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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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Peggy Townsend Duckworth

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.

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

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.

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

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...

Sherrie Bunch

Sherrie Bunch

Mar 16, 2026

No Services Scheduled

Willie Ray Rigdon

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

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

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...

Patricia Nowell Burton

Patricia Nowell Burton

Mar 7, 2026

Funeral Services for Patricia Nowell Burton will be held on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 1:00 pm from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Dennis Duvall officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Pearl Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 from 4:00-8:00 pm at McClain-Hays.

Mrs. Patricia Nowell Burton, 83, of Neshoba County passed away on Saturday, March...

Mike "Spud" King

Mike "Spud" King

Mar 4, 2026

Funeral Services for Mike King will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 6, 2026 at New Bethel Baptist Church with Bro. Curt Pace, Bro. Eric Sharp and Miller Dunn officiating. Interment will follow in New Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 5, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.

Mr. King, 56, of Philadelphia...

Sheila Williams Smith

Sheila Williams Smith

Feb 28, 2026

Funeral Services for Sheila Williams Smith will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at McClain-Hays Chapel, with the interment to follow in the Bethsaida Cemetery. Bro. Chris Harrison and Bro. Bobby Barfoot will officiate. Visitation will be 4-8:00 pm on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, and on Wednesday from 8:00 am until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral...

Kirsten Leigh Herrington

Kirsten Leigh Herrington

Feb 26, 2026

Funeral Services for Kirsten Leigh Herrington will be held Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Sam Fulton officiating. Burial will follow Bloomfield Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, March 2, 2026 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.

Leigh was a lifelong resident of the Bloomo Community of Neshoba County.

She enjoyed doing...

Bobbie Fulton Cannon

Bobbie Fulton Cannon

Feb 21, 2026

Bobbie Jean Fulton Cannon passed away on February 21, 2026 in the Fulton family farmhouse in Nanih Waiya, Mississippi, where her father grew up and where she was born on February 13, 1935. Her early years were greatly influenced by World War II after her oldest brother was captured in the Philippines by the Japanese and survived as a prisoner...

Jerry W. Joyner

Jerry W. Joyner

Feb 20, 2026

Funeral services for Jerry W. Joyner will be held on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 11 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church with Rev. Joel Embrey and Rev. James Young officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, February 23, 2026 from 5 to 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home and 30 minutes prior to service...

Larry Van Franklin

Larry Van Franklin

Feb 16, 2026

Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 2:00 pm from Eastlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia, MS. with Rev. Matthew Fancher officiating.

Larry Van Franklin, 77, of Gluckstadt, MS peacefully passed away on Monday, February 16th in Jackson, MS, surrounded by his family. Larry’s life was defined by faith, generosity, hard work and dedication to his family and loved ones.

Larry...

Judith Hawk Manning

Judith Hawk Manning

Feb 14, 2026

Funeral Services for Judith Ann Hawk Manning will be held at 1 pm on Thursday, February 19, 2026, at McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Chris O'Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. Visitation will be from 12:00 noon on Thursday until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.

Mrs. Manning, 82, died on February 14, 2026, at Select...

Brad Oneil Whittle

Brad Oneil Whittle

Feb 12, 2026

Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Jerry Bishop officiating.

Mr. Whittle passed away on February 12, 2026 at Neshoba County Nursing Home.

Brad Oneil Whittle was born in Neshoba County, MS to Cecil and Loraine Kirkland Whittle and later moved to Texas where he grew up. He was a graduate...

Mary L. Berry

Mary L. Berry

Feb 8, 2026

No Services are Scheduled

Mary L. Berry was born and raised in Augusta, GA where her parents Charles and Hattie Mae Weaver met at Fort Gordon. She was a lifelong homemaker and loved her animals and doing crafts and gardening. She loved her children and grandchildren and was always happy and didn’t have a mean bone in her body. Mary was...

Ollie Faye Mowdy

Ollie Faye Mowdy

Feb 8, 2026

Funeral services for Ollie Faye Mowdy will be held Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 11 a.m. from the First Pentecostal Church of Philadelphia, MS  with Rev. Tim Vowell and Rev. Albert Reid officiating. Burial will follow in Bethsaida Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the First Pentecostal Church and...

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