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Willard Glen Goodin
Apr 22, 2024
Funeral services for Willard Glen Goodin will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 10 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Dwayne Barret officiating. Burial will follow in Sunrise Cemetery in Noxapater, MS. Visitation will be held Friday, April 26, 2024 from 5-8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Goodin,82, of Noxapater, died Monday, April 22, 2024. Willard was born...
George Townsend
Apr 21, 2024
Funeral services for George Townsend will be held Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Toby Stovall officiating. Burial will follow in Fellowship Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 23, 2024 from 1 p.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Townsend, 64, of Philadelphia died Sunday, April 21, 2024. George was born...
Ricky Gene Eakes
Apr 16, 2024
A Memorial Service will be held April 28, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from Pleasant Grove Church in Bailey, MS. Ricky Eakes was a lifelong resident of Kemper County. He was a mechanic by trade and enjoyed working on anything he could. Ricky would always lend a hand to others anytime he had the opportunity. He loved mowing the grass, catching...
Mary Katherine Akins Sullivan
Apr 11, 2024
Funeral services for Mary Katherine Akins Sullivan will be held Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 3 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Dennis Duvall officiating. Burial will follow in Burnside Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, April 14, 2024 from 1 p.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mrs. Sullivan,81, of Philadelphia died Thursday, April 11, 2024....
James O. "Jim" Lowery
Apr 9, 2024
Funeral services for James O. “Jim” Lowery will be held Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Don Parish, Warren Deweese and Bro. Tim Vowell officiating. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery, Winston County, MS. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 12 noon until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr....
Celia Stokes
Apr 6, 2024
A Celebration of Life for Celia Stokes will be held at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Union, MS on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, April 12, 2024 from 11 a.m. until service time at Pine Grove Baptist Church. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
James Michael Mooney
Apr 4, 2024
Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024, followed by the memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, MS. Dr. Dan Howard will officiate. James Michael Mooney was born May 31, 1935, to Herbert and Lina B. Mooney in Philadelphia, MS. He passed away on April 4, 2024, in Fort Smith, AR. James attended...
W.M. "Dub" Alexander
Apr 4, 2024
Funeral services for W.M. (Dub) Alexander will be held Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Barry Fulton and Bro. Randall Dunaway officiating. Burial will follow in Henrys Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, April 5, 2024 from 5-8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Walter Marvin (WM) Alexander Jr., a lifelong resident of...
Joan Pou Thompson
Apr 3, 2024
Funeral services for Joan Pou Thompson will be held Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. James Lewis and Bro. Curt Pace officiating. Burial will follow in New Harmony Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 10 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mrs. Thompson, 81, of Philadelphia died Wednesday,...
Pam Kirby Case
Apr 2, 2024
Memorial services for Pam Kirby Case will be held Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel. Rev. Barry Walker will officiate. Visitation will be Saturday, April 6, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. until service time at McClain-Hays. Mrs. Case, 65, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at her home. She was a native and lifelong resident of...
Pete Blackburn
Mar 29, 2024
Memorial Service to be held at a later date. On March 29, 2024, Peter Michael Blackburn passed away at home, with his loving wife of 41 years, by his side. He had a fulfilling life, being in the military, and serving two tours in Vietnam before he was honorably discharged and continued his government employment with the FAA as an...
Barbara N. Thaggard
Mar 20, 2024
Graveside services for Barbara N. Thaggard will be held Friday, March 22, 2024 at 9 a.m. from Morrow Cemetery with Bro. Chris Shelton officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 5-7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Ms. Thaggard,92, of Philadelphia died Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Ms. Barbara was born and raised in Neshoba County and attended Dixon...
Tommie Pearl Hamilton
Mar 20, 2024
Graveside services for Tommie Pearl Hamilton will be held Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 2 p.m. from Plattsburg Cemetery in Noxapater, MS. with Bro. Dwight Fleming officiating. Ms. Hamilton, 79, of Choctaw, MS died Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Tommie was a native of Winston County. She enjoyed traveling, shopping, going to flea markets, watching movies and spending time with her...
Junior Savell
Mar 19, 2024
Funeral services for Junior Savell will be held Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Curt Pace and Rev. Eric Sharp officiating. Burial will follow in Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, March 22, 2024 from 6-8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Savell, 89, of Philadelphia died Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at his...
Wallace "Skip" Skipper
Mar 18, 2024
Services for Wallace Skipper will be held on Friday March 22, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. from Antioch Baptist Church with Bro. Ray Spence officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday March 22, 2024 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Skipper passed away Monday March 18, 2024 at Merit Health River Oaks...
Lenon "Leroy" Sims
Mar 18, 2024
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday March 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Randall Dunaway officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday March 20, 2024 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays. Interment will be in Eastlawn Cemetery. Lenon “Leroy” Sims was born and raised in Neshoba County, MS. He attended school at Dixon Community School. He...
Angela Lucile Reynolds Spears
Mar 15, 2024
Funeral services for Angela Lucile Reynolds Spears will be held Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 3 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Barry Walker officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery of Noxapater. Visitation will be held Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 5 until 8 p.m.at McClain-Hays Chapel. Mrs. Spears, 49, of Philadelphia died March 15, 2024. Angela was...
Olen Boswell
Mar 12, 2024
A Graveside Masonic service will be held on Saturday March 23, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from Sandtown Cemetery. Olen Wayne Boswell was born March 26, 1948 and raised in the Sandtown Community of Neshoba County. He passed away on March 12, 2024 in the Baptist Medical Center In Jackson, Ms. surrounded by family at his bedside. He spent his life...
Jody Jarrell
Mar 11, 2024
A celebration of the life of Jody Jarrell will be held Friday, March 15, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of McClain-Hays Funeral Home in Philadelphia. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. Jody was a laidback, easy going man. He liked the simple things. He never felt comfortable in a coat and tie. But rather, he enjoyed sporting his...
Infant Lawson Emitte Long
Feb 28, 2024
Funeral services for Infant Lawson Emitte Long will held Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 10 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Joel Embry and Amie Pike officiating. Burial will follow in Bethsaida Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, March 8, 2024 from 5- 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel. In Loving Memory of Our Beloved Angel It is with heavy hearts...
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