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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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Jo Taylor

Jo Taylor

Jun 8, 2021

Graveside services for Jo Taylor with be held Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 3 p.m. from Cedarlawn Cemetery with Rev. Homer Rhea officiating. McClain-Hays is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Taylor, 80, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, June 8, 2021. She was a native of West Point, MS and a longtime resident of Dixon Community and later Goodhope Community. Mrs. Taylor...

Leon Myers

Leon Myers

Jun 6, 2021

Funeral services for Leon Myers will be held Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. from First United Pentecostal Church, Philadelphia, MS with Brother Tim Vowell officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 8, 2021 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. until time of service, at First United Pentecostal Church in Philadelphia, MS. Interment will be at New Harmony...

Shelby Breland

Shelby Breland

Jun 5, 2021

Services for Mrs. Shelby Ward Breland will be held Monday, June 7, 2021, at 1:00 p. m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Dr. Mike Carr and Rev. Mike Miles officiating. Visitation will be held Monday from 11:00 a.m. until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Breland, 84, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, June 5, 2021, at...

Steve Fowler

Steve Fowler

Jun 1, 2021

Services for Steve Fowler will be held Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Mack Alford officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. Saturday until time of service. Mr. Fowler, 78, of Brandon, died Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at his home. A native of Laurel, MS, he lived in Philadelphia from 1980 until 2018, where...

Fred Keeton Mceachin, Jr.

Fred Keeton Mceachin, Jr.

Jun 1, 2021

A graveside service for Fred Keeton McEachin, Jr., will be held Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from Eastlawn Cemetery with Dr. Owen Gordon officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. McEachin, 83, of Philadelphia, MS, died Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at Martha Jo Leslie State Veterans Home in Kosciusko. He was a native and longtime...

Doris Clay Swicegood

Doris Clay Swicegood

May 29, 2021

Funeral services for Doris Clay Swicegood will be held Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Pastor Butch Clay and Pastor Ruskin Clay officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 2, 2021 from 9 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. McClain-Hays Funeral Home will be in charge...

Mary Beth Skipper

Mary Beth Skipper

May 28, 2021

Visitation for Mary Beth Skipper will be held Sunday, May 30, 2021 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements . Mrs. Skipper, 63, of Union, died Friday, May 28, 2021. She was a native of Meridian and longtime resident of House Community of Neshoba County. She formally worked in...

Vida Lovelle Fleming

Vida Lovelle Fleming

May 27, 2021

Services will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Old Pearl Valley Baptist Church Cemetery. Officiating the service will be Brothers' Wade Chappell and Bobby Waggoner. McClain-Hays will be in charge of arrangements Mrs. Fleming, 107, of Neshoba County, died Thursday, May 27, 2021,...

Benjamin Amos "Benjie" Coats

Benjamin Amos "Benjie" Coats

May 22, 2021

Services for Benjamin Amos “Benjie” Coats will be held Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Mack Alford officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, May 24, 2021, at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Coats, 64, of Philadelphia,...

Cora "Sissy" Eakes

Cora "Sissy" Eakes

May 22, 2021

Services for Cora “Sissy” Eakes will be Monday, May 24, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Bennie Alford officiating. Visitation will be Monday from 1:00 p.m. until time of service at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Burial will follow in McLain Chapel Cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Eakes, 85, of Kemper County, died Saturday,...

Lori Ellingburg

Lori Ellingburg

May 21, 2021

Services for Lori Ellingburg will be held Monday, May 24, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Tony Roberts and Rev. Heath Ellingburg officiating. Burial will follow in the Ocobla Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, May 23, 2021, at McClain-Hays Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Ellingburg,...

Erdis Chaney

Erdis Chaney

May 20, 2021

Services for Erdis Kilpatrick Chaney will be held Thursday, May 27, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Dr. Mike Carr officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 11 a.m. until time of service at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Eastlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Chaney, 83, of Philadelphia,...

Bill Barker

Bill Barker

May 19, 2021

Services for Bill Barker will be held Saturday, May 22, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Charles Davis and Rev. Cliff Barker officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Bluff Springs Cemetery in Kemper County. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr....

Annie Sue Monk

Annie Sue Monk

May 18, 2021

Services for Annie Sue Monk will be held Friday, May 21, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. from Crossroads Church of God in Sebastopol with Bro. Matt Clark officiating. Visitation will be at the church from 11:00 a.m. until time of service. Burial will follow in Damascus Cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ms. Monk, 67, of Scott County,...

W.H. "Junior" Dunn, Jr.

W.H. "Junior" Dunn, Jr.

May 5, 2021

Funeral services for W.H. "Junior" Dunn, Jr., will be held Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with visitation beginning at 11:00 a.m. until service time from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Bob Tipps and Bro. Chris Donovant officiating. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery. Mr. Dunn, 77, of Forest, died May 5, 2021. He was a native...

Paul Junior Mowdy

Paul Junior Mowdy

May 4, 2021

Services for Paul “Junior” Mowdy will be held Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from Bethsaida Baptist Church with Rev. Billy James officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday from 1:00 until time of service at the church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Mowdy, 85, died Tuesday, May 4,...

Mary L Holmes

Mary L Holmes

May 1, 2021

Graveside services for Mary L. Holmes will be held Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 11 a.m. from Herbert Cemetery with Rev. Hal Selby officiating. McClain-Hays is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Holmes, of Starkville, died Saturday, May 1, 2021. She was a native of Neshoba County and lived most of her life in Starkville. She married Willie Holmes in Meridian,...

Charles Mcdaniel

Charles Mcdaniel

Apr 26, 2021

Services for Charles Wayne McDaniel will be held Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Mike Skinner officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 28, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Herbert Cemetery in Neshoba County. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. McDaniel,...

William Riley Pigg

William Riley Pigg

Apr 25, 2021

A graveside service will be held for Riley Pigg on Thursday, April 29, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. from Laurel Hill Cemetery in Neshoba County with Bro. Daniel Winstead officiating. Visitation will be held at Laurel Hill Baptist Church from 2:00 p.m. until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Pigg, 66, of Philadelphia, died Sunday,...

Ruby Warrell

Ruby Warrell

Apr 24, 2021

A graveside service for Ruby Warrell will be held Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from Hester Cemetery with Rev. Lin Chesney officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Warrell, 84, of Raleigh, died Saturday, April 24, 2021, at Mississippi Care Center of Raleigh. She was a native of the House Community in Neshoba County and...

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