Obituaries

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Gwineth Marilyn Middleton Baxter

Visitation: 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM Friday February 3, 2017 at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: 11:00 AM Friday, February 3, 2017 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: Concord Baptist Church Cemetery near Ackerman, MS

Monday, January 30, 2017

David Lee Staszefski

Mr. David Lee Staszefski, 60, died Sunday, January 29, 2017, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 31st, at Crystal Ridge Baptist Church, with Rev. Charles Rook officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10:00 AM until service time at Crystal Ridge Baptist Church. Interment will be in Crystal Ridge Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Donald “Bruce” Smith, 67, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, January 30, 2017, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2017, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tim Horton officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 9:30 a.m. until service time at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Jennie Lee Talbert Thrasher

Mrs. Jennie Lee Talbert Thrasher, age 86, of Commerce, GA, formerly of Riverdale died Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Northridge Health and Rehab. Graveside services and interment will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at Rocky Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. Bryan Carrubba officiating.

James F. "Jim" McMillin

James Frank “Jim” McMillin was born in Winston County on February 15, 1938, and went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 29, 2017. Funeral services for Jim will be held at 1:00 P. M. on Wednesday, Feb. 1st, at West Union Presbyterian Church, with interment to follow in Masonic Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home.

Monica Inez Lomax

Mrs. Monica Inez Lomax, 47, passed on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Specialty Hospital, Meridian, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at 11 a.m., from Mount Pleasant#2 M. B. Church, Noxapater, Mississippi. Visitation will be Tuesday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Lomax, 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.

Friday, January 27, 2017

Dorothy "Dot" Edwards Sloan

Ms. Dorothy “Dot” H. Edwards Sloan, 96, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, January 27, 2017, at her beloved home in the Beth Eden community of Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 29, 2017, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stacey Parvin officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service from 12 p.m. until service time at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Interment will be in the Beth Eden Church Cemetery in Winston County.

Lucille Edwards

Mrs. Lucille Edwards, 78, died Thursday, January 26, 2017, at Choctaw Residential Center in Philadelphia, MS. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 28th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Wayne Hill officiating. Interment will be in Whitehead Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Katherine Cadmus Pearson, 86, died Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at her son’s home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 28th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. Dewayne Kelsey officiating. Interment will be in Whitehall Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 12:00 P.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Dorothy Inez Armstrong

Ms. Dorothy Inez Armstrong, 89, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at her residence in Noxapater, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, January 27, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, January 28, 2017, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Chris Vowell and Chet Wilkes officiating. Interment will follow in Union Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery.

Ms. Janice Young White, 83, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at the Windsor Place at Plantation Pointe in Columbus, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, January 27, 2017, from 9:30 a.m. until service time at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 27, 2017, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Phil Fancher officiating. Interment will follow in Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.

Robert Edward Maxwell

Mr. Robert Edward Maxwell, 53, of Ackerman, passed on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at the University Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Sunday, January 29, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Mount Salem M. B. Church, Ackerman, Mississippi. Visitation will be Saturday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Maxwell, will be placed in the Church on Sunday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Mount Salem Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Mary Lois Shaw

Mrs. Mary Lois Shaw, of Ackerman, Mississippi, 92, passed on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Avanti Wellness & Rehab. Center, Niles, Illinois. Funeral Service will be Saturday, January 28, 2017, at 12 p.m., from Ackerman High School, Ty Cobb Auditorium, Ackerman, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 3 until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Shaw, will be placed in the Auditorium on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Mount Salem Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangement.

Janice White

Arrangements are incomplete.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Christie Magyar

Visitation: 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM Wednesday January 25, 2017 at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Service: 10:00 AM Thursday, January 24, 2017 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Interment: Salem Cemetery near Ackerman, MS

Taffy Jo Starnes

Taffy Jo Starnes, 62, a homemaker, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at the OCH Regional Medical Center in Starkville, MS. Mrs. Starnes was born September 13, 1954 in Florida.

Graveside funeral Services for Mrs. Starnes will be held on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at 2 PM at Mt. Olivet Cemetery near Sturgis, MS. Interment will follow in the Mt. Olivet cemetery in Oktibbeha County. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 26, 2017 from 12:30 PM til 1:30 PM at Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Coleman Funeral Home of Ackerman, MS is in charge of all arrangements.

Mrs. Starnes is survived by her husband, Don of Sturgis, MS, her sons, Roman of Sturgis, MS and Adam of Gulfport, MS, Sister, Candy of Indiana, her grandson Vincent and her step-grandchild Gracelyn.

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.

Monday, January 23, 2017

Myrtice Gillis

Mrs. Myrtice Weeks Gillis, 90, died January 23, 2017 at the Winston County Nursing Home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 25th, at Porter Funeral Home, with Rev. James Mills and Rev. Danny Cheatham officiating. Interment will be in Antioch Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 12:30 P.M. until the service time at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Raymond Norris

Mr. Raymond Norris, 92, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2017, in the Martha Jo Leslie State Veterans Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Chapel with Mr. Larry Norris officiating. Visitation will be the day of the service at Nowell Massey Funeral Home from 9:30 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery in Grenada, Mississippi.

Kendall Ward

SERVICES: TUESDAY,
JANUARY 24, 2017
11:00 A.M.
BLOOMFIELD CONGREGATIONAL METHODIST CHURCH

VISITATION: MONDAY,
JANUARY 23, 2017
4:00-9:00 P.M.
MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOME

INTERMENT:
BLOOMFIELD CEMETERY

OFFICIATING:
REV. BUDDY COVINGTON
REV. DAVID KEEN

Micheal Jerome Carter

Mr. Micheal Jerome Carter, 30, passed on Thursday, January 19, 2017, at the Baptist Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., from Mount Calvary M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Tuesday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Carter will be placed in the Church on Wednesday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Little Calvary Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.