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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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David Shackelford
Feb 7, 2010
SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 20101:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 20105:00 P. M. - 8:00 P. M.INTERMENT: LINWOOD CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. MIKE SKINNER Mr. David Shackelford, 57, of Union, died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Rush Hospital in Meridian. He was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County. Mr. Shackelford was a member of Neshoba Baptist Church. He...
Lenita Carol "Needie" Harris
Feb 7, 2010
SERVICES: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 20103:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 201012:00 P. M. - 3:00 P. M.MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOMEINTERMENT: CEDARLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. STACY MADISONREV. DUAINE MORGANMs. Lenita Carol "Needie" Harris, 51, of Saraland, AL, died Sunday, February 7, 2010 at her residence. She was born in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Philadelphia High School in 1975. She had...
Wallace Wilson
Feb 6, 2010
SERVICES: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 201011:00 A. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 20105:00 - 8:00 P. M.INTERMENT: HENRY'S CHAPEL CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. TIM VOWELLREV. DWIGHT WILSONREV. JERRY LEE WILSONREV. WAYNE WILSONREV. TONY WILSON Mr. Wallace Wilson, 87, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. He was born and reared in the Fork Community of...
Mrs. Fay Branning
Feb 6, 2010
SERVICES: 2 PM TUESDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2011 MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: 5-8 PM MONDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2011 MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOMEINTERMENT: CEDARLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. SCOTTY BOATNER REV. MIKE SULLIVAN REV. CHRIS WELLS Mrs. Branning, 81, died Sunday, February 6, 2011 at Neshoba County Nursing Home. She was a native and longtime resident of Neshoba County. She loved working outside, knitting, canning, and taking...
Mildred Sims
Feb 5, 2010
SERVICES: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 20102:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 20106:00 - 8:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOMEINTERMENT: EASTLAWNOFFICIATING: REV. RANDALL DUNAWAYREV. MARK COPELAND Mrs. Mildred Sims, 75, of Philadelphia, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at Nursing County Nursing Home. She was a lifelong resident of Neshoba County and was a member of New Zion United Pentecostal Church. ...
Phillip Martin
Feb 4, 2010
SERVICES: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010 11:00 A. M. HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCHIN THETUCKER COMMUNITY OF NESHOBA COUNTYVISITATION: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 201011:00 A. M. - 5:00 P. M.MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOMEVISITATION: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 201012:00 P. M. - 5:00 P. M.MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOMEINTERMENT: HOLY ROSARY CEMETERYIN THETUCKER COMMUNITY OF NESHOBA COUNTYOFFICIATING: FATHER BOB GOODYEAR Mr. Phillip Martin, 83, of Choctaw, died Thursday,...
Pearl Stokes
Feb 2, 2010
SERVICES: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 201011:00 A. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 20109:00 A. M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT: NORTH BEND METHODIST CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. RAY LUKE Mrs. Pearl Stokes, 79, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at University Medical Center in Jackson. She was born and reared in Neshoba County and made her home in the Bond Community most of her life. ...
Buford Middleton
Feb 2, 2010
SERVICES: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 20102:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 20105:00 - 8:00 P. M.INTERMENT: EASTLAWN CEMETERY OFFICIATING: REV. MIKE CARRREV. WAYNE HILL Mr. Buford Middleton, 88, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at his residence. He was a native of Steele, Missouri and had been a resident of Philadelphia since 1974 moving here from Clarksdale. He...
Guadalupe Blake
Feb 2, 2010
MEMORIAL SERVICE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2010 AT2:00 P. M. AT MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELOFFICIATING: REV. CHRIS VOWELLREV. HUGH MARTIN Ms. Guadalupe Blake, 70, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. She was born in Detroit, Michigan and had lived in Neshoba County since 1981. She was retired from American Greetings and was Catholic by faith. ...
Carlton C. Smith
Jan 31, 2010
SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 201011:00 A. M. ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH VISITATION: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 20105:00 - 8:00 P. M. @ MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOME AND @ ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO SERVICE ON WEDNESDAYINTERMENT: ANTIOCH CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. RAY SPENCE Mr. Carlton Smith, 79, of Collinsville, died Sunday, January 31, 2010 at his home. He was a native and long...
Tabitha Savell
Jan 29, 2010
SERVICES: SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 20102:30 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOMEVISITATION, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 20105:00 - 8:00 P. M. INTERMENT: CROSSROADS CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. BOBBY FERGUSONREV. TIM HORTONMiss Tabitha Savell, 35, died Friday, January 29, 2010 at her family residence.She was born in Pascagoula but had made her home in Neshoba County most of her life. She was a member of Smyrna...
F. D. "Denson" Breazeale
Jan 26, 2010
SERVICES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010 1:00 P. M MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010 11:00 A. M. - 1:00 P. M.INTERMENT: WHITE OAK CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. JOHN STODGHILLFrazier Denson Breazeale, 89, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Wayne General Hospital in Waynesboro, MS. Mr. Breazeale was born June 8, 1920, in Neshoba County, MS to Mary Frances (Burks) Breazeale and Samuel...
Bessie Lee Allen
Jan 23, 2010
SERVICES: MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 20102:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 20105:00 - 8:00 P. M.INTERMENT: SANDTOWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. LAWRENCE POOL Mrs. Allen, 98, died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at Neshoba County Nursing Home in Philadelphia. She was born and reared in the Lynville Community of Kemper County but had made her home in Neshoba County since 1960. She...
Bobby Ray Russell
Jan 23, 2010
SERVICES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 201011:00 A. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 20105:00 - 8:00 P. M. INTERMENT: HERBERT CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. CHRIS VOWELLREV. LAWRENCE RUNNELS Mr. Bobby Ray Russell, 75, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, January 23, 2010 at home. He was born in Kemper County and was a long time resident of the Chisolm College Community of Neshoba County. He...
A. T. (Teasley) Matthews
Jan 22, 2010
SERVICES: SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 20103:30 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 20105:00 - 8:00 P. M. INTERMENT: DIXON CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. CHARLES RHODES Mr. A. T. (Teasley) Matthews, 94, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at his residence in Philadelphia. He was a lifelong resident of Neshoba County. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War...
Dwight Barrett
Jan 21, 2010
SERVICES: SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 20102:00 P. M. @ MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 20104:00 - 6:00 P. M. INTERMENT: CEDARLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. FRED BRITTON Mr. Dwight Barrett was a native and long time resident of Neshoba County. He attended East Central Junior College in Decatur and later graduated from University of Georgia in Athens with a degree in forestry. He...
L. M. (Jack) Skinner
Jan 21, 2010
SERVICES: SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 20102:00 P. M. ENON BAPTIST CHURCHVISITATION: FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 20105:30 - 8:00 P. M. @ MCCLAIN-HAYSFUNERAL HOME AND ON SATURDAY1 HOUR PRIOR TO SERVICE AT ENON BAPTIST CHURCHINTERMENT: GOLDEN GROVE CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. HAROLD LAIRDREV. KELLY TINGLE Mr. L. M. (Jack) Skinner, 94, of Union, died Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Laird Hospital in Union. He was...
Jeanette Myers
Jan 20, 2010
SERVICES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 20102:00 P. M. @ BETHLEHEM PENTECOSTAL CHURCHVISITATION: THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 20105:00 - 9:00 P. M. @ MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERALHOME AND FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 201012:00 - 2:00 P. M. @ BETHLEHEM PENTECOSTALCHURCHOFFICIATING: REV. LARRY HARVEYREV. DANIEL MCFALLINTERMENT: BETHLEHEM PENTECOSTAL CEMETERY Mrs. Jeanette Myers, 86, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Attala County Nursing Center in Kosciusko. She was...
Bob R. Cumberland
Jan 20, 2010
SERVICES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 201011:00 A. M. @ BOND BAPTIST CHURCHVISITATION: THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 20105:00 - 8:00 P. M.INTERMENT: BOND CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. HUBERT YATESREV. TIM VOWELL Mr. Bob R. Cumberland, 78, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. He was a lifelong resident of Neshoba County and was retired from U.S. Motors where he worked...
Claude Ferguson
Jan 18, 2010
SERVICES: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 20102:00 P. M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: WEDNESDAY,JANUARY 20, 201012:00 P.M. INTERMENT: CEDARLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. SAM HUGHES Mr. Claude Ferguson, 85, of Canton, died Monday, January 18, 2010 at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland. He was a native of Neshoba County and had been a resident of Canton for the past 40 years. He was a retired computer analyst...
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