Jenelle B. Yates

Funeral services for Jenelle B. Yates will be held Thursday, March 1, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Dr. Dan Howard officiating.
Visitation will begin on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. until time of service. Burial will follow in Cedarlawn Cemetery.

Bobbie Nell King

Bobbie Nell King, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, February 27, 2018, at the Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Thursday, March 1, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, March 2 in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel in Louisville with Rev. Mark Mayo and Jon White officiating. Interment will follow in Murphy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Evelyn Triplett Eaves

Evelyn Triplett Eaves, age 94, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, February 26, 2018, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2018, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Keen officiating. Interment will follow in Murphy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Thomas Edward Todd

Services for Thomas Todd will be held Sunday, February 25, 2018, at 3 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Tony Lindley and Rev. Don Cook officiating. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Todd, 84, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, February 22, 2018, at his home.

He was a native of Winston County and longtime resident of the Mars Hill Community. He retired from U. S. Motors in Philadelphia. He was a cattle farmer and fox hunter. Mr. Todd was Christian by faith. He served in the U. S. Army and was a Mason.

Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Johnnie Todd of Plattsburg; and daughter, Christy Todd of Flowood.

Mr. Todd was preceded in death by parents, Hugh and Elsie Todd; and several brothers and sisters.

Dorothy Sinclair Mitchell

Dorothy Sinclair Mitchell, age 84, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at her residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2018, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel in Louisville with Rev. Chris Vowell and Dr. Gayle Pope 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 with Rev. Jonathan Peeples officiating.

Henry J. Kirkwood

Mr. Henry J. Kirkwood, 88, of Weir, Mississippi, passed at his home on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. Funeral Service will be Monday, February, 26, 2018, at 11 a.m., from Millsprings M. B. Church, Weir, Mississippi. Visitation will be Sunday, from 3 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Kirkwood, will be placed in the Church on Monday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Penderville Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Willie Faye Sardin

Mrs. Willie Faye Sardin, 63, of Terry, Mississippi, passed on Monday, February 19, 2018, at the St. Dominic Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, February 24, 2018, at 11 a.m., from Choctaw County Community Center, Ackerman, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Sardin, 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.

Virginia Massey

Virginia Sanders Massey, age 83, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, February 23, 2018, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 24, 2018, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dwayne Kelsey officiating. Interment will follow in Craig Springs Cemetery.

Beulah Belle Alexander

Mrs. Beulah Belle Alexander, 93, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at her son's home in Louisville. Funeral Service will be Saturday, February 24, 2018, at 11 a.m., from Wesley United Methodist Church, Louisville, MS. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Alexander, 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.

Margaret Evelyn Rogers Ming

Margaret Evelyn Rogers Ming entered her Heavenly Home on Feb. 18, 2018.

She was the daughter of James and Louie Hamm Rogers and born on July 26, 1935, in Louisville. Upon graduating in 1953 from Bond High School, she married Garland Ray Ming and started a family.

Margaret shared her love, grace, compassion and laughs with everyone she met. Her love of God, family and friends was infectious and she made lasting friendships in Brandon and Tylertown, Cantonment, Fla., and Vicksburg.

She was a member of Highland Baptist Church.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. G. Ray Ming; her daughter, Mickey Wiggins; and three brothers, Richard, James and Frank Rogers.

She is survived by two daughters, Suzi White (Mark) and Lori May, both of Vicksburg; two sons, Dickey Ming of Hurley and Wesley Ming (Neely) of Vicksburg; eight grandchildren, Curtis Wiggins (Abby) of Cantonment, Fla., Carla Gilmore (Jacob) of Molino, Fla., T.J. Brocato, Taylor Brocato and Christopher May of Vicksburg, Jessica May of Brandon, Mary Margaret (Molly) Ming and David Garland Ray Ming, both of Vicksburg; four great-grandchildren, Monroe and Sawyer Wiggins and Ella and Sydney Gilmore; as well as her sweet Gertie.

Services will be Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at Riles Funeral Home with visitation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by service at 1p.m. Graveside service will be at Murphy Creek Baptist Church in Louisville on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, at 11 a.m.

Pallbearers will be Curtis Wiggins, Christopher May, T.J. Brocato, Taylor Brocato, Jacob Gilmore, Kevin Ming, Cecil Rogers, Lamar Wiggins and David Garland Ray Ming.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Barbara Rogers, Becky Rogers-Sneed, Bridget Rogers Walker and Gail Matthews.
 

Martha Davis York

Martha Davis York, age 89, passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Graveside services and interment will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 23, 2018, at Memorial Park Cemetery with Mr. Marvin Smith officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville.

Susan Diane Dempsey

Susan Diane Dempsey, age 61, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2018, at her residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 20, 2018, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 21, 2018, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rob Faulk and Rev. Trent Jaudon officiating. Interment will follow in Betheden Lutheran Church Cemetery.

John S. Standrod

Mr. John S. Standrod, 83, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 18th, at 3:00 P.M. at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Noxapater, MS, with Rev. Gary Caudill officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 P.M. until service time at the church. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 

Doug Sullivan

Doug Sullivan, age 70, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, February 16, 2018, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Saturday, February 17, 2018, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 18, 2018, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Wayne Hill and Rev. Phil Fancher officiating. Interment will follow in Sardis Cemetery.

James T. "Jim" Wood

Mr. James T. “Jim” Wood, Sr., 89, passed away Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, February 19th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Johnny Collins officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 10:00 A.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Interment will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Noxapater. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Wood was born August 17, 1928, in Louisville, MS. He retired after 26 years of service in the U.S. Air Force, and was a Vietnam War Veteran. Mr. Wood also worked as a postal carrier, at TRW, and as a cattle farmer. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann Wood; his parents, Edna Myres Wood and George Wood; four sisters, Lorene Wood, Lucille Wood, Zelma Earline Wood, and Esther Wood Duncan; and one brother, Walter C. Wood.

Jim is survived by two sons, James T. (Renee) Wood, Jr. of Destin, FL, and Scot Wood of San Francisco, CA; and one granddaughter, Megan Wood.

Pallbearers will be James Wood, Scot Wood, Greg Duncan, Jimmy Duncan, Ronnie Mitchell, Mark Donald, and Joe Morgan.

Memorials may be made to Anderson Regional Medical Center, www.andersonregional.org.

To sign the guestbook, please go to www.porterfuneralhome.net.

Maudine Livingston

Maudine Livingston, age 96, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Blanchard and Rev. Larry Odom officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville and from 1:00 p.m. continuing until service time at Antioch Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Charles Maples officiating.

Ruby Mott

Ruby Mott, age 79, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, February 14, 2018, at Brooklyn Hall Personal Care Home in Mathiston, Mississippi. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Friendship Baptist Church on Craig Springs Road with Rev. Dan Robertson officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service beginning at 12:30 p.m. continuing until service time. Interment will follow in Neshoba Baptist Cemetery in Neshoba County, Mississippi.

Sean Terrell " Timothy" Johnson

Sean Terrell Johnson, aka, Timothy, 40, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Sunday, February 4, 2018, at his home. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by the Beck Funeral Home of Louisville.

Lester Long

Funeral services for Mr. Lester Long will be held at 1 PM Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at John E. Stephens Chapel with Rev. John E. Stephens and Rev. Sam Fulton officiating. Interment in Bond Baptist Cemetery. Visitation 4-9 PM Tuesday at John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services.

Monerva Ann Miller

Mrs. Monerva Ann Miller, 80, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Saturday, February 10, 2018, at the Baptist Medical Center, Columbus, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, February 17, 2018, at 11 a.m., from Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Louisville, with Burial in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. 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. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Cecil Crowell

James Cecil Crowell, age 90, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 13, at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 14 in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Grady Crowell and Rev. Mark Mayo officiating. Visitation will also be the day of the service at the funeral home from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Murphy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Benny J. "Bo" Brown

Services for Benny J. “Bo” Brown will be held Monday, February 12, 2018, at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Mark Vincent officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be Monday from 11 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. 

Audrey Lee Massey

Audrey Lee Massey, age 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 10, 2018, at The Claiborne in Starkville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 12 in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Newlie Long and Rev. John Edward Jenkins officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at the Nowell Massey Funeral Home from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Macedonia Cemetery in Attala County.

Betsy Ann 'Patti' Eichelberger

Mrs. Betsy Ann ‘Patti’ Eichelberger of Mt. Sinai Community, Louisville, MS passed away in her home with her children and caregiver on Monday, February 5, 2018 at the majestic age of 99. She was born, raised, and gave birth to all children on Mr. Sinai Rd. The visitation was from 12 noon – 6 p.m. on Friday, February 9, 2018 at Mt. Sinai MB Church. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Mt. Sinai MB Church in Louisville, MS. with burial in the Mt. Sinai Cemetery. Rev. Danya Turner officiated, Rev. Lorene Guyse eulogized. 

Mrs. Eichelberger was the 211th person to register to vote during the voter re-registration of 1970 that enforced the Voting Rights Act of 1965. She was a member of Mt. Sinai MB Church since childhood serving as secretary, teacher and agent of the Mt. Sinai Burial Club as well as a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She worked for many years as a domestic servant after the death of her husband. She also worked for Spartus Clock Factory from 1969 until retiring in 1979. She was actively involved in Winston County Voters and Education League since 1966, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the former Mt. Sinai Burial Club, Friends of Dean Park, Inc., and Winston County Extension Office including the 4H-Club, and the Winston County TRIAD. At the age of 95 representing American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), she spoke to the legislators advocating for the rights of seniors for stay home care.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Nelson and Mary Elizabeth Knowles; her husband, William James Eichelberger; her siblings, Katie, Willie Bell, Estelle, Nannie, Mary Francis, Ida Bea, Inez, Bob, and Talmadge Hughes; five children, Claudell Weaver, Samuel, Joseph, Isaac, and Annie Lee Eichelberger; grandchildren, Charles Clifton, Jr., and Charlotte Rene Jones

Mrs. Eichelberger leaves to cherish her memories: three sons, Paul (Rita), Clifford (Nancy) Eichelberger of Louisville, MS, and Clifton (Georgia) Eichelberger of Baton Rouge, LA; six daughters, Elmetra (Eddie) Patterson-Littleton, Janice (Tommy) Hopkins, Barbara Coleman, Gwendolyn and Lorenda Eichelberger of Louisville, MS, and Mattie (Melvin) Davis of Richmond, CA; five step-daughters, Marcella Hubbard, Ollie Walker of Oakland, Aurelia Eichelberger of San Francisco, CA, Ina Davis of Alameda, CA, Ruth Brown of Richmond, CA. She leaves (20) grandchildren, (27) great grandchildren, (7) great great grandchildren; a surrogate daughter, Rev. Lorene Guyse, caregiver for 11 years Wendy Harris (Cornelius), special friend, Billy (Sue) Shields.

The family wishes to acknowledge, with sincere appreciation the many comforting messages, prayers and all other expressions of kindness during the illness and death of our loved one. Special thanks to Dr. Samuel Suttle, Sta Home Hospice Staff and Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church.

Shirley Threadgill

Shirley Ann (Vaughan) Threadgill, a retired business owner, of Ackerman, MS, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018, at Choctaw Regional Medical Center, Ackerman, MS. She was born March 20, 1936, in Webster County, Mississippi to Arville R. and Ona Vaughan. She was a member of the Ackerman Church of Christ in Ackerman, MS.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Threadgill will be held Thursday, February 8, 2018, 11:00 a.m. at Ackerman Church of Christ in Ackerman, MS. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the church. Burial will be at Spring Valley Cemetery in Mathiston, MS.

Mrs. Threadgill is survived by 2 daughters-in-law, Jeannie Threadgill of Ackerman, MS, and Dorothy Threadgill of Maben, MS. She is also survived by 8 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, James (Jimmy) Threadgill, her parents, and 3 sons, James, Don, and Danny.

Pallbearers will be her great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Ackerman Church of Christ.

Johnny Frank Hudson

Mr. Johnny Frank Hudson, 67, of Louisville, passed on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at the Winston County Medical Center. Funeral Service will be Saturday, February 10, 2018, at 2 p.m., from Still Valley Missionary Baptist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 Noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Hudson, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Louise Charity Holmes

Mrs. Louise Charity Holmes, 90, passed on Monday, January 29, 2018, at the Louisville Health Care Center, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at 11:30, from Center Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Tuesday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Holmes, will be placed in the Church on Wednesday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Lena Boatner

Ms. Lena (Massey) Boatner, 91, passed on Saturday February 3rd, 2018 in Oxford, MS. Visitation will be held at Evergreen Baptist Church in Louisville, MS on Saturday, February 10th from 10:00-11:45 followed by a Graveside Service at Noon officiated by Bro. Albert McMullen.

Thomas Gordon Wekenman, PhD-psychologist

Thomas Wekenman passed away at his home on Tuck Wilkes Road on Saturday, February 3rd. A memorial service celebrating his life will be Wednesday, February 7, 11:00 a.m., at Noxapater United Methodist Church, the Reverend Jeff Walton officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

James Kenneth Davis

Mr. James Kenneth Davis, 63, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at his residence in the House Community. He was a carpenter. His hobbies include fishing, hunting and raising pit bulldogs. Mr. Davis was preceded in death by his father, James Clyde Davis. Survivors: Daughter, Lee Anne Davis Eakes (Ronnie) of Union, MS;Son, Chris Davis of Louisville, MS; (3) Grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Wallace Harlan Hatcher Jr.

Wallace Harlan Hatcher, Jr., age 59, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2018, at Winston Medical Center Nursing Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, February 5, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Ray and Rev. Wayne Hill officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 1:00 p.m. until service time at Nowell Massey Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.

Fannie Mae Jackson

Mrs. Fannie Mae Jackson, 81, of Maywood, IL., formerly of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at the Select Specialty Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, February 3, 2018, at 11 a.m., from Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be 12 noon until 6 p.m., on Friday, from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Jackson, will be placed in the Church one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of Arrangements.

Regina "Dina" McKay

Mrs. Regina Jones “Dina” McKay, 93, passed away on Thursday, February 01, 2018, at Winston County Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 3rd, at Porter Funeral Home. Visitation will be Saturday from 12:00 noon until service time. Interment will be in Liberty Universalist Cemetery.