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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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Teresa Parker Thrasher

Teresa Parker Thrasher

Oct 12, 2016

SERVICES: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 20162:00 P.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 20165:00-7:00 P.M. OFFICIATING: REV. FRANKLIN SMITHINTERMENT:  INDIAN SPRINGS CEMETERYWINSTON COUNTYMrs. Thrasher, 60, of Philadelphia, MS, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at her residence. She was born in the Mississippi Delta, but lived her later years in the Arlington Community.  She received a Licensed Practical Nurse degree from Meridian Community...

Adell Jenkins Boler

Adell Jenkins Boler

Oct 7, 2016

SERVICES: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 20164:00 P.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 20161:00 P.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT: SANDTOWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING:  REV. MIKE SKINNERREV. LAWRENCE POOLMrs. Boler, 84, of Linwood, died Friday, October 07, 2016, at her residence.  She was a native of Neshoba County and longtime resident of Sandtown and Linwood communities.  She worked formerly as a seamstress at Wells-Lamont for thirty ...

Charlene Cherry

Charlene Cherry

Oct 6, 2016

SERVICES: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 201611:00 A.M. WEST KEMPER BAPTIST CHURCHVISITATION: FRIDAY,  OCTOBER 7, 20166:00 - 8:00 P.M. AT MCCLAIN HAYS AND 1 HOUR PRIOR TO SERVICE ATWEST KEMPER BAPTIST CHURCHINTERMENT: WEST KEMPER CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. TOMMY JONESREV. RANDY CALDWELL Ms. Cherry, 89, of Dekalb, MS, died Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Poplar Springs Nursing Center in Meridian, MS. She was a...

William Thomas Jones

William Thomas Jones

Oct 6, 2016

SERVICES: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 20162:00 P.M. MCCLAIN HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 20165:00 - 8:00 P.M. INTERMENT: BLOOMFIELD CEMETERYWITH MILITARY HONORSOFFICIATING: REV. BUDDY COVINGTON Mr. Jones, 90, of Philadelphia, MS, died Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Bee Hive Homes of Philadelphia.  He was a native and longtime resident of Neshoba County.  He served during WWII in the U. S. Navy...

Martha Taye Barrett Tingle

Martha Taye Barrett Tingle

Oct 5, 2016

SERVICES: 11:00 A.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2016,AT HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCHVISITATION: 5-8 P.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2016.AT MCCLAIN-HAYSINTERMENT: HOLY ROSARY CEMETERYOFFICIATING: FATHER BOB GOODYEAR Mrs. Tingle, 79, of Philadelphia, MS, died Wednesday, October 5, 2016, at Neshoba County Nursing Home in Philadelphia, MS. She was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County.  She worked and retired from Wells-Lamont Glove...

Aletha Lundy Eakes

Aletha Lundy Eakes

Oct 1, 2016

SERVICES: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 20161:00 P.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 201611:00 A.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT:EASTLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING:REV. LAWRENCE POOL Mrs. Eakes, 61, of Philadelphia MS, died Saturday, October 1, 2016, at her residence. She was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County and a longtime resident of the Longino community.  She worked as a registered nurse for Sta-Home Health...

Bonnie Moore Oliver

Bonnie Moore Oliver

Sep 27, 2016

GRAVESIDE SERVICES:THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 201610:00 A.M.   EASTLAWN CEMETERY Ms. Oliver, 88, of Florence, MS, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Philadelphia, MS. She was a native of Glen Allan, MS, and lived in Thibodaux, LA, for many years.   She had been a resident of Florence, MS, for the past 30 years.  She retired from Ingram Towing...

Emma Rachel Mckay

Emma Rachel Mckay

Sep 27, 2016

SERVICES: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 20163:00 P.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 20161:00 P.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT: BETHLEHEM CEMETERYWINSTON COUNTYOFFICIATING:REV. DUAINE MORGANMrs. McKay, 91, of Philadelphia, MS, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Neshoba General Hospital in Philadelphia. She was a native of Winston County and a longtime Louisville resident.  She lived in Neshoba County for the past 13 years.  She...

Clinton Sharp

Clinton Sharp

Sep 25, 2016

SERVICES: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 201611:00 A.M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 20165:00-8:00 P.M.INTERMENT:PINE GROVE CEMETERYHOUSE COMMUNITYOFFICIATING: REV. ROBIN RISHERREV. RUSTY WALTON Mr. Sharp, 85, of Neshoba County, died Sunday, September 25, 2016, at his residence.  He was born June 2, 1931, and lived his first 40 years in Neshoba County.  He then lived in Jackson and worked for UPS for the...

Marzine Burton Smith

Marzine Burton Smith

Sep 16, 2016

SERVICES: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 20162:00 P.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPEL VISITATION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 20165:00-8:00 P.M. INTERMENT: TUCKER CEMETERYKEMPER COUNTYOFFICIATING: REV. DWIGHT FLEMINGREV. RANDY CALDWELLMrs. Smith, 87, of DeKalb, MS, died Friday, September 16, 2016, at Mississippi Care Center of DeKalb. She was a native of Neshoba County but had lived in Kemper County most of her life. Mrs. Smith was a...

Della Y. Creighton

Della Y. Creighton

Sep 15, 2016

SERVICES: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 20162:00 P.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2016 1:00 P.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT: MT. OLIVE CEMETERY(STEPHENSTOWN)OFFICIATING:REV. JIMMY TOWNSENDMrs. Creighton, 56, of Philadelphia, died Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. She was a native of Jackson, MS.  She lived in Neshoba County for the past 31 years.  Mrs. Creighton was a member...

Morris Moore

Morris Moore

Sep 13, 2016

SERVICES: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 20163:00 P.M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 20165:00-8:00 P.M.INTERMENT:EASTLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING: REV. NATHAN MOOREREV. ARRIE FULTONMr. Morris Moore, 76, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at Regency Hospital in Meridian, MS.  He was a native of Lost Gap Community of Lauderdale County and longtime resident of Philadelphia.  He was a retired truck driver and worked numerous years...

Cassie Hicks Moore

Cassie Hicks Moore

Sep 9, 2016

SERVICES: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 20163:00 P.M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 201612:00 NOON UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT: BETHSAIDA CEMETERYOFFICIATING:REV. BILLY JAMES  Mrs. Cassie Hicks Moore, 85, of Philadelphia, died Friday, September 9, 2016, at Neshoba County Nursing Home in Philadelphia. She was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County and longtime resident of the Bethsaida community.  She was a retired nurse...

James Coy Edwards

James Coy Edwards

Sep 9, 2016

MEMORIAL SERVICES: SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 17, 20163:00 P.M.LYNVILLE METHODIST CHURCHVISITATION: SATURDAY,SEPTEMBER 17, 20162:00 P.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMELYNVILLE METHODIST CHURCHOFFICIATING:REV. CHRIS GULLY Mr. James Coy Edwards, 60, of Chunky died Friday, September 9, 2016, at his home. He was born and reared in Preston and was a graduate of West Kemper High School. Mr. Edwards worked for Southern Towing Company until 2006. He...

William Barrett Mcmillan

William Barrett Mcmillan

Sep 6, 2016

SERVICES: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 201610:00 A.M.EDINBURG PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHVISITATION: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 20165:00-8:00 P.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOMEINTERMENT: EDINBURG CEMETERYCARTHAGE, MSWITH MILITARY HONORSOFFICIATING:REV. DON MCNEELYREV. EDDIE PILGRIM Mr. McMillan, 75, of Edinburg, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at his residence.  He was a native and lifelong resident of Edinburg Community of Leake County.  He was a retired logger. He served in the...

Lester Yates Mcdonald

Lester Yates Mcdonald

Sep 6, 2016

SERVICES: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 201611:00 A.M.COYE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCHVISITATION: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 20165:00 - 8:00 P.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS FUNERAL HOMEAND ON FRIDAY, 1 HOUR PRIOR TO SERVICE AT THE CHURCHINTERMENT:COY METHODIST CEMETERYPRESTON, MSOFFICIATING:REV. BRIAN MCDONALDREV. LEE WATSONREV. MARK THOMPSON Mr. McDonald, 72, of Preston, MS, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. He was a native...

Mazine Lois Winstead

Mazine Lois Winstead

Sep 6, 2016

SERVICES: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 20161:00 P.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 201611:00 A.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEOFFICIATING: REV. MATTHEW WHITEREV. LIN CHESNEYINTERMENT:EASTLAWN CEMETERY Mrs. Winstead, 91, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016, in Saucier, MS. She was a native of Neshoba County and made her home in Washington, D. C., for a number of years.  After retirement in 1962 she...

Kathy Diane Covington

Kathy Diane Covington

Sep 4, 2016

SERVICES: WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 7, 20162:00 P.M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 6, 20165:00-9:00 P.M.INTERMENT:FELLOWSHIP CEMETERYOFFICIATING:REV. JERRY LUNDYREV. TOBY STOVALLREV. JIMMY TOWNSENDMrs. Kathy Diane Covington, 65, of Philadelphia, MS, died Sunday, September 4, 2016, at Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia. She was a native and longtime resident of Neshoba County.  She formerly worked in the cutting department at Nemanco.  Mrs. Covington was a member...

June Carolyn Goodin

June Carolyn Goodin

Sep 3, 2016

SERVICES: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 20162:00 P.M. MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 20161:00 P.M. UNTIL SERVICE TIMEINTERMENT: CLARK'S CHAPEL CEMETERYDEKALB, MSOFFICIATING: REV. MITCHELL MCDONALDDONALD KNIGHT Ms. Goodin, 67, of Conroe, TX, died Saturday, September 3, 2016, at 5006 DeerPath Drive, Conroe, TX.  She was a native of the Cleveland Community in Kemper County.  She lived in Conroe, TX, for the past...

Jean White

Jean White

Sep 3, 2016

GRAVESIDE SERVICES: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 20162:00 P.M.FELLOWSHIP CEMETERYVISITATION: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 12 NOON UNTIL DEPARTURE TIMEINTERMENT: FELLOWSHIP CEMETERYOFFICIATING:DR. CHAS ROWLAND Mrs. Jean White, 63, of Vicksburg, died Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Merit Health River Oaks in Flowood. She was born in Jayess, MS, and a longtime Jackson resident before moving to Warren County last year.  Mrs. White was...

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