Shirley Webb Cox
Aug 13, 2025
Funeral Services for Shirley Webb Cox will be held on Monday, August 18th, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. from First Methodist Church with Rev. Tommy Jennings and Rev. Joey Ratcliff officiating. Interment will follow in the Sandtown Cemetery Visitation will be held on Monday, August 18th, 2025 from 12 Noon until service time at First Methodist Church.
Shirley Webb Cox, 85, went...
Douglas Drury
Aug 9, 2025
Funeral services for Henry Douglas Drury will be held Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home with Bro. Joshua Drury and Bro. Dwight Fleming officiating. Interment will follow in Mars Hill Cemetery (Winston County). Visitation will be held Monday, August 11, 2025 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays.
Douglas Drury was born and raised in Winston County to...
Joseph "Joe" White
Aug 8, 2025
Graveside services for Joseph “Joe” White will be held Monday, August 11, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. from Pleasant Springs Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Bro. Taylor Yarbrough officiating. Visitation will be held Sunday, August 10, 2025 from 5-7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Joe was born to A.D. and Gracie Palmer White. He spent his early years in Kemper County. Joe attended...
Thomas Payne
Aug 6, 2025
Funeral Services for Thomas Blakely Payne will be held on Monday, August 11, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home with Bro Chris Gully officiating. Interment will follow in Bluff Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, August 11, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. until time of service at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Thomas was born in Columbus, Georgia to Thomas and...
Ronald Herbert Payne
Aug 4, 2025
Funeral Services for Ronald Herbert Payne will be held on Friday, August 8,2025 at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home with Bro. Gilman Warren officiating. Interment will follow in Bluff Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 7, 2025 from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Ronald was born in Lauderdale County, MS to Herbert and Marie Payne. Ronald lived...
Charlene Seale
Aug 1, 2025
Graveside Services for Charlene Seale will held from Sandtown Cemetery on August 3, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. with Bro. Mack Alford officiating.
Charlene Seale, 90, of the Sandtown Community passed away on August 1, 2025 at the Neshoba County Nursing Home.
Charlene was born in Neshoba County to Jett and Lillie Jones. She was a long time member of Beacon Street Baptist...
Lovie Kirkland Thomas
Jul 31, 2025
Funeral Services for Lovie Kirkland Thomas will be held Sunday, August 10, 2025 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Chester Caryle and Dillon Holloway officiating. Burial will follow in Cooks Chapel Cemetery, Visitation will be held Sunday, August 10, 2025 from 10 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. McClain-Hays Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mrs....
Ethel Lynn "Lonnie" Goforth
Jul 27, 2025
Memorial services for Ethel Lynn “Lonnie” Goforth will be held Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 2 p.m. from Mt. Olive Baptist Church in House Community.
Mrs. Goforth, 84, of Union passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
Lonnie was born in Illinois and left a piece of her heart there when she married the love of her life, Pat and moved to...
Houston Thomas Jarvis Jr.
Jul 23, 2025
Funeral Services for Houston Thomas Jarvis Jr. will be held on Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. from Dekalb Baptist Church with Bro. James Ruffin and Bro. Chris Gully officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Dekalb Baptist Church from 1:00 pm until service time.
Houston was born and raised in Kemper...
Terry Cumberland
Jul 23, 2025
Memorial Services for Terry Cumberland will be Monday, July 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. from McClain Hays Funeral Home with Bro. Roger Burke Officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until service time.
Terry was born and raised in Neshoba County, MS. He was a 1984 graduate of Neshoba Central High School. Terry was also graduate of MSU and received...
Hugh David McDonald
Jul 22, 2025
Funeral Services for Mr. Hugh David McDonald will be held on Monday, July 28 th , 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Carolina Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jamey Germany and Rev. Perry McCall officiating. Interment will follow at the Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 27th, 2025, from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
David was born...
Paulette Gelpi Hallford
Jul 22, 2025
Paulette Gelpi Hallford, a beloved native of New Orleans, LA, passed away peacefully, leaving behind cherished memories for her family and friends. She was a former resident of Panama City, FL, and Atlanta, GA, before making her home in the Conehatta community of Newton County, MS.
A dedicated homemaker, Paulette poured her heart into caring for her family and found immense...
Wayne Tullos
Jul 21, 2025
Visitation starts at 10am and services at 11am: Arlington Baptist Church, July 26, Philadelphia, Mississippi. Please share memorial gifts with the church directly all to Melissa Clark, 16210 Road 602, Philadelphia, MS 39350.
With hearts full of love, we celebrate the extraordinary life of Virgil “Wayne” Tullos, who has been called home to his Savior on July 21, 2025, at his Okeechobee...
Sheldon Fox
Jul 21, 2025
Funeral services for Sheldon Fox will be held on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Donal Grimes and Bro. Michael Jernigan, and Bro. Rob Montgomery officiating. Burial will follow in Smith Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 23, 2025 from 9 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays funeral Home.
Mr. Fox, 76, of...
Angelique "Angie" Anderson
Jul 10, 2025
Funeral Services for Angelique "Angie" Anderson will be held on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. from Fellowship Baptist Church with Rev. Terry Anderson Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 13, 2025 from 11:00-2:00 at Fellowship Baptist Church.
Mrs. Anderson, 59 of Philadelphia, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025.
Angie was...
Audine Joyner
Jul 8, 2025
Funeral services for Mrs. Nelda Audine Bates Joyner will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Lin Chesney and Bro. Rusty Walton officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until service time on Thursday. Interment will follow in the Pine Grove Baptist Church cemetery in House Community.
Audine, 88, of House Community, passed away peacefully...
Floyd Sanderson
Jul 7, 2025
Funeral Services will be held for Floyd Sanderson on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. from McClain Hays Chapel with Bro. Chris Gully and Bro. Allen Herrington officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at McClain-Hays.
Floyd Sanderson was born in Neshoba County to...
Steven Howard Stubbs
Jul 2, 2025
Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 11 a.m. from Holy Rosary Catholic Church with Father Bob Goodyear officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Steven Howard Stubbs was born on December 29, 1938, in Philadelphia, Mississippi, to Bloxum Howard Stubbs and Leota Mai Taylor Stubbs.
He graduated from Philadelphia High School in 1956 and attended Mississippi...
Alan Ray Smith
Jun 30, 2025
Memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, July 5, 2025 from Trinity Baptist Church in Philadelphia, MS. Bro. Justin Craft will officiate Visitation will be from 10:00 am until service time at the church.
Alan Ray Smith, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a legacy of love and kindness. Born in Ferndale,...
