Duty
Jul 11, 2026
Mr. Dennis Charles Duty, 64, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 15th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Dr. Heath Hillman officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is...
Tommy Lee Chambers
Jul 9, 2026
Mr. Tommy Lee Chambers, 72, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at his home in Sebring, FL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, July 16th, at Calvary Baptist Church, with Dr. Johnny Collins officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home; and on Thursday at the church one hour...
Edwin Karl Werkheiser, II
Jul 6, 2026
Edwin Karl Werkheiser II, a U.S. Navy veteran who grew up in Jackson and had an abiding love for his deer camp family along with his own, died July 6, 2026, at the Mississippi Veterans Home in Kosciusko. He was 82.
Known to all as “Eddy,” he was born January 12, 1944, in Greensboro, N.C., to Dr. Edwin Brooks
Werkheiser and Nellie...
Elaine Triplett Torgerson
Jul 3, 2026
Mrs. Martha Elaine Torgerson, 82, passed away on Friday, July 3, 2026, at Merritt-River Oaks Hospital in Flowood, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 7th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Rook and Rev. David Keen officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will...
Dewitt Smith
Jul 2, 2026
Mr. Morris Dewitt Smith, 88, passed away on Thursday, July 2, 2026, at his home in Louisville, MS, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 5th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Bro. Trent Jaudon officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be...
Kendall Keith Hisaw
Jun 27, 2026
Mr. Kendall Keith Hisaw, 86, passed away on June 27, 2026, at Dogwood Cottage at Winston Medical Center. Graveside services and interment will be held Monday, June 29th, at 4:00 P. M. at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Rob Faulk officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 3:00 to 4:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge...
Betty Joyce Shaw
Jun 24, 2026
Ms. Betty Joyce Shaw, 90, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, June 26th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mark Mayo and Mr. Benny Cherry officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be...
Barbara Luke Sullivan
Jun 16, 2026
Mrs. Barbara Jean Luke Sullivan, 90, passed away on Tuesday, June 16, at the Oak Cottage at the Winston County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, June 19, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be 12:00-2:00. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge...
Shirley McArthur Alexander
Jun 13, 2026
Mrs. Shirley Annette McArthur Alexander, 88, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at her home in Noxubee County, MS. A graveside service was held at Perkinsville Cemetery, with Rev. David Keen officiating. Porter Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Shirley was born November 2, 1937, in Noxubee County, MS. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother....
Sara Porter Goodin
Jun 13, 2026
Mrs. Sara Belle Porter Goodin, 84, passed away on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at her home in Shuqualak, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 16th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Corey Jackson officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Good Hope...
Charles A. Waggoner
Jun 12, 2026
Charles Albert Waggoner
It seemed Charlie secretly wanted to be Daniel Boone. He certainly had the skills, the ability to rough it, and love of nature to qualify. Dubbed “boo baby” by an oncology clinic friend, Charlie was born on halloween day, 1951, in Meridian, MS, in a hospital, not the woods he loved. After 74 years, on June 12, 2026,...
John "Skip" Addison
Jun 9, 2026
Mr. John A. “Skip” Addison, 91, passed away on June 9, 2026, at his home in Louisville, MS. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00P.M. on Friday, June 12th, at Porter Funeral Home.
Skip was born September 29, 1934, in Reading, PA. He grew up in Pennsylvania, but had lived in many places during his career as a commercial...
Reginald Flay Hill
May 30, 2026
In the early hours of May 30, 2026, Reginald Flay Hill (“Reggie”) passed as he wished: peacefully at home with family by his side. Reggie was born in Nanih Waiya, Mississippi on February 7, 1952 to Howard (Father) and Johnnie Dee Wray (Mother) Hill. Reggie was the oldest of six children and was a devoted and loving son and big...
Teressa Hemphill Huntley
May 24, 2026
Mrs. Teressa Leigh Huntley, 62, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2026, at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson, MS, with her loving husband, Michael, of 39 years by her side. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 27th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Rob Faulk officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12:00 P.M. until service...
Jerry Thomas Townsend
May 15, 2026
Mr. Jerry Thomas Townsend, 83, passed away on Friday, May 15, 2026, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 19th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Dowd officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Townsend...
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