Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Louisville, MS, Winston County & Surrounding Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Allyne Statham
May 10, 2012
Marie Allyne Statham died peacefully at her home on Thursday, May 10, 2012. She was born in Norfolk, VA. to Reverend and Mrs. Charles Roberts. She was a graduate of Mt. Olive (MS) High School and the Baptist School of Nursing in Memphis, TN. She worked as a clinical nursing instructor in Little Rock, AR. and as a registered for...
Kenny Ray Dempsey
May 8, 2012
Mr. Kenneth Ray Dempsey, 47, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, May 10th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Rob Faulk officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Mr. Dempsey was born July 22, 1964, in Louisville,...
Francis Butler
May 7, 2012
Mr. Francis Butler, 67, died Monday, May 7, 2012, in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, May 10th, at Butler Pentecostal Church in Noxubee County, with Rev. Gerald Butler, Rev. Larry Haggard, and Rev. Gina Mitchell officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home in Louisville, MS, and on...
Bobbie Watson Pearson
May 7, 2012
Mrs. Bobbie Watson Pearson, 75, died Tuesday, May 7, 2012, at Winston Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 9th, at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Chris Vowell officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Mrs. Pearson was born October...
Mary C. Forsythe
May 5, 2012
Mrs. Mary Cleta Forsythe, 71, died Saturday, May 5, 2012, at Louisville Healthcare. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, May 7th, at Flower Ridge United Methodist Church, with Rev. Larry Haggard and Rev. Scarlett Shepperd officiating. Interment will be in Flower Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Flower Ridge Methodist...