Mattie West
(July 20, 1932 - September 4, 2010)
Mrs. Mattie Mae West, 78, died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday at Goodhope Baptist Church, with Rev. Sammie McMillan and Rev. Larry Ferris officiating. Interment will be in Goodhope Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Monday at Porter Funeral Home.
Mrs. West was born July 28, 1932, in Noxubee County, MS. She was a beautician, and a member of Goodhope Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Donald Hemphill; and two brothers, William Higginbotham and Joe Higginbotham. She is survived by her husband, Paul West of Louisville; two daughters, Cathy Ferris of Monroe, LA, and Paula McCluskey of Ripley, MS; six sons, Randy Hemphill, Danny Hemphill, John Hemphill, and David Hemphill, all of Louisville, James Hemphill of West Point, MS, and Eugene Hemphill of Arizona; a sister, Elsie Parney of Louisville; two brothers, George Higginbotham of Macon, MS, and Charles Higginbotham of Baton Rouge, LA; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice.
