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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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Earlton Posey
Sep 19, 2020
Memorial service for Jeffie Earlton Posey will be held at a later date. Mr. Posey, 91, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, September 19, 2020. He was a native of Neshoba County and was a retired truck driver. Survived by his grandsons, Danny and Donnie Bolline; sister, Sue Posey Thompson; and three nephews. Mr. Posey was preceded in death by his wife,...
James Stack
Sep 17, 2020
Graveside service for James Stack will be held Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 11:30 a. m. from Redeemer Baptist Church Cemetery in the House Community (13341 Highway 19 South, Union, MS) in Neshoba County with Rev. Tyler Tingle officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Stack passed away at his residence on Thursday, September 17, 2020. He...
Yvonne Payne Cheatham
Sep 13, 2020
Private graveside services will be held in Cedarlawn Cemetery with Dr. Dan Howard officiating. Yvonne Payne Cheatham, 94, of Franklin, NC, passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020. Born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, she was the daughter of the late Clois and Eunice Tolbert Payne. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willard Cheatham; a...
Helen Ruth Cumberland
Sep 12, 2020
Services for Helen Ruth Cumberland will be held Sunday, September 13, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Buddy Covington and Rev. Michael Wells officiating. Burial will follow in the Bloomfield Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Cumberland, 83,...
Bolyn "Bud" A. Goodin
Sep 9, 2020
Graveside service for Bolyn "Bud" Goodin will be held at 11:00 a. m. from the Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia, on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, with Dr. Dan Howard officiating. Mr. Goodin passed away on September 9, 2020, at the age of 87. He was a native of Philadelphia, MS. He was the beloved husband of Shirley Nation Goodin of Lake...
Linda Thaggard
Sep 8, 2020
Services for Linda Thaggard will be held Friday, September 11, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel. Burial will follow in Morrow Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 10, 2020, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Thaggard, 73, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, September...
Jesse B. Doner
Sep 4, 2020
Services for Mr. Jesse B. Doner will be held Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 2 p.m. from Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. J.R. Eaton , Rev. Albert McMullen and Rev. Mike Truhett officiating. Burial will follow in Antioch Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, September 7, 2020 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home and one...
Sherrie Adcock
Sep 1, 2020
Services for Sherrie Lynn Adcock will be held at 11:00 a. m. on Friday, September 4, 2020, from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Tim Vowell and Rev. Dennis Duvall officiating. Burial will follow in the Hope Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 3, 2020, from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is...
Jasper Commer
Aug 28, 2020
Funeral services for Jasper Commer will be held Tuesday, September 1, 2020 at 4 p.m. from Mars Hill Pentecostal Church Family Life Center with Rev. Bryan Madison, Rev. Lloyd Adcock and Donald Joe Nowell officiating. Burial will follow in Commer Family Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, August 31, 2020 at 5 p.m. until 8p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel. McClain-Hays Funeral...
Jimmy Stovall
Aug 24, 2020
Graveside service for Jimmy Stovall will be held Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. from Clarks Chapel Cemetery in Kemper County with Rev. Andrew Phillips officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Stovall, 69, of DeKalb, died Monday, August 24, 2020, at his home. He was a native and lifelong resident of Kemper County. He worked...
Bill Howell
Aug 24, 2020
Services for Billy Wayne Howell will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2020, from Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church with Rev. Randy Caldwell and Rev. Joe Kitchens officiating. Visitation will be from 2:30 until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Howell, 75, of DeKalb, died Monday, August 24, 2020, at his...
Betty Guess
Aug 23, 2020
Graveside service for Betty Ann Guess will be held Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at 12 noon from Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Durant with Rev. Daniel Blalock and Rev. Kevin Vaughn officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Guess, 62, died Sunday, August 23, 2020, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. She was a native of Holmes...
Barbara Nelson
Aug 23, 2020
Graveside service for Barbara Parker Nelson will be held Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at 2:30 p.m. from Pine Grove Baptist Cemetery in the House Community with Rev. Rusty Walton and Rev. Lin Chesney officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Nelson, 71, of Union, died Sunday, August 23, 2020, at her home. A native of the Spring...
Janell Smith
Aug 23, 2020
A family memorial service for Janell Smith will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2020, at New Bethel Baptist Church with graveside service to follow in the church cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Janell was surrounded by her family as she peacefully journeyed to her heavenly home on Sunday, August 23, 2020. Born...
Norman A. Walker
Aug 22, 2020
Graveside service for Norman A. Walker will be held Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at 11:00 a. m. from North Bend Pentecostal Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Sean Holley and Rev. Mike Sullivan officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Walker, 48, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Rush Specialty Hospital in Meridian. He was...
Henry Myatt
Aug 22, 2020
Graveside service for Henry Myatt will be held Monday, August 24, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. from Cooks Chapel Cemetery in Neshoba County with Bro. Greg and Pam Smith officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Myatt, 82, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, August 22, 2020, in his home surrounded by his family. He was a native and lifelong...
Wendell Scarbrough
Aug 21, 2020
Graveside service for Wendell Scarbrough will be held Sunday, August 23, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. from Clark’s Chapel Cemetery in Kemper County with Rev. Gary Rivers officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Scarbrough, 65, of Preston, died Friday, August 21, 2020. Wendell was a longtime resident of Kemper County. He was a logger, machinist, millwright, carpenter,...
Willie Roland
Aug 20, 2020
Graveside service for Willie Jimmie Roland will be held Saturday, August, 22, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. from New Bethel Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Curt Pace officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Roland, 81, of Pearl, died Thursday, August 20, 2020, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. A native of Scott County, MS, he...
Michael Bagwell
Aug 20, 2020
Graveside service for Michael Bagwell will be held at 12 noon Saturday, August 29, 2020, from Hester Cemetery/Smith Chapel with Bro. Glenn Scott officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is charge of arrangements. Michael Bagwell, 60, of Denham Springs, LA, passed away Thursday, August, 20, 2020, in Athens, TX. He was born September 22, 1959, in Meridian, MS. He was a truck...
Retha Thrash
Aug 20, 2020
Graveside services for Retha Thrash will be held Sunday, August, 23, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. from the Sandtown Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Hal Hall officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Thrash, 73, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, August 20, 2020, at University Medical Center in Jackson. She was a native and longtime resident of the...
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