Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Louisville, MS, Winston County & Surrounding Areas
Harold Lee, Jr.
May 19, 2021
Mr. Harold Lee, Jr., 74, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at his home in the Nanih Waiya Community. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 22nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jason Gross officiating. Interment will follow in Good Hope Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M....
Eva Dean Johnson
May 19, 2021
Mrs. Eva Dean Johnson, 90, passed away on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at her home in Noxapater, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, May 21st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Franklin Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Liberty Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at the funeral...
Johnny Milton Holton
May 15, 2021
Mr. Johnny Milton Holton, 53, passed away on Saturday, May 15, 2021, in Meridian, MS. He was born January 30, 1968, in Winston County. He was a graduate of Nanih Waiya High School and was employed with Lowe’s in Starkville. He was of the Catholic faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Murry and Darlene Holton; a brother,...
Jimmy Clyde Dempsey
May 12, 2021
Mr. Jimmy Clyde Dempsey, 84, passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. on Friday, May 21st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Pastor Terry Rhodes officiating. Interment will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held 1 hour before the service. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of...
Beatrice Presley
May 11, 2021
Mrs. Beatrice Laverne Presley, 87, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, May 14th, at Good Hope Baptist Church, with Rev. Mike Ingram and Rev. Jason Gross officiating. Visitation will be Friday at Good Hope Baptist Church from 1:00 P.M. until service...
Paul Johnson Wood, Sr.
May 11, 2021
Mr. Paul Johnson Wood, Sr, 82, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 13th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Brad Latham officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 12:00 noon until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in...
Darlene Moody
May 11, 2021
Mrs. Linda Darlene Moody, 66, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Winston Medical Center. Graveside services and interment will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, May 14th, at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Trent Jaudon officiating. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Moody was born August 21, 1954, in Tennessee. She was a homemaker...
James W. Spears
May 6, 2021
Mr. James Wallace “J.W.” Spears, 89 passed away on May 6, 2021, at his home in Brandon, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 11th at Grace Baptist Church in Brandon, MS, with Rev. Jeff Walker officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 10:00 A.M. until the service time at the church. Graveside services will...
Larry Burton
May 5, 2021
Mr. Larry Clarence Burton, 60, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Weir, MS. Graveside services and interment will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 9th, at Crape Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, near Stewart, MS, with Rev. Terry Corley and Rev. Brad Latham officiating. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Larry was born March 23,...
June Watson Woodruff
May 5, 2021
Mrs. June Anne Watson Woodruff, 72, passed away on May 5, 2021, in Coral Springs, FL. She received her Masters degree in English at the University of Southern Mississippi, and worked as a supervisor in apartment management. She was preceded in death by her parents, Kathleen and George P. Watson, Jr. She is survived by her brother, George P. Watson,...
Dixie Broadwell
Apr 29, 2021
Mrs. Dixie Lee Broadwell, 76, passed away Thursday April 29, 2021 at Winston Medical Center in Louisville. Graveside services will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery on Monday, May 3rd at 4:00 pm with Rev Mike Childs officiating. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Broadwell was born October 19, 1944 in Houston, Texas, to Gerald William Burmeister...
Michael McCleer
Apr 25, 2021
Michael Thomas McCleer, 58, of Anchorage, AK passed away on April 25, 2021. He was born on November 8th, 1962 to Tommy Mike McCleer and Violet Elizabeth Anakak-McCleer. He is pre-deceased by both his mother and father; he is survived by one sister, one brother and one daughter. Michael loved the outdoors and was an avid fisherman. A memorial service...
William John Lean
Apr 25, 2021
Mr. William John Lean, Jr., 60 passed away on April 25, 2021, at his home in Sturgis, MS. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 1st at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home. Mr. Lean was born August 14, 1960, in Michigan....
Helen Hunt
Apr 20, 2021
Mrs. Mary Helen Hunt, 89, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at home in Louisville surrounded by her family, loved ones and her faithful poodle, Molly. Graveside services and interment will be held at Antioch Cemetery in Winston County, at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 21st, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10:00 A.M. until...
Walter Leroy Allen
Apr 8, 2021
Mr. Walter Leroy Allen, 91, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021, at Attala County Hospital in Kosciusko, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 10th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Dr. Heath Hillman officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge...
Rev. Larry Haggard
Apr 2, 2021
Rev. Larry Haggard, Sr., 71, of Edwards, MS, went to be with the Lord on Good Friday, April 2, 2021 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, MS. Visitation will be Monday, April 5th, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home in Louisville. Graveside services and interment will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 6th,...
Warren Swindle
Mar 15, 2021
Mr. Warren Swindle, 52, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021, at University Hospital in Lexington, MS. Warren was a graduate of Noxapater High School. He was a welder for Mississippi Marine. He was preceded in death by his father, T. J. Swindle. He is survived by his mother, Iva Nell Swindle of Noxapater; two children, Sabrina Swindle of Newton,...
Raymond Rogers
Mar 14, 2021
Mr. Raymond Lamar Rogers, 90, passed away on Sunday, March 14, , 2021, at Louisville Healthcare. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. on Thursday, March 18th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Becky Smith officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 12:00 noon until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter...
Kathleen Weeks
Mar 12, 2021
Mrs. Geneva Kathleen Weeks, 96, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville. Graveside services and interment will be held at Concord Cemetery in Choctaw County, at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 13th, with Rev. Jim Garner officiating. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Weeks was born on April 17, 1924, in...
Larry Woodward
Mar 12, 2021
Mr. George Larry Woodward, 68, passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021, in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 16th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Tom Potter officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 12:00 noon until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home...