Tequila R. Spears

Mrs. Tequila R. Spears, 40, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, in Oktibbeha County Mississippi, from an Auto Accident. Funeral Service will be Saturday, August 19, 2017, at 11 a.m., from Still Valley M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Spears, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Pilgrim Rest Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Betty Nicholson Boyd

Mrs. Betty Nicholson Boyd, 60, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, in Oktibbeha County Mississippi, from an Auto Accident. Funeral Service will be Saturday, August 19, 2017,at 11 a.m., from Still Valley M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6.pm., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Boyd, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Pilgrim Rest Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Lucille Garrard

Ms. Lucille Garrard, 84, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, August 11, 2017, at her residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 16, 2017, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 17, 2017, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bobby Lowrey and Rev. Antoine Stokes officiating assisted by Drew Jones. Interment will follow in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.

Charles "Charlie" Thomas

Mr. Charles Wesley “Charlie” Thomas, 74, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, August 14, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, Mississippi. Visitation will be Thursday, August 17, 2017, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, August 18, 2017, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Michael Wells, Billy Higginbotham, and Nubar Yacoubian officiating. Interment will follow in Sardis Church Cemetery.

Terry W. Pearson

Terry W. Pearson---Visitation: 5PM til 8 PM Wednesday August 16, 2017 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS & 1PM til Service Time Thursday August 17, 2017 @ Hopewell Baptist Church near McCool, MS. Funeral Service: 2:00 PM Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Hopewell Baptist Church near McCool, MS Interment: Hopewell Cemetery.SIGN THE GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @http://www.colemanfuneral.com

Theresa Hancock

Mrs. Theresa Stasiewicz Hancock, 82, died Saturday, August 12, 2017, at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 18th, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Interment will be in Rocky Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M., with rosary at 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Hancock was born July 16, 1935 in Pennsylvania. She was an accountant for King Auto and Appliances, Western Auto, and Brunt-Ward, a member of the Winston Garden Club, and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret Borovic Stasewicz and Bill Stasiewicz; and one sister, Patricia Ambrose.

She is survived by her husband, Joe Hancock of Louisville; her daughter, Debra Ann (Kim) Fairbanks of Waldorf, MD; two sons, Jeffrey Joe Hancock and Glen Allen Hancock, both of Louisville; one sister, Marge (Tom) Janssen of Detroit, MI; one brother, Tom (Sandra) Stacy of Detroit, MI; two grandchildren, Jacob Hancock and Corey (Megan) Hancock; and one brother-in-law, Jack Ambrose of McCormick, SC.

Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 630 N. Spring St. Louisville, MS, 39339.

To sign the guest register, go to www.porterfuneralhome.net.

Tammy Elaine Brown

Miss Tammy Elaine Brown, 49, passed on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at the East Side Medical Center, Atlanta, GA. Funeral Service will be Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 11 a.m., from Unity Outreach Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Miss Brown will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Mount Sinai Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Gary T. Ashford

Mr. Gary T. Ashford, 40, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at the Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Funeral Service will be Saturday, at 11 a.m., from Rockport United Methodist Church, Ackerman, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Ashford, will be placed in the church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Dennis W. Edwards

Mr. Dennis W. Edwards, 63, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Friday, August 4, 2017, at the University Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday at 2 p.m., from Mount Sinai M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Edwards, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Madeline C. Wood

Visitation: 5PM til 8 PM Monday August 14, 2017 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Funeral Service: 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Ackerman, MS Interment: Enon Cemetery.

Mrs. Ann McCully Jones

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 12, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Richton, for Mrs. Margaret Ann McCully Jones, age 72, of Richton who died on August 4, 2017. Dr. Raymon Leake and Dr. Roland McMillan will officiate the service at the church and Rev. Amy Roller will officiate the burial service at Sunset Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Henry Jones, John Jones, Walter Jones, Sam Jones, Bryan McCully and John McCully. Honorary pallbearers will be the Archie Moser Golden Circle Sunday School Class.

She lived her life in the presence of God through her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and gave Him the praise, honor and glory for carrying her through to the end of her earthly life and into His presence. She viewed her husband, Frank, as her wonderful soul mate and her sons, Henry, John and Walter as special gifts from God.

Helen E. Pugh

Visitation: None. Graveside Service: 1:00 PM Friday, August 11, 2017 at Crepe Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Simpson Community of Choctaw County, MS Interment: Crepe Creek Cemetery.

Judye Carol Bateman

Ms. Judye Carol Bateman, 68, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at her home in the Nanih Waiya community. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, August 11th, at Vernon Assembly of God, with Rev. Eugene Duran and Rev. Gerald Branum officiating. Interment will be in Vernon Assembly of God Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home, and Friday from 12:00 P.M. until the service time at the church. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Judye was born December 30, 1948, in Winston County, MS. She was a graduate of Nanih Waiya High School, and an Occupancy Specialist at Louisville Housing Authority. She was a member of Vernon Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her father, James Paul Bateman.

She is survived by her daughter, Angie Hathorn; her mother, Marion Robertson Bateman, both of Louisville; and numerous cousins.

Pallbearers will be Ty Higginbotham, Charner Estes, Manley Peterson, Chanley McDaniel, Zach Hanna, Lane Hanna, Chandlor Swearingen, and Tanner Covington. Memorials may be made to the Vernon Assembly of God Cemetery Fund, c/o Junior Robertson, 7379 Hwy 490, Louisville, MS 39339.

To sign the guest register, go to www.porterfuneralhome.net.

Tina Louise Goss

Tina Louise Goss, 50, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, at her home. Funeral Service will be Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Mount Cannie M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Saturday, from 12 Noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Miss. Goss, will be placed in the Church on Sunday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in New Zion Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Shelia Butler

Mrs. Shelia Butler, 60, passed away on Friday, July 28, 2017, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2017, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lawrence Runnels officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.

Jeannette Marie Jauch

Jeannette Marie was born to Canadian immigrants, Alfred and Auria Thibault on June 13, 1934 in Winsted, CT. When she was a teenager, a young man in the clock factory where she was working bet a fellow co-worker he could get a date with "that pretty girl" working on the assembly line. He won the bet (and her heart) and on February 9, 1952, Jeannette and Christian Jauch were married. They soon welcomed a son, Christian Jr., in 1953 and a daughter, Kathy, in 1956,

In 1965, they loaded up the kids and all their possessions in the old black Studebaker (often referred to as The Batmobile) and left Connecticut to start a new adventure 1300 miles away in Louisville, MS. Many happy years were spent there before work would again move them. First to Illinois, then to Lawrence MS, then to New Jersey, until finally coming back home to Louisville where they have lived since 1985.

Mary Hannah

Mrs. Mary Hannah, 93, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Monday, July 24, 2017, at her home in the presence of family. Funeral Service will be Saturday, July 29, 2017, at 2 p.m., from New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Hannah, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home Louisville in charge of arrangements.

William "Bill" Shurden

Mr. William “Bill” Shurden, 61, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at his residence in Conroe, Texas. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 29, 2017, at Friendship Baptist Church in Sturgis, Mississippi, with Rev. Dan Robertson officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 9 a.m. until service time at the church. Interment will follow in Craig Springs Cemetery.

Walter McDonald

Walter McDonald, 49, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Monday, July 24, 2017, at Winston County Medical Center, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Sunday, July 30, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Beck Funeral Home Chapel, Louisville, MS. Visitation will be Saturday, from 12 Noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Mount Pleasant#2 Church Cemetery, Noxapater, MS. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangement.

Callie Lou Stone

Mrs. Callie Lou Stone, 77, of Ackerman, Mississippi, passed on Friday, July 21, 2017, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, July 29, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Ackerman, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Stone will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Enon Cemetery, Ackerman, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.