Mr. Van Dorne Ming

Van Dorne Ming, 82, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, October 31, 2014, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Visitation will be Saturday, November 1, 2014, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, 2014, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Keen and Rev. T. J. Jennings officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel Cemetery with Rev. Tim Horton officiating.

Odessa Carter

Mrs. Odessa Carter, 93, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at the Winston County Medical Center, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Sunday, November 2, 2014, at 2 p.m., from Mount Calvary M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Sat. from 2 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Carter will be placed in the Church on Sunday, one half hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Arthur Lee Love

Arthur Lee Love, 84, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at  his home in Louisville, Mississippi.  Funeral Services will be Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at 11 a.m., from Mount Pleasant #1 M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi.  Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home.  Mr. Love will be placed in the church on Saturday, one hour before service time.  Burial will be in the Union Chapel Cemetery.  Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Agnes Pauline Gazaway

FUNERAL SERVICES: Agnes Pauline Gazaway---Visitation: 11AM until Service Time Friday October 31, 2014 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Friday October 31, 2014 @ 2:00 PM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman,MS. Interment: Craig Springs Cemetery ---SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @ www.colemanfuneral.com

Andrew Parker

Mr. Andrew Parker, 78, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, at Louisville Health Care Center, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at 11 a.m., from Maple Springs United Methodist Church, Visitation will be Thursday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Parker will be placed in the church on Friday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Center Ridge Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Rhonda Marie Fish

Rhonda Marie Fish, 51, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at the John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital in DeKalb, Mississippi. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Virginia Wade

Virginia Wade, 55, passed away on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at her home in Louisville, Mississippi.  Funeral Service will be Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at 11 a.m., from Friendship M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi.  Visitation will be Tuesday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home.  Mrs. Wade will be reposed in the church on Wednesday, one hour before service time. Burial will take place at the Mount Pleasant#2 M. B. Church Cemetery, Noxapater, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Sedrick Neshavn Savior

Sedrick Neshavn Savior, 37, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at Doctor's Hospital, in Augusta, GA. Funeral Services will be Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, at Miller Chapel M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Savior will be placed in the chruch on Thursday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Springhill Cemetery, with Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Fay Parks McCool

Mrs. Jewell Fay Parks McCool, 84, of Louisville, MS, passed away on October 23, 2014, at Belhaven Nursing Home in Jackson, MS. She was a resident of Winston Medical Center Nursing Home until the tornado in April of this year forced her to move to Jackson. Funeral services will be held at Evergreen Baptist Church on Sunday, the 26th of October at 2:00 P.M, with Rev. Charles Davis officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery.

Pauline Denson Wood

Pauline Denson Wood, 91, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at the Mississippi State Veterans Hospital in Oxford, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2014, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Bowie officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home from 1 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Birta Mae Shumaker

Birta Mae Shumaker, 68, passed away at her home in Noxapater, Mississippi, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. A Memorial Service is being planned for a later date. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville.

Alma Reese

FUNERAL SERVICES: Alma Reese---Visitation: None. Service: Thursday October 23, 2014 @ 2:00 PM @ Graveside - South Union Cemetery near Ackerman,MS. Interment: South Union Cemetery ---SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @ www.colemanfuneral.com

Ray Jackson

Ray Jackson, 61, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jay Murphy officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 12 p.m. until service time at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home. Graveside services and interment will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2014, in Brown Cemetery in Tecumseh, Oklahoma.

Gene Blanton

Gene Blanton, 69, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.  Visitation will be Monday, October 20, 2014, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at Murphy Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Junior Davis and Rev. Mark Mayo officiating.  Interment will follow in Murphy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mary Louise Miles Carter

Mrs. Mary Louise Carter, 89, died Friday, October 17, 2014, at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 20th, at Flower Ridge United Methodist Church, with Rev. Larry Haggard officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Flower Ridge United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Flower Ridge Cemetery.

J. Lamar Kemp

J. Lamar Kemp, 86, an outstanding community leader in government and civic affairs in Jackson, died on October 13, after complications from cancer. He has been a resident of Pearl for many years.

Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.. on Thursday, October 16, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 16, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS with Rev. Grady Bailey, Jr., officiating. Interment will be in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.

Norma Ruth Gregg

Mrs. Norma Ruth Gregg, 81, died Saturday, October 11, 2014, at Choctaw Regional Medical Center in Ackerman, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, October 13th, at Crepe Creek Baptist Church in Choctaw County, with Rev. Terry Corley and Rev. Paul Cain officiating. Visitation will be Sunday at Crepe Creek Baptist Church from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. Interment will be in Crepe Creek Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Janice Elizabeth Crocker

Janice Elizabeth Crocker, 86, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, October 10, 2014, at Louisville Healthcare Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, 2014, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry Lundy and Rev. Hubert Yates officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 2 p.m. until service time at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Doris Nell Stanley Jones

Doris Nell Stanley Jones, 77, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at The University of Alabama Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Visitation will be Saturday, October 11, 2014, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2014, at Liberty Baptist Church with Rev. Doug Wise officiating. Interment will follow in Union Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.

Willie Mae Hall

Willie Mae Hall, 71, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at her home in Noxapater, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, at 2 p.m., from Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, Noxapater, Mississippi. Visitation will be Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Hall will be placed in the Church on Wednesday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Mount Vernon Cemetery, Noxapater, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Theodore Roosevelt Thomas

Theodore Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., 65, passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014, at the University Medical Center, Jackson, MS. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, at 12 p.m., from Wesley United Methodist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, from 12 Noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Thomas will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

William Bruce “Hoagie” Holman III

William Bruce “Hoagie” Holman III, 43, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2014, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 9, 2014, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Haggard and Rev. Trent Jaudon officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

William Edwin Robinson, Jr.

FUNERAL SERVICES: William Edwin Robinson, Jr.---Visitation: None. Service: Tuesday October 7, 2014 @ 2:00 PM @ Graveside-French Camp Cemetery in French Camp, MS. Interment: French Camp Cemetery ---SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @ www.colemanfuneral.com

James Paul "Peter" Long

Mr. James Paul “Peter” Long, 77, died October 4, 2014, at his home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 7th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Smith officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Odean Jones

Funeral services for Mrs. Odean Jones will be held at 10 AM Saturday, October 4, 2014 from Noxapater Baptist Church with Rev. John Stephens officiating.The body will lie in state one hour prior to service at the church. Interment will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Noxapater. John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.

Rev. Ruben Larkin Gamblin

Rev. Ruben Larkin Gamblin, 74, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 201, at Hospice Ministries,Inc., Ridgeland, Mississippi . Funeral Service will be Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at 3 p.m., from Mount Calvary M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, from 3 until 5 from the Funeral Home. Rev. Gamblin will be placed in the church on Sunday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Norma Haggard Parks

Mrs. Norma Haggard Parks, 90, died Friday, October 3, 2014 in Carthage, MS. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 5th at Bethel Baptist Church, with Rev. David Keen officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at Bethel Baptist Church. Interment will be in Perkinsville Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Christine Cannizaro

Christine Cannizaro, a retired registered nurse, mother of two, grandmother of five and great-grandmother of six, passed away in hospice care at the age of 84 on Oct. 2. A native of Louisville, Ms., she was born Christine Johnson, known to many as "Bitsy". 

Mrs. Mary Triplett Metts

Mrs. Mary Triplett Metts, 65, died Friday, October 3, 2014, at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 5th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Leslie F. Mills officiating. Interment will be in Antioch Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 12:00 P.M. until the service time at Porter Funeral Home.

Alice L. Allbritton

Alice L. Allbritton, 87, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at her residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2014, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Dowd and Rev. Franklin Smith officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home from 12 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Minnie Mae Reed

Minnie Mae Reed, 64, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at her residence in Meridian, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, October 3, 2014, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2014, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Danny Davis officiating. Interment will follow in Ellison Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.

Doris Collins Higginbotham

Doris Holdiness Collins Higginbotham, 84, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Visitation will be on Thursday, October 2, 2014, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 3, 2014, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Franklin Smith officiating. Music will be provided by Linda Fortune and Sherry Clay who will be accompanied by Jewel Johnson; and by Emily Rogers accompanied by Dr. Angela Willoughby. Interment will follow in Indian Springs Cemetery.