Malinda Ann Johnson-Wells

Mrs. Malinda Ann Johnson-Wells, 59, formerly of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Friday November 24, 2017, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Grenada, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, December 2, 2017, at 1 p.m., from Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Wells, will be reposed in the church on Saturday, one half hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

James Glenn Wilder

Mr. James Glenn Wilder, 68, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, Mississippi. Graveside services and interment will be Saturday, December 2, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in the Flower Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Scarlet Shepperd officiating.

James was born November 9, 1949, to Irby and Nancy Wright Wilder. His love of journalism I in high school, led him to answer the call to serve our country in the United States Army on December 11, 1970.

James is survived by his son, Eddie Mullinex and wife, Hellen, of Columbus, Mississippi; and his three sisters, Alice Eubanks Gully and husband, Mark, of Louisville; Billie Taylor, of Crawford, Mississippi; and Mary Ann Gregg. He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters: Sandra Partridge and Martha Easom.

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.

Therrell Bright Hunt

Visitation: 5PM til 8PM Tuesday November 28, 2017 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS and 9:30AM til Service Time Wednesday November 29, 2017 @ Ackerman Church of Christ in Ackerman, MS. Funeral Service: 10:30 AM Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Ackerman Church of Christ in Ackerman, MS Interment: Mt. Nebo Cemetery near Ackerman, MS.

Shirley Ruth Harris

Miss Shirley Ruth Harris, 56, of Louisville passed on Wednesday, November 22, 2017, at the Winston County Medical Center, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, November 27, 2017, from 12 noon until 4p.m., and a wake service will be 5until 7 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Lethal Andrew Jackson

Mr. Lethal Andrew Jackson, 86, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2107, at the Beehive Home in Forest, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 26th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Ronnie Luke and Rev. Barry Bouchillon officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Diane McCullouch Wallace Hodges

Mrs. Diane McCullouch Wallace Hodges was called to her eternal home on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2017. A celebration of her life will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 25th, at Porter Funeral Home Chapel in Louisville. Visitation will be in the Chapel beginning at 12 Noon. A graveside service will follow at Bethsalem Presbyterian Church Cemetery near High Point, MS.

Sam Woodrow Jenkins

Mr. Sam Woodrow Jenkins, 72, of of Ackerman, Mississippi, passed on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at his Home. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, at 11 a.m., from Ackerman Community Center, Ackerman, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Jenkins, will be placed in the Center on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Enon Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Linda Hathorn Finn

Mrs. Linda Hathorn Finn, 70, passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017, at her home in Louisville. Graveside services will be held on Friday, November 24th, at 11:00 A.M. at Flower Ridge Methodist Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Linda was born March 11, 1947, in Louisville, MS. She was a graduate of Rosedale High School, and was a member of Flower Ridge United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Warlene and Shelby Hathorn.

Linda is survived by two daughters, Kristin (Marshall) Swindle of Louisville, and Katherine (Trent) Harrell of Noxapater; a sister, Karen (Stanley) Dillon of New Albany, MS; a brother, Hugh (Kay) Hathorn of Louisville; and five grandchildren, Rylan Swindle, Caroline Swindle, Aubrianna Harrell, Kenzie Harrell, and Bella Harrell.

Memorials may be made to Flower Ridge United Methodist Church, or a charity of your choice.

To sign the guest register, go to www.porterfuneralhome.net.

Jeff Allen

Jeff Allen, 46, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2017, in Columbus, Mississippi. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 25, 2017, at 10 a.m. in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Trent Jaudon 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 Whitehall United Methodist Church Cemetery.

James Rives Pugh

James Rives Pugh, 73, passed away surrounded by his loving family at Winston Medical Center on Monday, November 20, 2017. Visitation will be Friday, November 24, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with Celebration of Life Services at 2:00 p.m. all at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, MS. Interment will be at Crystal Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in Louisville, MS immediately following the services.

Jean Shackelford Hendrix

Mrs. Jean Davis Shackelford Hendrix was born on June 26, 1926, in Laurel, Mississippi, and passed away on November 19, 2017, at 91 years of age. A visitation and celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, November, 26th, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon at Porter Funeral Home. Private graveside services will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Sidney Johnston Hendrix, Jr., her father, Jefferson Davis Shackelford; her mother, Bessie Clay Overstreeet Shackelford; and her sisters, Martha Elizabeth (Bob) Shackelford Goodrich and Virginia (Babysister) Shackelford Miller Fair.

She is survived by her five children, Dr. Cheralyn Powers, Lisa (Dan) Milloy, Bubba (Vicki) Hendrix, Shawn (Tim) Butts, and Scott (Nora Gay) Hendrix. Also surviving are her precious eleven grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. She is also missed by her former students in Speech and English classes at Louisville High School, where she taught for many years.

Mama Jean had many adventures as a proud US Army wife, living in Alaska, Taiwan, Germany, France, Missouri, Georgia, and North Carolina. After graduating from MSCW, she began her early career in Hattiesburg, MS, in radio advertising and returned to work in teaching, then again in radio advertising at WLSM.

Her love for language was evident throughout her life, “O, they lived long in the alms basket of words.” – Shakespeare.

To those who showed love, compassion, and patience for the past fourteen years while at the Winston County Nursing Home, no words can express our gratitude for all you have done for our Mama Jean.

She would be honored to have you show your love by giving to a children’s charity of your choice.

To sign the guest register, go to www.porterfuneralhome.net.

Jean E. Wilson

Mrs. Jean E. Wilson, 77, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at the Jeff Anderson Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at 11 a.m., from Beck Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Len B. Cunningham

Mr. Len B Cunningham, 85, of Weir, Mississippi, passed on Monday, November 13, 2017, in Oktibbeha County Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at 1 p.m., from Millspring M. B. Church, Weir, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Cunningham, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangement.

Narvelle Gregory

Mrs. Narvelle Roberts Gregory, 92, passed away Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Louisville Healthcare in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, November 17th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Jerry Lundy and Rev. Eugene Duran officiating. Interment will be in Vernon Assembly of God Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Gregory was born April 26, 1925 in Noxapater, MS. She had a long and varied career, having worked as a fire spotter for the U.S. Forestry Service, a machine operator for Spartus, and an aide at Louisville Healthcare. Narvelle loved flowers and trees, and working and raking leaves in her yard. Her family said she was “a lover of trees and a hater of leaves”! Narvelle loved to claim that she lived at Claytown, MS. She was of the Assembly of God faith.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie Gregory, Jr.; one son, Gerald Gregory; and her parents, Vida Stokes Roberts and Ernest Roberts.

She is survived by her daughter, Jimmy (Tony) Thompson of Louisville; one son, Doug (Sandy) Gregory of Hernando, MS; 5 grandchildren, Jana Powers, Jessie Gregory, Johnnie Gregory, Michael Gregory, and Ragan Coggins; and 5 great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 556, Louisville, MS 39339, or The Salvation Army.

Charlie Suttle Duncan

Mr. Charlie Suttle Duncan, 70, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2017, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 25, 2017, at Enon Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Antoine Stokes officiating.

Charlie was born September 27, 1947, to James Lester and Margaret Hellen Suttle Duncan. He answered the call to serve our country in the United States Navy in May 1967.

Charlie is survived by his sister, Aileen Duncan; and his brother, Dennis Duncan and wife, Alisa, both of Louisville. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his two sisters: Ann Finch and Elaine Quinton.

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.

Marvin G. McGinnis

Visitation: NONE. Graveside Funeral Service: 10:00 AM Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at McClelland Cemetery near Sturgis, MS Interment: McClelland Cemetery near Sturgis, MS. Coleman Funeral Home, Ackerman, MS in charge of service.

Charles Edward Chaney

Mr. Charles Edward Chaney, 91, died Sunday, November 12, 2017, at the Bee Hive Home in Starkville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 16th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Childs officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 11:30 A.M. until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Thomas Green

Mr. Thomas Green, 96, of Cleveland, Ohio, passed on Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Funeral Service will be Sunday, November 12, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Beck Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Center Ridge Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Giselle Schwall

Mrs. Giselle Lisbeth Schwall, 76, died Friday, November 10, 2017, at her home in Louisville, MS. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 14th, at Vernon Methodist Cemetery, with Rev. Jeff Walton officiating. Interment will be in Vernon Methodist Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Mrs. Schwall was born May 15, 1941, in Honduras. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis V. Schwall; and one son, Louis Schwall. She is survived by three daughters, Rose Burch of Tuscaloosa, AL, Ruth Thames of Philadelphia, MS, and Melody Littrell of Louisville, MS; two sons, Raymond Schwall of French Camp, MS, and Chester Schwall of Metairie, LA; 9 grandchildren; and 7 great grandchildren.

Rosemary McGinnis Jensen

Ms. Rosemary McGinnis Jensen, 60, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, November 11, 2017, at her residence in Ackerman, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, November 13, 2017, at Friendship Baptist Church in Sturgis, Mississippi from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at Friendship Baptist Church, with visitation beginning at 1 p.m. until service time with Rev. Dan Robertson officiating. Interment will follow in Craig Springs Cemetery in Sturgis.

Sammie Davis Carter

Mr. Sammie Davis Carter, 49, of Weir, Mississippi, passed on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at the University Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Sunday, November 12, 2017, at 1 p.m., from Weir Chapel M. B. Church, Weir, Mississippi. Visitation will be Saturday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Weir Chapel Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Willie Norris Triplett

Mr. Willie Norris Triplett, 60, of Noxapater, Mississippi, passed on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at the Brandon Nursing Home, Brandon, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at 11 a.m., from Mount Pleasant #2 Missionary Baptist Church, Noxapater, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery.Mr. Triplett, will be placed in the Church one hour before service time. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangement.

Pearline Edmond

Mrs. Pearline Edmond, 65, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed at her home on Sunday, November 5, 2017. Funeral Service will be Tuesday, November 14, 2017, at 1 p.m., from Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Edmond, will be placed in the Church on Tuesday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Rockey Hill Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Opaline Woods

Mrs. Opaline Woods, 93, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at her home. Funeral Service will be Sunday, November 12, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Saint James Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Saturday, Nov. 6, 2017, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Woods, 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.

Cheryl L. Stacy

Visitation: 5PM til 8PM Sunday November 5, 2017 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS and 10AM til Service Time Monday November 6, 2017 @ Ackerman Baptist Church in Ackerman, MS. Funeral Service: 11:00 AM Monday, November 6, 2017 at Ackerman Baptist Church in Ackerman, MS Interment: Enon Cemetery in Ackerman, MS.

Imogene Caney Fair

Mrs. Imogene Caney Fair, 95, died November 4, 2017, at her residence at Danberry at Inverness in Birmingham, Alabama. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 6, 2017 at 12:00 noon at First Presbyterian Church in Louisville, MS, with Dr. Bob Schwanebeck officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Masonic Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Emily Bradford Gregg

Mrs. Emily Bradford Gregg, 78, died Saturday, November 4, 2017, at her home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, November 6th, at Whitehall United Methodist Church, with Rev. Mike Dowd, Rev. Jonathan Stokes, and Rev. Paul Knight officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Interment will be in Whitehall Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mack Duff "M. D." McMinn

Mr. Mack Duff “M. D.” McMinn, Jr., 86, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, November 3, 2017, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi.  Visitation will be Saturday, November 4, 2017, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville.  Funeral services will be Sunday, November 5, 2017, at 2 p.m. in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Junior Davis officiating.  Interment will follow in Enon Cemetery in Ackerman, Mississippi.

M. D. was born December 6, 1930, to Mack Duff and Willie McKnight McMinn.  Currently, he was a member of First Baptist Church of Louisville; formerly, he actively participated in church activities and served as a deacon at Wake Forest Baptist Church in Sturgis, Mississippi.  Mr. McMinn was a graduate of Sturgis High School.  After high school, he went to Macon, Mississippi, and worked for three years.  As the pipeliners were passing through Macon, he got a job with the company and moved to Tennessee where he met and married the love of his life.  For the next 10 years, they traveled throughout the United States with the pipeline.  After that, he worked with King and Heath Construction in Mantee, Mississippi, putting in community water systems throughout Mississippi.  In 1971, he moved to Louisville and started his own business, Dixie Wholesale Waterworks, Inc., where he remained active in daily operations until his retirement.  

Mr. McMinn is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Joan McMinn of Louisville;  his children, Cindy McMinn Smith and husband, Tommy, of Sturgis; Marsha McMinn Gillespie and husband, David; and Jeff McMinn and wife, Kim, all of Louisville.  He is also survived by four siblings:  Marie Hector Morgan; Maxine Winfield; Martha Nell Leslie; and Malcolm McMinn.   One of his greatest joys was being “Granddaddy or PopPop” to his grandchildren:  Summer Clark Hall (Jeff); Ryan Smith (Sara); Blake McMinn (Brittany); Landon McMinn (Amanda); Peyton McMinn and Tyson Tingle; as well as 10 great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Mary Ellen Pritchard and an infant sister; and his granddaughter, Joanie Smith Tingle.   

Serving as pallbearers are Logan Danovsky, Lloyd Heard, Cully Hudspeth, Blake McMinn, Landon McMinn, Ryan Smith, and Tyson Tingle.  Honorary pallbearers are all current and retired Dixie Wholesale Waterworks employees, Joe Hodge, and Taylor Tucker.  Memorial contributions in honor of Mr. McMinn may be given to French Camp Academy, One Fine Place, French Camp, MS 39745 or to First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 547, Louisville, MS 39339.

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.

Malcolm Jamal Lewis

Malcolm Jamal Lewis, 21, of Noxapater, Mississippi, passed on Monday, October 30, 2017, at the Jeff Anderson Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, November 4, 2017, at the Beck Funeral Home. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Mount Pleasant#2 Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Richard Leslie (Dick) Cain

Richard Leslie (Dick) Cain, 71, the youngest of three sons and one daughter born to Troy and Helen Cain, passed away on November 1, 2017, at his home in Ackerman, MS, after a valiant three-month battle with pancreatic cancer. Relying on his strong faith in God, he faced that devastating diagnosis with incredible strength and courage. 

Visitation will be held at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS on Thursday, November 2, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted by Bro. Danny Irvin on Friday, November 3, at 11:00 a.m. at Ackerman Baptist Church, with interment following at Enon Cemetery in Ackerman.

Dick was born on April 30, 1946, in Kosciusko, MS, and felt blessed to have grown up on a farm in the Zemuly community of Attala County, among his Cain and Leslie families and the wonderful people of that community. Later in life, he and his wife Lynn settled in her hometown of Ackerman. 

An exceptional athlete, Dick held two state track records during his years at McAdams High School and went on to play football at Holmes Community College. He served in the Mississippi National Guard in his earlier years, and retired after a long career with Rowan Oil Company, including assignments in England and Scotland. After retirement, as a testament to his community-minded spirit he consented to run for the office of mayor of Ackerman. At the time of his death, he was serving his third term in that office. 

Mayor Cain was successful in most endeavors; however, he was never able to convince his late mother-in-law that the word "Stop" on that red street sign meant just what it said. 

He was a faithful member and deacon of Ackerman Baptist Church and had served as Sunday School superintendent and in other capacities. While blessed with wit and a smiling, pleasing personality, Dick also was a man of gentle, quiet strength. When all is said and done, he would be pleased to know that the simple statement, "He was a good man," was heard from so many. 

In addition to his parents, Dick was preceded in death by his brothers, Troy Cain, Jr., and Bill Cain, nephew Dodd Cain, son Quincy Lawrence, and father-in-Law and mother-in-law Carl and Nora Dell McCulloch. 

Dick is survived by his devoted wife Lynn; daughter Christi Morgan (Danny) of McAdams; sons Brad Cain (Marcia) of McAdams, Dr. Gunter Cain (Lacy) of Chapel Hill, NC, and Hal Lawrence of Ackerman. He was "D-Daddy" to his precious grandchildren, Peyton, Chase, Terri Clair, Gowan, Avery, Davis, Zac, Kaitlin, Kole and Stella. He is survived also by his sister Jeanette Cain Winstead (Jack) of Brandon, several nieces and nephews, daughter-in-law Leanne Lawrence, and a host of other relatives and friends.

 
 Serving as pallbearers are Butch Oswalt, Barry Vowell, Mike Brasher, Perry Lee, Billy Strickland, and Junior Burnley. Honorary pallbearers are Louis Gowan, Martin Frazier, and members of the Ackerman Board of Aldermen.

Annabelle Grace Watkins

Ms. Annabelle Watkins, 71, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at her residence in Noxapater, Mississippi. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 4, 2017, at 2 p.m. in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Dowd officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 1 p.m. until service time at Nowell Massey Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.