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...
Charles "Mac" Butler
Dec 29, 2025
Service will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, January 2, 2026 from McClain-Hays Chapel with the burial to follow in the Spring Creek Cemetery. Rev. James Jackson and Bro. Adrian Holley will officiate. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until service time at 2:00 pm on Friday.
Mr. Butler, 79, of Philadelphia passed from this life Monday, December 29,2025 at his...
William "Billy" Charles Sharp
Dec 25, 2025
A celebration of the homecoming in heaven for William “Billy” Charles Sharp, age 87, will be Sunday, December 28, 2025, at 2:30 PM at First Baptist Church of Philadelphia with Dr. Dan Howard, Dr. Evan Humphreys, and Bob Nelson officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, December 28, 2025, from 1:30 PM until...
James "Jamie" Camario
Dec 23, 2025
A Memorial Service and gathering of friends and family will be held on January 31, 2026 from 12 Noon until 2:00 p.m. from Fellowship Baptist Church with Bro. Terry Anderson Jr. officiating.
He was a native of Houston, TX and was a resident of Neshoba County for the past 30 years. He had worked various jobs but mainly for the Philadelphia...
Juanita Chamblee
Dec 19, 2025
Services for Mrs. Juanita Goldman Chamblee will be held Monday, December 22, 2025 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Philip Roland, Rev. Greg Lathem, and Rev. Kevin Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow in New Harmony Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, December 22, 2025 at 12 noon until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.
Mrs. Chamblee, 96 of Philadelphia,...
Lillian Mitchell
Dec 14, 2025
Graveside services for Lillian Mitchell will be held Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 2 p.m. from Clarks Chapel Cemetery with Alex George officiating.
Lillian Mitchell,92, of Dekalb died Sunday, December 14, 2025.
Ms. Lillian was a native and longtime resident of Kemper County. She was a graduate of Cleveland School, where she was an all-star basketball player. She loved to fish, gardening,...
Rose Marie Landrum
Dec 10, 2025
Graveside Services for Rose Marie Landrum will be held on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM from North Bend Methodist Church Cemetery with Bro. Jimmy Reed officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday December 19, 2025 from 10:00 AM until 12:30 PM at McClain-Hays.
Ms. Landrum passed away at Merit Health-River Oaks on December 10, 2025.
Rose was born and raised...
Dorothy F. Pierce
Dec 8, 2025
Funeral Services for Dorothy F. Pierce will be held on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. from Bethsaida Baptist Church with Dr. Billy James and Bro. Brad Winstead officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be on December 11, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. until service time at the church.
Dorothy Faye Hillman Pierce passed away on December...
Ferron Ross Oaks
Nov 29, 2025
A Memorial Service for Ferron Ross Oaks will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 1 pm from the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-Day Saints, President Justin Pfeifer will officiate.
Ferron Ross Oaks, 83, of Philadelphia, MS passed away on November 29, 2025 at home surrounded by family. Ferron was born on November 21, 1942 in Vernal, Utah...
Ricky Dale Harrod
Nov 24, 2025
Family to hold a Memorial Service at a later date.
Ricky Dale Harrod passed away at Neshoba General Hospital on November 24, 2025.
Ricky was born and raised in Ohio to Donald and Helen Harrod. He served in the US Marines during the Vietnam War. After serving his country, he worked as a electrician in the the oilfield. Ricky was a sweet,...
Dorothy Martin Fulgham Wallace
Nov 16, 2025
Dorothy Martin Fulgham Wallace, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 16, 2025, in Gulfport, Mississippi, at the age of 98. Born on May 22, 1927, in Philadelphia, Mississippi, Dorothy lived a life dedicated to her family, faith, and her community.
Dorothy's professional journey was marked by her compassionate service as a nurse at Delta Regional...
