Henry E. Haste

MEMORIAL FUNERAL SERVICES: Henry E. Haste-- Service: Monday March 5, 2012 @ 11 AM @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS.

C. J. Mays

CJ Mays, 63, passed away on Saurday, February 25, 2012, at the St. Dominic Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Friday, March 2, 2012, at 2 p.m., from the Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, Noxapater, MS., with burial in the Mount Vernon Cemetery, Noxapater, MS. Visitation will be Thursday from 12 noon until 6 p.m., The body will be placed in the church one hour before service time.

Oscar Odell Eichelburger

Oscar Odell Eichelberger, 64, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Mississippi . Funeral Service will be Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 1 p.m., from the Unity Missionary Baptist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday , from 12 noon until 6 p.m., a wake service will be from 6 until 7 p.m., from the funeral home on Friday. The body will be placed in the church on Saturday one hour before service time.

Brian Nunnery

(July 28, 1953 - February 28, 2012) 
Mr. Brian Barry Nunnery, 58, died Thursday, February 26, 2012, at his home in Louisville. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 2nd, at 11:00 A.M., at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Davis officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Mr. Nunnery was born July 28, 1953, in Centerville, MS. He was a graduate of Liberty High School, and received his B. S. degree from Mississippi State University. He was a retired Mississippi state park manager, having served Tishomingo State Park, Golden Memorial State Park, and 22 years at Legion State Park in Louisville. He was a member of the Louisville Lions Club and Evergreen Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Doreen Stacy and Donald Nunnery. He is survived by his daughter, Natalie Nunnery of Louisville; a son, Nathan Nunnery of Louisville; two sisters, Beverly Nunnery and Stacy Nunnery, both of Florence, MS; and a brother, David Nunnery of Jackson. Memorials may be made to the UAB Transplant Center, 701 South 19th Street, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007.

Jerry "Red" Taylor

Mr. Jerry “Red” Taylor, 67, died Monday, February 27, 2012, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 29th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Rob Faulk and Rev. Larry Haggard officiating. Interment will be in East County Line Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home.

Mr. Taylor was born January 3, 1945, in Louisville, MS. He was in the construction industry, and was a member of South Louisville Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Monica Taylor of Louisville; his mother, Arrietta Taylor of McCool, MS; three daughters, Honey Taylor of Louisville, Angel (Eric) Whitehead of Louisville, and Lesley (Robert) Utz of Kosciusko, MS; two sisters, Janette Nelson of Brandon, MS, and Joanne Adcock of Philadelphia; and two grandchildren, Anna Grace Whitehead and Taylor Luke Whitehead; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to St. Judes Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Dean Calloway

Dr. Dean Calloway, 87, died Monday, February 27, 2012, at Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 1st, at Memorial Park Cemetery in Louisville. Visitation will be Thursday from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. at Porter Funeral Home.

Dr. Calloway was born September 25, 1924, in Louisville, MS. He received his B.S. degree at Millsaps College, and his Ph.D. at the University of Alabama. Most of his 30 years of teaching were at Birmingham Southern College in Birmingham, AL. His last five years of teaching were at Baker University at Baldwin, KS. Before he retired in 1987, he was an emeritus member of the American Chemical Society, and was a member of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society. He and his wife, Virginia, retired to Aldersgate Retirement Community in 2001, after being retired in Columbus, MS, for 14 years.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia; and his parents, J. E. Calloway, Sr. and Clyne Richardson Calloway.

He is survived by his brother, Dr. J. E. (Edwina) Calloway of Louisville; niece, Ann Calloway Perrier of Vicksburg, MS; nephews, J. E. “Pepper” Calloway of Durham, NC, and Dr. Edwin Sand “Sandy” Calloway of Cleveland, GA; one grandniece and five grandnephews.

Memorials may be made to Mennonite Disaster Service, 1018 Main Street, Akron, PA, 17501-9983.

Margaret Ann Swann

Mrs. Margaret Ann Swann, 44, passed on February 20, 2012 in Winston County Mississippi. Funeral Services will be held 1:00 P.M. Monday, February 27, 2012 from the Mount Calvary M.B. Church in Louisville, Mississippi. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday February 26, 2012 at the Beck Funeral Home Louisville Chapel. Viewing hours will be from 6:00 P.M - 7:00 P.M.

Hazel Flake

Mrs. Hazel Flake, 83, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at Anderson Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel in Louisville, Mississippi, with Rev. Mason Joy officiating. Interment will be in New Hope Methodist Cemetery.

Born on February 3, 1929, Mrs. Flake was a member of East Louisville Baptist Church. She was a retired beautician and a Wal-Mart associate.

Mrs. Flake is survived by her husband, James Clinton Flake of Louisville, Mississippi; her daughter, Janys Jones and husband, Nolen "Curly", of Walnut Grove, Mississippi; and two sons, Jimmie Flake and wife, Faye, of Sturgis, Missisippi; and David C. Flake and wife, Diane, of Bogue Chitto, Mississippi. She is also survived by three sisters: Nadine Culpepper; Katherine Frazier and husband, Fred; and Annie Sue Holder, and one brother, Harley Eaves and wife, Janie, all of Louisville, Mississippi. Mrs. Flake has six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Earnest and Gussie Mae Hisaw Eaves and her brother, Billy Joe Eaves.

Serving as pallbearers will be Stephen Flake, Chris Flake, Lee Flake, Eli Jones, Danny Frazier, and Ronnie Flake.

Memorials may be given to New Hope Methodist Cemetery Fund, c/o Jerry Easley, 5273 Highway 14 East, Louisville, MS 39339. Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements. You may sign the guestbook at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.

Lola Joy Kirk

Miss Lola Joy Kirk, 79, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Infinity Hospice in Marion, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Monday, February 27, 2012, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m.on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel in Louisville, Mississippi, with President Winfred Aker officiating.  Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. 

Born on January 6, 1933, Miss Kirk was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  She was a nurse and was retired from Winston County Community Hospital.

Miss Kirk is survived by two sisters: Kathryn Kirk of Louisville, Mississippi; and Lavada Robertson and husband, Bobby, of St. Charles, Missouri.  She is also survived by four brothers:  Ralph Kirk; Randolph Kirk and wife, Sally; Roger Kirk and wife, Gloria; and Samuel Kirk and wife, Barbara, all of Louisville, Mississippi; as well as several nieces and nephews.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Enid Schoolar Kirk.

Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements. You may sign the guestbook at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.

Elise Mae Eiland

Mrs. Elise Mae Eiland, 82, passed on February 21, 2012 in Winston County, Mississippi. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 25, 2012 from the Miller Chapel Church in Louisville, Mississippi. Burial will take place at the Union Chapel M.B. Church cemetery in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be held at the Beck Funeral Home Louisville Chapel on Friday, February 24, 2012. Visitation hours will last from 12 No0n-6:00 P.M.

John Thomas Rogers

Mr. John Thomas Rogers, 53, died Thursday, February 23, 2012, at his home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Sunday, February 26th, at Bethel Baptist Church, with Rev. Jimmy Moore and Rev. David Keene officiating. Interment will be in Bethel Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday from 1:30 until service time at the church.

Mr. Rogers was born December 1, 1958. He was a former pastor, and a member of Vernon Assembly of God Church.

He is survived by his parents, Clara Eaves and Berlin Rogers of Louisville; three sons, Robert Rogers of Lake, MS, Brian Rogers of Brandon, MS, and Jonathan Rogers of Louisville; three sisters, Kathy Hodge, Sharon McKinley, and Donna Sinclair, all of Louisville; and one grandchild, Madison Kaye Rogers.

Pallbearers will be Tommy McKinley, James Sloan, Mark Dempsey, Clarence Kelley, Bruce Lee, Mitch Sanders, Virgil Rodgers, and Larry Cockrell.

Memorials may be made to The American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org

Janie Lou Wells Johnson

Janie Lou Wells Johnson, 78, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until service time on Friday, February 24, 2012, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2012, in the Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Johnson, a Winston County native, was the daughter of Irvin Alwin and Belle Myers Wells, granddaughter of Finis Wells, and great-granddaughter of Benjamin Wells and Arnold Taylor of the Center Ridge Community.

Born December 15, 1933, in Louisville, she graduated a year early in the Class of 1950. Following business college, she was employed in Jackson before her marriage in 1952. Having lived most of her life in Louisville and Greenville, upon retirement from Washington Manufacturing (Schwinn Bicycle) in Greenville, she retired to Tupelo.

She is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Johnson, of Weir, Mississippi, her son, David Johnson and wife, Suzanne, and grandson Wesley Johnson, all of Cabot Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, her twin brother John, and the rest of her siblings, Isaac, Floyd, Dewitt, and her sister, Sarah Wylie.

Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling local arrangements. You may sign the guestbook at http://www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com/.

Henry Yarbrough

Henry Yarbrough, 83, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012, at the Winston County Medical Center, Louisville, Mississippi.
Funeral Service will be Thursday, February 23, 2012, at 1 p.m., from the Still Valley Missionary Baptist Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from Beck Funeral Home. The body will be placed in the church on Thursday one hour before service time.

Charles Ray Williams aka Jack Gazaway

Mr. Charles Ray Williams, also known as Jack Gazaway, 75, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, from 5:00 p.m. until 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2012, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Rob Faulk officiating.  Interment will be in Betheden Lutheran ChurchCemetery. 

Mr. Williams (Gazaway) was born March 16, 1936 to Newton and Nettie Mae King Gazaway.  He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.

Mr. Williams (Gazaway) is survived by his wife, Pauline Gazaway of Louisville, Mississippi; two daughters, Bettie Gazaway Prisock Glass and husband, Albert, and Jackie Gazaway Hodges all of Louisville.  He also is survived by two sons, Billy Gazaway and wife, Judy Mae, of Philadelphia, Mississippi; and Johnny Gazaway and wife, Glenda, of Brooksville, Mississippi.  Mr. Williams (Gazaway) has seven grandchildren:  Amanda Barfoot, Marcus Barfoot, David Austin Prisock, Eric Hodges, Tyler Hodges, Glenn Gazaway, and Brandi Gazaway.  He also has 11 great-grandchildren:  Holyn Prisock, Bailey Prisock, Ethan Jones, Taylor Jones, Paden Prisock, Clay Hodges, Dayna Hodges, Faith Schillaci, Gracie Schillaci, Courtney Barfoot, and Christian Barfoot. He is preceded in death by his son, Carl Wayne Gazaway.

Pallbearers will be David Austin Prisock, Glenn Gazaway, Eric Hodges, Tyler Hodges, Jeremy Yates, T. J. Prisock, Brad Bradford, and Jonathan Stevenson.  Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements. You may sign the guestbook at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.

Mr. John C. Whitehead

Mr. John C. Whitehead, 82, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at Baptist Golden Triangle Medical Center in Columbus, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Monday, February 20, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 20, 2012, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Jerry Lundy officiating. Interment will be in Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. 
Mr. Whitehead was born October 23, 1929 to John Carroll and Ruby Richardson Whitehead. He was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church; a retired automaker, who worked for the Chrysler Corporation, and a Mason.
Mr. Whitehead is survived by a special friend, Doard Bell Gregory of Louisville, Mississippi; his sister, Rachel Cheatham of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; and a host of nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his son, Johnny Randolph.
Pallbearers will be Brent Gregory, Bart Gregory, J. W. Palmer, Jerry Kemp, Jonathan Whitehead, and Jamie Flake. Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements. You may sign the guestbook atwww.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com

Mrs. Dolly Gladden Smith

Funeral services for Mrs. Dolly Gladden Smith, 88, will be held Tuesday, February 21, 2012, atCamp Ground United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Haggard officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Monday, February 20, 2012, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Granny Dolly, as she was affectionately called by her family, was born May 23, 1923, in Louise,Mississippi, to George Russell Gray and Lula Mae Chaney Gray. She had five brothers and four sisters.

At a young age, she (along with her younger siblings) was placed in the Mississippi Children's Home Society to be adopted. On April 3, 1933, she was adopted by C. L. (Charley) and Vera Stanley Gladden. Seventeen days later the Gladdens returned to Jackson and adopted her brother, Buddy.

The family made their home in the Camp Ground community and on March 28, 1938, Dolly married William Martin Smith. They continued to live their entire lives in the Gladden home and were blessed with three boys: William Joe, Charles Jerry, and Scotty Gray.

She helped raise all six of her grandchildren: Tim, Marty, Dane, Scott, Sam, and Melanie. She dearly loved her six great-grandchildren:  Eric, Aubrie Claire, Briann, Matthew, Tyler and Carmen.

Granny Dolly was a homemaker and worked along with her husband in the dairy business. She was also well known as one of the best cooks in the county and enjoyed cooking for her family and friends. She was a faithful member of Camp Ground United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, all her siblings and her husband.  Those left to celebrate her life are:  Joe, Peggy, Tim, Lisa, Marty, Gina, Tyler, Carmen, Sam, Jerry, Becky, Dane, Scott, Briann, Matthew, Scotty, Melanie, Kiley, Eric, and Aubrie Claire.

Pallbearers will be Bobby Joe Smith, Garland Smith, Jackie Holdiness, Butch Burns, Isaac Triplett and Ronnie Mitchell.

Happy blackberry picking Granny!

Memorials can be made to the building fund at Camp Ground United Methodist Church c/o Becky Waddell, 4431 Young Crossing Road, Louisville, MS 39339.  Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS is handling the arrangements. You may sign the guestbook atwww.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.  

Mrs. Eleanor Peele Castle

Mrs. Eleanor Peele Castle, 85, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at her residence in Louisville. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home on Monday, February 20, 2012, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lee Castle officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. 
Mrs. Castle was born May 24, 1926. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Louisville. She was a graduate of the University of Mississippi and was a retired caseworker for the Welfare Department.
Mrs. Castle is survived by two sons: Richard Peele Caste and wife, Tammy, of Louisville; and Ben Edward Castle of Corpus Christi, Texas. She is also survived by two grandchildren: Summer Castle Ashmore and husband, Jonathan; and Meaux Kennedy Castle. Mrs. Castle also has two great-grandchildren: Kennedy Alexis Castle and Dylan Peele Castle.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Landis Castle.
You may sign the guestbook at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.

Edith Taylor Paschal

Funeral services for Mrs. Edith Paschal will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 2/22, at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be Wednesday from 9:00 A.M. until service time at Ott & Lee Funeral Home. Interment will be in Paschal Cemetery. Ott & Lee Funeral Home will be assisting with arrangements with Porter Funeral Home in Louisville, MS

Coley Chambliss

Mr. Coley Chambliss, 64, died Friday, February 17, 2012, at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis, TN. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 19th, at Porter Funeral Home, with interment in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home.

Mr. Chambliss was born April 18, 1947, in Louisville, MS. He was a retired brakeman and conductor after 44 years with the railroad. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, the Louisville Country Club, and was an avid sportsman.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joaquin Prisock and Audy Tines Chambliss; and a brother, Gibby Chambliss.

He is survived by his wife, Polly Chambliss; two daughters, Klaye Chambliss of Brandon, MS, and Dedra (Brian) Parker of Brandon, MS; a son, Kyle (Melissa) Chambliss of Mandeville, LA; two sisters Judy (Larry) Mayo of Louisville, and Frances (Tony) Carr of Starkville; a brother, Robby (Janice) Chambliss of Louisville, MS; five grandchildren, Zach Parker, Austin Chambliss, Brody Burchfield, Bella Burchfield, and Coley Chambliss; and several nieces and nephews, Michael Chambliss, Grant Mayo, Hayden Carr, Corrin Taylor, Brittany Ridgway, Amy Miller, Russ Newman, and Ann N. Evans.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association .

Clara Burchfield

Clara Beatrice Devine Burchfield, born June 16, 1926 in Holmes County Mississippi to Otis Elmore Devine and Ivy Bee Gentry deceased, passed away February 13, 2012 at 11:40 pm in Winston County, MS.

She was the wife of Harold Jackson Burchfield who preceded her in death. Two children also preceded her in death, a son Allen Ray Burchfield and a daughter Frances Cheryl Burchfield.

She is survived by four children: Gary Burchfield, Robert Burchfield, Marty Burchfield, and Derrick Burchfield all of Lo Butcha, MS. Eight grandchildren; Moriah Sidwell of Dallas, TX, Amber Young of Louisville, MS, Nolan Burchfield of Kosciusko, MS, Krista Vowell of Starkville, MS, Kimberly Boswell of Forrest, MS, Jason Burchfield of Louisville, MS, Jacob Burchfield of Jackson, MS, and Kodi Yocham of Winston County, MS. Eleven Great Grandchildren and counting; two Sisters Delores McCalup of McComb, MS and Bobbie Ray of Winston County, MS. several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Thursday, February 16 from 5 to 8 pm at Culpepper Funeral Home. Services will be at 11:00 am February 17, at funeral home with interment at Doty Springs Cemetery.