Annie Mae McWilliams

Mrs. Annie Mae McWilliams, 92, passed on October 26, 2010. Funeral Services will be Saturday October 30, 2010 at the Beck Funeral Home Chapel in Philadelphia. Burial will take at the Cole Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday October 29, 2010 at the Beck Funeral Home Chapel from 1-3P.M.

Mary Alice Robertson

Mrs. Mary Alice Robertson, 76, died Wednesday, October 27, 2010, at Anderson Hospital in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, Oct. 30th, at Vernon Assembly of God, with Rev. Jesse Ray officiating. Interment will be in Vernon Assembly of God Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Friday at Porter Funeral Home. Mrs. Robertson was born June 19, 1934, in Winston County, MS. She was a retired case worker for the Miss. Dept. of Human Services, and was a member of Vernon Assembly of God. She is survived by her husband, W. E. Robertson, Jr. of Louisville; a son, Mike (Becky) Robertson of Loganville, GA; a daughter, Debbie Swaggart of Baton Rouge, LA; two sisters, Catherine Bracken of Crystal Springs, MA, and Christine Daniel of Preston, MS; two brothers, James H. Patterson of Philadelphia, MS, and Tilton Patterson of Preston, MS; six grandchildren, Jennifer Mullis, Gabriel Swaggart, Matthew Swaggart, Kirsten Warr, Vanessa Phelan, and Sydney Robertson; and seven great grandchildren, Samantha Swaggart, Abby Swaggart, Ryder Swaggart, Lola Swaggart, McCartney Warr, Liam Warr, and Laila Phelan. Pallbearers will be Gabriel Swaggart, Matthew Swaggart, Hunter Warr, Michael Phelan, Cliff Mullis, and Ricky Paterson. Memorials may be made to the Gideons.

Mavis Garner

Mrs. Mavis Garner, 79, passed away at Oktibbeha County Hospital on Wednesday, October 27, 2010, in Starkville, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Morgan Chapel Baptist in Sturgis, Mississippi, on Friday, October 29, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 29, 2010, at Morgan Chapel Baptist Church with interment following in Morgan Chapel Cemetery with Rev. Ralph Windle officiating. Mrs. Garner was born November 8, 1930, to Sula and Leonard Collier. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years, James Ray Garner of Sturgis; three daughters, Beth Hathcock of Cedar Bluff, Mississippi, Amy Smith of Nesbit, Mississippi, and Meg Gregory of Sturgis, Mississippi; one son, Dennis Garner; 11 grandchildren, Joshua Hathcock, Jeremy Hathcock, Lainee Smith Jeffers, Nikki Smith Wood, Shelby Smith, Cager Garner, Travis Garner, Joby Garner, Will Gregory, Evan Gregory, and Emily Gregory; three great-grandchildren, Avery Garner, Julieanne Wood, and Camilla Jeffers; one niece, Charlene Doss and one great-niece, Joanne Doss both of Mathiston. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sula M. and Leonard M. Collier; one brother, Charlie B. Collier; and one sister, Bonnie B. Collier.

Pallbearers will be Joshua Hathcock, Jeremy Hathcock, Cager Garner, Travis Garner, Joby Garner, Will Gregory, and Evan Gregory. Memorials can be made to Morgan Chapel Baptist Church, Sturgis, MS. Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, Mississippi, is handling the arrangements.

Elene Tatum Collins

Mrs. Elene Tatum Collins, 84, passed away at her home on Thursday, October 21, 2010.

Funeral services will be Saturday, October 30, 2010, at 11 a.m., from the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Burial will be in Memorial Garden Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Friday, October 29, 2010, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., at the funeral home. The body will be placed in the church on Saturday at 10 .

Willie Gene Adams

Mr. Willie Gene Adams, 62, passed on Monday October 25, 2010. Funeral Services will be Friday October 29, 2010 at Goodway M.B Church in Philadelphia, MS. Burial will take place at the Donald Rest Cemetery

Lois McBrayer

Mrs. Annie "Lois" McBrayer, 81, went home to be with her Lord and Saviour on Monday, October 25, 2010, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Lois was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, William "Bill" E. McBrayer. She was also preceded in death by her sisters: Katherine (Landrum) Stokes of Louisville; Gene (Landrum) Gregory of Noxapater, Mississippi; and Bernice (Landrum) Puska of Houston, Texas. Lois is survived by her daughter, Bambi McBrayer Bagwell, son-in-law, Corey Bagwell and grandson, William Bagwell of Starkville, Mississippi. She is also survived by her brother and sisters-in-law: Royce and Opal McBrayer of Louisville, Mississippi; Sarah and the late Boyce McBrayer of Demopolis, Alabama; Cecil and Liz McBrayer of Weatherford, Oklahoma; and Richard and Nancy McBrayer of West Point, Mississippi. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Lois was a retired elementary school principal. She also served as a director of special services and has served many years of teaching regular and special education in Mississippi and Georgia. When she and her husband retired, they moved back to their hometown of Louisville, Mississippi, where she currently lived. She was an active member of First Baptist Church of Louisville, Mississippi. She also enjoyed Friday night games of Rook with her friends, traveling around the United States and abroad, and especially enjoyed loving, playing with and spoiling her only grandchild, William!

A special thanks goes to Dr. William Williams of Jackson and his wonderful care during her brave battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Thanks and praises also goes out to the 5th floor nurses and hospice ministries staff of Baptist Medical Center for their treatment, care, devotion, patience and words of encouragement during our stay at Baptist.

Visitation for Mrs. Lois will be Wednesday, October 27, 2010, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be Thursday, October 28, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel.

Pallbearers will be Ronald Stokes, Rodney Stokes, Paul Netherland, Chris McBrayer, Keith McBrayer, and Steve McBrayer. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Children’s Department at Calvary Baptist Church, 405 North Jackson Street, Starkville, MS 39759. Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, Mississippi, is handling the arrangements.

Lillie Shepperd Roark

LILLIE SHEPPERD ROARK
(November 25, 1929 - October 18, 2010)
SERVICES: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2010
2:00 P. M.
PENTECOSTAL APOSTOLIC CHURCH

VISITATION: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010
4:00 - 9:00 P. M. AT THE
PENTECOSTAL APOSTOLIC CHURCH

INTERMENT: SUNRISE CEMETERY
NOXAPATER

OFFICIATING: REV. RONNIE ROARK
REV. RICHARD BURKS

Mrs. Roark, 80, of Noxapater, died Monday, October 18, 2010 at Hospice in His Hands in Leake County.

She was born and reared in Winston County and lived in Neshoba County for a number of years. She had made her home in Noxapater
for the past 36 years. Mrs. Roark was a member of Pentecostal Apostolic Church in Philadelphia.

Survivors include daughters, Sharon Bailey and Christina Roark both of Noxapater; sons, Ronnie Roark of Los Angeles, CA and Paul Roark of Meridian; 21 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and brother, Roy Shepperd of Noxapater.

Mrs. Roark was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Charles Roark.

Edna Earl Rosamond

EDNA EARL ROSAMOND
(January 31, 1929 - October 17, 2010)
SERVICES: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2010
2:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPEL

VISITATION: MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010
6:00 - 9:00 P. M.

INTERMENT: GOODIN CEMETERY
WINSTON COUNTY

OFFICIATING: REV. LAWRENCE POOL
REV. NORMAN SANDERS

Mrs. Rosamond, 81, died Sunday, October 17, 2010 at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian. She was a native of Winston County and a long time resident of the Nanih Waiya and Preston communities. She was retired from Nemanco in Philadelphia as an inspector. Mrs. Rosamond was Baptist by faith.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon L. Rosamond; son, Leon Rosamond; and granddaughter, Cindy Shelton.

Survivors include daughters, Dot Robertson of Preston, Ruth Luke of Preston, Glenda Shelton of Millbrook, AL, and Brenda Agent of Preston; sons, Joe Rosamond of Millbrook, AL and Johnny Rosamond of Shuqualak; 17 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Christine Overstreet of Vancleave, Kitty Ruth Overstreet of Vancleave, Willow Dean Warren of Preston, and Imogene Sullivan of Preston; brother, Rejune "Son" Green of Vancleave; and numerous nieces, nephews, and their families.

Elizabeth "Betty" Landry

Elizabeth "Betty" Landry

February 21, 1932 - October 19, 2010

Funeral Home
Coleman Funeral Home
9150 MS Hwy 12 East
Ackerman, MS 39735
(662) 285-6628


Visitation and Services
VISITATION: Thursday October 21, 2010 - 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Coleman Funeral Home

SERVICE: Friday October 22, 2010 @ 10:00 AM at Coleman Funeral Home

INTERMENT: Enon Cemetery

Preferred Charities and Donations
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and/or a Charity of Choice

Lisa Ann McAdory

Lisa Ann McAdory, 46, passed away on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Wednesday, October 20, 2010, from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 20, 2010, in the Union Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Ricky Calloway officiating. Miss McAdory was of the Baptist faith. Bro. David Sumner will provide a song at the graveside service.

She is survived by her parents, Sidney H. and Elizabeth A. (Powell) McAdory; one brother, Thomas S. McAdory all of Noxapater, Mississippi; and a host of nieces, nephews and extended family.

Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements.

Willie Dallas (Butterbean) Shepperd

Mr. Willie Dallas ( Butterbean ) Shepperd age 80 of Ledbetter, Ky. passed away Monday at the Western Baptist Hospital . Mr. Shepperd was a native of Noxapater, MS. He was a retired Pipe Fitter for ICG Railroad and VMV Enterprise and was a U.S. Army where he served in the Korean Conflict. Mr. Shepperd was a member of the American Legion and the Eagles. He was of the Baptist Faith. Surviving is his wife Juanita McCaleb Shepperd of Ledbetter. Five sons Kenneth Shepperd and Douglas Shepperd both of Tennessee, Barry Shepperd of Tiline, Ky. David Mc Manus and Randy McManus both of Symsonia, Ky. One brother Roy T. Shepperd of Noxapater, MS. Ten Grandchildren and two Great Grandchildren and Seven Step Grandchildren and three step Great Grandchildren several nieces and nephews. Mr. Shepperd was preceded in death by his parents, James Andrew Shepperd and Ealy Olive Parks Shepperd, Six brothers and his twin sister. Funeral Services for Mr. Shepperd will be held at 7:00 P.M. Tuesday at the Keeling Family Funeral Home, 2410 Jackson Street Paducah, Ky. 42003 with the Rev. Willie Guess officiating. Friends may visit with the family from 4:00 P.M. till Funeral Hour. Mr. Shepperd will then be transported to the Porter Funeral Home in Louisville Ms, where friends may call Thursday from 5:00 P.M. till 7:00 P.M. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday at the Sunrise Cemetery in Noxapater, MS. with the Rev. Richard Burks officiating. In lieu of flowers family request donations be made to the Dream Factory P.O. Box 2333 Paducah, Kentucky 42002-2333

Jessica Laine Cager

Ms. Jessica Laine Cager ,24, passed on October 17, 2010 in Neshoba County. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.m. Saturday October 23, 2010 at Greater Rose Hill M.B. Church in Union, Mississsippi. Burial will take place at Greater Rose Hill Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home

Sarah Imogene Roberts

Mrs. Sarah Imogene Roberts, 85, died on October 13, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Funeral Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday October 20, 2010 at the Friendship Baptist Church in House, Mississippi. Burial will take place at the Wilson Cemetery.Beck Funeral Home

Charles P. "Junnie" McMinn

Charles P. "Junnie" McMinn
May 29, 1927 - October 13, 2010

Funeral Home
Coleman Funeral Home
9150 MS Hwy 12 East
Ackerman, MS 39735
(662) 285-6628


Visitation and Services
VISITATION: Sunday October 17, 2010 - 1:30 PM until Service Time at Ackerman Baptist Church

SERVICE: Sunday October 17, 2010 @ 3:00 PM at the Ackerman Baptist Church

INTERMENT: Antioch Methodist Church Cemetery

Preferred Charities and Donations
Ackerman Baptist Church Family Life Center and/or Antioch Methodist Church Cemetery Fund

Susan Allen

SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2010
3:00 P. M. WEST KEMPER BAPTIST CHURCH

VISITATION: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010
6:00 - 8:00 P. M. AT MCCLAIN-HAYS
FUNERAL HOME AND WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 13, 2010 ONE HOUR PRIOR TO
SERVICES AT WEST KEMPER BAPTIST CHURCH

INTERMENT: WEST KEMPER CEMETERY

OFFICIATING: REV. MAX JONES



Mrs. Allen, 53, of Philadelphia, died Monday, October 11, 2010 at her home.

She was born in Hattiesburg and had been a resident of Philadelphia for the past 25 years. She was employed for 17 years as Human Resource Director for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and had worked for NHC Distributors in Philadelphia for the past eight years. Mrs. Allen was a member of West Kemper Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and was assistant pianist/organist. While a member of First Baptist Church in Philadelphia she was active in WMU and served as Bible Drill Leader. She was a former member of Philadelphia Arts Council.

Survivors include her husband, Doyle Allen of Philadelphia; daughter, Dr. Ashley Brown Bailey and her husband, Simon of Vance, AL; son, Dr. Craig Brown, Jr. and his wife, Tara of St. Petersburg, FL; step-children, Leslie More of Macon and Clint Allen of Louisville; grandchildren, Carly More, Clay More, Braxton Allen and Bentley Allen; mother, Elsie Moragne of Purvis; and sisters, Elaine Calloway of Oak Grove, Pat Garrison of Brandon, and Bitsy Karoly of Purvis.

She was preceded in death by her father, Herbert Moragne.

Artis Donald McDougle

Mr. Artis Donald McDougle died on October 10, 2010 at Laird Hospital in Union, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at Union Grove M.B. Church on Thursday October 14, 2010 at 12:00 P.M. Burial will be at Greater Rose Hill Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Union Grove Church on Thursday October 14, 2010 at 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 noon. Services will take place in Union, Mississippi.

Robert Lee Fulton

Mr. Robert Lee Fulton, 75 passed away at the Neshoba General County Hospital on Thursday October 07, 2010. Funeral Services will be Monday,October 11, 2010 - 1:00 P.M. at the Beck Funeral Home Chapel.

James L. "Sonny" Boydstun

Mr. James L. “Sonny” Boydstun, 73, died Saturday, October 9, 2010, at Regency Hospital in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 12th, at 11:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Larry Haggard officiating. Interment will be in Rocky Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Boydstun was born December 10, 1936, in Louisville, MS. He was a retired supervisor for the Mississippi Dept. of Transportation. He was a graduate of East Central Communtiy College and attended Mississippi State University. He was an Army veteran, a Gideon, and a a member of Rocky Hill United Methodist Church, where he served as Treasurer, Lay Leader, and as a delegate of Annual Conference for 37 years. He was a faithful volunteer at Winston Academy for over 20 years. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Amy Boydstun. He is survived by his wife, Jean McLeod Boydstun; a daughter, Jamie Boydstun of Starkville, MS; a son, Lee (Jennifer) Boydstun of Livingston, AL; a sister, Helen (Wendell) Rogers of Louisville; two brothers, David (Nell) Boydstun and Richard (Martha) Boydstun, both of Louisville; a granddaughter, Rebecca Boydstun; and two step-grandchildren, Daniel & Olivia Smith. Memorials may be made to Rocky Hill United Methodist Church, the Gideons, or Winston Academy.

Hubert Baldwin (Butch) Scrivener

Hubert Baldwin (Butch) Scrivener, 95, died October 5, 2010, at Brooklyn Hall Personal Care Home.

Born June 27, 1915 in Derma, MS, he was the son of Hosea Walter and Anna Jo Baldwin Scrivener. Butch was Postmaster of Maben for 45 years after serving four years in the Navy in the South Pacific during WW II. Butch moved to Maben in 1930 and declared Maben to be his home for the rest of his life. A graduate of Wood Jr. College and Mississippi State University, Butch held a degree in Journalism which spun his love of photography. Butch ran, owned and operated Scrivener's Photo Service from 1950 to 1995.

One son, Don Scrivener preceded him in death; and his wife of 64 years, Martha Evelyn O'Brian Scrivener.

He leaves one son, Jim (Michelle) Scrivener of Maben; three grandchildren: Clint (Dana) Scrivener of Louisville, Don (Mary Martha) Scrivener of Vaiden and Jamie Michelle Scrivener of Maben; three great-grandchildren: Elizabeth Jane Scrivener of Louisville, Rani Emeline Scrivener and Andrew Hubert Scrivener of Vaiden.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be sent to the Maben United Methodist Church Park Fund or the Maben Lions Club.

Visitation will be held at the Maben Methodist Church from 4 to 8 PM on Thursday, October 7, 2010, and the funeral will be held at the church on Friday at 2 PM. Burial will be in the Maben Memorial Gardens. Welch Funeral Home.

Dorothy E.Miles

Mrs. Dorothy E. Miles, 89, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville on Saturday, October 9, 2010, from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Bro. Herbert Woods and Bro. Eric Moore officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Miles was a housewife and a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.

She is survived by four sons, Silas Wesley Miles of Brandon, Mississippi, Sammy Joe Miles of Louisville,Mississippi, Steven Anthony Miles of Philadelphia, Mississippi, and Stanley Ray Miles of Meridian, Mississippi; two sisters, Audrey Mae Woods of Las Vegas, Nevada and Marjorie Ruth Crow of Arkansas; one brother, W. J. Edwards, Jr. of Texas; 11 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Miles and her brother, Charles Thomas Miles.

Pallbearers will be friends. Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, Mississippi, is handling the arrangements. You

Jimmie A. Bouchillon

Mr. Jimmie A. Bouchillon, 88, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Thursday, October 7, 2010, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 8, 2010, at the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Murphy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Junior Davis and Rev. Walter Simmons officiating. Mr. Bouchillon was a retired dairyman and carpenter and was a member of Murphy Creek Baptist Church. He answered the call of his country during World War II by serving in the United States Navy; he also served in the C. C. Camp for two years.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce Bouchillon of Louisville; two daughters, Tara Aleta and Ronnie Puckett of Louisville and Angie and Darrin Webb of Pelahatchie, Mississippi; three sons, Jimmie G. and Judy Bouchillon, Michael J. and Janie Bouchillon, and Randy A. and Jane Bouchillon all of Louisville; two sisters, Betty Johnson of Louisville and Bonnie Ferguson of Tupelo, Mississippi; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Larry Goodin, Johnny Johnson, Clyde Johnson, Richard Nance, Jonathan Burt, and Brock Burton. Gabe Powell, Ricky Foster, and Walter Ferguson will serve as Honorary Pallbearers. Memorials may be made to Murphy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund or to Murphy Creek Music Fund. Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements.

Annie Charlton McKinley

Mrs. Annie Charlton McKinley, 89, died Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 7th, at Porter Funeral Home with Rev. Bobby Joe Butler and Rev. Mason Joy officiating. Visitation will be held at 12:00 P.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. McKinley was born December 10, 1920, in Noxubee County, MS. She was a retired seamstress at a garment factory and a member of East Louisville Baptist Church.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Hunter P. Thomas and Donnie E. Connor, and her husbands, Leslie Woodrow Charlton and J.D. McKinley.

She is survived by two sons, Leslie Charlton of Louisville, and Hunter Charlton of Louisville, three daughters, Maxine Palmer of Clarksdale, MS, Evelyn Slough of Madison, MS, and Carol Shoup of Batesville, AR, and one sister, Ethel Beasley of Warren, MI; 12 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, and 10 great great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to East Louisville Baptist Church, 610 E. Main St, Louisville, MS 39339.