Dot Brannon Thiel

Dot Brannon Thiel, 76, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at her residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2016, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Phil Fancher officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at Nowell Massey Funeral Home from 4 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery.

TAMMIE DIANE TODD SAVELL

SERVICES: TUESDAY,
MARCH 29, 2016
3:00 P.M.
MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPEL
VISITATION: MONDAY,
MARCH 28, 2016
5:00-8:00 P.M.
INTERMENT:
MARS HILL CEMETERY
(WINSTON COUNTY)

OFFICIATING:

REV. BILLY HENRY


Mrs. Savell, 47, of Louisville, died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at her home.

She was born in Louisville and made her home in the Four Corners community all of her life. She was a 1986 graduate of Noxapater High School, attended East Central Community College for two years, and then received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Mississippi State University. She was a teacher for eight years at Carthage Elementary School and was a loving housewife. Mrs. Savell was a member of First Baptist Church in Edinburg.

Survivors include her husband, Dalton Oliver Savell of Louisville; stepson, Thomas Savell of Biloxi; mother, Betty Ruth Todd of Louisville; and brother, Paul Richard Todd of Louisville.

Mrs. Savell was preceded in death by her father, Charles Richard Todd.

James Elliot Peterson

Mr. James Elliot Peterson, 93, died March 28, 2016, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Graveside services will be held on Sunday, April 3rd, at 1:30 P.M. at Memorial Park Cemetery, followed by a visitation from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at First Presbyterian Church in Louisville. Rev. Scott Phillips will be officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Joy Coleman Henry

Joy Coleman Henry, a sixth generation Mississippian and a ninth generation American, died on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, with the sure and certain hope of the Resurrection. Mrs. Henry was born on July 21, 1928, near Shivers in Simpson County, Mississippi in the house that her pioneer ancestors had built a century earlier. Her parents were George Anselm Coleman and Inez Myers Coleman.

Mrs. Henry grew up in Magee. As a child she possessed such a beautiful singing voice that she had her own show on a Jackson radio station where she was billed as “The Songbird of the South.” She even went to New York and sang as a contestant on the nation-wide radio program “Major Bowes’s Original Amateur Hour,” which was a predecessor to the current television show “America’s Got Talent.”

Marion Hamm

Marion Hamm, 86, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, March 27, 2016, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gerald Butler and Rev. Dewayne Kelsey 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 Memorial Park Cemetery.

Inez M. Taylor

On Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, Mother, "Memaw," Inez M. Taylor went quiet in the night leaving her earthly family to be united with her heavenly one. She was born December 12th 1921, to Abbey Denton and Frankie Dudley McAdams.

She was instrumental in teaching ladies Bible class for numerous years. Her number one goal in life was to seek souls for salvation.

She believed in, and instilled, family tradition. She organized family reunions earl on that are still taking place today. Her record was seeing smiling faces sharing love, one to another.

She was an avid sports enthusiast, and enjoyed hearing Jack Kristal say, "You can wrap this one in maroon and white!"

Funeral Services for Mrs. Taylor will be held on Wednesday March 30, 2016 at 2PM at Ackerman Church of Christ. Interment will follow in the Enon Cemetery in Ackerman, MS. Visitation will be held Tuesday March 29, 2016 from 5PM until 8PM at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all arrangements.

Survivors include daughter Barbara Taylor, daughter Katherine Taylor Wood, Son, Sedgie Taylor, and a brother Billy McAdams. She is also survived by a daughter-in-law, Diane Rhodes Taylor, grandchildren, Kerri Taylor Whittington (Alan, Chancey, Haven, Haisley, and Whitleigh Myers), Chance Taylor (Devon), Leigh Taylor Thomas (Matt, John Landry, Kross, and Kenner), Michael Wood, Taylor Wood (Penny, Rhys, Allie, And Bree), and John Taylor.

She is preceded in death by son, John Robert Taylor, brothers, Charles McAdams, James McAdams, and Grady McAdams, sisters, Grace McAdams, Irene Edwards, and Emily Fondren, She was also preceded by grandchildren Layne Taylor and Christian Whittington.

The family request all memorials in memory of Ms. Taylor to be made to the Ackerman Church of Christ 470 Seward Street Ackerman, MS 39735.

Doris Kay Butts

Doris Kay Butts, 71, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, March 27, 2016, at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, March 28, 2016, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Billy Bowie and Rev. Michael Pinion officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Billy R. Ray

Billy R. Ray, 76, a retired factory worker for Hackney and Hardwire, passed away Saturday March 26, 2016 at the Choctaw Regional Medical Center in Ackerman, MS. Mr. Ray was born October 11, 1939 in Choctaw County, MS. He was a veteran of the United States Army and his faith was of the Baptist religion.

Funeral Services for Mr. Ray will be held on Wednesday March 30, 2016 at 10AM at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment will follow in the Salem Independent Methodist Church Cemetery near Ackerman, MS. Visitation will be held Tuesday March 29, 2016 from 5PM until 8PM at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all arrangements.

Mr. Ray was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Ray, Daughter, Tina Renee Ray, Brother, Dale Ray, and parents, James Harvey and Bernice Marie (Alexander) Ray. He is survived by his sons, Scott Ray of Tulsa Oklahoma, and Spence McCulloch of Ackerman, MS, daughters, Mignon Nix (Gene) of Moore, Oklahoma, and Alynda Loney (Jeff) of Ackerman, MS, and his two sisters, Patsy Ray (Lamar) of Oxford, MS, and Gay Stacy (Don) of Ackerman, MS. Mr. Ray is also survived by twelve grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

The family requests memorials be made to the Salem Cemetery Fund.

John D. Shaw

Johnny Douglas “John D.” Shaw, 82, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, March 28, 2016, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, and on Tuesday at the church from 10:30 a.m. until service time. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Bevill Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Leslie “Bo” Mills and Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Interment will follow in the Bevill Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Jack O. McAdory

Jack O. McAdory, 85, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at his residence in Noxapater, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 28, 2016, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chris Vowell and Rev. Mike Fondren officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at Nowell Massey Funeral Home from 9 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Noxapater.

Jack was born January 11, 1931, to Houston Glenn and Ercle Moore McAdory. He earned a Machinist degree from Ross Collins Vocational School in Meridian, Mississippi. He retired as a machinist with the G M & O Railroad and he also worked as a millwright at Georgia Pacific Particle Board Plant in Louisville. Mr. McAdory was a retired cattle and tree farmer; and he was a member of Noxapater Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He answered the call of his country by serving in the United States Army during the Korean War.

Nardah Reed

Nardah Reed, 77, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, in the Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2016, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Glynn Barker and Rev. Michael Halfacre officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at Nowell Massey Funeral Home from 12 p.m. until service time. Graveside services and interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Fred Frazier officiating.

Elisa Reyes Glenn

Elisa Reyes Glenn, 61, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016, at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Mississippi. A Memorial service will be Monday, March 28, 2016, from 5 Until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Mary Oneal Ervin

Mary Oneal Ervin, 71, passed on Monday, March 21, 2016, at the Choctaw County Medical Center, Ackerman, Mississippi. Funeral service will be Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 11 a.m., from the Choctaw County School District, Ty Cobb Auditorium, Ackerman, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 4 p.m., from the Funeral Home. The Family will receive Family and Friends from 5 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Ervin will be placed in the Auditorium on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Enon Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Frankie Lee Hoskins

Frankie Lee Hoskins, 73, passed on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Baptist Hospital, Columbus, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, March 26, 2016, at 11 a.m., from Beck Funeral Home Chapel, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Mount Vernon Cemetery, Noxapater, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Brenda Kay Edens

SERVICES: FRIDAY,
MARCH 25, 2016
11:00 A.M.
MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPEL
VISITATION: THURSDAY,
MARCH 24, 2016
5:00-8:00 P.M.
INTERMENT:
HENRY'S CHAPEL CEMETERY
OFFICIATING:
REV. MIKE TUMINELLO

Linda Davis Wills

Linda Davis Wills---Visitation: 10AM until 12PM Friday, March 25, 2016 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Friday March 25, 2016 @ 12:00 PM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: Reed's Chapel Cemetery-Montgomery County, MS.

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Mrs. Syble Coward Kinard

Mrs. Syble Coward Kinard, 95, beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016, in the Winston Medical Facility in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Porter Funeral Home in Louisville, MS at 2:00 P.M., with Rev. Dusty Coward officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 22, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Louisville.

Ester B. Liddell

Ester Bernice Liddell, 68, a retired factory worker, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 at the St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral Services for Ms. Liddell will be held on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 12 PM at Chester Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS. Interment will follow in the Chester Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service at the church. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all arrangements.

Glen Waymon Green

Glen Waymon Green, 87, a retired industrial construction specialist, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA. A memorial service was held 2 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Liberty Baptist Church near Linville, LA, with Rev. Kurt Auger officiating. Visitation and fellowship with family will follow the service in the church fellowship hall.

Born September 24, 1928, in Linville, LA, to Jesse and Clara Mae Green, Glen spent his early years in the piney woods of North Louisiana. He graduated from Linville High School in 1945 and attended Northeast Louisiana Junior College and Louisiana State University before marrying Faye McWhirter on December 28, 1949, in Louisville, MS.

Joe Hamilton

Mr. Joe James Hamilton, 99, died Friday, March 18, 2016, at the Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, March 21st, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 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.

Charles E. Green

Charles E. Green, 81, a retired military medic and veteran in the U.S. Army, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016 at the VA Nursing Home in Kosciusko, MS. Funeral Services for Mr. Green will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 2 PM at Coleman Funeral Home Chapel in Ackerman, MS. Interment will follow in the Bluff Springs Baptist Cemetery in Choctaw County near Eupora, MS. Visitation will be held Monday, March 21, 2016 from 5PM until 8PM at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all arrangements.

Johnny Gerald Scarbrough Sr.

Johnny Gerald Scarbrough Sr., 78, passed away on March 16, 2016. Visitation will be held at Friendship Baptist Church in Sturgis, Saturday, March 19, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm, with the memorial service beginning at 3:00 pm. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all arrangements.

Benny Earl Walker

Benny Earl Walker, 52, passed away at his home on Friday, March 11, 2016, in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Friday, March 18, 2016, at 1 p.m., from Pilgrim Rest M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Thursday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Walker will be placed in the Church on Friday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Bernard Landrum Haggard

Mr. Bernard Landrum Haggard, Sr., 76, passed away at his home surrounded by loved ones on March 14, 2016 in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 18th, 2016, at 1:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. David Keen officiating. Visitation will be Friday 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.

Earl Randolph Kirk

Earl Randolph Kirk, Jr., 56, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 12, 2016, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Earl was born January 30, 1960, to Earl Kirk, Sr. and Sally Ann Palmer Kirk. He worked in construction finishing drywall.

Tammye Dawn White Hamilton

Mrs. Tammye Dawn White Hamilton, 53, died Saturday, March 12, 2016, at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 14th, at 11:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Rook officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Vernon Methodist Cemetery.

Billy George Cooper

Billy George Cooper, 65, passed on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Baptist Hospital, Columbus, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at 2 p.m., from Lonely Valley CME Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Cooper, will be placed in the Church on Tuesday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Antioch Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Worthy Lee Hughes

Worthy Lee Hughes, 71, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at his home in Louisville, Mississippi. Memorial Service will be Saturday, at 2 p.m., from Piney Grove United Methodist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Maggie Sue McAdory

Maggie Sue McAdory, 71, was anointed her new body as she passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016, in the Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, 2016, at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Noxapater, Mississippi, with Rev. Tommy Jones and Rev. Gary Caudill officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at Oak Grove Baptist Church from 1:30 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery beside her loving parents.

Robert C McDonald

Robert C McDonald, 61, passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Sunday, March 13, 2016, at 2 p.m., from Pleasant Ridge M. B. Church, Noxapater, MS. Visitation will be Saturday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. McDonald will be placed in the Church on Sunday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Mount Vernon Cemetery, Noxapater, MS. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Lemuel Andrews

Lemuel Andrews---Visitation: 5PM until 8PM Friday March 11, 2016 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: Saturday March 12, 2016 @ 10:00 AM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: Concord Cemetery near Ackerman, MS. SIGN THE GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @http://www.colemanfuneral.com

Charlotte R. Brunt

Charlotte Ralph Brunt, 99, died March 8, 2016 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. Mrs. Brunt was born July 23, 1916, the daughter of Stuart Harrison Ralph and Clara Hartness Ralph of Westport, Connecticut. She graduated from Kosciusko, Mississippi High School and from Mississippi State College for Woman. While teaching school in Silver City, Mississippi, she met and married Gwynne Taylor Brunt of Ethel, Mississippi.

Helen Nowell

Helen Nowell---Visitation: 5PM until 7PM Saturday March 12, 2016 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: GRAVESIDE: Sunday March 13, 2016 @ 2:00 PM @ Weir Cemetery. Interment: Weir Cemetery in Weir, MS

Billy Clay

Billy Clay, 66, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at University Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 11 a.m., from Mount Pisgah M. B. Church, Preston, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, March 11, 2016, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Clay, 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.

Vivian McHenry

Vivian McHenry, 60, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at her home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, March 12, 2016, at 11 a.m., from Wesley United Methodist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, March 11, 2016, from the Funeral Home. Mrs. McHenry , will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Ruth Virginia Cheatham

Ruth Cheatham, 96, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016, in the Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Swearingen 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 Coy Methodist Cemetery.

Vickie Lou McCleer

Mrs. Vickie Lou McCleer, 64, died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 8th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3:00 P.M. until service time at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. 

Carol Burks Stokes

Carol Burks Stokes, 65, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at her residence in Louisville, Mississippi. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 7, 2016, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Marlon Adcock officiating.

Sarah Matson

Sarah Matson, 90, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Neshoba General Hospital in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 12 noon on Saturday, March 5, 2016, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Byron Howell officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at Nowell Massey Funeral Home from 10 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Earl Kenneth Wright

Earl Kenneth Wright, 81, died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the VA Medical Center. A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Sebrell Funeral Home with burial following in Rocky Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Louisville. Visitation will be held from 6 pm to 8 pm Wednesday and 10 am Thursday at the funeral home.

Ruth Naomi Eichelberger

Ruth Naomi Eichelberger, 40, passed on Sunday, February 28, 2016, in Winston County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Friday, March 4, 2016, at 1 p.m., from Warren Chapel Church Of God In Christ, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Thursday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Eichelberger, will be placed in the Church on Friday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in Memorial Garden Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.