Wanda Matthews
Nov 1, 2025
Funeral Services for Wanda Matthews will be held Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel. Rev. Dennis Duvall and Rev. Matthew Jones will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bloomfield Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, November 3, 2025 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Wanda was born and raised in Neshoba County, MS to Junior and Hazel McKinion. She attended...
Lester B. Branning
Oct 27, 2025
Funeral services for Lester Branning will be held on Friday, October 31, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Creighton White, Rev. Michael Wells and Rev. Mike Sims officiating. Burial will follow in Coy Community Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 31, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays.
On Monday October 27th, Lester went...
Maxine Goforth
Oct 26, 2025
Funeral services for Maxine Goforth will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 12 noon from Pine Grove Baptist Church. Bro Rusty Walton will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, October 30, 2025 from 10 a.m. until service time at Pine Grove Baptist Church.
Maxine Goforth was born and raised in Neshoba County, MS...
John Harvey Ingram
Oct 25, 2025
There will be a graveside service only held for John Ingram at Arlington Baptist Cemetery at a later scheduled date with the Rev. Greg Fortenberry officiating.
John Harvey Ingram went to be with his Lord and Savior at the age of 49 on Saturday October 25, 2025, in Memphis, TN after a prolonged illness. He was born to the late James...
Pauline Hamilton
Oct 24, 2025
Funeral services for Pauline Hamilton will be held Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3 p.m. from Plattsburg Baptist Church with Rev. Dwight Fleming officiating. Burial will follow in Plattsburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 26, 2025 from 12:30 p.m. until service time at the church. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Hamilton, 90, of Noxapater died...
Nell Allen Rogers
Oct 24, 2025
Graveside memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
Nell Rogers was the Housing Program Manager for the Disaster Recovery Unit of the Community Incentives Division of the Mississippi Development Authority, a position she held since 2008. In this role, she had primary responsibility and oversight over the State of Mississippi’s long-term...
Brenda King
Oct 24, 2025
Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, from McClain-Hays Chapel, with the interment to follow in the Hester Cemetery. Rev. John Rush will officiate. Visitation will be on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 3-5 pm.
Brenda King, a beloved member of the Lawrence community, passed away on October 24, 2025. Born and raised in Canton, she...
Bonnie Thornton
Oct 22, 2025
Family to hold a Memorial Service at a later date.
Mrs. Thornton passed away at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, MS. on October 22, 2025.
Mrs. Bonnie Thornton was born and raised in Walnut Grove, MS. to Thomas Lee and Dorothy Williams. She attended South Leake Schools. Bonnie was a lifelong homemaker and took great pleasure in raising her children....
Lora Marshall Smith
Oct 11, 2025
Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at McClain-Hays Chapel, with the interment to follow in the Smith Family Cemetery in Kemper County. Bro. Chris Gully will officiate. Visitation will be from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Thursday at McClain-Hays.
Mrs. Lora Mae Marshall Smith of DeKalb, MS, age 108, passed away peacefully on October...
Patsy Savell
Oct 10, 2025
Service will be at 11:00 am on Monday, October 13, 2025, at McClain-Hays Chapel, with the interment to follow in the Black Jack Cemetery. Bro. Jeff Sullivan and Bro. Billy Lee is officiating. Visitation will be from 5-8 pm on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at McClain-Hays.
Patsy Savell, a beloved native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County, passed away surrounded by...
Carolyn Tingle
Oct 10, 2025
Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, October 13, 2025, at McClain-Hays Chapel, with the interment to follow in the Cedarlawn Cemetery. Dr. Wayne Hill and Rev. Mack Alford are officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 12, 2025, from 4-7 pm.
Carolyn Tingle, a beloved lifelong resident of Philadelphia, passed away leaving behind a legacy of love...
Geraldine Billie Williams
Sep 28, 2025
Mrs. Geraldine Billie Williams
Funeral Services will be held with a visitation beginning Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 12 noon at Tucker Choctaw Community COVID/Emergency Relief Facility (CERF) Building, and a Celebration of Life funeral mass on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in the Tucker Choctaw Community in Philadelphia, MS. Burial services immediately follow.
It...
William Andrew Stewart
Sep 27, 2025
Funeral services for William Andrew Stewart will be held Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Mack Alford officiating. Burial will follow in Henry’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, September 29, 2025 from 4 until 8 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. Stewart, 46, of Philadelphia passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
Andy was...
Lance Palmer
Sep 27, 2025
A graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. at the Morrow Cemetery located in the Dixon community of Neshoba County with Bro. David Richardson Officiating.
Lance Palmer passed away on September 27, 2025 at the age of 78 at the Poplar Springs Nursing Center in Meridian, Mississippi. Born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, he grew up and his...
Patsy Hare Thrash
Sep 26, 2025
Funeral Services for Patsy Hare Thrash will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Eric Sharp officiating. Interment will follow in the Ocobla Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays.
Mrs. Patsy Hare Thrash, 77, of Philadelphia passed away...
Homer J. Cumberland
Sep 23, 2025
A memorial service will be held at the family home on September 27, 2025 between 2:00-5:00 pm
Mr. Cumberland died peaceably in his sleep on September 23, 2025 at his home.
He was a native of Neshoba County, Homer worked as a Inspector for Industrial Gunite and Refactory Testing and Inspection for over 40 years until he retired in 2007. He enjoyed...
Linda Jane Watkins
Sep 21, 2025
Funeral Services for Linda Jane Watkins will be held Friday, September 26, 2025 at 1 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. David Richardson and Bro. Chris Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Stephenstown Community. Visitation will be held Friday, September 26, 2025 from 10 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mrs. Watkins, 80, of Neshoba...
Lorene Dodd Fulton
Sep 21, 2025
Family will have a Memorial Service at a later date.
Lorene Dodd Fulton of Brandon,MS. Passed away peacefully early morning September 21st at Madison Place Assisted Living Facility.Born in 1940 in Hollandale, MS, Mrs. Fulton moved to Jackson to attend Nursing school and was a well known and respected nurse and surgical nurse for both Jackson Bone & Joint Clinic and...
Frankie Lynn Davis
Sep 20, 2025
Funeral Services for Frankie Lynn Davis will be held Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. David Richardson and Bro. Hank Pilgrim officiating. Burial will follow in Dixon Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. Davis, 78, of Philadelphia, MS, went home to be...
Ava James Byars
Sep 19, 2025
Funeral Services for Ava James Byars will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. from First Baptist Church of Philadelphia with Dr. Evan Humphries, Dr. Dan Howard and Garrett Mills officiating. Interment will follow in the Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at First Baptist Church of Philadelphia on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, from 4:00-9:00 p.m., and...
