Obituaries
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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Virginia Kight
Feb 13, 2022
Graveside service for Virginia Kight will be held Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at 2 p.m. from Cedarlawn Cemetery with Dr. Dan Howard officiating. Visitation will be held at 1 p.m. until departure at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mary Virginia Kight, 78, passed away at Neshoba General Nursing Home on Sunday, February 13, 2022....
Deborah "Cotton" Mckinnion
Feb 10, 2022
Funeral services for Deborah Lynn “Cotton” McKinnion will be held Friday, February 18, 2022 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Ron Thames officiating. Burial will follow in McLain Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, February 18, 2022 at 10 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Chapel. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Who is Cotton?...
Roma Stokes Cheatham
Feb 9, 2022
Funeral services for Roma Stokes Cheatham will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Lawrence Pool and Rev. Ronnie Stokes officiating. Burial will follow in the Coy Cemetery in Preston. Visitation will be held Saturday from 2:00 p.m. until service time. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Cheatham, 89, of...
Marie Triplett
Feb 9, 2022
A graveside service for Marie Triplett will be held Monday, February 14, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. from Cedarlawn Cemetery with Rev. David Richardson officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Triplett, 94, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Neshoba General Nursing Home. She was born in Neshoba County and worked for Attorney Laurel Weir for...
Bradley Shane Bryan
Feb 9, 2022
A graveside service for Bradley Shane Bryan will be held Saturday, February 12, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. from Bond Methodist Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be at McClain-Hays Funeral Home on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until time of departure. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Bryan, 47, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at his...
Percy Miller
Feb 8, 2022
Funeral services will be held for Percy Miller on Friday, February 11, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Davey Wilkinson and Rev. Mitchell McDonald officiating. Burial will follow in Cooks Chapel Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Thursday, February 10, 2022, at McClain-Hays Funeral Home from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in...
William Maurice Ladd
Feb 6, 2022
Funeral services for William Maurice Ladd will be held Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 11 a.m. from Neshoba Baptist Church with Rev. Byron Howell officiating. Burial will follow in Neshoba Baptist Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, February 7, 2022 from 5 until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at Neshoba Baptist Church....
Sue Burkes
Feb 5, 2022
Graveside service for Sue Burkes will be held Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 1p.m. at Eastlawn Cemetery with Rev. Dennis Duvall officiating. Mrs. Burkes, 89, of Mandeville, LA, died Saturday, February 5, 2022. She was a native of Neshoba County and longtime resident of Jackson and Brandon, MS. Mrs. Burkes was Baptist by faith and formerly attended Old Pearl Valley....
Rev. John Samuel Jenkins
Feb 3, 2022
Funeral services for Reverend John Samuel Jenkins will be held Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at McClain-Hays Chapel with Reverend Carlos Dawson II officiating. Burial will follow at Eastlawn Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12 noon, followed by the funeral service at 2 p.m. and interment at Eastlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia. Rev. Jenkins, 84, died peacefully, at home, Thursday, February 3,...
Hattie Ann Winstead
Feb 3, 2022
Private Family service for Hattie Ann Winstead will be held Sunday, February 6, 2022 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Lin Chesney officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery in Union, MS. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Winstead, 79, of Union, died Thursday, February 3, 2022. She was a native of House Community...
William "Pat" Goforth
Feb 2, 2022
Memorial Gathering will be held Saturday, February 5, 2022 from 2-5 p.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in the House Community. Mr. Goforth, 86, of Union, MS, died February 2, 2022. Pat was a native of Neshoba County and lived in the House Community his whole life. He was a heavy equipment operator and hauled pulpwood. He lived to take...
Wanda J. Montgomery
Jan 30, 2022
Funeral services for Wanda Montgomery will be held Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 3 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Greg Thomas officiating. Burial will follow Sunrise Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 2 p.m. until service time from McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mrs. Montgomery, 51, of Noxapater, died Sunday, January 30, 2022. She is a native...
D. R. Manning
Jan 29, 2022
Funeral services for D. R. Manning will be held Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Larry Harvey officiating. Burial will follow at Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Manning, 80, of Philadelphia, died Saturday,...
Burnadyne J. Smith
Jan 29, 2022
Funeral services for Burnadyne J. Smith will be held Monday, January 31, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Pastor Tom McCurley and Dr. Dan Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Cooks Chapel Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 30, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith, 97, of...
Martha Jane Smith Blankenship
Jan 29, 2022
Funeral services for Martha Jane Smith Blankenship will be held Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Reverend Tom Bentley officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Blankenship, 76, died Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi. She was born,...
Betty Jean Burton
Jan 28, 2022
Funeral services for Betty Jean Burton will be held Sunday, January 30, 2022, at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. B. G. Fulton and Rev. Jack Kern officiating. Burial will follow in the Sandtown Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Sunday from 12:00 noon until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs....
Wallace Cox
Jan 26, 2022
Funeral services for Wallace B. Cox will be held Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 3 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Dr. Dan Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, February 5, 2022 from 1 p.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Wallace Brown Cox, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, January 26,...
Edward Lee "Eddie" Pierce
Jan 24, 2022
A celebration of Life for Edward Lee "Eddie" Pierce will be held Friday, January 28, 2022, from 2:00 pm at McClain-Hays Chapel in Philadelphia, MS. Burial will be in the Bloomfield Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Edward Lee Pierce, 72, of Philadelphia,...
Hilton Mckay Fairchild
Jan 21, 2022
Funeral services for Dr. Hilton McKay Fairchild will be held Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 1 p.m. from Sandtown United Methodist Church with Rev. Hal Hall, Rev. Kim Poe and Rev. Lawrence Pool officiating. Burial will follow in Sandtown United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 5 until 9 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home...
Janie Edwards Blount
Jan 19, 2022
Funeral services for Janie Edwards Blount will be held Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Joey, John and Joseph Blount officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, January 22, 2022 from 5 until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Janie Ruth Edwards Blount, age 84, was born at home...
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