Patsy Savell
Oct 10, 2025
Service will be at 11:00 am on Monday, October 13, 2025, at McClain-Hays Chapel, with the interment to follow in the Black Jack Cemetery. Bro. Jeff Sullivan and Bro. Billy Lee is officiating. Visitation will be from 5-8 pm on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at McClain-Hays.
Patsy Savell, a beloved native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County, passed away surrounded by...
Carolyn Tingle
Oct 10, 2025
Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, October 13, 2025, at McClain-Hays Chapel, with the interment to follow in the Cedarlawn Cemetery. Dr. Wayne Hill and Rev. Mack Alford are officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 12, 2025, from 4-7 pm.
Carolyn Tingle, a beloved lifelong resident of Philadelphia, passed away leaving behind a legacy of love...
Geraldine Billie Williams
Sep 28, 2025
Mrs. Geraldine Billie Williams
Funeral Services will be held with a visitation beginning Thursday, October 2, 2025, at 12 noon at Tucker Choctaw Community COVID/Emergency Relief Facility (CERF) Building, and a Celebration of Life funeral mass on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in the Tucker Choctaw Community in Philadelphia, MS. Burial services immediately follow.
It...
William Andrew Stewart
Sep 27, 2025
Funeral services for William Andrew Stewart will be held Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Mack Alford officiating. Burial will follow in Henry’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, September 29, 2025 from 4 until 8 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. Stewart, 46, of Philadelphia passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2025.
Andy was...
Lance Palmer
Sep 27, 2025
A graveside service will be held Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. at the Morrow Cemetery located in the Dixon community of Neshoba County with Bro. David Richardson Officiating.
Lance Palmer passed away on September 27, 2025 at the age of 78 at the Poplar Springs Nursing Center in Meridian, Mississippi. Born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, he grew up and his...
Patsy Hare Thrash
Sep 26, 2025
Funeral Services for Patsy Hare Thrash will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Eric Sharp officiating. Interment will follow in the Ocobla Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 3, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays.
Mrs. Patsy Hare Thrash, 77, of Philadelphia passed away...
Homer J. Cumberland
Sep 23, 2025
A memorial service will be held at the family home on September 27, 2025 between 2:00-5:00 pm
Mr. Cumberland died peaceably in his sleep on September 23, 2025 at his home.
He was a native of Neshoba County, Homer worked as a Inspector for Industrial Gunite and Refactory Testing and Inspection for over 40 years until he retired in 2007. He enjoyed...
Linda Jane Watkins
Sep 21, 2025
Funeral Services for Linda Jane Watkins will be held Friday, September 26, 2025 at 1 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. David Richardson and Bro. Chris Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Stephenstown Community. Visitation will be held Friday, September 26, 2025 from 10 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mrs. Watkins, 80, of Neshoba...
Lorene Dodd Fulton
Sep 21, 2025
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 11am at Lynville Cemetery. Bro. Chris Gully will officiate.
Lorene Dodd Fulton of Brandon,MS. Passed away peacefully early morning September 21st at Madison Place Assisted Living Facility.Born in 1940 in Hollandale, MS, Mrs. Fulton moved to Jackson to attend Nursing school and was a well known and respected nurse...
Frankie Lynn Davis
Sep 20, 2025
Funeral Services for Frankie Lynn Davis will be held Sunday, October 5, 2025 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. David Richardson and Bro. Hank Pilgrim officiating. Burial will follow in Dixon Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. Davis, 78, of Philadelphia, MS, went home to be...
Ava James Byars
Sep 19, 2025
Funeral Services for Ava James Byars will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. from First Baptist Church of Philadelphia with Dr. Evan Humphries, Dr. Dan Howard and Garrett Mills officiating. Interment will follow in the Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at First Baptist Church of Philadelphia on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, from 4:00-9:00 p.m., and...
Billie Joyce Goforth
Sep 11, 2025
Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, September 17, 2025 from McClain-Hays Chapel with the interment to follow in the Pine Grove Cemetery in the House community. Bro. David Richardson will officiate. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm -7:00 pm on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at McClain-Hays.
Mrs. Goforth passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025 at her residence in...
Homer George Cooper Jr.
Sep 10, 2025
Funeral Services for Homer George Cooper, Jr. will be held Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Mark Cloys, Bro. Bob Cooper, Bro. Mike Skinner and Bro. Brad Winstead officiating. Interment with follow in Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, September 13, 2025 from 4 to 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Homer George Cooper,...
Gertrude Herrington
Sep 8, 2025
Funeral Services for Mary Gertrude Herrington will be held on Wednesday, September 10th, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, Philadelphia, MS, with Dr. Mike Carr, Bro. Justin Craft and Bro. Joel Embrey officiating. Interment will follow in Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at McClain Hays Chapel and...
Don Crawford
Aug 23, 2025
Funeral Services for Don Crawford will be held on Monday August 25, 2025 at 12 Noon from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Mark Cloys, Dr. Doug Broome and Bro. Mike Skinner officiating. Interment will follow in the Sandtown Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday August 25, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays.
Don was born on May 24,1947...
Udine Bennett
Aug 22, 2025
Graveside Services for Udine Alexander Bennett will be held Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10 a.m. from Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County with Bro. Dennis Todd officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ms. Bennett was born and raised in Winston County, MS and attended Arlington Schools. Udine loved to sew, cook (her specialty was dumplings and fried chicken),...
James Bernard Bryan
Aug 20, 2025
Private Graveside Service to be held at a later date.
James Bernard Bryan died August 20, 2025, after an extended illness. He was born in Philadelphia, MS on August 26, 1940. He attended school at Bond, East Central Jr. College and Mississippi State University. For most of his life, James worked as a civil engineer in the oil fields and pipelines...
Sandra L. Williams
Aug 15, 2025
Memorial services for Sandra Lee Williams will be held at a later date.
Sandra Williams walked through the eternal gate on Friday, August 15, 2025 at her home in Philadelphia, Ms. She was at 88 years old and had lived a full life, having lived from Montana to Arizona, Carolina to Buffalo, and to other places, but would always tell you...
Gina Hemmen Glover
Aug 14, 2025
Graveside Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. from Bloomfield Cemetery with Bro. James Pettis officiating.
Gina was born in Philadelphia, Ms. and lived there until the age of five. The family later moved to Jackson and she attended Pearl High School, where she graduated. She was employed for several years at UMMC and later...
Shirley Webb Cox
Aug 13, 2025
Funeral Services for Shirley Webb Cox will be held on Monday, August 18th, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at First Methodist Church with Rev. Tommy Jennings and Rev. Joey Ratcliff officiating. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 18th, 2025 from 12 Noon until service time at First Methodist Church. Interment will follow in the Sandtown Cemetery.
Shirley Webb Cox, 85, went...
