Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Dorothy Ann “Dot” Miller

Mrs. Dorothy Ann “Dot” Miller, 88, passed away peacefully at her home in Louisville, MS on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. Funeral services will be held at a later date. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Methodist Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 


Dot was born March 19, 1929, in Winston County, MS. She was a graduate of Ford High School, was a homemaker, and a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willis Guy “Bo” Miller; her parents, John Swinton and Margaret Dempsey; four sisters, Annie Lou “Dude” McGahey, Emmajean Prisock, Ruby Lee Prisock, and Nannie Blair; and a brother, James Dempsey. Dot is survived by two daughters, Ann Fillingim and Carol Hemphill, both of Louisville; two grandchildren, Brian Fillingim and Kelly Hemphill Haynes; and one great grandchild, Branson Haynes. To sign the guestbook, please go to www.porterfuneralhome.net.





Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Billy Ray McHenry

Billy Ray McHenry, 60, of Louisville, passed on Saturday, August 26, 2017, at his home in Louisville. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, 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. Mr. McHenry, 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.

Travis Treon Madison

Travis Treon Madison, 34, of Louisville, passed on Friday, August 25, 2017, at the Winston County Nursing Home, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, September 2, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Henderson Ridge M. B. Church, Preston, Mississippi. Burial will be in the Anderson Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Preston, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Madison , will be placed in the church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Linda Jean Brooks

Mrs. Linda Jean Brooks, 63, of Louisville, passed on Friday, August 25, 2017, at the Winston County Hospital, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Thursday, August 31, 2017, at 1 p.m., from Beck Funeral Home Chapel, with Burial in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Monday, August 28, 2017

Sarah Jackson

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Jackson, 35, of Henderson, will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Henderson with Rev. David Higgs, Jason Taylor, and Matthew Thompson officiating. Interment will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Henderson.

Mrs. Jackson passed away August 27, 2017 in Tyler. She was born July 30, 1982 in Louisville, MS to Barry and Teresa Kirk Jackson. She was the owner of Hushpuppies Restaurant and was also a member of First Baptist Church of Henderson.

Survivors include: grandfather and grandmother, Jeff and Sue Goodson of Henderson; grandfather, Billy Kirk of Louisville, MS; father, Barry Jackson of Henderson; mother, Teresa Jackson of Louisville, MS; son, Taylor Jackson Hayner of Henderson; brother, Brantley Jackson of Louisville, MS; and niece Preslee Jacskon.

Pallbearers will be Brent Jackson, Brian Jackson, Jason McRae, Joe Williams, Matt Dennard, Louis Valdez, Anthony Davis, and Vernando Pena. Honorary Pallbearers will be Eddie Armstrong, Wendell Pool, Jason Davis, Junior Luna, Chip Aspermonte, Roy Henly and the crew at Hushpuppies.
Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Debra Ann Reed

Ms. Debra Lynn Reed, 61, died Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Pine Cottage at Winston Medical Center in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 27th, at Noxapater Methodist Church, with Rev. Charles Reed and Rev. Jeff Walton officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 P.M. until the service time at the church. Interment will be in Noxapater Methodist Cemetery. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

JOYCE RHODES COLLINS



GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2017
11:00 A.M. 
CEDARLAWN CEMETERY

VISITATION: THURSDAY, 
AUGUST 24, 2017
9:00-10:30 A.M.
MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOME 

INTERMENT: 
CEDARLAWN CEMETERY

OFFICIATING: 
REV. JIMMY TOWNSEND
REV. DAVID FEDRICK

Bobbie Moore

Ms. Bobbie Moore, 76 passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at Oxford Health & Rehab in Oxford, Mississippi.   A private memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September1, 2017, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Childs officiating.  Visitation will be the day of the service from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi.  Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Thursday, August 24, 2017

Fred William Hollis

Visitation: None. Graveside Service: 11:00 AM Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Enon Cemetery in Ackerman, MS Interment: Enon Cemetery.


Willie James Miller

Mr. Willie James Miller, 68, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Tuesday, August, 29, 2017, at 11 a.m., from Unity Outreach Fellowship Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Monday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Miller, will be placed in the Church on Tuesday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Handsol Norton


Mr. Handsol Norton, 68, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Friday, August 18, 2017, at the Louisville Health Care Center, Louisville, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, at 11 a.m., from Beck Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Bethsalem Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Tequila R. Spears

Mrs. Tequila R. Spears, 40, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, in Oktibbeha County Mississippi, from an Auto Accident. Funeral Service will be Saturday, August 19, 2017, at 11 a.m., from Still Valley M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Spears, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Pilgrim Rest Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Betty Nicholson Boyd

Mrs. Betty Nicholson Boyd, 60, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, in Oktibbeha County Mississippi, from an Auto Accident. Funeral Service will be Saturday, August 19, 2017,at 11 a.m., from Still Valley M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6.pm., from the Funeral Home. Mrs. Boyd, will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Pilgrim Rest Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Lucille Garrard


Ms. Lucille Garrard, 84, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, August 11, 2017, at her residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 16, 2017, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. on Thursday, August 17, 2017, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bobby Lowrey and Rev. Antoine Stokes officiating assisted by Drew Jones. Interment will follow in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.

Charles "Charlie" Thomas

Mr. Charles Wesley “Charlie” Thomas, 74, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, August 14, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle in Columbus, Mississippi. Visitation will be Thursday, August 17, 2017, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Nowell Massey Funeral Home in Louisville. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, August 18, 2017, in the Nowell Massey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Michael Wells, Billy Higginbotham, and Nubar Yacoubian officiating. Interment will follow in Sardis Church Cemetery.

Terry W. Pearson

Terry W. Pearson---Visitation: 5PM til 8 PM Wednesday August 16, 2017 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS & 1PM til Service Time Thursday August 17, 2017 @ Hopewell Baptist Church near McCool, MS. Funeral Service: 2:00 PM Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Hopewell Baptist Church near McCool, MS Interment: Hopewell Cemetery.SIGN THE GUESTBOOK UNDER CURRENT OBITS @http://www.colemanfuneral.com

Monday, August 14, 2017

Theresa Hancock

Mrs. Theresa Stasiewicz Hancock, 82, died Saturday, August 12, 2017, at her home in Louisville, MS. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 18th, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Interment will be in Rocky Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M., with rosary at 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Hancock was born July 16, 1935 in Pennsylvania. She was an accountant for King Auto and Appliances, Western Auto, and Brunt-Ward, a member of the Winston Garden Club, and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret Borovic Stasewicz and Bill Stasiewicz; and one sister, Patricia Ambrose.

She is survived by her husband, Joe Hancock of Louisville; her daughter, Debra Ann (Kim) Fairbanks of Waldorf, MD; two sons, Jeffrey Joe Hancock and Glen Allen Hancock, both of Louisville; one sister, Marge (Tom) Janssen of Detroit, MI; one brother, Tom (Sandra) Stacy of Detroit, MI; two grandchildren, Jacob Hancock and Corey (Megan) Hancock; and one brother-in-law, Jack Ambrose of McCormick, SC.

Memorials may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 630 N. Spring St. Louisville, MS, 39339.

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



Friday, August 11, 2017

Tammy Elaine Brown

Miss Tammy Elaine Brown, 49, passed on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at the East Side Medical Center, Atlanta, GA. Funeral Service will be Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 11 a.m., from Unity Outreach Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Miss Brown will be placed in the Church on Saturday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in the Mount Sinai Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.

Gary T. Ashford

Mr. Gary T. Ashford, 40, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at the Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, Atlanta, GA. Funeral Service will be Saturday, at 11 a.m., from Rockport United Methodist Church, Ackerman, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Ashford, 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.

Dennis W. Edwards

Mr. Dennis W. Edwards, 63, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Friday, August 4, 2017, at the University Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. Funeral Service will be Saturday at 2 p.m., from Mount Sinai M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Friday, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Mr. Edwards, 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.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Madeline C. Wood

Visitation: 5PM til 8 PM Monday August 14, 2017 @ Coleman Funeral Home in Ackerman, MS. Funeral Service: 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Enon Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Ackerman, MS Interment: Enon Cemetery.

Mrs. Ann McCully Jones

Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 12, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Richton, for Mrs. Margaret Ann McCully Jones, age 72, of Richton who died on August 4, 2017. Dr. Raymon Leake and Dr. Roland McMillan will officiate the service at the church and Rev. Amy Roller will officiate the burial service at Sunset Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Henry Jones, John Jones, Walter Jones, Sam Jones, Bryan McCully and John McCully. Honorary pallbearers will be the Archie Moser Golden Circle Sunday School Class.

She lived her life in the presence of God through her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and gave Him the praise, honor and glory for carrying her through to the end of her earthly life and into His presence. She viewed her husband, Frank, as her wonderful soul mate and her sons, Henry, John and Walter as special gifts from God.

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Helen E. Pugh

Visitation: None. Graveside Service: 1:00 PM Friday, August 11, 2017 at Crepe Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Simpson Community of Choctaw County, MS Interment: Crepe Creek Cemetery.

Judye Carol Bateman

Ms. Judye Carol Bateman, 68, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at her home in the Nanih Waiya community. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, August 11th, at Vernon Assembly of God, with Rev. Eugene Duran and Rev. Gerald Branum officiating. Interment will be in Vernon Assembly of God Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home, and Friday from 12:00 P.M. until the service time at the church. Porter Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Judye was born December 30, 1948, in Winston County, MS. She was a graduate of Nanih Waiya High School, and an Occupancy Specialist at Louisville Housing Authority. She was a member of Vernon Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by her father, James Paul Bateman.

She is survived by her daughter, Angie Hathorn; her mother, Marion Robertson Bateman, both of Louisville; and numerous cousins.

Pallbearers will be Ty Higginbotham, Charner Estes, Manley Peterson, Chanley McDaniel, Zach Hanna, Lane Hanna, Chandlor Swearingen, and Tanner Covington. Memorials may be made to the Vernon Assembly of God Cemetery Fund, c/o Junior Robertson, 7379 Hwy 490, Louisville, MS 39339.

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




Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Tina Louise Goss


Tina Louise Goss, 50, of Louisville, Mississippi, passed on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, at her home. Funeral Service will be Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, at 2 p.m., from Mount Cannie M. B. Church, Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be Saturday, from 12 Noon until 6 p.m., from the Funeral Home. Miss. Goss, will be placed in the Church on Sunday, one hour before service time. Burial will be in New Zion Church Cemetery. Beck Funeral Home of Louisville in charge of arrangements.