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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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Mary Clytee Manning

Mary Clytee Manning

Feb 5, 2021

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Clytee Manning will be held Monday, February 8, 2021 at 1 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home with Dr. Jon Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. Visitation will be held Monday, February 8, 2021 from 10 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge...

Robin Gregory

Robin Gregory

Feb 2, 2021

Graveside Services will be held for Robin Gregory on Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from the Vernon Assembly of God Cemetery in Nanih Waiya with Rev. Scott Boatner officiating. Visitation will be held at McClain-Hays Funeral Home from 11:00 a.m. until time of departure. McClain-Hays Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Ms. Gregory, 63, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday,...

John Henry Marshall, Jr.

John Henry Marshall, Jr.

Jan 31, 2021

A graveside service for John Marshall will be held Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 2 p.m. from Cook’s Chapel Cemetery with Rev. Chris Gully officiating. McClain-Hays is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Marshall, 82, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, January 31, 2021 at his home. He was a native of Kemper County and lived in Neshoba County for most of his...

Donald L. Luke

Donald L. Luke

Jan 29, 2021

Services for Donald L. Luke will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 1, 2021, from Coye Assembly of God Church in Preston, MS, with the interment to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at McClain-Hays Funeral Home and one hour prior to service time on Monday at...

Georgie Pilgrim Darnell

Georgie Pilgrim Darnell

Jan 29, 2021

Services will be held Sunday, January 31, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from Hopewell United Methodist Church (2241 Hopewell Road) with Rev. Joe Kitchens officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 12:00 noon until time of service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Georgie Pilgrim Darnell died Friday, January 29,...

Deborah Skinner Hurtt

Deborah Skinner Hurtt

Jan 25, 2021

Services for Deborah Skinner Hurtt will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Jeff Cannon and Rev. Mike Skinner officiating. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at McClain-Hays Funeral Home from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge...

Robert "Bob" Eldridge

Robert "Bob" Eldridge

Jan 24, 2021

A memorial service for Robert Eugene Eldridge will be held at a later date. Mr. Eldridge, 63, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, January 24, 2021. He was a native of Rolling Fork and resident of Neshoba County for the past several years. Mr. Eldridge was a logger by trade and was Baptist by faith. Survivors include his son, Michael (Michelle) Eldridge...

Margaret Hubbard

Margaret Hubbard

Jan 23, 2021

A memorial service for Mrs. Margaret Hubbard will be held at a later date. Mrs. Hubbard, 91, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, January 23, 2021. She was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County. Mrs. Hubbard was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughters, Charlotte Smith of Philadelphia, Barbara Henson of Philadelphia and Ceclia Holdiness of...

Hulon Sisson

Hulon Sisson

Jan 23, 2021

Funeral service for Mr. Hulon J. Sisson will be held on Monday, January 25, 2021 at 2 p.m. from Noxapater Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Fondren officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from 12:30 p.m. until service time. McClain-Hays is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Sisson, 92, of Noxapater passed peacefully...

Sylvia F. Franklin

Sylvia F. Franklin

Jan 21, 2021

Services for Sylvia F. Franklin will be held Saturday, January 23, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Keith Fulton officiating. Burial will follow in Good Hope Cemetery in Neshoba County. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Franklin, 84, of Union, died Thursday, January 21, 2021, at J. G. Alexander Nursing Home in Union. A...

Bobby R Bearden

Bobby R Bearden

Jan 21, 2021

Graveside services for Bobby Ray Bearden will be held Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 2 p.m. from Eastlawn Cemetery with Rev. J.R. Eaton and Rev. Dennis Duvall officiating. McClain-Hays is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Bearden, 75, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, January 21, 2021. He was a native of Winston County and retired from U.S. Motors after 38 years of...

Ted P. Swope

Ted P. Swope

Jan 20, 2021

Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday January 27, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. from Mars Hill Baptist Church Cemetery (Leake County) with the Rev. Don Cook officiating. McClain-Hays is in charge of arrangements. Ted P. Swope left this world on January 20, 2021 at the age of 82, surrounded by family at home in Lewes, DE after battling cancer. He...

Ruth Selph Mcgregor

Ruth Selph Mcgregor

Jan 19, 2021

A graveside service for Ruth Selph McGregor will be held on Saturday, January, 23, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. from the Poplarville City Cemetery with Dr. Dan Howard officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ruth Selph McGregor, 94, was born in Poplarville, MS, on April 17, 1926, and went to be with her Jesus on January 19, 2021....

Laura Alene Griffith

Laura Alene Griffith

Jan 17, 2021

A graveside service will be held for Mrs. Alene Martin Griffith on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at 2 p.m. from Cedarlawn Cemetery with Rev. David Storment officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Griffith, 95, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, January 17, 2021, at Atwood Personal Care Home. Mrs. Griffith was born on October 1, 1925, in Birmingham,...

Terry Rushing

Terry Rushing

Jan 15, 2021

Services will be held for Terry Rushing on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at 11:00 a. m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Tommy Conn officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Rushing, 57, of Philadelphia, died Friday, January 15, 2021, at his home. He was born and raised in Neshoba County and attended Neshoba Central schools. He also...

Naomi M. Kilpatrick

Naomi M. Kilpatrick

Jan 15, 2021

Services for Naomi M. Kilpatrick will be held Monday, January 18, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Curt Pace officiating. Burial will follow in New Bethel Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Monday from 12 noon until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Kilpatrick, 93, of Philadelphia, died Friday,...

Katherine Peebles

Katherine Peebles

Jan 14, 2021

Ella Katherine Nicholson Peebles, 97, was born in Laurel, MS, on September 16, 1923, to Dewey May Fail Nicholson originally of Bay Springs, MS, and John Marion Nicholson originally of Newton, MS. She passed away on January 14, 2021, at St Dominic Hospital from complications of COVID-19. She had been a resident of The Arbor in Ridgeland for the past...

Sylvia Duett

Sylvia Duett

Jan 12, 2021

Graveside services for Sylvia Ann Duett will be held Saturday, January 16, 2021 at 2 p.m. from Hester (Smith Chapel) Cemetery in Neshoba County with Dr. Dan Howard officiating. McClain-Hays is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Duett, 86 of Neshoba County died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Neshoba County Nursing Home. Sylvia Ann Duett was born to Frank Ernest and...

Percy E. Barrett

Percy E. Barrett

Jan 11, 2021

A graveside service for Percy E. Barrett will be held Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. from Oak Ridge Cemetery with Rev. Dwight Fleming officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday at McClain-Hays Funeral Home from 12:00 noon until time of departure. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Barrett, 99, of Philadelphia, died Monday, January 11, 2021,...

Margie Jones

Margie Jones

Jan 10, 2021

Services for Margie Jones will be held Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Mark Cloys and Rev. Jeff Brewer officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Burial will follow in the Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Weir, MS. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Jones, 91, of...

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