Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

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

Todd Peterson

Todd Peterson

Sep 8, 2011

Mr. James Todd Peterson, 52, died Thursday, September 8, 2011, in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, Sept.11th, at Porter Funeral Home, Rev. Scott Phillips and Rev. Jimmy Guy officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 P.M. until service time at the funeral home. Mr. Peterson was...

Waldine Haggard McBrayer

Waldine Haggard McBrayer

Sep 7, 2011

Waldine Haggard McBrayer, 98, passed peacefully Wednesday September 7, 2011 at Infinity Hospice in Marion, Miss. after a brief illness. Waldine’s great loves were her family, church community, and her yard. She was a member of Dry Creek Baptist Church where she enjoyed singing, served as a weather observer for the National Weather Service for more than 25 years, and...

Margie Hutton Miles

Margie Hutton Miles

Sep 5, 2011

Mrs. Margie Hutton Miles, 88, died Monday, September 5, 2011, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, September 8th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Chris Vowell and Rev. Mike Dowd oofficiating. Interment will be in Middleton Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Mrs. Miles was born...

Alexandra L. Hammel

Alexandra L. Hammel

Sep 4, 2011

Mrs. Alexandra Loraine Hammel, 64, died Sunday, September 4, 2011, in Louisville, MS. Mrs. Hammel had moved to Louisville recently after a long career in California. She was the Director of Business Affairs for Showtime Networks. She was born November 27, 1946, in Jackson, MS, the daughter of Malessie L. Carpenter and Frank Jones. She attended the University of Mississippi...

Marvin "Gene" Robertson

Marvin "Gene" Robertson

Sep 4, 2011

Mr. Marvin Eugene Robertson, 74, died Sunday, September 4, 2011, in Burns, TN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 9th, at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 10:00 to 12:00 noon at Porter Funeral Home. Mr. Robertson was born May 31, 1937, in Louisville, MS. He...

Don Cain

Don Cain

Aug 30, 2011

Mr. James Donald Cain, Sr. (Don), 67, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 30, 2011, from Sanctuary Hospice House of Tupelo, MS, after an extended illness. Don was born on February 19, 1944, in Jackson, MS to the late James Thomas (J.T.) and Katherine Ross Cain. He grew up in Jackson, graduated Forest Hill High School and...

Robert "Bob" McLeod

Robert "Bob" McLeod

Aug 29, 2011

Mr. Robert Charles (Bob) McLeod, 70, died Monday, August 29, 2011, at his home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A. M. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mike Childs and Rev. Larry Haggard officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday at Porter Funeral Home....

James Anthony Yates

James Anthony Yates

Aug 27, 2011

Mr. James Anthony Yates, 42, died Saturday, August 27, 2011, in Noxapater, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, August 30, at Old Mars Pentecostal Church, with Rev. James Dearing officiating. Interment will be in Old Mars Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be at Old Mars Hill Pentecostal Church on Tuesday from 12:00 noon until service time. Mr....

James Everette Hunt

James Everette Hunt

Aug 22, 2011

Mr. James Everette Hunt, 62, died Monday, August 22, 2011 at the University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 25th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Billy Higginbotham officiating. Interment will be in Antioch Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Mr....

Ruth Johnson Reed

Ruth Johnson Reed

Aug 22, 2011

Mrs. Ruth Elizabeth Johnson Reed, 84, died Monday, August 22, 2011, in Tallulah, LA. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 25th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Hubert Yates officiating. Interment will be in Murphy Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 12:00 noon until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Mrs. Reed was born...

Graham H. Tempel

Graham H. Tempel

Aug 13, 2011

Mr. Graham H. Tempel, 85, died Saturday, August 13th, at the Beehive Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 15th, at 10:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Bill Smith officiating. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 P.M. Monday at Riverwood Cemetery in Brookhaven, MS, with Rev. Pat Davey officiating. Visitation will be...

Pearline Johns Pearson

Pearline Johns Pearson

Aug 10, 2011

Mrs. Pearline Johns Pearson, 90, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 P.M. Sunday, August 14th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Andy Pearson officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 P.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Mrs....

Clarence M. Nichols

Clarence M. Nichols

Aug 10, 2011

Mr. Clarence M. Nichols, 85, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at the V. A. Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 13th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Ricky McKay officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 AM until service time at the funeral home....

Glynda Eaves Woodruff

Glynda Eaves Woodruff

Aug 2, 2011

.Funeral services for Glynda Eaves Woodruff, 69, will be held Thursday, August 4, 2011, at Porter Funeral Home in Louisville with Bro. Charles Rook, Bro. Tim Smith, and Bro. Mark Shaw officiating. Burial will follow in Enon Baptist Church cemetery. Mrs. Woodruff died at home surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by parents, Autence and Harvey Eaves;...

John S. Lindsay

John S. Lindsay

Aug 2, 2011

Mr. John Shibley Lindsay, 53, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at his home in Noxapater, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, August 4th, at Oak Grove Baptist Church, with Rev. James Dearing officiating. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Lindsay was born January 9, 1958, in...

Angela Pearson Gregory

Angela Pearson Gregory

Jul 29, 2011

Mrs. Angela P. Gregory, 48, died Friday, July 29, 2011, at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services were held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, July 31st, at Porter Funeral Home with Rev. Bobby Joe Butler and Rev. Jerry Lundy officiating. Interment was in Whitehall Cemetery. Visitation was held from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Saturday at the funeral home. Porter Funeral...

Clovis Hemphill

Clovis Hemphill

Jul 26, 2011

Mr. Clovis A. Hemphill, 84, died Tuesday, July 26, at Regency Hospital in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 29th, at 10:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jerry Lundy officiating. Interment will be in Sardis Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is...

Lois White

Lois White

Jul 25, 2011

Mrs. Lois Frazier White, 99, died Monday, July 25, 2011, at St. Catherine’s Village in Madison, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 278th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:30 AM until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Mrs....

Dorothy Bane Farish

Dorothy Bane Farish

Jul 21, 2011

Dorothy Faye Bane Farish, 88, passed away Thursday, July 21st, 2011 at NHC Health Care Center in Smithville, TN. She was born November 8th, 1922 in Winston County, MS. She was active in her late husband’s, Robert O. Farish, business ventures and was a successful owner of a ladies clothing store in Noxapater, MS for many years. She was an...

Hazel Young Round

Hazel Young Round

Jul 10, 2011

Mrs. Hazel Young Round, 89, died Sunday, July 10th, 2011, at her home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 12th, at Noxapater Baptist Church, with Rev. Trent Bilbo officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation will from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. Monday at Porter Funeral Home, and at the church on...