Mattie Louise Hill Buchanan

Devoted Christian, wife, mother, and grandmother, Mattie Louise Hill Buchanan, 78, of Bruce, Mississippi passed away peacefully at her home and entered Heaven’s gates singing on January 7, 2024.

Louise was born on November 8, 1945 to Luster Alvin Hill and Ruby Pearl Hill of Calhoun County, Mississippi. She devoted her life to caring for others and loved her work as a CNA. She treated patients like family and those who knew her remember her loving, kind nature. She loved to sing and dance, and after retiring as a CNA she could often be found with a group entertaining patients at the nursing home through music. She truly loved bringing joy to others and the beautiful smile she so often wore pays tribute to that memory.

She dedicated her life to serving the Lord. As a young girl, along with the help of her siblings, she started a small church in a goose pen that later resulted in the church planting of Schoona Valley Church. Before becoming a pastor’s wife at Hopewell, Louise was a faithful member of Mt. Comfort Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School teacher. She spent her time spreading the gospel and working as the hands and feet of Christ through Bible drills with the youth, preparing meals, and using her God-given talent of artistry to paint a mural in the children’s room. She was faithful to give and instilled in her five children the importance of tithing. Even until the Sunday she passed, Louise attended thirty-two services at Parkview Community Missions near her home while on hospice.

An avid gardener and homemaker, Louise enjoyed tending to her flower beds and especially loved her zinnias and pansies. Like her own mother, Louise also enjoyed canning and would spend hours in the kitchen.

She is survived by her husband Freddie Buchanan of Bruce; four children: daughters, Tammy Dunn (Scott) Hellums of Bruce, MS; Kim Dunn (Sam) Burt of Bruce, MS;  two sons, Jeremiah (Shadda) Dunn of Bruce, MS; Corie (Chrissy) Dunn of Atchison, KS; stepson, John (Donna) Buchanan of Saltillo, MS; thirteen grandchildren, Katie Broadway, Carrington Harrelson, Mollie Hellums, Lexi Kimbrough, Hannah Cain, McKenzie Bissell, Maggie Dunn, Sara Beth Dunn, Chandler Dunn, Charleigh Dunn, Jake Dunn, Ruby Dunn, and Lucy Dunn; two step grandsons: Seth and Andy Buchanan and nine great-grandchildren;
sisters, Lucille Potts of Paris,MS; Pat Melton of Bruce, MS; Margaret Dye of Calhoun City, MS; Kaye Hill of Bruce, MS; Diane Glover of Perkins, MO;  brothers, Earl Hill of Rossville, TN; Roy Hill of Coffeeville, MS; as well as her wonderful caregiver, Mrs. Barbara Webb and The Inhabit Hospice Care Group.

She is preceded in death by her father, Luster Alvin Hill; mother, Ruby Pearl Hill; son, Terry Dunn; stepson, Zack Buchanan; sisters, Frances Barefield, Meril Green; brothers, Gene Hill, and Tom Hill.

Visitation will be at Parker Memorial Funeral Home in Bruce, MS on Wednesday, January 10, 2024 from 5:00 PM-8:00 PM. A funeral service will be held in Parker Memorial Funeral Home Chapel of Bruce on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM with  Bro. Fletcher Moorman and Bro. Bill Williamson officiating. Jahew Harrelson, Jordan Cain, Nick Broadway, Zack Kimbrough, Jake Dunn, Chandler Dunn, and Nathan Bissell will serve as pallbearers. A graveside service will follow at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery in Bruce, MS. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Concord Baptist Church Building Fund, 13 CR 235, Bruce, MS 38915 or Mt. Comfort Baptist Church Building Fund, 38 CR 257, Bruce, MS 38915.

The Staff of Parker Memorial Funeral Homes is honored to serve the Louise Hill Buchanan family as they begin this new season and chapter of life. We ask that you keep the family in your thoughts and prayers as they mourn the loss of their loved one.