Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Louisville, MS, Winston County & Surrounding Areas
Hazel Parker Reed
Mar 31, 2019
Mrs. Hazel Parker Reed, 93, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019, in Palm Coast, Florida. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, April 4th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Matt Moehring and Mr. Greg DePriest officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 10:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial...
Mike Ellis
Mar 30, 2019
Mr. John Michael “Mike” Ellis, 82, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019, at his home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, April 1st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs and Mr. Charles Bond officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 12:00 noon until service time at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home...
John Long
Mar 20, 2019
Mr. John Mack Long, 62, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital in DeKalb, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 23rd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jerry Lundy officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Vernon...
William T. "Bud" Shinn
Mar 14, 2019
Mr. William Thomas “Bud” Shinn, 91, passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019, at Louisville Healthcare. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, March 18th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Wayne Hill and Rev. Lawrence Runnels officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Betheden Cemetery....
Sylvia Hood Wirgau
Mar 12, 2019
Mrs. Sylvia Hood Wirgau, 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at her home in Meridian, MS. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 21st, at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Trent Jaudon officiating. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Wirgau was born February 5, 1948, in Gadsden, Alabama, to Grace...
Oscar Van "O.V." Hull
Mar 11, 2019
Mr. Oscar Van “O.V.” Hull III, 91, passed away on March 11, 2019, at his home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 13th, at 3:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2:00 P.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial...
Gay Woodward Edwards
Mar 9, 2019
Mrs. Gay Woodward Edwards, 86, passed away on Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Bee Hive Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, March 15th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial...
Charles Elliott "Chase" Little
Feb 28, 2019
Charles Elliott (Chase) Little entered his eternal home in Heaven on February 28, 2019. He passed from this world at his home in Starkville. Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 3rd, 2019, at 2:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home in Louisville, MS. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be...
Matthew "Bud" Turner
Feb 11, 2019
Matthew G. “Bud” Turner passed away on February 11, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Hospital in Columbus. He was 87 years old. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P. M. on Wednesday, February 13th, at First Baptist Church, with Rev. Jody Nichols officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home, and on...
Hilton Whitmire
Feb 11, 2019
Hilton Dewitt Whitmire went to be with his Heavenly Father at his home in Madison, Mississippi, Monday morning, February 11, 2019 at the age of 91. Services will be held at Porter Funeral Home in Louisville, MS. Visitation will held Thursday, February 14 at 11:00 AM with the service at 1:00 PM. Interment will be immediately afterwards at Mt. Zion...
Doris Nell Reed
Feb 11, 2019
Mrs. Doris Nell Reed, 85, passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, February 15th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Melvin Chase officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 12:00 noon until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Good...
Jewelene Ray Shumaker
Feb 8, 2019
Mrs. Frances Jewelene Shumaker, 92, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019, at her home in the Lobutcha community of Winston County. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, February 11th, at Hinze Baptist Church, with Rev. Paul Blanchard officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 AM until 12:00 Noon at Porter Funeral Home, and at Hinze...
Janis Allen
Feb 7, 2019
Mrs. Janis Ruth Kemp Allen, 71, passed away on February 7, 2019, at the Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Allen was born November 4, 1947, in Louisville, MS. She was a freelance abstractor in the oil industry, worked at Georgia Pacific for many years, and owned Serendipity, a...
Emma Hyde
Jan 28, 2019
Mrs. Emma Carr Hyde, 97, passed away on Monday, January 28, 2019, at Mississippi Care Center in Morton, MS. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 1st, at 1:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 12:00 noon until service. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is...
Sherman Presley
Jan 27, 2019
Mr. Sherman Ancel Presley, 86, passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2019, at his home in Louisville, MS, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, January 31st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Trent Jaudon, Rev. Chris Vowell, and Rev. Jason Gross officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at...
Delores Crowson Nichols
Jan 19, 2019
Mrs. Delories Crowson Nichols, 88, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019, at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Tuesday, January 22nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jay Murphy officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until the service time at the...
Betty Jean Smith
Jan 13, 2019
Mrs. Betty Jean Ivy Smith, 81, passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019, at Bedford Care Nursing Home in Newton, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, January 16th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Mr. Chris Crowson officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at...
Vicky Graves Hathorn
Jan 9, 2019
Mrs. Vicky Graves Hathorn, 56, passed away on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at her home in Madison, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 13th, at First Methodist Church in Louisville, MS, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. at First Methodist Church, and on Sunday one hour...
Garvis Eugene Eaves
Jan 4, 2019
On Friday, January 4, 2019, Garvis Eugene Eaves of Maryville, TN, loving and devoted husband and father passed away at the age of 80. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 12th, at 10:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home in Louisville, MS. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in...
Doris Ruth Kemp
Dec 16, 2018
Mrs. Doris Ruth Kemp, 91, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018, at her home in Louisville, MS. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Kemp was born April 24, 1927, in Winston County, Mississippi. She was an office manager for Kemp Electric, and a member of Whitehall United Methodist Church. She graduated from the Ford School, and...