Udine Bennett
Aug 22, 2025
Graveside Services for Udine Alexander Bennett will be held Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10 a.m. from Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County with Bro. Dennis Todd officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Bennett was born and raised in Winston County, MS and attended Arlington Schools. Udine loved to sew, cook (her specialty was dumplings and fried chicken),...
James Bernard Bryan
Aug 20, 2025
Private Graveside Service to be held at a later date.
James Bernard Bryan died August 20, 2025, after an extended illness. He was born in Philadelphia, MS on August 26, 1940. He attended school at Bond, East Central Jr. College and Mississippi State University. For most of his life, James worked as a civil engineer in the oil fields and pipelines...
Sandra L. Williams
Aug 15, 2025
Memorial services for Sandra Lee Williams will be held at a later date.
Sandra Williams walked through the eternal gate on Friday, August 15, 2025 at her home in Philadelphia, Ms. She was at 88 years old and had lived a full life, having lived from Montana to Arizona, Carolina to Buffalo, and to other places, but would always tell you...
Shirley Webb Cox
Aug 13, 2025
Funeral Services for Shirley Webb Cox will be held on Monday, August 18th, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at First Methodist Church with Rev. Tommy Jennings and Rev. Joey Ratcliff officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 18th, 2025 from 12 Noon until service time at First Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Sandtown Cemetery.
Shirley Webb Cox, 85, went...
Nancy Palmer
Aug 10, 2025
Funeral Services for Ms. Nancy Palmer will be held on Saturday, August 16 ,2025 at 1 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. David Richardson officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery Walnut Grove, Ms. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2025 at McClain-Hays from 11 a.m. until service time.
Ms. Nancy Palmer died Sunday, August 10th...
Douglas Drury
Aug 9, 2025
Funeral services for Henry Douglas Drury will be held Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home with Bro. Joshua Drury and Bro. Dwight Fleming officiating. Interment will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery (Winston County). Visitation will be held Monday, August 11, 2025 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays.
Douglas Drury was born and raised in Winston County to...
Joseph "Joe" White
Aug 8, 2025
Graveside services for Joseph “Joe” White will be held Monday, August 11, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. from Pleasant Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Bro. Taylor Yarbrough officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 10, 2025 from 5-7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Joe was born to A.D. and Gracie Palmer White. He spent his early years in Kemper County. Joe attended...
Thomas Payne
Aug 6, 2025
Funeral Services for Thomas Blakely Payne will be held on Monday, August 11, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home with Bro Chris Gully officiating. Interment will follow in Bluff Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, August 11, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Thomas was born in Columbus, Georgia to Thomas and...
Ronald Herbert Payne
Aug 4, 2025
Funeral Services for Ronald Herbert Payne will be held on Friday, August 8,2025 at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home with Bro. Gilman Warren officiating. Interment will follow in Bluff Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 7, 2025 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Ronald was born in Lauderdale County, MS to Herbert and Marie Payne. Ronald lived...
Charlene Seale
Aug 1, 2025
Graveside Services for Charlene Seale will held from Sandtown Cemetery on August 3, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Mack Alford officiating.
Charlene Seale, 90, of the Sandtown Community passed away on August 1, 2025 at the Neshoba County Nursing Home.
Charlene was born in Neshoba County to Jett and Lillie Jones. She was a long time member of Beacon Street Baptist...
Lovie Kirkland Thomas
Jul 31, 2025
Funeral Services for Lovie Kirkland Thomas will be held Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Chester Caryle and Dillon Holloway officiating. Burial will follow in Cooks Chapel Cemetery, Visitation will be held Sunday, August 10, 2025 from 10 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. McClain-Hays Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs....
Ethel Lynn "Lonnie" Goforth
Jul 27, 2025
Memorial services for Ethel Lynn “Lonnie” Goforth will be held Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 2 p.m. from Mt. Olive Baptist Church in House Community.
Mrs. Goforth, 84, of Union passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
Lonnie was born in Illinois and left a piece of her heart there when she married the love of her life, Pat and moved to...
Houston Thomas Jarvis Jr.
Jul 23, 2025
Funeral Services for Houston Thomas Jarvis Jr. will be held on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. from Dekalb Baptist Church with Bro. James Ruffin and Bro. Chris Gully officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Dekalb Baptist Church from 1:00 pm until service time.
Houston was born and raised in Kemper...
Terry Cumberland
Jul 23, 2025
Memorial Services for Terry Cumberland will be Monday, July 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. from McClain Hays Funeral Home with Bro. Roger Burke Officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until service time.
Terry was born and raised in Neshoba County, MS. He was a 1984 graduate of Neshoba Central High School. Terry was also graduate of MSU and received...
Hugh David McDonald
Jul 22, 2025
Funeral Services for Mr. Hugh David McDonald will be held on Monday, July 28 th , 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Carolina Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jamey Germany and Rev. Perry McCall officiating. Interment will follow at the Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 27th, 2025, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
David was born...
Paulette Gelpi Hallford
Jul 22, 2025
Paulette Gelpi Hallford, a beloved native of New Orleans, LA, passed away peacefully, leaving behind cherished memories for her family and friends. She was a former resident of Panama City, FL, and Atlanta, GA, before making her home in the Conehatta community of Newton County, MS.
A dedicated homemaker, Paulette poured her heart into caring for her family and found immense...
Wayne Tullos
Jul 21, 2025
Visitation starts at 10am and services at 11am: Arlington Baptist Church, July 26, Philadelphia, Mississippi. Please share memorial gifts with the church directly all to Melissa Clark, 16210 Road 602, Philadelphia, MS 39350.
With hearts full of love, we celebrate the extraordinary life of Virgil “Wayne” Tullos, who has been called home to his Savior on July 21, 2025, at his Okeechobee...
Sheldon Fox
Jul 21, 2025
Funeral services for Sheldon Fox will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Donal Grimes and Bro. Michael Jernigan, and Bro. Rob Montgomery officiating. Burial will follow in Smith Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 9 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays funeral Home.
Mr. Fox, 76, of...
Angelique "Angie" Anderson
Jul 10, 2025
Funeral Services for Angelique "Angie" Anderson will be held on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. from Fellowship Baptist Church with Rev. Terry Anderson Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 11:00-2:00 at Fellowship Baptist Church.
Mrs. Anderson, 59 of Philadelphia, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025.
Angie was...
Audine Joyner
Jul 8, 2025
Funeral services for Mrs. Nelda Audine Bates Joyner will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Lin Chesney and Bro. Rusty Walton officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until service time on Thursday. Interment will follow in the Pine Grove Baptist Church cemetery in House Community.
Audine, 88, of House Community, passed away peacefully...
