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Almarine Barrentine Pennington
May 7, 2020
A private family graveside service will be held Thursday, May 14, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. from Cedarlawn Cemetery with Dr. Dan Howard officiating. No visitation. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Almarine Barrentine Pennington, 97, was called home to be with the Lord on May 7, 2020. She passed away peacefully at her home in Conroe, TX. Born...
Karen Sikes
May 4, 2020
Family graveside services for Karen Sikes will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. from Cedarlawn Cemetery with Rev. Chris Vowell officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Sikes, 65, of Lena, died Monday, May 4, 2020. She was a native and longtime resident of Neshoba County. She loved spending time with her grandchildren,...
Harvey Roy Dunn
May 4, 2020
Graveside services for Harvey Roy Dunn will be held Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. from Linwood Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. George K. Ellis officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Dunn, 78, of Union, died Monday, May 4, 2020, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. He was a native of Neshoba County...
Maudie Sharp
May 3, 2020
Graveside services for Maudie Sharp will be held Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at 3:00 p. m. from the Pine Grove Cemetery at House with Rev. Rusty Walton officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Sharp, 84, died Sunday, May 3, 2020, at Choctaw Residential Center. She was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County. She was...
Lillie Bell "Hessie" Fain
May 2, 2020
Graveside services for Hessie Fain will be held Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Shepard Cemetery in Kemper County with Rev. James Ruffin officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Fain, 90, died Saturday , May 2, 2020 at John C. Stennis Hosptial in Dekalb, Ms. She was a native and lifelong resident of Kemper...
Brittany Cosgrove
May 2, 2020
Graveside services for Brittany Cosgrove will be held Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. from Longino Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Scott Boatner officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Brittany, 21, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, May 2, 2020. A native and lifelong resident of Longino Community in Neshoba County, she was a 2017 graduate of...
Marc Preston Davison
May 1, 2020
Marc “Preston” Davison, 40, died at University Hospital in New Orleans, LA on May 1st, 2020. He is survived by his mother Jackie Davison, father Marc Davison, sister Crystal Davison, grandfather Jack O. Keen, aunts; Diane Beech (Tommy), and Regina Nichols (Tim) and cousins; Brent Martin (Ashley), Daphne Calhoun (John), Stephne Ellis (John) and Keely Donahue. Preston was preceded in...
Richard Y. Smith
Apr 26, 2020
A family graveside service for Richard Y. Smith will be held Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. from Good Hope Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Dudley Winstead officiating. Mr. Smith, 91, of the Good Hope community, passed away April 26, 2020, in Neshoba County Nursing Home Swing Bed Unit. He was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba...
Tiney Hines
Apr 25, 2020
A memorial service for Mrs. Tiney Hines will be held at a later date. Mrs. Hines, 84, died Saturday, April 25, 2020, at John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital in DeKalb, MS. She was a native of Bolton, MS, and a graduate of Clinton High School. She served in the U.S. Air Force from 1955 to 1957. Mrs. Hines worked as...
Harold Waddell
Apr 23, 2020
A family graveside memorial service for Harold Waddell will be held Sunday, April 26, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. from Linwood Cemetery in Neshoba County with Dr. Wayne Hill officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Waddell, 82, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, April 23, 2020, at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian. He was a native and longtime resident...
J. M. Mclain
Apr 19, 2020
A family graveside service for J. M. McLain will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2020, at 2:00 from Cedarlawn Cemetery with Rev. Lawrence Pool officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. McLain, 71, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, April 19, 2020, at his home. He was a native and longtime resident of Neshoba County. He was a retired...
Jerry Wayne Bell
Apr 19, 2020
A memorial service for Jerry Wayne Bell will be held at a later date. Mr. Bell, 59, of Winston County, died Sunday, April 19, 2020, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. A native of Thomasville, AL, he was a resident of Winston County for 33 years. He was a former worker on riverboats and tugboats. Mr. Bell was Baptist...
Lisa Clay Stamper
Apr 16, 2020
A memorial service for Lisa Clay Stamper will be held by family at a later date. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Stamper, 53, of Meridian, died Thursday, April 16, 2020, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Born in Neshoba County, she lived most of her life in Decatur, MS. She graduated from Decatur High School and she...
Sarah Winstead
Apr 15, 2020
Private graveside service for Sarah Winstead will be held Friday, April 17, 2020 at 11 a.m. at Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Richard Callaway officiating. McClain-Hays is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Winstead , 89, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020. She was a native of Leake County and a resident of Neshoba County for most of her life....
James William "Bill" Nicholson
Apr 14, 2020
A private graveside service for James William “Bill” Nicholson will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2020, from Morrow Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Scott Bounds and Rev. Landon Bounds officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Nicholson, 85, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at J. G. Alexander Nursing Home in...
Paul Alan Breazeale
Apr 13, 2020
A private family graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 2:00 P.M. from Ocobla Baptist Church Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Kevin Vaughn officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Breazeale, 68, of Philadelphia, died Monday, April 13, 2020, at his home. Paul Alan Breazeale made his home in Neshoba County most of...
Herman Fortenberry
Apr 8, 2020
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a. m. on Thursday, April 9, 2020, from Cooks Chapel Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Nels Norris and Rev. Michael Wells officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Fortenberry, 73, of Philadelphia, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, surrounded by family. He was a native...
Kitty Dianne Robinson
Apr 5, 2020
Graveside services for Kitty Dianne Robinson will be held at 10:00 a. m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, from Chamberlain Cemetery in Kemper County with Rev. Randy Rich officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ms. Robinson, 65, of Hickory, died Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. She was a native of Kemper...
C. D. Watkins
Apr 4, 2020
A memorial service for C. D. Watkins will be held at a later date. Mr. Watkins, 70, of Collinsville, died Saturday, April 4, 2020, at UAB in Birmingham, AL. He was a native of Neshoba County in the Dixon Community. He worked and retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad. Mr. Watkins was a member of the Dixon Presbyterian Church. Survivors include...
Charles "Punk" May
Apr 4, 2020
Graveside services for Charles “Punk” May will be held Monday, April 6, 2020 at 11 a.m. from Cooks Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Davey Wilkinson and Rev. Mitchell McDonald officiating . McClain-Hays Funeral Home Is in charge of arrangements. Mr. May, 83, of Philadelphia died at his home on Saturday, April 4, 2020. He was a native and lifelong resident...
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