Willie Ray Rigdon
Mar 15, 2026
Funeral Services for Willie Ray Rigdon will be held on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. from Antioch Baptist Church with Bro. Joel Embrey officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2026 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service.
Willie Ray Rigdon, 89, passed away on March 15, 2026 at his...
Bro. Randy Caldwell
Mar 9, 2026
Services will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, March 12, 2026 from McClain-Hays Chapel with the burial to follow in the Mt Pleasant Church Cemetery in Kemper County. Josh Caldwell , Bro. David Cook and Bro. Dennis Duvall officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5-8 pm and from 8:00 am until service time on Thursday.
Bro. Randy Caldwell, 76, passed...
Charles Earl Burbridge
Mar 7, 2026
No Services Scheduled
Charles Earl Burbridge passed away at St. Dominic's Hospital on March 7, 2026.
Charles “Earl” Burbridge was born and raised in Iowa to Charles Russell and Anna Marie Burbridge. He was a graduate of Prairie Valley High School in Gowrie, Iowa and a graduate of Iowa Central Community College. He loved to read, write and he was a trivia...
Patricia Nowell Burton
Mar 7, 2026
Funeral Services for Patricia Nowell Burton will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 1:00 pm from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Dennis Duvall officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Pearl Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from 4:00-8:00 pm at McClain-Hays.
Mrs. Patricia Nowell Burton, 83, of Neshoba County passed away on Saturday, March...
Mike "Spud" King
Mar 4, 2026
Funeral Services for Mike King will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 6, 2026 at New Bethel Baptist Church with Bro. Curt Pace, Bro. Eric Sharp and Miller Dunn officiating. Interment will follow in New Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 5, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. King, 56, of Philadelphia...
Sheila Williams Smith
Feb 28, 2026
Funeral Services for Sheila Williams Smith will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at McClain-Hays Chapel, with the interment to follow in the Bethsaida Cemetery. Bro. Chris Harrison and Bro. Bobby Barfoot will officiate. Visitation will be 4-8:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, and on Wednesday from 8:00 am until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral...
Kirsten Leigh Herrington
Feb 26, 2026
Funeral Services for Kirsten Leigh Herrington will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Sam Fulton officiating. Burial will follow Bloomfield Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, March 2, 2026 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Leigh was a lifelong resident of the Bloomo Community of Neshoba County.
She enjoyed doing...
Bobbie Fulton Cannon
Feb 21, 2026
Bobbie Jean Fulton Cannon passed away on February 21, 2026 in the Fulton family farmhouse in Nanih Waiya, Mississippi, where her father grew up and where she was born on February 13, 1935. Her early years were greatly influenced by World War II after her oldest brother was captured in the Philippines by the Japanese and survived as a prisoner...
Jerry W. Joyner
Feb 20, 2026
Funeral services for Jerry W. Joyner will be held on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 11 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Joel Embrey and Rev. James Young officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, February 23, 2026 from 5 to 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home and 30 minutes prior to service...
Larry Van Franklin
Feb 16, 2026
Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 2:00 pm from Eastlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia, MS. with Rev. Matthew Fancher officiating.
Larry Van Franklin, 77, of Gluckstadt, MS peacefully passed away on Monday, February 16th in Jackson, MS, surrounded by his family. Larry’s life was defined by faith, generosity, hard work and dedication to his family and loved ones.
Larry...
Judith Hawk Manning
Feb 14, 2026
Funeral Services for Judith Ann Hawk Manning will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Chris O'Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon on Thursday until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mrs. Manning, 82, died on February 14, 2026, at Select...
Brad Oneil Whittle
Feb 12, 2026
Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Jerry Bishop officiating.
Mr. Whittle passed away on February 12, 2026 at Neshoba County Nursing Home.
Brad Oneil Whittle was born in Neshoba County, MS to Cecil and Loraine Kirkland Whittle and later moved to Texas where he grew up. He was a graduate...
Mary L. Berry
Feb 8, 2026
No Services are Scheduled
Mary L. Berry was born and raised in Augusta, GA where her parents Charles and Hattie Mae Weaver met at Fort Gordon. She was a lifelong homemaker and loved her animals and doing crafts and gardening. She loved her children and grandchildren and was always happy and didn’t have a mean bone in her body. Mary was...
Ollie Faye Mowdy
Feb 8, 2026
Funeral services for Ollie Faye Mowdy will be held Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 11 a.m. from the First Pentecostal Church of Philadelphia, MS with Rev. Tim Vowell and Rev. Albert Reid officiating. Burial will follow in Bethsaida Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the First Pentecostal Church and...
Nanette "Nan" Morrow
Feb 6, 2026
Graveside service is scheduled for 1:00 pm on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at Cook's Chapel Cemetery, with Bro. Chris Ryals, Bro. Dennis Duvall and Wanniese Whitehead officiating.
Nanette "Nan" Morrow, a native of Neshoba County, resided in Pearl for many years before returning to Neshoba County in 2010. She dedicated most of her life to caregiving. She loved visiting with family...
Doris Williams Mott
Feb 5, 2026
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, February 9, 2026, at Herbert Baptist Church Cemetery with Nathan Williams officiating.
Doris Williams Mott, age 98, of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, February 5, 2026. Doris was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend who leaves behind a legacy of kindness, faith, and strength.
She was preceded...
Frances Elizabeth (Betty) Mabry
Feb 5, 2026
Frances Elizabeth (Betty) Mabry
Betty was born on April 12, 1937, in Neshoba County, Mississippi. After earning her Bachelor of Science, and her master’s degree in nursing at The University of Mississippi, she became a psychiatric nurse supervisor at the State of Mississippi mental hospital at Whitfield. There she helped open their first alcohol and drug treatment center. Mid-career, Betty continued...
Odie Spears Jr.
Feb 5, 2026
Funeral Services for Odie “Bud” Spears, Jr. will be held Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 3 p.m. from Linwood Baptist Church with Rev. Joseph Knight and Rev. Mike Skinner officiating. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, February 8, 2026 from 1 p.m. until service time at Linwood Church. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of...
