Thelma Beatrice Goodin Roberts

Thelma Beatrice Goodin Roberts, 88, passed away Tuesday, March 31 in Ackerman, Mississippi. Thelma was born June 17, 1926, in the Nanih Waiya community in Winston County. Visitation will be held at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Thursday, April 2 from 5-8 p.m., with services to follow Friday, April 3rd at 11a.m. with Rev. Gayle Pope and Rev. Darren Webb officiating. Graveside services will follow at Memorial Park in Louisville with Rev. Mike Childs officiating.

Howard McQueen

Howard McQueen, 64, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2015, at his home in Winston County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, April 4, 2015, at 2 p.m., from Bethel M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. McQueen 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.

Etta Ann Bowie

Etta Ann Bowie---Visitation: Wednesday April 1, 2015, 5PM until 8PM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS & Thursday April 2, 2015, 9AM until Service Time @ Weir Baptist Church in Weir, MS. Service: Thursday April 2, 2015 @ 10AM @ Weir Baptist Church in Weir, MS. Interment: Bear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery---SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @www.colemanfuneral.com

Virginia Grace Ray

Virginia Grace Ray---Visitation: Friday April 3, 2015, 12PM until Service Time @ Weir United Methodist Church in Weir, MS. Service: Friday April 3, 2015 @ 1:30 PM @ Weir United Methodist Church in Weir, MS. Interment: Weir Cemetery

Coleman Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Prentiss Byron Shumaker

Mr. Prentiss Byron Shumaker, 77, died Sunday, March 29, 2015 in Columbus, GA. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, April 1st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Dowd officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 AM until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Rural Hill Cemetery.

Billy Wayne West

FUNERAL SERVICES: Billy Wayne West---Visitation: Tuesday March 31, 2015, 11AM until Service Time @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Tuesday March 31, 2015 @ 1 PM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: French Camp Cemetery---SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @ www.colemanfuneral.com

Audrea Jones Hobgood

Mrs. Audrea Louise Jones Hobgood, 85, passed away on March 28, 2015 from heart disease.Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 PM on Monday, March 30 at Porter Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. There will be a graveside service at 11 AM on Tuesday, March 31, at Enon Cemetery in Ackerman, Mississippi. 

Bronette Hardin

Bronette Hardin, 69, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015. Funeral Service will be Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 1 p.m., from New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 2 p.m., until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Hardin 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 arrangement.

Elmer “Sonny” Lowrey

Elmer “Sonny” Lowrey, 76, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Jones officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 12 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Murphy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Grace Parish Myers

FUNERAL SERVICES: Grace Parish Myers--Visitation: Thursday March 26, 2015, 10AM until Service Time @ Bear Creek Baptist Church near McCool, MS. Service: Thursday March 26, 2015 @ 2 PM @ Bear Creek Baptist Church near McCool, MS. Interment: Bear Creek Cemetery. Coleman Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Robert W. King

FUNERAL SERVICES: Robert Wayne King---Visitation: Tuesday March 24, 2015, 10AM until Service Time @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Tuesday March 24, 2015 @ 11:00 AM @ Coleman Funeral Home Ackerman, MS. Interment: South Union Cemetery

Timothy Joe McKinley

Timmy McKinley, 54, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Keen and Rev. Jason Gross officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 1 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.

Neil Atkinson

Neil Atkinson, aged 88, slipped peacefully away from this life on the 9th of March 2015, at a hospice facility in Verona, Mississippi. Visitation will be held on Monday, March the 16th from 5:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be on Tuesday 17th March at 11:00 a.m. with burial at Crystal Ridge Cemetery. Reverend Tommy Jones and Reverend Charles Rook will officiate. Pallbearers are Scotty Fleming, Jarred Fleming, Jordon Fleming, Danny Stanley, Dennis Bartholomew, Donovan Stanley, Harley Eaves, Mike Triplett, Danny Keith Stanley, Kevin Stanley, and Kevin Eaves. Memorials may be given to Crystal Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Amanda Eaves, 2305 Crystal Ridge Road, Louisville, MS 39339.

Ruel Alton Conn, Sr.

Ruel Alton Conn, Sr., 72, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 14, 2015, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi.  Visitation will be Tuesday, March 17, 2015, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Keen and Rev. Dewayne Kelsey officiating.  Interment will follow in Yellow Creek Cemetery with Rev. Dewayne Kelsey and Dr. Mike Smith officiating.

James & Selma Triplett

Mr. James Triplett, 76, & Mrs. Selma Triplett, 70, passed on March 12, 2015 in Winston County, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Sunday, March 15, 2015 from the Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Louisville, Mississippi. Burial will be held in the Oliver Cemetery in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will held 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 Saturday, March 14, 2015 from the Beck Funeral Home Louisville location. Beck Funeral Home Louisville is in charge of all arrangements.

Terry Robinson

Terry Robinson---Visitation: Monday March 16, 2015, 5PM until 8PM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Tuesday March 17, 2015 @ 1:00 PM @ South Union Methodist Church Arbor near Ackerman, MS. Interment: South Union Cemetery

Karen Dendy

FUNERAL SERVICES: Karen Dendy---Visitation: Sunday March 15, 2015, 1PM until Service Time @ French Camp Baptist Church in French Camp, MS. Service: Sunday March 15, 2015 @ 3:00 PM @ French Camp Baptist Church in French Camp, MS. Interment: French Camp Cemetery

Bobbie Lee Pollard

Bobbie Lee Pollard, 69, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Choctaw County Nursing Home, Ackerman, Mississippi. Funeral Services will be Sunday, March 15, 2015, at 2 p.m., from Big Jerusalem M. B. Chuch, Ackerman, Mississippi. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, 1 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Pollard will be placed in the Church on Sunday, one hour before Service time. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Alice Faye Winters

Funeral services for Ms. Alice Faye Winters will be held at 2 PM Friday, March 13, 2015 at John E. Stephens Chapel with Rev. Barbara Taylor officiating. Interment will be in Union Ridge Cemetery in Noxapater. John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.

Audrey Ann Shepherd

Mrs. Audrey Ann Shepperd, 51, died Thursday, March 12, 2015, in Columbia, TN. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 15th, at Flower Ridge United Methodist Church, with Rev. Scarlet Shepperd officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Ellison Ridge Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

James Riley Clark

James Riley Clark, 76, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, March 14, 2015, at 11 a.m., from Oak Grove #2 M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Mr. Clark will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service, with Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Willie Lee Craig

Mrs. Willie Lee Craig, 98, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at the Louisville Health Care Center, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, March 14, 2015, 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. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. Craig will be placed in the church on Saturday, one hour before service time, with Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Ray Schoolar

Ray Orr “Hot Dog” Schoolar, 79, passed away March 7, 2015, in Covington, Louisiana, following a brief illness.

He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 60 years, Rebecca Ann Gregory Schoolar; his son Greg Schoolar and wife Eleanor; grandson Nicholas Schoolar and wife Mandy; grandson Andy Schoolar; great-granddaughters Taylor Schoolar, Carly Schoolar and Ella Schoolar. He also leaves a brother John Earl Schoolar and wife Clara; as well as numerous other family members.

Kristopher Cameron “ Kris” Haywood

Kristopher Cameron “ Kris” Haywood, 28, of Macon, MS went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday afternoon, March 4, 2015 at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church in Macon, MS. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from12-2 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice.

Beth Dennis

SERVICES: MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPEL,

MARCH 7, 2015 AT 1 P.M.

VISITATION: 11 A.M., MARCH 7, 2015
AT MCCLAIN-HAYS

INTERMENT: BLACK JACK CEMETERY

OFFICIATING: DR. MICHAEL BIRD

Mrs. Dennis was a native of Philadelphia and longtime resident of Jackson and Clinton, since the early 60’s. She worked as a beautician in Clinton for many years. Mrs. Dennis was a member of Pocahontas Baptist Church.

Jerlisa Ilean Mullins

Jerlisa Ilean Mullins, 20, passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at her home in Winston County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, March 7, 2015, at 1 p.m., from Mount Sinai M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, March 6, 2015, from 12 Noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Miss Mullins, 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.

Luther C. Shumaker

Luther C. Shumaker, 73, passed away on Monday, February 23, 2015, at his Home in Downers Grove, Illinois. Funeral Service will be Friday, at 11 a.m., from Pilgrim Rest M. B. Church, Ackerman, MS. Visitation will be Thursday from 12 noon until 6 p.m., at the Funeral Home. Mr. Shumaker will be placed in the Church on Friday one hour before service time. Burial will be in Pyler Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Ackerman, MS. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in Charge of arrangements.

Charlie Wayne McKnight

FUNERAL SERVICES: Charlie Wayne McKnight---Visitation: Friday March 6, 2015, 1PM until Service Time @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Friday March 6, 2015 @ 2:00 PM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: Enon Cemetery --SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @ www.colemanfuneral.com

Jessie J. Howard, Sr.

Funeral services for Mr. Jessie J. Howard Sr. will be held at 2 PM Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at John E. Stephens Chapel with Rev. Randall Dunaway & Rev. Bobby Lowrey officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Stephens Chapel from 5 - 8 PM. Interment will be in Indian Springs Cemetery.

Helen Gregory

Helen Marie Gregory, 81, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at her residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be on Monday, March 2, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Harmony Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Lundy and Rev. Charles Rook officiating. Interment will follow in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.