Ernest Gene Fleming

Mr. Ernest Gene Fleming, 73, died Sunday, September 30, 2012, at his home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 3rd, at Campground United Methodist Church, with Rev. Larry Haggard officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Campground Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Fleming was born December 22, 1938, in Scooba, MS. He was a 1958 graduate of Louisville High School. He was retired as assistant district supervisor for Southern Natural Gas Company. He was a Mason, a Shriner, and a member of Campground United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Martha Huntley Fleming of Louisville; a daughter, Angela Fleming Gohring, Fort Gibson, OK; a son, Lee Fleming of Henderson, TX; four grandchildren, Blake Gohring, Garrett Gohring, Brooke Gohring, and Linzie Fleming; three brothers, Bobby Fleming, Joe Fleming, and Terry Fleming; and four sisters, Virginia Mitchell, Laverne McKay, Eula Betts, and Gloria Cade.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Linzie Danner and Owens Paulette Fleming, Sr.; two brothers, Owens Paulette Fleming, Jr. and Billy Ray Fleming; a nephew, Russell Fleming; and a niece, Cynthia Fleming.

Pallbearers are Mark Fleming, Scotty Fleming, Ronnie Mitchell, Wally Cade, Blake Gohring, and Garrett Gohring.

Memorials may be made to Campground United Methodist Church, c/o Becky Waddell, 4431 Young Crossing Road, Louisville, MS, 39339; or St. Judes Children’s Hospital.