Gary D. Chamblee
May 26, 2026
Services for Gary Dwayne Chamblee will be held Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 11:00 am at the McClain-Hays Chapel, officiated by Bro. Phillip Rowland, with burial following at the New Harmony Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 29, 2026, from 5:00-8:00 pm.
Gary Chamblee, 78, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on Tuesday, May 26, 2026....
Patricia Carol Taylor Warren
May 16, 2026
Funeral Services for Patricia Carol Taylor Warren will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 1:00 pm from Mars Hill Church Shady Grove Community with Bro. Ronnie Gomillion and Bro. Jerry Wilkerson officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 from 9:00 am-11:00 am at McClain-Hays and 11:30 am-1:00 pm...
Aubrey Copeland
May 14, 2026
Funeral Services for Aubrey Allen Copeland will be held on Monday, May 18, 2026 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Michael Wells and Bro. Lawrence Pool officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Aubrey Copeland, 84, of Philadelphia passed away...
Cleo Elaine Thompson
May 14, 2026
Funeral Services for Cleo Elaine McBroom Thompson will be held Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 2 p.m. from Remus Baptist Church with Bro. Eddie Pilgrim and Bro. Mitch Hollis officiating. Burial will be held in the Thompson Family Cemetery in Edinburg, MS. Visitation will be held at Remus Baptist Church on Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 12 p.m. until service...
Arnita Logan
May 13, 2026
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 11:00 am from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Phillip Rowland and Chaplain Rob Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the New Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 15, 2026 from 4:00-8:00 pm at McClain-Hays.
Mrs. Logan, 97, passed away on May 13, 2026 at Neshoba General...
Johnny W. Riley
May 1, 2026
Family to hold a Memorial Service at a late date.
Johnny W. Riley passed away on May 1, 2026 at MS Care Center in Dekalb, MS.
Johnny was born and raised in Kemper County, MS. to Irvin Webb Riley and Mattie Emma Warren Riley. He attended Dekalb Attendance Center. Johnny was a life long cattle farmer and his favorite things were his...
Debra Ann Drury
Apr 30, 2026
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, May 3, 2026 at McClain-Hays Chapel with the interment to follow in the Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. Bro. Joshua Drury and Bro. Tony Linley officiating. Visitation will be held at McClain-Hays on Saturday from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
Debra Ann Drury (Ward), 63, of Plattsburg, Mississippi, passed away on April 30, surrounded...
Edna "Tink" Walker
Apr 26, 2026
Graveside Services for Edna “Tink” Walker will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 11:30 from Tucker Cemetery in Kemper County with Bro. Sam Fulton officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mrs. Walker, 72, of Philadelphia passed away on April 26, 2026.
Edna was born and raised in Neshoba...
Cecil D. Jones
Apr 25, 2026
Funeral service will be at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at New Zion Pentecostal Church, with interment to follow at Henry's Chapel Cemetery. Bro. Randell Dunaway and Bro. Jason Martin will officiate. Visitation will be 5-8:00 pm on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at McClain-Hays Funeral Home and 1:00 pm until service time on Wednesday at the church.
Cecil D. Jones...
George Dennis
Apr 24, 2026
Graveside Services will be held on Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 2 p.m. from Sandtown Cemetery with Bro. David Richardson officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday, April 26, 2026 from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
George Dennis, 80, of Philadelphia passed away on April 24, 2026
George was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County and served...
Burt O'Berry
Apr 23, 2026
Funeral Services for Burt O’Berry will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 1 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. James Gowan officiating. Burial will follow in Good Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 11 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. O’Berry, 66, of Philadelphia passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2026...
Johnny Edwin "Eddie" Jolly
Apr 18, 2026
A celebration of life for Eddie Jolly will take place on Wednesday. April 22, 2026 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Phillip Roland and Bro. Joseph Knight officiating and Steve Beason delivering the Eulogy. Burial will follow in the Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m....
Edna Lee Killen
Apr 13, 2026
Funeral Services for Edna Lee Killen will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Kelly Tingle and Bro. Buddy Covington officiating. Interment will follow in the Golden Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday April 15, 2026 from 4:00-8:00 pm at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Ms. Edna Lee Killen, 85, passed away on...
Betty Dianne Smith
Apr 10, 2026
Graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, April 13, 2026 from the Sunrise Cemetery in Leake County. Rev. Christopher Callicoatte officiating.
Diane Smith, 78, of Utica, MS passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026.
Diane was a native of Leake County and lived in Utica, MS all her married life. Ms. Smith was a member of Utica Baptist Church.
Survivors...
Royce Winford Sullivan
Apr 9, 2026
Funeral Services for Royce Winford Sullivan will be held Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 2 p.m. from Coye Assembly of God Church with Bro. Justin Bradley, Bro. Justin Hendrix and Bro. Bob Followell. Burial will follow in Coye Assembly Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home and...
Evelyn Williamson Burkes
Apr 9, 2026
Funeral services for Evelyn Williamson Burkes will be held Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Dwight Fleming, Bro. Don Parrish, Bro. Tony Linley and Bro. Micah McKenzie officiating. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. Visitation will be held Friday, April 10, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays...
Harvey C. Townsend
Apr 7, 2026
Funeral services for Harvey C. Townsend will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, April 10, 2026, at McClain-Hays Chapel, with Bro. David Dewease and Bro. Warren Hedgepath officiating. Interment will follow in Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until service time.
Harvey Townsend, age 87, passed away on April 7, 2026. Born on February 22, 1939, in...
Shirley Ann Bozeman
Apr 3, 2026
Private Family Graveside Service to be held at a later date.
Shirley Ann Bozeman, 90, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford on April 3, 2026.
Shirley was born in Newton County, MS to James Clifton and Orelia Chaney Parks. She attended Beulah Hubbard School. Shirley later married the love of her life Doc Bozeman and they were married 13 years....
Peggy Townsend Duckworth
Mar 30, 2026
Funeral Services for Peggy Townsend Duckworth will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 12 Noon from McClain-Hays Chapel with Pastor Brandon Cook officiating. Interment will follow in the Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 3, 2026 from 4:00-8:00 pm at McClain-Hays and again on Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 8:00 am until service...
