Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Bobbye Lee Harvey

Bobbye Lee Harvey

Jun 7, 2015

Mrs. Bobbye Lee Mitchell Harvey, 91, died Sunday, June 7, 2015, at Pioneer Hospital in Aberdeen, MS. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, June 9th, at Masonic Cemetery, with Rev. Roger Collins officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10:00 AM until the service time at Porter Funeral Home. Mrs. Harvey was born July 19, 1923, in...

Scott Sennett

Scott Sennett

May 31, 2015

Mr. Richard Scott Sennett, 49, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at his home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 6th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Smith officiating. Interment will be in Yellow Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday from 1:00 P.M. until the service time at the funeral home....

Sanders Powell

Sanders Powell

May 28, 2015

Mr. Sanders Powell, 81, died Thursday, May 28, 2015, at his home in Louisville, MS. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, June 1st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Fred Frazier and Rev. Rob Faulk officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, May 31st, from 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. at...

Lucille Wood

Lucille Wood

May 18, 2015

Ms. Lucille Wood, 84, died Monday, May 18, 2015, at Neshoba County Nursing Home in Philadelphia, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 21st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Chris Vowell officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:30 until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in...

Margaret Linch

Margaret Linch

May 15, 2015

Mrs. Margaret “Shug” Hill Linch, 95, died Friday, May 15, 2015, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 21st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Rook officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs....

Wesley W. Garrard

Wesley W. Garrard

May 7, 2015

Mr. Wesley W. Garrard, 91, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, May 8th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mark Mayo officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 9:30 AM until service time. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home of Louisville...

Ann Ray Chandler

Ann Ray Chandler

Apr 28, 2015

Mrs. Ann Ray Chandler, 72, died Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Choctaw County Medical Center in Ackerman, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 1st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Rob Faulk officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Poplar Flat Cemetery. Porter Funeral...

Chris Ward

Chris Ward

Apr 28, 2015

Christopher (Chris) J. Ward, 67, died on Tuesday, April 28, at his home in Germantown, TN. Chris was a CPA and Accredited Estate Planner. He was a 1970 graduate of Mississippi State University at which time he began his professional career with Peat, Marwick Mitchell and Company. In 1976 he became associated with the Memphis CPA firm of Rhea and...

Jewel Alvin Sanders

Jewel Alvin Sanders

Apr 27, 2015

Mr. Jewel Alvin Sanders, 88, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at his home in Noxapater, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, April 30th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jay Murphy officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday from 11:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in...

Eva O. Jones

Eva O. Jones

Apr 27, 2015

Mrs. Eva O. Jones, 85, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 29th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Dewayne Kelsey officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 10:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be at 3:30 PM in...

Mary Elise Slater

Mary Elise Slater

Apr 16, 2015

Mary Elise Slater, infant daughter of Steven and Mary Esther Slater, went from the loving arms of her family into the everlasting arms of the Lord Jesus, who on earth tenderly welcomed little ones unto Himself, declaring that of such is the kingdom of heaven. Elise is also survived by her sister, Anne Rowen Slater, and her two brothers, James...

Gabe Atkinson

Gabe Atkinson

Apr 5, 2015

Mr. Elbert Alford “Gabe” Atkinson, 85, died Sunday, April 5, 2015, at Vickers Personal Care Home in Starkville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 8th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Larry Haggard and Rev. Scott Broughton officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be...

Pruitt Calvert

Pruitt Calvert

Apr 2, 2015

Pruitt Speed Calvert was born November 18th, 1929, in Kemper County, Mississippi. His parents were David Henry Calvert and Lena Speed Calvert. When he was 4 years old, his sister and brother-in-law, Sibyl and Paul Redd brought him to Louisville to live with them after his mother died from an accident. Starting at age 12 he worked part time at...

Prentiss Shumaker

Prentiss Shumaker

Mar 29, 2015

Mr. Prentiss Byron Shumaker, 77, died Sunday, March 29, 2015 in Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, April 1st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Dowd officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 AM until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Rural Hill Cemetery. Mr. Shumaker was born August...

Audrea Jones Hobgood

Audrea Jones Hobgood

Mar 28, 2015

Mrs. Audrea Louise Jones Hobgood, 85, passed away on March 28, 2015 from heart disease. She was born on March 26, 1930 and grew up in Belen, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Mary Ellis and Houston Carl Jones. She earned a bachelor's degree in education from Millsaps College where she was a member of Phi Mu sorority. She taught...

Ann Shepperd

Ann Shepperd

Mar 12, 2015

Mrs. Audrey Ann Shepperd, 51, died Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Columbia, TN. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 15th, at Flower Ridge United Methodist Church, with Rev. Scarlet Shepperd officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Ellison Ridge Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is...

Clarence Odell Higginbotham

Clarence Odell Higginbotham

Feb 18, 2015

Mr. Clarence Odell “Papaw” Higginbotham, 90, died Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Noxubee General Hospital in Macon, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 21st, at Mashulaville Baptist Church, with Rev. John Burkes officiating. Visitation will be at Mashulaville Baptist Church on Saturday from 10:00 AM until service time. Interment will be in the church...

Mona Goodin

Mona Goodin

Feb 10, 2015

Mrs. Mona Gay Goodin, 58, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 13th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. James Mills and Rev. Hubert Yates officiating. Interment will be in Wake Forest Cemetery in Sturgis, MS. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M....

Jimmy Don Smith

Jimmy Don Smith

Feb 4, 2015

Mr. Jimmy Don Smith, 49, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at his home in Noxapater, MS. Funeral services will be held at11:00 A.M. on Friday, February 6th, at Hight Assembly of God, with Rev. Tom Bentley and Rev. Jim Mannon officiating. Interment will be in Hight Assembly of God Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M....

Paulette McLeod

Paulette McLeod

Feb 1, 2015

Mrs. Paulette Sledge McLeod, 64, died Sunday, February 1, 2015, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, February 4th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Grady Crowell and Rev. Larry Haggard officiating. Interment will be in Rocky Hill Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M....