Nanette "Nan" Morrow
Feb 6, 2026
Graveside service is scheduled for 1:00 pm on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at Cook's Chapel Cemetery, with Bro. Chris Ryals officiating.
Nanette "Nan" Morrow, a native of Neshoba County, resided in Pearl for many years before returning to Neshoba County in 2010. She dedicated most of her life to caregiving. She loved visiting with family and friends and enjoyed listening to...
Doris Williams Mott
Feb 5, 2026
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, February 9, 2026, at Herbert Baptist Church Cemetery. Nathan Williams will officiate.
Full obituary to follow
Frances Elizabeth (Betty) Mabry
Feb 5, 2026
Frances Elizabeth (Betty) Mabry
Betty was born on April 12, 1937, in Neshoba County, Mississippi. After earning her Bachelor of Science, and her master’s degree in nursing at The University of Mississippi, she became a psychiatric nurse supervisor at the State of Mississippi mental hospital at Whitfield. There she helped open their first alcohol and drug treatment center. Mid-career, Betty continued...
Odie Spears Jr.
Feb 5, 2026
Funeral Services for Odie “Bud” Spears, Jr. will be held Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 3 p.m. from Linwood Baptist Church with Rev. Joseph Knight and Rev. Mike Skinner officiating. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, February 8, 2026 from 1 p.m. until service time at Linwood Church. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of...
Mary "Maggie" Myers
Feb 4, 2026
Funeral services for Mary "Maggie" Myers will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, February 7, 2026 at First Pentecostal Church with Rev. Tim Vowell, Rev. Albert Reid and Rev. Wesley Lovern officiating. Burial will follow at New Harmony Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Friday, February 6, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and 9:00 am...
Raymond O. Lang
Feb 1, 2026
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. from Mamie's Chapel Cemetery in Kemper County with Bro. Chris Gully officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. departure at McClain-Hays Funeral Service.
Mr. Lang passed away February 1, 2026 at MS Care Center in Dekalb, MS.
Raymond Odell Lang...
Vivian Marie Walker
Feb 1, 2026
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Vivian Walker was born in Houston, Texas, and resided primarily in Neshoba County throughout her life. She was employed for several years as a manager at the McDonald's located in Philadelphia. Vivian found pleasure in shopping, watching her preferred television programs, and crocheting. She valued the time spent with her family, particularly...
Rev. Lavon Boatner
Jan 29, 2026
Funeral Services for Rev. Lavon Boatner will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Scotty Boatner, Mickey Breedlove and Bro. Dwight Fleming officiating. Interment will follow in the Mars Hill Cemetery, Winston County. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 30, 2026 starting at 5:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Service.
Rev. Boatner, 85,...
Billy Fay King
Jan 25, 2026
Family to hold a Memorial Service at a later date.
Billy Fay King, a devoted mother and cherished member of the Philadelphia, Mississippi community, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2026. Born on February 7, 1979, in Jackson, Mississippi, she lived a life rich in love, friendship, and service.
Billy dedicated two decades of her life to the field of personal care,...
Martha Melton McElhenney
Jan 16, 2026
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Beatline Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Mark McDonald will officiate. Visitation will be on Sunday at McClain-Hays from 12:30 pm until departure to the cemetery.
Martha McElhenney was a native of Neshoba County and was a resident of Newton County for the past 35 years. She graduated from Arlington...
Shirley Chunn Jones
Jan 13, 2026
The funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at McClain-Hays Chapel, with interment to follow in Bethsaida Cemetery. Rev. Dudley Winstead and Dr. Billy James will officiate. Visitation will be from 11:00 am until service time on Saturday.
Shirley Chunn Jones, age 77, was born September 18, 1948, in Winston County and passed from this...
Kenneth Mitchell Bounds
Jan 12, 2026
Funeral services for Kenneth Mitchell Bounds will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Linwood Baptist Church with Bro. Jerry Bishop officiating. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 15, 2026 from 9 a.m. until service time at the church. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Bounds, 78, of Neshoba...
Lynda Powers King
Jan 9, 2026
Services for Lynda Powers King will be held at 2 pm, Sunday, January 11, 2026 from First Pentecostal Church in Philadelphia with Rev. Dennis Davis, Rev. Billy Sanders, Rev. Tim Vowell and Rev. Greg Powers officiating. Burial to follow in King Family Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:30 am until service time on Sunday at the church. McClain-Hays Funeral...
Donna Kay Bounds Cumberland
Jan 8, 2026
Graveside Services will be held on Friday, January 16, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. from Linwood Cemetery with Bro. Dennis Duvall officiating.
Donna Kay Bounds Cumberland, 69, passed away at Ochsner Rush Hospital in Meridian.
Donna was born to Carlie and Billie Bounds and raised in Neshoba County, MS. She was a 1976 graduate of Philadelphia High School. Donna was a long time...
Barbara Parnell
Jan 2, 2026
Service will be held at 11:00 am, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Binnsville Methodist Church in Kemper County, with the burial to follow in the Binnsville Cemetery. Rev. Adrian Holley, Aaron McLeod, and Rev. Wilson Kendrick will officiate. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until service time on Tuesday at the church.
Barbara Parnell, a native and lifelong resident of Scooba,...
Herman Derrell Thomas
Jan 2, 2026
Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, January 5, 2025, from McClain-Hays Chapel with the burial to follow in the Ocobla cemetery. Rev. Gary Killen will officiate. Visitation will be from 12:30 pm Monday until service time at McClain-Hays.
Herman Derrell Thomas, a native of Neshoba County, was born on January 25, 1935, to Hermon Leon Thomas and Flora Ervine...
Rickey L. Norris
Dec 31, 2025
Graveside Memorial Service will be 2:00 pm Saturday, January 10, 2026, from Salem Methodist Church in Atalla County. Rev. Mike Sullivan will officiate.
Rickey L. Norris, age 73, of Brookhaven, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025, at his residence.
Rickey was a native of Attala County. He was a picture framer by trade, and during his career, he had owned two...
