Visitation: 5PM til 8PM Saturday September 30, 2017 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Funeral Service: 4:00 PM Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Coleman Funeral Home inAckerman, MS Interment: Enon Cemetery in Ackerman, MS.
Friday, September 29, 2017
Archie Collins
Visitation: 5PM til 8PM Saturday September 30, 2017 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Funeral Service: 2:00 PM Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS Interment: Old Lebanon Presbyterian Church Cemetery near Ackerman, MS.
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Corley Lavan McCorkley
Mrs. Callie Peacock
Monday, September 25, 2017
Syble Jearlene Hughes
Patsy A. Collins
Visitation: 1PM til Service Time Monday September 25, 2017 @ Chester Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS. Funeral Service: 2:00 PM Monday, September 25, 2017 at Chester Baptist Church near Ackerman, MS Interment: Mt. Nebo Cemetery.
Dorothy Fay Eaves
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Fay Eaves will be held at 11 AM Monday, September 25, 2017 at John E. Stephens Chapel with Rev. Jerry Lundy officiating. Interment in Ellison Ridge Cemetery. Visitation 10 AM Monday til time for service at the funeral home. John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements.
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Maxine Carr Hurt
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Marilyn Jean Thomas
Mrs. Marilyn Jean Thomas, 64, passed away Monday, September 18, 2017 at her home in Noxapater,
MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 20th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Gary Caudill officiating. Interment will be in Rocky Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Blondine Carter
William Wesley Hicks
Mr. William Wesley Hicks, 74, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, September 17, 2017, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi. Graveside services and interment will be at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, September 19, 2017, at Jackson Field Cemetery in Preston, Mississippi, with Rev. Dewayne Kelsey officiating.
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Flora Lucille Lee
Mrs. Flora Lucille Haggard Lee, 97, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 19th, at Calvary Baptist Church with Dr. Johnny Collins, pastor, and Dr. Lee Castle, son-in-law, officiating. Visitation will be at the church on the day of the funeral from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery following the service.
Manuel Philip “Pancho” Mijares, Jr
Mr. Manuel Philip “Pancho” Mijares, Jr., 81, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, September 17, 2017, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi. A private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Mr. Mijares was born January 2, 1936, to Manuel Mijares, Sr., and Anna Shepallos Mijares. He attended Whitehall United Methodist Church and was a welding supervisor with Trico Metal Products.
Mr. Mijares is survived by his wife, Barbara Mijares; four sons, Michael, Kenneth, Darrel and Craig Mijares; and two brothers, Robert and Arthur Mijares.
Services are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
Mr. Mijares was born January 2, 1936, to Manuel Mijares, Sr., and Anna Shepallos Mijares. He attended Whitehall United Methodist Church and was a welding supervisor with Trico Metal Products.
Mr. Mijares is survived by his wife, Barbara Mijares; four sons, Michael, Kenneth, Darrel and Craig Mijares; and two brothers, Robert and Arthur Mijares.
Services are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
Friday, September 15, 2017
Melva Pearson
Mrs. Melva Crowson Pearson, 85, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at Louisville Healthcare in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 16th, at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mike Childs and Rev. Andy Pearson officiating. Visitation will be fron 1:00 P.M. until the service time at the church. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Pearson was born November 13, 1931 in Choctaw County. She was a public health nurse employed by the Winston County Health Department for many years, and a member of the Mississippi Nurses Association. Melva was very involved in the North Mississippi Emmaus community, as well as being an active member of First United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ora Moss Crowson and Earl Crowson; one brother, Bob Crowson; and one sister, Ardena Johnston.
She is survived by her husband, Billy Dean Pearson of Louisville, MS; three sons, Andy (Sally) Pearson of Starkville, MS, Phil (Mary) Pearson of West Point, MS, and Chuck (Penny) Pearson of West Point, MS; one brother, Joe Crowson of Louisville, MS; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Cody Pearson, Matthew Pearson, Charles Pearson, Reed Pearson, John Pearson, Jonathan Stoll, and Nick Hester.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, PO Box 523, Louisville, MS 39339.
To sign the guestbook, please go to www.porterfuneralhome.net.
Mrs. Pearson was born November 13, 1931 in Choctaw County. She was a public health nurse employed by the Winston County Health Department for many years, and a member of the Mississippi Nurses Association. Melva was very involved in the North Mississippi Emmaus community, as well as being an active member of First United Methodist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ora Moss Crowson and Earl Crowson; one brother, Bob Crowson; and one sister, Ardena Johnston.
She is survived by her husband, Billy Dean Pearson of Louisville, MS; three sons, Andy (Sally) Pearson of Starkville, MS, Phil (Mary) Pearson of West Point, MS, and Chuck (Penny) Pearson of West Point, MS; one brother, Joe Crowson of Louisville, MS; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Cody Pearson, Matthew Pearson, Charles Pearson, Reed Pearson, John Pearson, Jonathan Stoll, and Nick Hester.
Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, PO Box 523, Louisville, MS 39339.
To sign the guestbook, please go to www.porterfuneralhome.net.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Ruth Fulcher
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Willis Avant Rash
Mr. Willis Avant Rash, 96, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Sunday, September 10, 2017, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 11 a.m., from Hopewell United Methodist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Rash, 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.
Henry Earl Hickman
Mr. Henry Earl Hickman, 64, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Winston County Medical Center, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, September 16, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Warren Chapel Church of God In Christ, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Hickman, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Louisville, Mississippi. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in Charge of arrangements.
Melvin Williams
Mr. Melvin Williams, 63, of Guin, Alabama, passed on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, September, 16, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Beck Funeral Home. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.
Monday, September 11, 2017
Warren Hayes Mills
Visitation: 5PM til 8 PM Tuesday September 12, 2017 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS & 10AM til Service Time Wednesday September 13, 2017 @ New Haven Baptist Church near Weir, MS. Funeral Service: 11:00 AM Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at New Haven Baptist Church near Weir, MS Interment: New Haven Cemetery.
Eleanor Faye Teters
Mrs. Eleanor Faye Teters, 74, passed away Saturday surrounded by her loving family at her residence in McCool, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, September 15, 2017, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2017, at Doty Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Don Ray and Rev. Larry Odom officiating. Visitation will also be the day of the service at Doty Springs Baptist Church from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Graveside services and interment will follow in Doty Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Tony Fortenberry officiating.
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Mrs. Marchelle Blackwell
Mrs. Marchelle Blackwell, 70, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, September 9, 2017, at her residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 14, 2017, at 2 p.m. in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Trent Jaudon officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at Nowell Massey Funeral Home from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friday, September 8, 2017
Dr. Rita Worrell Tanksley
Dr. Rita Worrell Tanksley, 66, wife of Thomas Tanksley, entered into Heaven on Wednesday, September 6, 2017.
Born at Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital in Kosciusko, MS on April 29, 1951 to John and Betty Worrell.
Graduating from Wingfield High School, she went on to Delta State for her Bachelor’s Degree and received her Master’s Degree from Florida International. In 1993, she earned her Doctorate Degree from Florida State University. In 2014, she retired from Mississippi State University as an Early Childhood Division Agent.
Growing up, her favorite thing to play was school. It was no surprise that she would grow up to become an excellent teacher and impact the lives of all her students. More than the love she had for teaching, Rita loved her family deeply. Her grandchildren were the light of her life.
She is preceded in death by three grandchildren, Ryan Jackson of Granitville, SC, Peyton and Paige Gary of Pensacola, FL, all of which she is now playing with in Heaven. In addition, she has three children, Shannon Hendrix of North Augusta, SC, Kelly Gary and her husband Matthew of Pensacola, FL and Cory Pepper and his wife Krystina of Rogers, AR. Her surviving grandchildren are Dylan Gary, Kolby Hendrix, Hayden Gary, Rylee Hendrix, Jayden Pepper, Carson Gary, Sydney Pepper and Lyla Rose Pepper. Additional surviving family members are great grandson, C.J. Anderson; brothers, Lewis Worrell and his wife Maggy of Valley, AL and Carlton Worrell and his wife Kim of Mobile, AL.
A celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, September 9th, 2017, at 11 o’clock at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel in Kosciusko, MS with Brother Freeman Pierce and Brother Dick Hill officiating. Interment will follow in Salem Methodist Cemetery, Weir, MS.
The family will receive friends on Friday, September 8th, 2017 from 5 to 8 pm.
A special thank you to Angela Miller and Ruth Oredien for your loving care.
Born at Montfort Jones Memorial Hospital in Kosciusko, MS on April 29, 1951 to John and Betty Worrell.
Graduating from Wingfield High School, she went on to Delta State for her Bachelor’s Degree and received her Master’s Degree from Florida International. In 1993, she earned her Doctorate Degree from Florida State University. In 2014, she retired from Mississippi State University as an Early Childhood Division Agent.
Growing up, her favorite thing to play was school. It was no surprise that she would grow up to become an excellent teacher and impact the lives of all her students. More than the love she had for teaching, Rita loved her family deeply. Her grandchildren were the light of her life.
She is preceded in death by three grandchildren, Ryan Jackson of Granitville, SC, Peyton and Paige Gary of Pensacola, FL, all of which she is now playing with in Heaven. In addition, she has three children, Shannon Hendrix of North Augusta, SC, Kelly Gary and her husband Matthew of Pensacola, FL and Cory Pepper and his wife Krystina of Rogers, AR. Her surviving grandchildren are Dylan Gary, Kolby Hendrix, Hayden Gary, Rylee Hendrix, Jayden Pepper, Carson Gary, Sydney Pepper and Lyla Rose Pepper. Additional surviving family members are great grandson, C.J. Anderson; brothers, Lewis Worrell and his wife Maggy of Valley, AL and Carlton Worrell and his wife Kim of Mobile, AL.
A celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, September 9th, 2017, at 11 o’clock at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel in Kosciusko, MS with Brother Freeman Pierce and Brother Dick Hill officiating. Interment will follow in Salem Methodist Cemetery, Weir, MS.
The family will receive friends on Friday, September 8th, 2017 from 5 to 8 pm.
A special thank you to Angela Miller and Ruth Oredien for your loving care.
Richard "Junior" Melvin Robinson Jr.
Funeral services for Mr. Richard "Junior" Melvin Robinson Jr. will be held at 10 AM Saturday, September 9, 2017 at John E. Stephens Chapel with Dr. Wayne Hill officiating. Interment in Pleasant Springs Cemetery. Visitation 5-9 PM Friday, September 8, 2017 at John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services.
Mr. Robinson, 68, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, MS. He lived at Preston most of his life. He retired from Taylor Machine Works. Mr. Robinson was an avid hunter. He was a Mason, Shriner and member of Pleasant Springs Presbyterian Church.
Preceded in death: Parents, Richard Melvin Robinson and Oriel McArthur Robinson; Brother, James Barry Robinson. Survivors: Wife, Rita Carol Robinson of Preston; Sons, Dewayne Robinson (Pam) of Louisville and Randy Robinson (Sherry) of Preston; Sister, Joyce Hill (Dr. Wayne) of Louisville; (5) Grandchildren; (3) Great-Grandchildren; Several nieces and nephews.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Philip Thomas Brooks
Philip Thomas Brooks---Visitation: 1PM til Service Time Saturday September 9, 2017 @ Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Ackerman, MS. Memorial Funeral Service: 3:00 PM Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Ackerman, MS
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Odis Anderson
Mr. Odis Anderson, 78, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, September 5, 2017 in Louisville.
Visitation will be Thursday, September 7, 2017 from 5 PM - 8 PM at McClain Hays Funeral Home in Philadelphia. The funeral service will be at 2 PM on Friday, September 8, 2017, at the funeral home chapel with Rev. Lawrence Pool officiating. Interment will follow at the Bloomfield Cemetery.
He was a native and longtime resident of the Bloomfield community in Neshoba County. He was a retired school bus driver for Neshoba Central. Mr. Anderson was a member of Center Hill Baptist Church.
Visitation will be Thursday, September 7, 2017 from 5 PM - 8 PM at McClain Hays Funeral Home in Philadelphia. The funeral service will be at 2 PM on Friday, September 8, 2017, at the funeral home chapel with Rev. Lawrence Pool officiating. Interment will follow at the Bloomfield Cemetery.
He was a native and longtime resident of the Bloomfield community in Neshoba County. He was a retired school bus driver for Neshoba Central. Mr. Anderson was a member of Center Hill Baptist Church.
Jennie Lee Armstrong
Mrs. Jennie Lee Armstrong, 82, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, at the Winston County Medical Center, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, September 9, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Wesley United Methodist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 7 p.m., from the Funeral Home. The Family will gather from 5 until 7 p.m., to receive friends. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Armstrong, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Billie Lynn Childs
Mrs. Billy Lynn Childs of Louisville, MS passed away at her home surrounded by her family on September 6, 2017, at the age of 92. Billy Lynn was born on March 10, 1925, in Noxapater, MS. She was one of six children of Henry and Ella Estelle Kirkpatrick. She grew up and graduated high school as valedictorian from Noxapater, MS. She married Curtis Childs and began their family in Noxapater. They moved their young family to Louisville into the Evergreen Community. She joined the Evergreen Baptist Church where she remained an active member for the remainder of her life. Billy Lynn was known for many things.
Floyd Earl Hunt
Visitation: 12PM til Service Time Thursday September 7, 2017 @ Ackerman Church of Christ in Ackerman, MS. Funeral Service: 2:00 PM Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Ackerman Church of Christ in Ackerman, MS Interment: Mt. Nebo Cemetery near Ackerman, MS.
Monday, September 4, 2017
Gayle Hunt Smith
Funeral services celebrating the life of Gayle Hunt Smith will be held at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at The Pentecostals of Alexandria with Reverend Gentry Mangun and Reverend Anthony Mangun officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Ball under the direction of Hixson Brothers, Alexandri
The family requests that visitation be observed at the church Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. until time of service. Family and friends will gather at the church at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday and leave in procession to the cemetery at 10:40 a.m.
Pallbearers will be Monty Smith, Jr., Miles Smith, Chance Smith, Cortland Smith, Kade Smith and Thomas Oldham.
Mrs. Smith, 76, of Boyce, passed from this life on Friday, September 1, 2017 at CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital.
The family requests that visitation be observed at the church Tuesday from 3:00 p.m. until time of service. Family and friends will gather at the church at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday and leave in procession to the cemetery at 10:40 a.m.
Pallbearers will be Monty Smith, Jr., Miles Smith, Chance Smith, Cortland Smith, Kade Smith and Thomas Oldham.
Mrs. Smith, 76, of Boyce, passed from this life on Friday, September 1, 2017 at CHRISTUS St. Frances Cabrini Hospital.
Sunday, September 3, 2017
Mary Jane Files
Ms. Mary Jane Files, 93, died Saturday, September 2, 2017, at Pine Cottage at Winston Medical Center. Visitation will be at 11:00 AM, Monday, September 4th, funeral services will follow at 12:00 at Porter Funeral Home with Rev. Rob Paul officiating. Interment be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Tameka Shujuana Thames Mullins
Mrs. Tameka Shujuana Thames Mullins, 34, passed at her home on Monday, August 28, 2017, in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Chapel of Beck Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.
Friday, September 1, 2017
Becky Stokes Hatcher
Mrs. Becky Stokes Hatcher, 71, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2017, at Vernon Assembly of God Church with Rev. Mark Thompson officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at the church from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Vernon Assembly of God Church Cemetery.