Obituaries
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Local Obituaries for Louisville, MS, Winston County & Surrounding Areas
Robert C. "Bob" Goodin
Feb 14, 2016
Mr. Robert C. “Bob” Goodin, 87, died Sunday, February 14, 2016, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, February 17th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jason Gross and Rev. Gerald Butler officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be...
Ella Mae Shepperd
Feb 14, 2016
Ella Mae Shepperd, age 80, of Paducah, KY passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Shepperd was a native of Noxapater, MS. and a member of the Highland Baptist Church of Paducah. She is survived by three sons, Kenneth Shepperd (Kathy) of Smyrna,TN, Douglas Shepperd (Rhonda) of Smyrna, TN, Barry Shepperd (Kim) of Reidland, KY, ten grandchildren...
Frank Smith
Feb 13, 2016
Mr. James Frank Smith, 65, died Friday, February 12, 2016, at his home in Louisville, MS. Visitation will be held Thursday, February 18th, from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home, with a memorial service and prayer at 6:00 P.M. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Smith was born October 9, 1950, in Louisville, MS....
Dr. Dewitt Crawford
Jan 17, 2016
Dr. Dewitt Grey Crawford died peacefully in his sleep, Sunday evening, January 17, 2016, at the Winston County Medical Nursing Home in Louisville. He was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, May 5, 1935, to Dr. John Albert Crawford, Sr. and Louise Beaman Crawford, who both preceded him in death. Dr. Dewitt, as he was often called, had a lingering illness of...
Melinda Fuller
Jan 1, 2016
Mrs. Melinda Killebrew Fuller, 51, died Friday, January 1, 2016, at Baptist-Golden Triangle Medical Center in Columbus, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, January 4th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Lawrence Runnels and Rev. Stacy Parvin officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in...
Beverlye Wood
Dec 30, 2015
Mrs. Beverlye Smith Wood, 64, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in Kemper County. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 2nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Whitehall United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is...
Anne Smith
Dec 30, 2015
Mrs. Anne Ming Smith, 85, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in Kemper County. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 2nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Whitehall United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is...
Wydell Davis Childs
Dec 19, 2015
Mrs. Wydell Davis Childs, 87 died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at her granddaughter’s home in Lebanon, TN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 22nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Junior Davis and Rev. Johnny Collins officiating. Visitation will be from Tuesday from 12:00 noon until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be...
Keith Hudson
Dec 16, 2015
Mr. Keith Hudson, 80, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, December 18th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Larry Wissell officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 1:00 P.M. until the service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery....
Johnny Luke
Dec 11, 2015
Mr. Johnny K. Luke, 74, also know as Captain John, died Friday, December 11, 2015, at his daughter’s home in Sturgis, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, December 14th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Stacy Parvin and Rev. Jonathan Stokes officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home....
Junior Cockrell
Dec 10, 2015
Mr. Ebb “Junior” Cockrell, 73, died Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Anderson Medical Center in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 12th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Hubert Yates and Rev. Gary Caudill officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in...
Patricia Ann Bane Dempsey
Dec 7, 2015
Mrs. Patricia Ann Bane Dempsey, 77, of Louisville, MS passed away at her home surrounded by family and friends on Monday, December 7, 2015. She was born March 14, 1938 in Louisville, MS to the late Henry Clay Bane and Della Mae Hill Bane. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Silas Lamar Dempsey; and her sister,...
Don Waldrop
Dec 3, 2015
Mr. Don Webb Waldrop, 72, died Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 6th, at Porter Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until service time. Interment will be in Murphy Creek Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of...
Nancy Miller
Dec 2, 2015
Mrs. Nancy Elaine Miller, 69, died December 2, 2015 at her home in McCool, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 5th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Dowd officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 12:00 P.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Rural Hill Cemetery. Porter Funeral...
Lamar Hurt
Dec 2, 2015
Hampton Lamar Hurt, age 93, of Louisville, MS, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Winston County Nursing Home. He was born on October 14, 1922 in Louisville, MS to the late Hampton and Mae Hurt. Lamar was self-employed and the founder of Atlas Envelope, Inc. which he operated for over 60 years. He invented many of his own envelope...
Annie Pearl Triplett
Nov 28, 2015
Mrs. Annie Pearl Triplett, 95, died Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 30th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Ed Deuschle officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 9:00 A.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Annie Pearl was born August 1, 1920, in...
Brandy Long Catledge
Nov 25, 2015
Mrs. Olivia “Brandy” Long Catledge, 39, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, November 27th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Rob Faulk officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 11:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Murphy Creek Cemetery....
Minnie McCleer
Nov 20, 2015
Mrs. Minnie Margarett McCleer, 69, died Friday, November 20, 2015, at her home in Pope, MS. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Monday, November 23rd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Dutton officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 11:00 until the service time at the funeral home. Porter Funeral...
Jane Sheedy Grimmett
Nov 19, 2015
Jane Sheedy Grimmett , 75, of Louisville, MS, formally of Cleveland, MS, passed away surrounded by family November 19, 2015 at Winston Medical Center. A visitation will be held at 1:00 on Monday, November 23, 2015 followed by a memorial service at 2:00 P.M. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS. Jane was born in Weir, MS in 1940. After...
Barbara Barnhill
Nov 17, 2015
Mrs. Barbara Ellen Barnhill, 77, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 21st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Dewayne Kelsey officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be at a later...