Thursday, December 31, 2015

Beverlye Smith Wood

Mrs. Beverlye Smith Wood, 64, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in Kemper County. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 2nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Whitehall United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Lawrence Dailey

Lawrence Dailey, 88, passed away at his home in Chicago, IL., on Saturday,December 26, 2015. Funeral Services will be Saturday, January 2, 2016, at 12 p.m., from Center Ridge M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Mr. Dailey, 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.

Flora Anne Smith

Mrs. Flora Anne Smith, 85, died Wednesday, December 30, 2015, in Kemper County. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 2nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will be in Whitehall United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Johnnie Mae Stevenson

Johnnie Mae Stevenson, 87, a retired plant supervisor at Angelica, passed away Wednesday December 30, 2015 at the Choctaw County Regional Medical Center in Ackerman, MS. Mrs. Stevenson was born July 29, 1928 in Choctaw County. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church in the Panhandle Community of Choctaw County, MS.

Janice R. McClain

Janice Ruth McClain---Visitation: 10AM until Service Time Saturday January 2, 2016 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Saturday January 2, 2016 @ 11:00 AM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: Craig Springs Cemetery in Oktibbeha County---SIGN THE GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @ http://www.colemanfuneral.com

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Scott O’Brian Fowler

SERVICES: THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 31, 2015
11:00 A.M.
MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPEL

VISITATION: WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 30, 2015
4:00 - 8:00 P.M.

OFFICIATING: REV. ALBERT REID

Monday, December 28, 2015

Harold L. Reed

Harold L. Reed, 80, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015, in the Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 29, 2015, from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Larry Moss Liddell

Larry Moss Liddell, 77, a retired machinist for Taylor Forge, passed away Saturday December 26, 2015 at his home near Weir, MS. Mr. Liddell was born June 22, 1938. He was a veteran of the United States Army and a member of South Union Methodist Church near Ackerman, MS.

Funeral Services for Mr. Liddell will be held on Tuesday December 29, 2015 at 2PM at the South Union Methodist Church Arbor. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday December 28, 2015 from 5PM until 8PM at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS and two hours prior to the service on Tuesday at the family campground tent at South Union Methodist Church Campground. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all arrangements.

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Bert Glass, Jr.

Bert Glass, Jr., 64, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015, in Winston County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at 11 a.m., from the Chapel of Beck Funeral Home, with Burial in the Mount Vernon Cemetery, Noxapater, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, from 1 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Frankie Lee Eichelberger

Frankie Lee Eichelberger, 73, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at the Winston County Community Hospital, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at 2 p.m., from Mount Pleasant #2 M. B. Church, Noxapater, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, from 1 until 5 p.m., from the Funeral Home. A wake service will be Monday, from 6 until 7 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Eichelberger, will be placed in the Church on Tuesday, one hour before service time. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Nannie M. Gladney



Nannie M. Gladney, 88, passed away on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at Jeff Anderson Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi. Funeral Services will be Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, from Mount Zion M. B. Church, Sturgis, Mississippi. Visitation will be Saturday, from 3 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Gladney 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.

Coy Lee Gill



Coy Lee Gill, 63, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at his home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at 12 p.m., from the Chapel of Beck Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday, from 3 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Eva Pearl Davis


Eva Pearl Davis, 62, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at University Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Monday, December 28, 2015, at 3 p.m., from the Chapel of Beck Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, from 3 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Jessica Lynn Peterson

Jessica Lynn Peterson, 20, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.  Visitation will be Saturday, December 26, 2015, 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, December 27, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Phil Fancher officiating.  Interment will follow in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Coach Fred Morris

Beloved husband, father, coach and mentor, Fred Morris passed away after a short illness at the Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, VA, on December 5, 2015. Fred is survived by his wife Willene, his sister Mildred Greer, his brother Harold, his son Keith, and his daughter Krischele.

Monday, December 21, 2015

Thomas "Kent" Walter Hillhouse

Memorial services for Mr. Thomas "Kent" Walter Hillhouse, 69, will be held at a later date. He passed away at his residence in Noxapater where he lived most of his life. He was a retired truck driver. Mr. Hillhouse was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Hillhouse and Mary Alice Wright; half-brother, Lamar Wright. Survivors are his wife, Amy Hillhouse of Noxapater; son, Joseph Hillhouse of Virginia; and three sisters. The family requested that in lieu of flowers donations can be made toward funeral expenses.

Wydell Davis Childs

Mrs. Wydell Davis Childs, 87 died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at her granddaughter’s home in Lebanon, TN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 22nd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Junior Davis and Rev. Johnny Collins officiating. Visitation will be from Tuesday from 12:00 noon until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Jearien Ball

Jearien Ball, 31, passed on Monday, December 14, 2015, in Winston County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Monday, December 21, 2015, at 12 p.m., from Mount Calvary M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Sunday, from 3 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Ball will be placed in the Church on Monday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Brittany Annette Tyler

Brittany Annette Tyler, 24, passed away on Monday, December 14. 2015, in Winston County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at 11 a.m., from Mount Vernon M. B. Church, Noxapater, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Miss Tyler, 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.

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Keith Hudson

Mr. Keith Hudson, 80, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, December 18th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Larry Wissell officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 1:00 P.M. until the service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

William “Fred” Reed

William “Fred” Reed, 85, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at Louisville Healthcare in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, December 18, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glynn Barker and Rev. Fred Frazier officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 9 a.m. until service time at Nowell Massey Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Ruby Genece Moore Rook

Mrs. Ruby Genece Moore Rook of Ackerman passed on to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday December 15, 2015 at the age of 83 at the Choctaw County Nursing Center in Ackerman, MS after a lengthy illness.

Survivors include daughters Bobbie Maness(Dale) and Sarah Adams (Billy) both of Ackerman. Step-sons, Reverend Charles Rook (Doris) of Louisville and James Rook of South Mississippi. Sister Susie Barker (James Lee) of Brandon. Brother William Moore (Jo) of Weir, eleven grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. She is also survived by numerous extended family and friends as well, especially Lynda McKinney (Wayne), Merle Gammill who visited often and with whom mom enjoyed having close, and two sister-in-laws, Marilynn Moore and Sandra Moore.

Preceding her in obtaining eternal life was her spouse of 28 years, William Grady Rook, parents Oliver and Ola Moore, sister Gertrude Shultz, and brothers Curtis Moore and Bennett Moore.

Mom loved to work in her flower garden and did so up until her physical health would not let her earlier this year. In the past year she had also developed a love for reading. She was always there for her family and did what she thought would help us when needed, often without being asked. She had also volunteered at the food pantry until her physical health declined.

Services for Mrs. Moore will be held at a later date and time pending a future announcement to be made by the family. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all local arrangements.

Monday, December 14, 2015

Jimmy Lee Young

Jimmy Lee Young, 58, passed away on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at Jeff Anderson Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi. Funeral service will be Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at 1 .p.m., from Center Hill Church of God In Christ, Louisville, Mississippi. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Young will be placed in the Church on Wednesday, one hour before service time. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Pauline Kirk Ray

Pauline Kirk Ray, 73, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 12, 2015, at her home in Louisville, Mississippi in the presents of her children. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 15, 2015, from 5 pm until 8 pm at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 2 pm on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at Mt Hebron Methodist Church with Rev. Antoine Stokes officiating.

Saturday, December 12, 2015

Johnny K. Luke

Mr. Johnny K. Luke, 74, also know as Captain John, died Friday, December 11, 2015, at his daughter’s home in Sturgis, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, December 14th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Stacy Parvin and Rev. Jonathan Stokes officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Murphy Creek Cemetery.

Friday, December 11, 2015

Phenion Stweart

Phenion Stweart, 69, passed away at her home in Chicago, IL. Funeral Service will be Sat. at 2 p.m., from Church of God, McCool, Mississippi. Mrs.Stweart will be placed in the Church on Sat. one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Bethsalem Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Ebb "Junior" Cockrell

Mr. Ebb “Junior” Cockrell, 73, died Thursday, December 10, 2015, at Anderson Medical Center in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 12th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Hubert Yates and Rev. Gary Caudill officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Betheden Cemetery.

Denise Carter

Denise Carter, 59, passed on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at her home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at 1 p.m., from Mount Moriah 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 Union Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Carter, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Clifton "PeeWee" Borel

FUNERAL SERVICES: Clifton "PeeWee" Borel---Visitation:
None Service: Saturday December 12, 2015 @ 11:00 AM @ Graveside with Military Honors-Moore Cemetery in Brooksville, MS. Interment: Moore Cemetery---SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @www.colemanfuneral.com

Monday, December 7, 2015

Patricia Ann Bane Dempsey

Mrs. Patricia Ann Bane Dempsey, 77, died Monday, December 7, 2015, at her home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 9th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jeff Walton officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 Am until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Welcome Chapel Cemetery.

Joyce Harris Sargent Hurt

Joyce Sargent Hurt, 89, passed away Monday, December 7, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi. A service celebrating Joyce’s life will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 9, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm until the time of the service.

Thomas Gayron Knotts

Thomas Gayron Knotts, 50, died Friday, December 4, 2015 at 9:39 PM. He was born in Pontiac, Michigan, long time resident of Louisville, MS and current resident of Thibodaux, LA. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 8, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 7p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Jones and Rev. Charles Rook officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehead Cemetery.

Sunday, December 6, 2015

William Charles Hardin

William Charles Hardin, 67, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at University Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 at 1 p.m. from Union Chapel M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi, burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, from 3 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Hardin will be placed in the Church on Monday, one hour before service time. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Don Webb Waldrop

Mr. Don Webb Waldrop, 72, died Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 6th, at Porter Funeral Home. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until service time. Interment will be in Murphy Creek Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Nancy Miller

Mrs. Nancy Elaine Miller, 69, died December 2, 2015 at her home in McCool, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 5th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Dowd officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 12:00 P.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Rural Hill Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Miller was born on April 29, 1946, in Natchez, MS. She was a clerk at Tabor Drugs for 17 years, and a member of Rural Hill United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ruth McAllister Pritchard and Hubert John Pritchard.
She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Charles Miller of McCool, MS; her daughter, Melissa Nevels of Walker, LA; her son, William Mack Crawford of Baton Rouge, LA; one sister, Betty Sue Phillips of Ellisville, MS; four grandchildren, Whitney Nevels, Julie Richardson, Kyle Nevels, and Kevin Crawford; and one great grandchild, Ilana Rushing. Pallbearers will be Kyle Nevels, Gene Benoist, Johnny Upchurch, Jim Willcutt, Dennis Dill, and Gary Hillhouse.
Memorials may be made to the Rural Hill Cemetery Fund, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, or the Palmer Home for Children. To sign the guest book, go to www.porterfuneralhome.net.
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Olyn P. Hampton, Jr.

Olyn P. Hampton, Jr., 68, passed away at his home in Chester, Virginia, on Sunday, November 29, 2015. Funeral Service will be Saturday, December 5, 2015, at 2 p.m., from Mount Sinai M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Wake services will be Friday, from 7 until 8 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Hampton, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Beck Funeral Home Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Hampton is survived by his wife, Judy Marchand Hampton;son, Randal S. Hampton; daughters, Deandra Miller and Sherry Johnson; grandsons, Kiwian, Randal Jr., Donteerian, Guvonni;Dear Mother, Helen Hampton; granddaughter, Ramesha; brothers and sisters, Willie Ann (Fred), Reginald, Ronnie (Angelia), Henry (Renee), Clifford(Vickie), Rosie, Mary and Lillie. He also leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

James Curtis Triplett

James Curtis Triplett, 79, of Louisville, passed away at the Winston County Medical Center, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. Funeral Services will be Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at 11 a.m., from Beck Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Hopewell United Methodist Church Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

H. Lamar Hurt

Hampton Lamar Hurt, age 93, of Louisville, MS, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Winston County Nursing Home.

He was born on October 14, 1922 in Louisville, MS to the late Hampton and Mae Hurt. Lamar was self-employed and the founder of Atlas Envelope, Inc. which he operated for over 60 years. He invented many of his own envelope machines and has two U.S. patents for x-ray envelopes. The double-sided x-ray envelope is still popular today.

Lamar is preceded in death by his brothers; Morris, Howard, Elon, John Earl, and Zeno Hurt; and sister, Elton Glassco.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Stacey Dunaway

Mr. Stacey Dunaway, 44, of Noxapater, died Sunday, November 29, 2015, in Winston County.Visitation will be Tuesday, December 1, 2015 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.  Services will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2015 in McClain-Hays Chapel at 2:00 p.m.,  interment in the Sunrise Cemetery, Noxapater, MS. with the Rev. Greg Thomas officiating.

Monday, November 30, 2015

Margaret Jean Upchurch

Margaret Jean Bruce Upchurch, age 82, on November 30, 2015 at University of Mississippi Medical Center ICU went home to be with Jesus.

Visitation will be Wednesday Dec. 2, 2015 5:00PM-8:00PM @ Chester Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS and 1 Hour Prior to Service on Thursday at Chester Baptist Church. Service will be held Thursday Dec. 3, 2015 @ 11:00 AM @ Chester Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS. Interment: Chester Baptist Cemetery.

Martha “Nell” McKay Humphries

Martha “Nell” McKay Humphries, 81, passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer’s on Sunday, November 29, 2015, at NHC HealthCare facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 1 p.m. until service time at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Interment will follow in Beth Eden Lutheran Church Cemetery.

William “Billy” Rodgers

William “Billy” Rodgers, 88, passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 9 a.m. until service time at Nowell Massey Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Sunday, November 29, 2015

Annie Pearl Triplett

Mrs. Annie Pearl Triplett, 95, died Saturday, November 28, 2015, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 30th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Ed Deuschle officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 9:00 A.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home.

Saturday, November 28, 2015

Carlton Allen Lewis

Carlton Allen Lewis, 77, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, at the Neshoba County Nursing Home, Philadelphia, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at 1 p.m., from Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Lewis will be placed in the Church on Monday, one hour before service time. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Friday, November 27, 2015

Malvina McCool Moore

Malvina McCool Moore, born December 22, 1911, died peacefully in her sleep on November 26, 2015 at The Beehive in Louisville, MS. She was the daughter of the late Dick Cauthen McCool and Ozella Miller McCool of Canton, MS. Visitation will be held at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman on Monday, November 30th from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM with graveside service immediately following. A Memorial Eucharist will be held at a later date at Grace Episcopal Church in Canton, MS. 

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Daniel Collins

Daniel Collins, 72, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi. Visitation will be Saturday, November 28, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 29, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dwight Fleming officiating. Interment will follow in Plattsburg Cemetery in Noxapater, Mississippi.

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Bernice Carter

Bernice Carter, 84, passed away on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at his home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at. 11 a.m., from the Mount Calvary M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Carter 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.

Olivia “Brandy” Long Catledge

Mrs. Olivia “Brandy” Long Catledge, 39, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, November 27th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Rob Faulk officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 11:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Murphy Creek Cemetery.

Monday, November 23, 2015

Timothy Reid McCully

Timothy Reid McCully, 70, passed away on Monday, October 12, 2015, at the Methodist West Houston Hospital in Houston, Texas. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 27, 2015, in the Memorial Park Cemetery, in Louisville, Mississippi with Rev. Owen Gordon officiating.

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Lucile Metts

Lucile Metts, 65, passed away, on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, at her home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, at 11 a.m., from Mount Moriah M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Metts, will be placed in the Church on Tuesday, One hour before service time. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Minnie Margarett McCleer

Mrs. Minnie Margarett McCleer, 69, died Friday, November 20, 2015, at her home in Pope, MS. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Monday, November 23rd, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Dutton officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 11:00 until the service time at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jane Sheedy Grimmett

Jane Sheedy Grimmett , 75, of Louisville, MS, formally of Cleveland, MS, passed away surrounded by family November 19, 2015 at Winston Medical Center. A visitation will be held at 1:00 on Monday, November 23, 2015 followed by a memorial service at 2:00 P.M. at Ray Funeral Home in Cleveland, MS.

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Barbara Ellen Barnhill

Mrs. Barbara Ellen Barnhill, 77, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 21st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Dewayne Kelsey officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Whitehead Cemetery.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Amy Fulcher Touchstone

After a valiant and courageous fight with illness, Amy Fulcher Touchstone, 53, of Abita Springs, Louisiana, went to be with her Heavenly Father on November 17, 2015. Amy was born on February 3, 1962, in Greenville, Mississippi, to John and Lora (Edwards) Fulcher. She graduated from Washington School and Delta State University where she was a Phi Mu Director and Ethics Board member.

Monday, November 16, 2015

Mary B. Johnson

FUNERAL SERVICES: Mary B. Johnson---Visitation:
None Service: Thursday November 19, 2015 @ 10:00 AM @ Graveside-French Camp Cemetery in French Camp, MS. Interment: French Camp Cemtery---SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @www.colemanfuneral.com

Saturday, November 14, 2015

William “Clyde” Mize

William “Clyde” Mize, 68, passed away at this residence on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. A graveside service with military honors will be held at Salem Cemetery in Macon, MS. on Monday, November 16, 2015 at 11:00 a.m.  Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon is entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Mize was born in Macon, MS to the late Charles Ross and Maudie Cordelia Wood Mize. He attended school in Macon, MS. He joined U.S. Army and served during the Vietnam War as a Ranger. Mr. Mize was awarded the Bronze Star, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the 
Vietnam Campaign Medal. After his military service, he returned to Macon where he was employed as a mechanic. Most recently he was self-employed as a used car dealer. Mr. Mize attended West Side Baptist Church in Macon.

Mr. Mize’s survivors include his wife: Kay Mize of Macon; three daughters: Michele Summers of Denham Springs, LA, Heather Charlton of Louisville, MS, and Ashley Richardson of Columbus, MS. He is also survived by two sisters: Joann Bartlett of Toomsuba, MS and Laura Clark of Columbus, MS and by one brother: Charles A. Mize of Mammoth Cave, KY and by six grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 or www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

Cloyd A. Robinson

Cloyd A. Robinson, 80, a retired teacher for Mississippi State University, passed away Friday November 13, 2015 at his home near Ackerman, MS. Mr. Robinson was born September 3, 1935 in Choctaw County. He was a veteran of the United States Army, having served in Korea. He attended Friendship Baptist Church.

Funeral Services for Mr. Robinson will be held on Monday November 16, 2015 at 2PM at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment will follow in the South Union cemetery. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service on Monday at Coleman Funeral Home. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all arrangements.

Larry Keith McCool

Larry Keith McCool, 70, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, November 14, 2015, at his residence in McCool, Mississippi. Visitation will be Sunday, November 15, 2015, 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 Monday, November 16, 2015, at Doty Springs Baptist Church in Ethel, Mississippi, with Rev. Tony Fortenberry and Rev. Larry Odom officiating. Interment will follow in Doty Springs Cemetery.

Friday, November 13, 2015

Charles Victor Romedy

Charles Victor Romedy, 78, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Memorial services will be at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Dowd and Rev. Larry Odom officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 1 p.m. until service time at Nowell Massey Funeral Home.

Thursday, November 12, 2015

James Carl Harrington

James Carl Harrington, 56, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at the Oktibbeha County Hospital, Starkville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at 1 p.m., from Beck Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Oliver Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Lizzie Dell Triplett

Lizzie Dell Triplett, 74, passed away at her home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Saturday, Nov. 7. 2015. Funeral Services will be Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at 1 p.m., from Mount Vernon M. B. Church, Noxapater, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Triplett, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Saint James Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Mary Ethel McCarty

Mary Ethel McCarty---Visitation: Saturday November 14, 2015, 10:00 AM until Service Time @ Providence Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS. Service: Saturday November 14, 2015 @ 11:00 AM @ Providence Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS. Interment: Providence Cemetery. Coleman Funeral Home, Ackerman.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Terry L. Young

Funeral Services: Terry L. Young---Visitation: Thursday November 12, 2015, 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Friday November 13, 2015 @ 10:00 AM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: Double Springs Methodist Cemetery.

Cora Gail Watkins

Mrs. Cora Gail Watkins, 66, died Monday, November 9, 2015, at her home in Louisville, MS. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.Mrs. Watkins was born August 9, 1949, in Meridian, MS. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Austin Watkins, Jr.; and her parents, Ruth and Leroy Yarbrough.

She is survived by her daughter, Glenda Rogers of Louisville, MS; three sisters, Pearl Partridge of Meridian, MS, Lynn Wright of Chunky, MS, and Julie Wheeler of Meridian, MS; three brothers, Chuck Denison of Lauderdale, MS, Don Denison of Meridian, MS, and Terry Yarbrough of Ripley, MS; grandchildren, Ashley (Casey) Chandler, Mary Gail Rogers, and Cody (Paige) Rogers; and great grandchildren, Lacy Rogers and Kasen Chandler.

Memorials may be made to Gideons International, www.gideons.org, or East Louisville Baptist Church Missions Fund.

Curtis Lee Griffin

Mr. Curtis Lee Griffin, 71, died Monday, November 9, 2015, at LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, TN. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 14th, at Porter Funeral Home, with his son, Bro. John Curtis Griffin and Rev. Phil Fancher officiating. Interment will be in Shiloh Baptist Cemetery in Sontag, MS. Visitation will be held Friday from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Monday, November 9, 2015

Judy Harris Hood

FUNERAL SERVICES: Judy Harris Hood---Visitation:
Tuesday November 10, 2015, 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS & Wednesday November 11, 2015, 2:00 PM until Service Time @ Chester Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS. Service: Wednesday November 11, 2015 @ 3:00 PM @ Chester Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS. Interment: Old Lebanon Cemetery

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Evelyn Smith

Evelyn Smith, 62, passed away on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015, in Lauderdale County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at 11 a.m., from Mount Olive Church of God In Christ, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Oliver Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Friday, November 6, 2015

Sammy Simpson

Sammy Simpson, 67, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, in Lee County Mississippi. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, Nov. 7. 2015, at 1 p.m., from the Choctaw County Community Center, Ackerman, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Nannie Lou Kelley

Nannie Lou Kelley, 83, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, November 6, 2015, at Starkville Manor Health Care in Starkville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Sunday, November 8, 2015, at Nowell Massey Funeral Home from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 9, 2015, at Hight Assembly of God Church in Noxapater, Mississippi, with Rev. Jason Green officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Hazel Emmajean Rhodes Smith

Hazel Emmajean Rhodes Smith, 85, a retired Garran Factory worker, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 at her residence near Sturgis, MS. Mrs.Smith was born October 15, 1930.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Smith will be held on Sunday November 8, 2015 at 2PM at Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Ackerman, MS. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Ridge Baptist cemetery near Bradley, MS. Mike Sanders and Frankie Tomlinson will officiate the service. Visitation will be held Sunday November 8, 2015 from 1PM until Service Time at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all funeral arrangements.

David Wilson McQueen

David Wilson McQueen, 73, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at his home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at 12:30 p.m., from Wesley United Methodist Chruch, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Saturday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery. Mr. McQueen, will be placed in the Church on Sunday, one half hour before service time. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Baby Major Dewun Nunn

Baby Major Dewun Nunn, passed on Thursday, October 29, 2015 in Hinds County, Mississippi. Graveside Services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 7, 2015 from the Pilgrim Rest M.B. Church Cemetery in Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home Philadelphia is in charge of all arrangements.

Monday, November 2, 2015

Jeffrey Edric Fuller

Memorial service for Mr. Jeffrey Edric Fuller will be held 10 AM Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Mars Hill Baptist Church in Winston County with Rev. Tony Linley officiating. Mr. Fuller, 33, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 at his residence. He lived in Neshoba County all of his life. He was a grocery stockman. His hobby was building and working with his hands. Mr. Fuller was a member of Mars Hill Baptist Church.
 
Preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Rev. Ralph Fuller Sr. and maternal grandmother, Gladious Commer. 

Survivors are his parents, Ralph Stanley Fuller Jr. and Sherry Fay Commer Fuller; brothers, Christopher Eric Fuller (Ruby) of Philadelphia and Jeremy David Fuller (Erin) of Philadelphia; maternal grandfather, J.W. Dub Commer and paternal grandmother, Dorothy Fuller; several nieces and nephews, uncles, aunts and cousins.

Larry Eugene Thompson

Larry Eugene Thompson, 81, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at his residence in Huntersville, North Carolina. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 6, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel in Louisville, Mississippi, with Rev. David Addy officiating. The family will receive friends for visitation on the day of the memorial service at Nowell Massey Funeral Home from 5 p.m. until service time.

Dorothy Mae Williams

SERVICES: TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
2:00 P.M.
MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPEL

VISITATION: TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
12 NOON UNTIL SERVICE TIME

INTERMENT: HERBERT CEMETERY

OFFICIATING: BRO. TRENT JAUDON

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Rosemary Woodward

Mrs. Rosemary Ellis Woodward, 83, died Saturday, October 31,
2015, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 3rd, at Whitehall United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Monday from 5:00 until 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Clovis Joseph Norris

Clovis Joseph Norris---Visitation: Saturday October 31, 2015, 10:00 AM until Service Time @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Saturday October 31, 2015 @ 11:00 AM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: Beulah Cemetery---SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @ www.colemanfuneral.com

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Bertie Simpson

Bertie Simpson, 85, a homemaker, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Choctaw Regional Medical Center in Ackerman, MS. Mrs. Simpson was born September 27, 1930.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Simpson will be held on Friday October 30, 2015 at 11AM at Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Ackerman, MS. Interment will follow in the Mc Curtain's Creek Baptist cemetery. Family members will officiate the service. Visitation will be held Thursday October 29, 2015 from 5PM until 8PM at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all funeral arrangements.

Horace Durward "Sonny" Mathews, III

Mr. Horace Durward Mathews, III, , better known as Sonny to his family and friends, died Tuesday, October 27, 2015, at his home in Louisville, MS. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, October 30th, at New Hope Cemetery in Louisville, with Mr. Steve Hendrix officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 11:00 AM to 12:45 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home.

Monday, October 26, 2015

Melvin Thomas Burnham

Mr. Melvin Thomas Burnham, Sr., 88, died Monday, October 25, 2015, at Choctaw Residential Center in Philadelphia, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 29th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Terrell Mayo officiating. Interment will be in Shiloh Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Saturday, October 24, 2015

Mr. Thadis (Red) Misso

Mr. Thadis (Red) Misso, 81, of Wahalak, MS passed away at his residence on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 after a long illness. He was born at home in Kemper County, MS on June 18, 1934 to the late Rocko and Tiny Young Misso. Mr. Misso lived in Kemper County all his life and worked as a construction worker. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and spending time with his family and friends.

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Martha Lou Ingram

Martha Lou Ingram, 89, passed away on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, in Lauderdale County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at 2 p.m., from Hopewell United Methodist Church, Louisville, MS. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Ingram 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.

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Billy Jack “B. J.” Smith

Billy Jack “B. J.” Smith, 78, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Visitation will be Thursday, October 22, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 23, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rob Faulk officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Joanne Bagwell Miller

Mrs. Joanne Bagwell Miller, 86, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 21st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mark Mayo officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:00 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Murphy Creek Baptist Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Gladys Lee Myers Cissna

GRAVESIDE SERVICES: OLD MARS HILL CEMETERY
AT 10:00 A.M., TUESDAY. OCTOBER 20, 2015

INTERMENT: OLD MARS HILL CEMETERY

VISITATION: MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2015
FROM 5-7 P.M. AT MCCLAIN-HAYS

OFFICIATING MINISTER: REV. RICHARD BURKS

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Billy Joe Jones

Mr. Billy Joe Jones, 65, died Saturday, October 17, 2015, at his home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 19th, at Butler Pentecostal Church, with Rev. David Keen and Rev. Wes Jones officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Butler Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Bobbie Louise Shumaker Black

Bobbie Louise Shumaker Black, 80, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, October 16, 2015, at her residence. Visitation will be Sunday, October 18, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, and on the day of the service at Doty Springs Baptist Church in Ethel, Mississippi, from 10:30 a.m. until service time. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 19, 2015, at Doty Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Tony Fortenberry officiating. Interment will follow in Doty Springs Cemetery.

Friday, October 16, 2015

James Burnell Round, Sr.

James Burnell Round, Sr., 97, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 at MS Veteran's Home in Collins. Visitation will be Saturday, October 17th from 2-3 p.m. with service to follow at Decatur United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Decatur Cemetery. Chancellor Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Round retired after 32 years at the VA Hospital in Jackson. He was an avid gardener that no one beat at growing tomatoes. He enjoyed hunting and fishing while he was able to do so. He loved spending time with his family. Church was very important to him and he attended Noxapater Baptist Church as long as his health allowed him.

Mr. Round was predeceased by his wives, Arcenia "Cenia" Round and Hazel Young Round; daughter, Anna Frances Fryant; and 4 siblings. He is survived by his son, James B. Round "Jimmy" (Susan) of Florence; grandchildren, Steven Fryant (Traci), Lindsay R. French (Trey), James Fryant (Lindsey), Brett Round (Suzanah), and Anna Fryant; and 12 great grandchildren.

The family would like to say a special Thank You to the Veteran's Home in Collins and St. Joseph's Hospice for their concern and care.

Online guestbook may be signed at www.chancellorfuneralhome.com

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Karlon Johnson

Karlon Johnson, 55, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at Valley Baptist Medical Center, Brownsville, Texas. A private viewing and Graveside service will be Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at 2 p.m., from Mount Sinai Church Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Diane Frazier

Diane Frazier, 57, passed away, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, at her home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, at 2 p.m., from Wesley United Methodist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 Noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Dr. Frazier, will be placed in the Church, one hour before service time. Burial will be in Memorial Garden Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Walterine Lee



Walterine Lee, 72, passed away, at her home, on Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in Choctaw County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, at 12 Noon, from Ackerman Community Center, Ackerman, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Lee, will be placed in the Center on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Bethsalem Cemetery, Reform, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements. Community Center Address: 895 College St. Ackerman, MS. 39735.

Mattie Jane Miller

Mattie Jane Miller, 79, passed away, on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, at Select Specialty Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi . Funeral Service will be Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, 11 a.m., from First Unity United Methodist Church, Weir, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller will be placed in the church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Hopewell Cemetery, McCool, MS. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Robert "Bob" Duran

Robert “Bob” Duran, 78, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at his residence in Noxapater, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2015, at Noxapater Baptist Church with Rev. Ed Deuschle officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 9 a.m. until service time at Noxapater Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Noxapater.

Marshall Columbus Beck

Marshall Columbus Beck died peacefully at his home, October 14, 2015. He was surrounded by those he loved. After 87 years of great joys and some rough roads, he is at rest. Funeral arrangements are through Nowell Massey Funeral Home and a celebration of his life will be Saturday, October 17, 2015, at 1 p.m. at Liberty Baptist Church, Noxapater, Mississippi, with visitation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church.

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Roma Ree Goodin

Roma Ree Goodin, 76, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Visitation will be Thursday, October 15, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jason Gross officiating. Interment will follow in Good Hope Cemetery.

Monday, October 12, 2015

Doris B. “Dodie” Thompson


Doris B. “Dodie” Thompson, 90, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015 at Brighton Gardens of Dunwoody in Dunwoody, Georgia. Graveside services and interment will be at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at Memorial Park Cemetery with Trey Woodruff officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at 10 a.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi.

Rev. Wendell Holmes Fortenberry

Funeral services for Rev. Wendell Holmes Fortenberry will be held 10 AM Monday, October 12, 2015 at John E. Stephens Chapel with Rev. Marlon Adcock and Rev. Les Courtney officiating. Interment will be in Macedonia Revival Center Cemetery. John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services is in charge.

Mary Alice Watson West


Mrs. Mary Alice Watson West, 82, died Sunday, October 11, 2015, at her daughter’s home in Starkville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 15th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. David Allen officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 11:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Justin Caleb Hunt

Mr. Justin Caleb Hunt, 26, died Sunday, October 11, 2015, in the Nanih Waiya community. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, October 14th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jason Gross officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Good Hope Baptist Cemetery.

Sunday, October 11, 2015

James Marvin Oswalt

James Marvin Oswalt, 88, former salesman and a retired veteran of the US Navy, passed away Saturday October 10, 2015 at his home in Ackerman, MS. Funeral Services for Mr. Oswalt will be held on Tuesday October 13, 2015 at 11AM at Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Ackerman, MS. Interment will follow in the Enon cemetery. Rev. Jerry Lawson and Rev. Buddy Smith will officiate the service. Visitation will be held Monday October 12, 2015 from 5PM until 8PM at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all funeral arrangements.

Alvin Everett Miles

Mr. Alvin Everett Miles, 80, died Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 13th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Larry Haggard officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Shiloh Baptist Cemetery.

Saturday, October 10, 2015

William B. "Bill" Quinn, Sr.

Mr. William Bryant “Bill” Quinn, Sr., 86, died Saturday, October 10, 2015, at his home in Mountain View, Arkansas. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, October 12th, at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Noxapater. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Joanie Smith Tingle

Joanie Smith Tingle, 35, passed away on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, in Leake County, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, October 9, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jonathan Peeples officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Bradley, Mississippi.

Peggy Rose Watson

Peggy Rose Watson, 87, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, October 9, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Leslie “Bo” Mills officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Latoya S. Coleman

Latoya S. Coleman, 30, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at her home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, October 10, 2015, at 1 p.m., from Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Miss Coleman, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Essie Lee Miller

Essie Lee Miller, 89, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at her home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, at 2 p.m., from Rockport United Methodist Church, Ackerman, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller will be placed in the Church one hour before service time on Saturday. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Clara C. Coleman

Clara C. Coleman, 82, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at the Winston County Medical Center, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Services will be Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at 2 p.m., from Unity M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday from 12 noon until 5 p.m., with a wake service from 6 until 7 p.m. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Mrs. Coleman will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Marshall C. Butler

FUNERAL SERVICES: Marshall C. Butler---Visitation: Wednesday October 7, 2015, 1:00 PM until Service Time @ Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, MS. Service: Wednesday October 7, 2015 @ 2:00 PM @ Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, MS. Interment: Memorial Park Cemetery (Louisville, MS) --- SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @ www.colemanfuneral.com

Sunday, October 4, 2015

Daisy M. Algood

FUNERAL SERVICES: Daisy M. Algood---Visitation: Monday October 5, 2015, 10:00 AM until Service Time @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Monday October 5, 2015 @ 11:30 AM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: Doty Springs Baptist Church Cemetery (Attala County, MS) --- SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @www.colemanfuneral.com

Billy Joe Pritchett

Billy Joe Pritchett, 74, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Choctaw Nursing Center in Ackerman, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Dempsey officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 1 p.m. until service time at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Paul M. Gillis

Paul M. Gillis, 68, passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at Martha Jo Leslie State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Mills officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 10 a.m. until service time at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Following military honors, interment will follow in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

John Paul Young


SERVICES: FRIDAY,
OCTOBER 2, 2015
10:00 A. M.
MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPEL

VISITATION: THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 1, 2015
5:00 - 8:00 P. M.

INTERMENT:
MARS HILL CEMETERY
WINSTON COUNTY

OFFICIATING:
REV. GREG THOMAS
REV. JIM GARNER
REV. KEITH HALL

Willis 'Clarence' Woods


Funeral services for Mr. Clarence Woods, 88, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, October 2nd, at South Louisville Baptist Church, with Rev Trent Jaudon, Rev. Rob Faulk, and Dr. Andre Dobson officiating. Visitation will begin at 12:00 noon on Friday at the church. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.


Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Mr. Gaines Arden Blount

Funeral service for Mr. Gaines Arden Blount will be held 3 PM Wed., Sept. 30, 2015 at John E. Stephens Chapel with Dr. Wayne Hill and Rev. Tony Lindley officiating. Interment will be in Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services is in charge. Mr. Blount, 83, passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 at his residence.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Dorothy "Dot" Reed DePriest


Dorothy "Dot" Reed DePriest was born on December 22, 1933, and died on September 28, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 2, 2015, at First Apostolic Church of Louisville with Rev. Michael Halfacre, Bishop Billy Shoulders, and Rev. Glynn Barker officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 10 a.m. until service time at the church. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests in lieu of flowers that memorials be given to First Apostolic Church Building Fund or to Missionary Mary Mitchell, c/o First Apostolic Church, 118 E. John C. Stennis Drive, Louisville, MS 39339.

Thursday, September 24, 2015

William Carl Robinson

William Carl Robinson, 71, of Ackerman, Mississippi, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at 11 a.m., from Gospel Temple Church of God In Christ, Ackerman. Mr. Robinson will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Enon Cemetery, Ackerman, MS. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Dan Knight


Mr. Martin Daniel “Dan” Knight, 78, died Wednesday, September 23, 2015, at his home in Saltillo, MS. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, September 25th, at Memorial Park Cemetery, with Rev. Charles Covington and Rev. Scott Phillips officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Monday, September 21, 2015

Bohdan Otto Williamson

Mr. Bohdan Otto Williamson, 52, died September 19, 2015, at his home in Louisville, MS. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 P.M. at the funeral home.

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Juanice Shumaker Watson

Mrs. Juanice Shumaker Watson, 81, died Friday, September 18, 2015, at Atwood Personal Care Home in Noxapater, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, Sept. 20th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Rook and Rev. Mark Mayo officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in in charge of arrangements.

Friday, September 18, 2015

Eddie Coie Shumaker

FUNERAL SERVICES: Eddie Coie Shumaker.---Visitation: Sunday September 20, 2015, 1:30 PM until Service Time @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Sunday September 20, 2015 @ 2:00 PM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: Antioch Community Church Cemetery --- SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @ www.colemanfuneral.com

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Virginia Lee Carter

Virginia Lee Carter, 58, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at the Winston County Hospital, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Friday, at 1 p.m., from Pleasant Ridge M. B. Church, Noxapater, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Carter will be placed in the Church on Friday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Mount Vernon Cemetery, Noxapater, MS. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Ty A. Cobb, Jr.

FUNERAL SERVICES: Ty A. Cobb, Jr..---Visitation: Wednesday September 16, 2015, 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Thursday September 17, 2015 @ 2:00 PM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: New Haven Baptist Cemetery --- SIGN GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @www.colemanfuneral.com

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Miss Martina Jane Ashmore

Miss Martina Jane Ashmore, 73, died Sunday, September 13, 2015, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 15, at Porter Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Dan Ella Templeton

Mrs. Dan Ella Bane Templeton, 81, of Louisville, MS passed away at her home, surrounded by family on Sunday, September 13, 2015.

She was born February 26, 1934 in Louisville, MS, to the late Henry Clay Bane and Della Mae Bane (Hill). She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Richard Clay Flake and Christopher Lee Flake; and her first husband, Billy Marion Flake.

Pauline Dempsey

Pauline Dempsey, 70, passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2015, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, September 14, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Dempsey officiating. Interment will follow in New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Xavier Jaquan Paten

Xavier Jaquan Paten, 12, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015, in Winston County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Sept., 12, 2015, at 2 p.m., from Unity M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Master Paten, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Louisville, Mississipi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Cordell Douglas Langley

Mr. Cordell Douglas Langley, 73, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday September 9, 2015, at his home in Ackerman, MS. Funeral services will be held at Gum Branch Baptist Church on Friday, September 11, 2015 at 1:00 P.M., with Rev. Paul Blanchard officiating. Friends may call at 12:00 P.M. at the church prior to the service. Interment will be in Concord Cemetery in Choctaw County.

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Carol Weil Bryan

Carol Weil Bryan 64, beloved wife, mother and grandmother passed from this life on Sunday September 6, 2015, at North Mississippi Medical Center to be with her Lord and Savior.  She passed away with complications with MS. She was a member of Saltillo First Baptist Church. She loved her family, especially her grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kesler Funeral Home Chapel in Baldwyn with Bro. Tim Green and Bro. Steve Lampkin officiating.  Burial will be in the Lebanon Cemetery. Kesler Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. today.

Monday, September 7, 2015

Willie Marcus Triplett

Mr. Willie Marcus Triplett, 44, of Philadelphia, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015.
Funeral service will be Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Neshoba County Coliseum. Interment in Beech Spring Cemetery, Neshoba County. Visitation will be Friday, September 11, 2015 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist Church.

He was a native of the Sipsy community in Neshoba County. He was a resident of Philadelphia and later the Dixon community for the past several years. He had served with the Mississippi Highway Patrol for the past nine years and worked for Piggly Wiggly in Collinsville for the past 12 years. Mr. Triplett was a member of Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist Church in Neshoba County.

Survivors include his wife, Tracy Triplett of Philadelphia; daughter, Markita Triplett of Philadelphia; son, Quinton Triplett of Philadelphia; father and stepmother, Willie B. and Mary Ruth Triplett of Philadelphia; sisters, Ebony Triplett of Philadelphia, Tammy Moore of Philadelphia, Sheon Jones of Philadelphia, Angela Thomas of Meridian and Toni Kirkland; brother, Charles Hunt of Philadelphia; and special cousin, Ashley Coleman.

Mr. Triplett was preceded in death by his mother, Helen Warner Triplett





Bobby Ruth Welsh

SERVICES: TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
3:00 P.M.
MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPEL

VISITATION: TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
1:00-3:00 P.M.

INTERMENT:
CEDARLAWN CEMETERY

OFFICIATING:
DR. DAN HOWARD

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Walter James Miller

Walter James Miller, 57, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015, in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Monday, September 7, 2015, at 11 a.m., from New Zion M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Sunday, from 3 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Miller will be placed in the Church on Monday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Dennis Michael Murry

Dennis Michael Murry, 56, passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, in Green Township, Ohio. Funeral Service will be Tuesday, September 8, 2015, at 1 p.m., from Center Hill Church of God in Christ, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, from 3 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Murry will be placed in the Church on Tuesday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Robert N. "Bob" Chambers

Robert N. "Bob" Chambers, Sr., 91, retired owner of the Western Auto Store in Ackerman, MS, passed away Sunday September 6, 2015 at the Veteran's Nursing Facility in Kosciusko, MS. Funeral Services for Mr. Chambers will be held on Wednesday September 9, 2015 at 11AM at Ackerman United Methodist Church in Ackerman. Interment will follow in the Enon cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday September 8, 2015 from 5PM until 8PM at Mimi's Depot Diner (Formerly Western Auto) in Ackerman, MS and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday at the church.

Friday, September 4, 2015

Victor Morgan Nowell

SERVICES: SATURDAY,
SEPTEMBER 5, 2015
2:00 P. M.
MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPEL

VISITATION:FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
5:00 - 7:00 P. M.

INTERMENT: EASTLAWN CEMETERY

OFFICIATING: REV. JERRY ALLEN