Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel in Winona for Kathy Loftin Permenter, 68, of Starkville, formerly of Vaiden, who died on Friday, Dec. 26, in Jackson. Burial followed in Winona Garden of Memory. The Rev. David Cain officiated and was assisted by Mr. Tally Noah.