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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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Olyn Glass Coward
Oct 16, 2024
Funeral services for Olyn Glass Coward will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, October 21, from McClain-Hays Chapel, with Bro. Ben McDaniel officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Oak Grove Cemetery near Noxapater, Mississippi. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. Coward, 97, passed away...
Peggy Ann Rayburn
Oct 14, 2024
Private Memorial Service was held on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
Peggy Rayburn passed away October 14, 2024 at Ochsner's Laird Hospital in Union, MS. Peggy was born April 4, 1950 to I.V. and Annie Louise Skinner in Jackson, Ms. Peggy had lived in Union for many years. She worked and retired for Walmart. Peggy...
James Roy Robinson
Oct 11, 2024
Graveside service will be Monday, October 14, 2024 at 10:00 am from Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Kemper County. Rev. Russell Lee will officiate. Mr. Robinson, 91, passed away Friday, October 11, 2024 at Neshoba General Hospital in Philadelphia. He was a native of Kemper County, MS and a graduate of Lynville High School. After graduation he joined the U.S....
Marty Gamblin
Oct 9, 2024
Funeral Services for Marty Gamblin will be held on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. from First Methodist Church in Philadelphia with Rev. Tommy Jennings officiating. Interment will follow in Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 13, 2024 from 1:30 p.m. until service time at First Methodist Church. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge...
Stanley Glenn Langdon
Oct 8, 2024
Graveside services for Mr. Stanley Langdon will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 2024 at Pine Grove Cemetery in the House Community. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until departure time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
Mr. Langdon, 69, of Meridian died Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
...Lucille Wilcher
Oct 8, 2024
Funeral Services for Lucille Wilcher will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Curt Pace and Bro. Dudley Winstead officiating. Interment will follow in the Wilcher Family Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service.
Lucille S....
Rodney Goldman
Oct 7, 2024
Funeral Services for Mr. Rodney Goldman will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Phillip Roland officiating. Interment will follow in the New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service.
Mr. Goldman, 90,...
Jackie B. Long
Oct 1, 2024
Service for Jackie Burton Long will be held Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 2:00 pm from the McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Ryan McGough and Rev. Dr. Tommy Jennings officiating. Interment will be in Eastlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, October 3, 2024 from 12:00 pm until time of service at the Chapel of McClain-Hays.
Brandon Alan Blount
Sep 29, 2024
Funeral services for Brandon Alan Blount will be held Friday, October 4, 2024 at 12 noon from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Jamie Lamoreaux and Brett Hilton officiating. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. Visitation will be held Friday, October 4, 2024 from 10 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
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John H. Waddell
Sep 28, 2024
Funeral services for John H. Waddell will be held Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Mack Alford and Dr. Wayne Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, September 30, 2024 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Waddell, 80, of Philadelphia died Saturday, September...
Lena P. Davis
Sep 25, 2024
Funeral Services for Lena P. Davis will be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 1:00 pm. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Les Ferguson Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Edinburg Community Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 12 Noon until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Lena P. Davis, age 83, of Carthage, MS,...
Charlotte Ann Lee Fox
Sep 20, 2024
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Service with Bro. Dwight Fleming officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. until time of service.
Charlotte Ann Fox, a resident of Jackson,...
Earnest G. Stovall
Sep 17, 2024
Funeral services for Earnest G. Stovall will be held Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 2:00p.m. from McLain Chapel Church with Rev. J.W. Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow in McLain Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 20, 2024 from 4:00-7:00p.m. at McClain Hays Funeral Home. He was a native of Neshoba County, Graduate from Neshoba Central High School....
Ronnie Jenkins
Sep 17, 2024
Funeral services for Ronnie Jenkins will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Justin Chaney and Bro. Nathan Settlemire officiating. Interment will follow in the Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. Jenkins,72, passed...
Paul B. Jones
Sep 14, 2024
Funeral Services for Paul B. Jones will be held Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Tim Vowell officiating. Visitation will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday until service time. Interment will be in Eastlawn Cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Jones, 55, passed...
Clifford E. Cattell
Sep 9, 2024
No services for Clifford E. Cattell of Union, MS are planned at this time. Mr. Clifford was born and raised in California and was a member of the US Navy for three years. He moved to Philadelphia in 1994 to work with Boyd Gaming at Pearl River Resort and retired in 2010. He and his wife were married in Italy...
Robert "Bo" Jones
Sep 8, 2024
Robert “Bo” Jones, 72, passed away Sunday, September 8, 2024, in Louisville, Mississippi, with his loving family at his side. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 14 at Macedonia Revival Center in Philadelphia, Mississippi, with Reverend Peyton Jones officiating. Visitation will be at the church the day of the service from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Bo was...
William "Ivan" Atkinson
Sep 8, 2024
Funeral services for William “Ivan” Atkinson will be held Friday, September 13, 2024 at 12 noon from Big Oak Church in Kemper County with Bro. Ben Jones and Bro. Davey Wilkinson officiating. Burial will follow in Big Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, September 13, 2024 at 11 a.m. until service time at the church. McClain-Hays is...
Durwood Wayne Goldman
Sep 3, 2024
Funeral Services for Durwood Wayne Goldman will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. from Hope Baptist Church with Dr. Kevin Clayton and Dr. Elizabeth Foy officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 12:30 p.m. until time of service at Hope Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. It is with...
Debbie Ainsworth
Aug 28, 2024
Memorial Service will be held on Monday, September 2, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from Fellowship Baptist Church.
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