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Recent Obituaries in Philadelphia, MS
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Philadelphia, MS area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Mary E. Williamson
Oct 11, 2014
SERVICES: MONDAY,OCTOBER 13, 20142:00 P.M.FIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCHVISITATION: MONDAY,OCTOBER 13, 201410:00 A.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEFIRST PENTECOSTAL CHURCHINTERMENT:SANDHILL CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. TIM VOWELLREV. ALBERT REIDREV. JASON MARTINMrs. Williamson, 78, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at her residence. She was born September 20, 1936 to Vance and Kate Bateman in Nanih Waiya, MS. She married Floyd Williamson, Sr. on September 20, 1952. She graduated...
Anderson Hall
Oct 9, 2014
SERVICES: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 20143:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 20145:00 - 8:00 P. M. INTERMENT: COOKS CHAPEL CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. MIKE TRUHETTPASTOR R. SCOTT HARRELLAnderson Marcel Hall was born on April 16, 1933, to Thurman and Thellis Hall. He spent his childhood with brothers Ed, Russell, Bobby, and Mike, and sisters Betty and Patsy. He married Martha Sue...
Kay Broussard
Oct 8, 2014
GRAVESIDE SERVICES: MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 201410:00 A. M. CEDARLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. MACK ALFORDMrs. Broussard, 95, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at her home. She was a native and longtime resident of Neshoba County. She retired as a licensed practical nurse from Neshoba County General Hospital. Mrs. Broussard was Catholic by faith. Survivors include her son, Joe Broussard of...
Eva Wilcher
Oct 7, 2014
SERVICES: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 20142:00 P. M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 20145:00 P. M. UNTILINTERMENT: EBENEZER CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. HORACE JACKSON REV. DEE HUGHES Mrs. Wilcher, 88, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at Baptist Leake Extended Care Facility in Carthage. She was a native of Neshoba County and lived in Leake County most of her life. She retired from Carthage Corp....
Travis "Jack" Tolbert
Oct 6, 2014
SERVICES: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 20144:00 P. M. NEW ZION UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCHVISITATION: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 20145:00 - 8:00 P. M.MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOMEAND ON THURSDAY, ONE HOUR PRIORTO SERVICE, AT NEW ZION UNITEDPENTECOSTAL CHURCHINTERMENT: HENRY'S CHAPELOFFICIATING:REV. JOE BOSWELLREV. MIKE HOOKREV. RANDALL DUNAWAYREV. BERT PITTSTravis Louvoun Tolbert age 79 of Philadelphia passed away Monday October 6, 2014 at his home. He was...
Tammy Michelle Shannon
Oct 6, 2014
SERVICES: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 20142:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 20145:00 - 8:00 P. M.OFFICIATING: REV. CHRIS VOWELLMrs. Shannon, 46, of Louisville, died Monday, October 6, 2014 in Meridian.She was a native of Neshoba County and had been a resident of Louisville for the past year. She was a registered travel nurse. Mrs. Shannon was Baptist by faith....
Linda Joyce Rush
Oct 5, 2014
GRAVESIDE SERVICES:FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 201411:30 A. M. CEDARLAWN CEMETERYVISITATION: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 201410:00 A. M.MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOMEOFFICIATING: BRO. JAMIE LEACH Ms. Rush, 71, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, October 5, 2014 at her home. She was a native of the Deemer community in Neshoba County and a longtime resident of Philadelphia. Ms. Rush was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church....
Sammy Melton
Oct 4, 2014
SERVICES: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 201410:00 A. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 20145:00 - 8:30 P. M.INTERMENT: STEAM MILL CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. DAVID HARDYMr. Melton, 72, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Neshoba County General Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of the Arlington community in Neshoba County. He was a retired 42 year employee of U.S. Motors. He...
Audie Mcgee
Oct 3, 2014
SERVICES: TUESDAY,OCTOBER 7, 20142:00 P.M.NEW ZION UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCHVISITATION: MONDAY,OCTOBER 6, 20144:00-8:00 P.M.MCCLAIN-HAYSINTERMENT: HENRY'S CHAPELOFFICIATING: REV. RANDALL DUNAWAY Mr. McGee, 86, of Philadelphia, MS died Friday, October 3, 2014 at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. He was born in Hickory, MS but lived most of his life in Neshoba County. He retired from U. S. Motors in 1991 after...
Jimmy Thompson
Oct 2, 2014
SERVICES: SUNDAY,OCTOBER 5, 20143:00 P.M.HOPE BAPTIST CHURCHVISITATION: SATURDAY,OCTOBER 4, 20145:00-8:00 P.M.MCCLAIN-HAYSINTERMENT:NEW HARMONY CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. JAMES LEWISREV. DENNIS DUVALL James “Jimmy” Otto Thompson, 71, of Philadelphia, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. He was born to the late Bertha and Robert Thompson in Neshoba County. Mr. Thompson retired from BellSouth after 38 years of...
Clarence Rufus Purser
Sep 30, 2014
GRAVESIDE MEMORIAL SERVICES: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 20144:30 P. M.GOOD HOPE CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. JERRY GERMANY Mr. Purser, 72, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in Choctaw, MS, due to the results of Parkinson’s disease. He was born March 10, 1942 in Philadelphia, MS. He graduated from Riverside High School in Avon, MS, with a total of 10 academic awards. He was a...
Pauline Bates Thomas
Sep 26, 2014
SERVICES: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 20144:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 20141:00 P. M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT: PINE GROVE CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. LIN CHESNEYREV. BILL WEBBREV. RUSTY WALTONPauline Bates Thomas was a native of the Beatline community in Neshoba County. She resided in Lauderdale County for several years, and later Texas and Louisiana, before moving back to Neshoba County after...
Morrice Mowdy
Sep 25, 2014
SERVICES: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 201410:00 A. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 20145:00-8:00 P. M. INTERMENT: BETHSAIDA CEMETERYOFFICIATING: DR. BILLY JAMESREV. DAVID HARDY Mr. Mowdy, 81, of Neshoba County, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 at his home. He was born and reared in Neshoba County. Mr. Mowdy served in the U.S. Army from 1954-1956. After returning from duty in 1956,...
Ernest Lee Eldridge
Sep 25, 2014
SERVICES: SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 27, 20143:00 P.M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 27, 20141:00 P.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEMCCLAIN-HAYSINTERMENT:UNION CITY CEMETERYOFFICIATING:REV. KELLY TINGLEREV. JON MARTINMr. Eldridge, 88, of Union, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. He was a native of Neshoba County. He lived in Rolling Fork from 1968-1990, and then moved to Union where he made his home. Mr....
Mary Ann Collins Tullos
Sep 24, 2014
SERVICES: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 20141:00 P. M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 20144:00 - 8:00 P. M. INTERMENT: SPRING HILL CEMETERYOFFICIATING: DR. MIKE CARRREV. DENNIS DUVALL Mrs. Tullos, 74, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Regency Hospital of Meridian. She was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County. She retired after 28 years from U.S. Motors in Philadelphia. ...
Bonnie Ruth Hill Townsend
Sep 23, 2014
SERVICES: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 20141:00 P. M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPEL VISITATION: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 201412 NOON UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT: PEARL HILL CEMETERY EDINBURG, MSBonnie Ruth Hill Townsend, 89, of Philadelphia, MS, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at Choctaw Residential Center, Choctaw, MS. Mrs. Townsend was a member of Pearl Hill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thurman Odie...
George Herrington
Sep 19, 2014
SERVICES: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 20142:00 P. M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 20145:00 - 8:00 P. M. INTERMENT: CEDARLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING: DR. MIKE CARRREV. MIKE TRUHETTMr. Herrington, 81, of Philadelphia, died Friday, September 19, 2014 at his home. He was born and reared in the House community of Neshoba County and had made his home in Philadelphia since 1968. He was a...
Tom May
Sep 15, 2014
SERVICES: WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 17, 20142:00 P.M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 16, 20145:00-8:00 P.M.MCCLAIN-HAYSINTERMENT: EASTLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. FRED BRITTONREV. DAVEY WILKINSON Mr. May, 82, died Monday, September 15, 2014 at Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko. He was a native of the Forestdale community and lifelong resident of Neshoba County. He was retired from Mississippi State Department of Health where he worked as a...
Max Thornton
Sep 9, 2014
SERVICES: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2O141:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 201412 NOON UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT: EDINBURG CEMETERYLEAKE COUNTYOFFICIATING: REV. DAVID RICHARDSON Mr. Thornton, 54 , of Carthage, died Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at Baptist Medical Center-Leake in Carthage. He was born in Starkville and lived in Gulfport for several years. He moved to Leake County early in life...
Carolyn Morrow Blount
Sep 7, 2014
SERVICES: TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 9, 20141:00 P.M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 9, 201411:00 A.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT: CEDARLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING:DR. DAN HOWARD Mrs. Blount, 81, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Neshoba County General Hospital. She was born and reared in Scott County and moved to Philadelphia early in life. She worked for a number of years at Neshoba County General Hospital as...
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