Roy Glen Roper
Apr 3, 2020
Roy Glen Roper, 78, born September 23, 1941 to Grady Henry and Johnie Ruth Cheatham Roper, entered the heavenly gates on April 3, 2020. A life-long resident of Philadelphia, Roy was a simple but solidary lover of Christ and a Godly man. He was an avid outdoorsman, who loved to fish and hunt. He also loved to grow a garden...
James Keith Massey
Mar 31, 2020
A graveside service for Keith Massey will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Eastlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia with Rev. Wes Schrickel and Rev. Kristen Schrickel officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Massey, 60, of DeKalb, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Rush Hospital in Meridian. A native of Neshoba County, he...
James Loftis
Mar 31, 2020
Private Graveside services will be held on Friday April 3, 2020 from Prattville Memorial Gardens.
Doug "Redbug" Hardy
Mar 29, 2020
A graveside service for Doug “Red Bug” Hardy will be held at 11:00 a. m. on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia with Rev. Chris Vowell officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Hardy, 58, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, March 29, 2020, at University of Mississippi Medical Center. He was a native and longtime...
L. D. Clark
Mar 28, 2020
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 on Monday, March 30, 2020, at Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Len Wedgeworth and Rev. Ed Newman officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Clark, 89, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, March 28, 2020, at his home. A native of Neshoba County, he lived in Meridian for 50...
Johnnie Lee Irons
Mar 27, 2020
A graveside service for Johnnie Lee Irons will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at the Bloomfield Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Mark Cloys and Rev. Jeff Brewer officiating. Mr. Irons, 83, of Philadelphia, died Friday, March 27, 2020, at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian. He was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County...
Adell Kilpatrick Clark
Mar 24, 2020
A celebration of life service will be announced at a later date. Mrs. Clark, 95, of Grenada, MS, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at her residence. She was a native of Neshoba County and former resident of the Linwood Community. Mrs. Clark was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters, Nell Stanley of Owensboro, KY, and Kathy...
Johnny Mitchell May
Mar 23, 2020
Johnny Mitchell May passed away on March 23, 2020, at his home in Kemper County. He was a mason and a member of Clarks Chapel United Methodist Church. He held a degree from Mississippi State University and was employed at East Mississippi State Hospital for over 15 years before retiring. Mr. May was the son of Hallaine May and the...
Naomi Watkins Bostick
Mar 22, 2020
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on March 24, 2020, at Coy Community Church Cemetery in Kemper County, Mississippi. Brother Mike Sims and Brother Lawrence Pool will be officiating. The family has elected not to hold a public visitation period due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Funeral arrangements are being handled by McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Naomi Watkins Bostick,...
Annie Marie Johnson
Mar 22, 2020
Private services for the family only will be held Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 11:00 a. m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Neil Chadwick and Rev. Ed Keen officiating. Interment will follow in Bloomfield Cemetery in Neshoba County. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Johnson, 70, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, March 22, 2020. She was a native...
Sue Joyce Williamson
Mar 21, 2020
A graveside service was held Friday, March 27, 2020, at 10:30 a. m. from Cedarlawn Cemetery. Miss Williamson, 93, of San Angelo, TX, died March 21, 2020, at Shannon Medical Center. She was born in Forth Forth, TX, lived in New Orleans for a short while, lived in Philadelphia a short while; and then moved to Texas when her mom...
Ona Bell Breland Rivers
Mar 21, 2020
Graveside services for Mrs. Ona Bell Breland Rivers will be held Monday, March 23, 2020 at 2 pm at Golden Grove Cemetery with Rev. Mike Skinner and Rev. Steve Robinson officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Rivers, 93, of Philadelphia died Saturday, March 21, 2020. She was a native and lifelong resident of Golden Grove Community...
Dorothy Helen Blount Stribling Hudspeth
Mar 19, 2020
Dorothy Blount Stribling Hudspeth passed away on March 19, 2020, at the age of 96. She was preceded in death by husbands, Jack Stribling and Friday Hudspeth; and her grandson Joseph Stribling. Survivors include her two sons, Michael (Nancy) Stribling and Jack (Sherry) Stribling; two grandchildren, Shelby (Cody) Jones and Zac Stribling, as well as many loving relatives. In lieu...
Marvin Allan Roberts
Mar 18, 2020
Services for Marvin Allan Roberts will be held Saturday, March 21, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Mike Skinner officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, March 20, 2020, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Roberts, 57, of Neshoba...
Joe Burkes, Jr.
Mar 17, 2020
Services for Joe Burkes, Jr. will be held Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 11 am from McClain-Hays Chapel with the Rev. Mack Alford and Rev. Allen Herrington officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 5 pm until 8 pm at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Willie Ross Deweese
Mar 16, 2020
Services for Mrs. Willie Ross Deweese will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. from Spring Creek Baptist Church in Neshoba County with Rev. Josh Meadows officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Deweese, 95, died Monday, March 16, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Eupora, MS....
Brandon Lee Fisher
Mar 15, 2020
A memorial service for Brandon Lee Fisher will be held Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. from Bloomfield Congregational Methodist Church. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Fisher, 40, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, March 15, 2020. A native of Sebastopol, he was a resident of Neshoba County since 1995. He worked as a commercial truck driver....
Jesse Leon Willingham, Sr.
Mar 14, 2020
Services for Jesse Leon Willingham, Sr. will be held Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Buddy Covington and Rev. Jimmy Holder officiating. Burial will follow in Bloomfield Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Willingham, 75, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, March 14,...
Janis Pilgrim
Mar 12, 2020
Services for Janis Pilgrim will be held Saturday, March 14, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. from Neshoba Baptist Church in Neshoba County with Rev. Byron Howell and Rev. Michael Duff officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, March 13, 2020, from 5 until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home and one hour prior to service...
Sandra June Luke Poole
Mar 11, 2020
Graveside services for Sandra Luke Poole will be held Saturday, March 14, 2020 at Bloomfield Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. with Elder Jerry Wilkerson officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Poole, 63, of West Point, Ms died Wednesday, March 11, 2020. She was born and raised in Neshoba County and attended Philadelphia High School. She was a...
