Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Earnest Howard Sloan

Earnest Howard Sloan

Jul 28, 2012

Mr. Earnest Howard Sloan, 91, died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. Monday, July 30th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Stacy Parvin and Rev. Mike Dowd officiating, with eulogy by Adam Sloan. Interment will be in Whitehall Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 to...

Jake Vandevender

Jake Vandevender

Jul 27, 2012

Mr. Jake Reginald “Reg” VanDevender, 83, died Friday July 27, 2012 at John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital in DeKalb with his beloved wife of 52 years at his side. Memorial services will be held Monday, July 30th, at 11:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Ray Luke and Rev. Chris Gully officiating. Interment will be in Vernon Baptist Church...

Ralph L. Hathorn

Ralph L. Hathorn

Jul 26, 2012

Mr. Ralph L. Hathorn, 92, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, at his home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 28th, at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mike Childs and Rev. Benjamin Pittman officiating. Visitation will be Friday at First United Methodist Church from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Interment will be in Memorial...

Arrietta Spears Taylor

Arrietta Spears Taylor

Jul 15, 2012

Mrs. Mary Arrietta Spears Taylor, 93, died Sunday, July 15, 2012, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 18th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Don Ray officiating and eulogy by Speedy Calvert. Interment will be in East County Line Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 to 8:00...

Martha Easom

Martha Easom

Jul 12, 2012

Mrs. Martha Easom/Flake, 61, of Macon, MS, died Thursday, July 12, 2012, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, July 14th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 11:00 A.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home....

John A. Milde

John A. Milde

Jul 9, 2012

Mr. John A. Milde, 36, died Monday, July 9, 2012, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, July 13, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Kerry Collins officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Mr. Milde...

Naomi H. Ming

Naomi H. Ming

Jul 7, 2012

Mrs. Naomi Hamill Ming, 87, died Saturday, July 7, 2012, at the Care Center of Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, July 9th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Grady Crowell and Rev. Walter Simmons officiating. Interment will be in Murphy Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral...

John Thomas Haggard

John Thomas Haggard

Jul 4, 2012

John Thomas Haggard, 48, passed away at his home in the Ellison Ridge Community on July 4, 2012 surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with Glioblastoma multiforme, a malignant brain tumor. John Thomas was born on August 15, 1963 in Macon, Mississippi, to parents Darrell Latimer and Mae Meeks Haggard and to older siblings Patsy and Wayne. John...

Alberta Oxner Linch

Alberta Oxner Linch

Jul 3, 2012

Mrs. Alberto O. “Berta” Linch, 95, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 7th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Billy Bowie and Rev. Jonathan Peeples officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 9:00 A.M. until service time at Porter...

Elsie Lurline Tabor

Elsie Lurline Tabor

Jun 30, 2012

Mrs. Elsie Lurline Cole Tabor, 91, died Saturday, June 30, 2012, at the Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, July 3rd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Billy Bowie and Rev. Trent Jaudon officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M....

Peggy Federick Smith

Peggy Federick Smith

Jun 25, 2012

Peggy Federick Smith (November 24, 1950 - June 25, 2012) Funeral services for Peggy Federick Smith of Louisville and Carthage will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 28 from Porter Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Haggard officiating. Interment will be in the Renfroe Baptist Church Cemetery in Leake County. Visitation is Wednesday, June 27, from 5 to...

Brent Eaves

Brent Eaves

Jun 24, 2012

Mr. Walter “Big Brent” Eaves, 33, died Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Winston County, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, June 27th, at Old Mars Hill Pentecostal Church. Interment will be in Old Mars Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, at Porter Funeral Home. Mr. Eaves was born October 29,...

Myron McBrayer

Myron McBrayer

Jun 15, 2012

Mr. Myron Holmes McBrayer, 79, died Friday, June 15, 2012 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 19th, at 11:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Noxapater. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Mr. McBrayer was born December 24,...

Mabel Barrett Palmer

Mabel Barrett Palmer

Jun 14, 2012

Mabel Barrett Palmer, a social worker noted for her leadership in rehabilitation of the mentally ill, died June 14 at Poydras Home in New Orleans. She was 92. Born in Louisville, Miss., and raised in Noxapater, Miss., she had lived in New Orleans since 1951. She earned her BA at Blue Mountain College, Miss., and a master's degree in social...

Anita Pat Smith

Anita Pat Smith

Jun 14, 2012

Mrs. Anita Pat Smith, 71, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 17th at 3:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Hilton Moore, Rev. Trent Jaudon, and Rev. Matt Moehring officiating. Interment will be in Leake Memorial Cemetery in Leake County. Visitation will be held from...

Peggy B. Stubbs

Peggy B. Stubbs

Jun 11, 2012

Mrs. Peggy Bouchillon Stubbs went home to be with the Lord on June 11, 2012. Born July 27, 1936, in Winston County, MS, to Sara and Cecil Bouchillon, she is survived by her husband, Bobby E. Stubbs of Louisville; two daughters, Shari Hoopes (Gary) of The Woodlands, TX, and Sara Townsend (Brady) of Maui, Hawaii, and one granddaughter, Charner Ann...

Rita Hemphill Hall

Rita Hemphill Hall

May 30, 2012

Mrs. Rita Hemphill Hall, 63, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at her home in Noxubee County. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 2nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. David Keen officiating. Interment will be in Sardis Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home...

Judy Livingston

Judy Livingston

May 18, 2012

Mrs. Julia E. “Judy” Livingston, 89, died Friday, May 18, 2012, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 29th, at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be at First United Methodist Church on Tuesday from 10:00 A.M. until service...

Harold Palone

Harold Palone

May 13, 2012

Mr. Harold Franklin Palone, 80, died Sunday, May 13, at Choctaw County Hospital in Ackerman, MS. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 16th, at 2:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Rob Faulk officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Porter...

James M. Hardy

James M. Hardy

May 11, 2012

Mr. James M. Hardy 86, died Friday, May 11, 2012, at his home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 16th, at East Louisville Baptist Church, with Rev. Mason Joy and Rev. Jerry Lundy officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 to 8:00 at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park...