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

Ernest A. Flake

Ernest A. Flake

Mar 1, 2022

Mr. Ernest A. Flake, 82, passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at his home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 6th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Richard Burks and Rev. Jarod Glover officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in...

James David Yeatman

James David Yeatman

Feb 28, 2022

Mr. James David “Cowboy” Yeatman, 89, passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 3rd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Porter Funeral...

Annetta Ruth Hindman

Annetta Ruth Hindman

Feb 27, 2022

Mrs. Annetta Ruth Hunt Hindman, 74, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022, at her home in Orange Park, FL. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 5th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Mr. Chris Brown officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 12:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Bevill...

Lila Quinn Kitchens

Lila Quinn Kitchens

Feb 26, 2022

Mrs. Lila Quinn Kitchens, 85, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at her home in Starkville, MS. Graveside services and interment will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 2nd, at Sunrise Cemetery in Noxapater, MS, with Rev. Brian James Thrasher and Rev. Brandon Frazier officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. at Sunrise Cemetery....

Earnest Elvis Vandevender

Earnest Elvis Vandevender

Feb 19, 2022

Mr. Earnest Elvis VanDevender, 96, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at home in Louisville, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 22, at Porter Funeral Home with Rev. David Keen and Rev. Michael Wells officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment...

Mona Rogers Herrington

Mona Rogers Herrington

Feb 16, 2022

Mrs. Mona Rogers Herrington, 67, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, February 18th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Gayle Pope officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Poplar Flat Cemetery. Porter...

Lawrence Livingston

Lawrence Livingston

Feb 8, 2022

Mr. Lawrence Livingston, 82, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 10th, at Porter Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Lundy and Rev. Ryan Farmer officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 11:00 A.M. until service time. Porter Funeral Home is in charge...

Dollye McBrayer

Dollye McBrayer

Feb 2, 2022

Mrs. Dollye Walker McBrayer, 78, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at her home in Louisville. Graveside services and interment will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 5th, at Indian Springs Cemetery, with Rev. Franklin Smith officiating. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. McBrayer was born May 18, 1943, in Winton County, MS. She...

Sharon Eaves

Sharon Eaves

Feb 2, 2022

Sharon Adele Eaves, 63, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, February 6th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. David Greer and Rev. Mike Dowd officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 12:30 P.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will...

Myrl Ward

Myrl Ward

Jan 28, 2022

Mrs. Myrl Ward, 99, passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022, at Louisville Healthcare. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, January 31st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Tim Hudson officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 9:30 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Ellison Ridge Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is...

Geraldine Stevenson

Geraldine Stevenson

Jan 25, 2022

Mrs. Geraldine Mills Stevenson, 87, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at her home in Choctaw County, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, January 28th, at Hopewell Baptist Church, with Rev. Bobby Parrish and Rev. Terrell Mayo officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 12:30 P.M. until service time, at Hopewell Baptist Church. Interment will...

Brenda Audine Flake

Brenda Audine Flake

Jan 25, 2022

Mrs. Brenda Audine Flake, 80, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 30th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Richard Burks and Rev. Jared Glover officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be...

Howard Long

Howard Long

Jan 19, 2022

Mr. Howard Gregory Long, 66, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Baptist-Golden Triangle Hospital in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 P.M. on Friday, January 21st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Mr. Kevin Styron officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 3:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge...

Jean Thomas

Jean Thomas

Jan 17, 2022

Mrs. Ivor Jean Thomas, age 83, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, January 17, 2022 surrounded by her family at her beloved home in Noxapater, MS. Prior to her passing, reverent titles were deemed worthy of the matriarch of our family: Wife, Mamma, Mamma Jean, Maw Maw, Grannie Jean, sister, aunt, bookkeeper, and business owner. However, those...

John Paul Rukas

John Paul Rukas

Jan 14, 2022

Mr. John Paul Rukas, 66, passed away on January 14, 2022, at his home in Noxapater, MS. John was born October 30, 1955, in Michigan. He moved to Mississippi at the age of 20, and owned and operated his own body shop, J R. Collision, since 1978. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Jenny Rukas; his mother,...

Gerald "Skip" Weaver

Gerald "Skip" Weaver

Jan 8, 2022

Mr. Gerald Cecil “Skip” Weaver, 82, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, at his home in Louisville, MS. Gerald was born November 13, 1939 in Laurel, MS to Margaret Weaver and Robert Franklin Weaver, Sr. He attended both Mississippi State University and Louisiana Tech, and retired from Georgia Pacific. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived...

Frances Stevenson Bagwell

Frances Stevenson Bagwell

Dec 27, 2021

Mrs. Frances Stevenson Bagwell, 87, passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021, at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 28th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Tim Smith officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery...

Paul DeWitt Stevenson

Paul DeWitt Stevenson

Dec 6, 2021

Mr. Paul DeWitt Stevenson, 88, passed away Monday, December 6, 2021, at the Beehive Homes in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, December 9th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Roger Griffith and Rev. Trent Jaudon officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday from 9:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment...

Bruce Wyatt Harrison

Bruce Wyatt Harrison

Dec 5, 2021

Mr. Bruce Wyatt Harrison, 64, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at his home in Louisville, MS. A memorial service honoring Bruce’s life will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 9th, at First Apostolic Church of Louisville, with Rev. Glynn Barker officiating. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Bruce was born August 8, 1957, in...

Sandra Beasley Lean

Sandra Beasley Lean

Dec 3, 2021

Mrs. Sandra Sue Beasley Lean, 62, passed away on December 3, 2021, at her home in Sturgis, MS. Mrs. Lean was born May 5, 1959. She was preceded in death by her husband, William John Lean, Jr. She is survived by a son, Geoffrey Austin Lean of Sturgis, MS; three daughters, Shannon Renee Hilliard of Louisville, Katrina Marie Sixkiller of...