Edna "Tink" Walker
Apr 26, 2026
Graveside Services for Edna “Tink” Walker will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 11:30 from Tucker Cemetery in Kemper County with Bro. Sam Fulton officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 29, 2026 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mrs. Walker, 72, of Philadelphia passed away on April 26, 2026.
Edna was born and raised in Neshoba...
Cecil D. Jones
Apr 25, 2026
Funeral service will be at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at New Zion Pentecostal Church, with interment to follow at Henry's Chapel Cemetery. Bro. Randell Dunaway and Bro. Jason Martin will officiate. Visitation will be 5-8:00 pm on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at McClain-Hays Funeral Home and 1:00 pm until service time on Wednesday at the church.
Cecil D. Jones...
George Dennis
Apr 24, 2026
Graveside Services will be held on Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 2 p.m. from Sandtown Cemetery with Bro. David Richardson officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday, April 26, 2026 from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
George Dennis, 80, of Philadelphia passed away on April 24, 2026
George was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County and served...
Burt O'Berry
Apr 23, 2026
Funeral Services for Burt O’Berry will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 1 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. James Gowan officiating. Burial will follow in Good Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 25, 2026 from 11 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mr. O’Berry, 66, of Philadelphia passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2026...
Johnny Edwin "Eddie" Jolly
Apr 18, 2026
A celebration of life for Eddie Jolly will take place on Wednesday. April 22, 2026 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Phillip Roland and Bro. Joseph Knight officiating and Steve Beason delivering the Eulogy. Burial will follow in the Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m....
Edna Lee Killen
Apr 13, 2026
Funeral Services for Edna Lee Killen will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Kelly Tingle and Bro. Buddy Covington officiating. Interment will follow in the Golden Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday April 15, 2026 from 4:00-8:00 pm at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Ms. Edna Lee Killen, 85, passed away on...
Betty Dianne Smith
Apr 10, 2026
Graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm on Monday, April 13, 2026 from the Sunrise Cemetery in Leake County. Rev. Christopher Callicoatte officiating.
Diane Smith, 78, of Utica, MS passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026.
Diane was a native of Leake County and lived in Utica, MS all her married life. Ms. Smith was a member of Utica Baptist Church.
Survivors...
Royce Winford Sullivan
Apr 9, 2026
Funeral Services for Royce Winford Sullivan will be held Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 2 p.m. from Coye Assembly of God Church with Bro. Justin Bradley, Bro. Justin Hendrix and Bro. Bob Followell. Burial will follow in Coye Assembly Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 11, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home and...
Evelyn Williamson Burkes
Apr 9, 2026
Funeral services for Evelyn Williamson Burkes will be held Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Dwight Fleming, Bro. Don Parrish, Bro. Tony Linley and Bro. Micah McKenzie officiating. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. Visitation will be held Friday, April 10, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays...
Harvey C. Townsend
Apr 7, 2026
Funeral services for Harvey C. Townsend will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, April 10, 2026, at McClain-Hays Chapel, with Bro. David Dewease and Bro. Warren Hedgepath officiating. Interment will follow in Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until service time.
Harvey Townsend, age 87, passed away on April 7, 2026. Born on February 22, 1939, in...
Shirley Ann Bozeman
Apr 3, 2026
Private Family Graveside Service to be held at a later date.
Shirley Ann Bozeman, 90, passed away at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford on April 3, 2026.
Shirley was born in Newton County, MS to James Clifton and Orelia Chaney Parks. She attended Beulah Hubbard School. Shirley later married the love of her life Doc Bozeman and they were married 13 years....
Peggy Townsend Duckworth
Mar 30, 2026
Funeral Services for Peggy Townsend Duckworth will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 12 Noon from McClain-Hays Chapel with Pastor Brandon Cook officiating. Interment will follow in the Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 3, 2026 from 4:00-8:00 pm at McClain-Hays and again on Saturday, April 4, 2026 from 8:00 am until service...
Paul Roger Johnson, Jr.
Mar 27, 2026
Graveside service will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Cedarlawn Cemetery. Bro. James Jackson will officiate.
Mr. Johnson, 73, passed away on March 27, 2026, at his residence.
Paul Roger Johnson, Jr. was born and raised in Neshoba County and had been a resident of Winston County for several years. He worked on offshore oil rigs and...
Fay Wolverton
Mar 26, 2026
Funeral Services for Wanna Fay Agent Wolverton will be held Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with her grandson Bro. Corbin Jenkins officiating. Burial will follow in Longino Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, March 28, 2026 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. and on Sunday, March 29, 2026 from 12 noon until service...
Tommy Lee Sullivan Sr.
Mar 22, 2026
Family to hold a private funeral service at a later date.
Mr. Sullivan, 81, passed away at his residence on March 22, 2026.
Tommy was born to Redmond and Juna Bell Sullivan and was a resident of the Burnside Community most of his life. He attended Bloomo and Burnside Community Schools. He was a very talented and widely known Brick-Mason. Tommy was...
Rondal Kent Anderson
Mar 19, 2026
Graveside Services for Rondal Kent Anderson will be held Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 2 p.m. from Bluff Springs Cemetery with Rev. Phillip Marshall officiating. Visitation will be held at Bluff Springs Baptist Church on Saturday, March 21, 2026 from 1 p.m. until service time at graveside. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Anderson, 83, of Preston, MS...
Willie Ray Rigdon
Mar 15, 2026
Funeral Services for Willie Ray Rigdon will be held on Friday, March 20, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. from Antioch Baptist Church with Bro. Joel Embrey officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 19, 2026 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Service.
Willie Ray Rigdon, 89, passed away on March 15, 2026 at his...
Bro. Randy Caldwell
Mar 9, 2026
Services will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, March 12, 2026 from McClain-Hays Chapel with the burial to follow in the Mt Pleasant Church Cemetery in Kemper County. Josh Caldwell , Bro. David Cook and Bro. Dennis Duvall officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 5-8 pm and from 8:00 am until service time on Thursday.
Bro. Randy Caldwell, 76, passed...
Charles Earl Burbridge
Mar 7, 2026
No Services Scheduled
Charles Earl Burbridge passed away at St. Dominic's Hospital on March 7, 2026.
Charles “Earl” Burbridge was born and raised in Iowa to Charles Russell and Anna Marie Burbridge. He was a graduate of Prairie Valley High School in Gowrie, Iowa and a graduate of Iowa Central Community College. He loved to read, write and he was a trivia...
