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D. R. Manning

D. R. Manning

Jan 29, 2022

Funeral services for D. R. Manning will be held Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Larry Harvey officiating. Burial will follow at Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County. Visitation will be Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Manning, 80, of Philadelphia, died Saturday,...

Burnadyne J. Smith

Burnadyne J. Smith

Jan 29, 2022

Funeral services for Burnadyne J. Smith will be held Monday, January 31, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Pastor Tom McCurley and Dr. Dan Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Cooks Chapel Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 30, 2022, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith, 97, of...

Martha Jane Smith Blankenship

Martha Jane Smith Blankenship

Jan 29, 2022

Funeral services for Martha Jane Smith Blankenship will be held Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Reverend Tom Bentley officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Blankenship, 76, died Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, Mississippi. She was born,...

Betty Jean Burton

Betty Jean Burton

Jan 28, 2022

Funeral services for Betty Jean Burton will be held Sunday, January 30, 2022, at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. B. G. Fulton and Rev. Jack Kern officiating. Burial will follow in the Sandtown Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Sunday from 12:00 noon until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs....

Wallace Cox

Wallace Cox

Jan 26, 2022

Funeral services for Wallace B. Cox will be held Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 3 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Dr. Dan Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, February 5, 2022 from 1 p.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Wallace Brown Cox, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, January 26,...

Edward Lee "Eddie" Pierce

Edward Lee "Eddie" Pierce

Jan 24, 2022

A celebration of Life for Edward Lee "Eddie" Pierce will be held Friday, January 28, 2022, from 2:00 pm at McClain-Hays Chapel in Philadelphia, MS. Burial will be in the Bloomfield Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Edward Lee Pierce, 72, of Philadelphia,...

Hilton Mckay Fairchild

Hilton Mckay Fairchild

Jan 21, 2022

Funeral services for Dr. Hilton McKay Fairchild will be held Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at 1 p.m. from Sandtown United Methodist Church with Rev. Hal Hall, Rev. Kim Poe and Rev. Lawrence Pool officiating. Burial will follow in Sandtown United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 5 until 9 p.m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home...

Janie Edwards Blount

Janie Edwards Blount

Jan 19, 2022

Funeral services for Janie Edwards Blount will be held Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Joey, John and Joseph Blount officiating. Burial will follow in Spring Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, January 22, 2022 from 5 until 8 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Janie Ruth Edwards Blount, age 84, was born at home...

Frances Page

Frances Page

Jan 18, 2022

Services for Ms. Frances Page will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, January 22, 2022 at McClain-Hays Chapel. Dr. Mike Carr and Dr. Wayne Hill will officiate. Burial will be held in Mt. Olive Cemetery in the House Community. Visitation will be held 5:00-8:00 pm, Friday, January 21, 2022. Frances Page was born in the Forest Dale Community and raised...

James Rushing

James Rushing

Jan 16, 2022

A graveside service for James Rushing will be held Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. from Sand Hill Cemetery with Rev. Tommy Conn officiating. Visitation will be held at McClain-Hays Funeral Home from 11:00 a.m. until departure time. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Rushing, 61, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, January 16, 2022, at his home....

Dorothy Laine Thomas

Dorothy Laine Thomas

Jan 14, 2022

Funeral services for Dorothy Laine Thomas will be held Monday, January 17, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Dr. Dan Howard officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday from 11:00 a. m. until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ms. Thomas, 82, of Philadelphia, died Friday, January 14,...

Wade Bobo

Wade Bobo

Jan 14, 2022

Funeral services for Wade Bobo will be held Monday, January 17, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Dennis Duvall and Rev. David Richardson officiating. Burial will follow in the Hope Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Monday from 1:00 p.m. until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Bobo, 74,...

Jacqueline Duncan Dunn

Jacqueline Duncan Dunn

Jan 12, 2022

Jacqueline Dunn, known as “Jackie” to family and friends, was called home to be with Jesus on January 12, 2022. Jackie was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and attended Holy Rosary Catholic Church and School as a child. She next attended Cathedral High School in Natchez, Mississippi. Jackie then went on to attend Millsaps College in Jackson, MS, before marrying and...

Dephynee Elliott

Dephynee Elliott

Jan 11, 2022

A visitation will be held at McClain-Hays Funeral Home on Friday, January 21st from 5:00-7:00 P.M. The funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, January 22nd, at 2:00 P.M. at Enon Baptist Church in Neshoba County. Godly, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and daughter, Ella Dephynee Elliott, entered Heaven’s gate on January 11, 2022. Dephynee was born in Union, Mississippi...

Crockett Watkins

Crockett Watkins

Jan 7, 2022

Services for Crockett "Snookie" Watkins will be held on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Seth Therrien officiating. Visitation will begin on Saturday at noon until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home with interment following in Cedarlawn Cemetery. Mr. Watkins entered into eternal rest on January 7, 2022 at the age of 97. He...

Rickey Alan Melton

Rickey Alan Melton

Jan 4, 2022

Funeral services for Rickey Alan Melton will be held Friday, January 7, 2022 at 1 pm from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Hal Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Sandtown Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, January 6, 2022 from 5 until 8 pm at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Melton, 69, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, January 4, 2022. Rickey was a...

Jack Roland Land

Jack Roland Land

Jan 2, 2022

Funeral services for Jack Roland Land will be held Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Dennis Duvall officiating. Burial will follow in Coldwater Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Land, 95, of Philadelphia, died on Sunday, January 2,...

Katherine Bethany Neese

Katherine Bethany Neese

Dec 28, 2021

Funeral services for Katherine Bethany Neese will be held Friday, December 31, 2021, at 12:00 noon from Linwood Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Skinner officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at Linwood Baptist Church. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Neese, 88, of...

Edwin Copeland

Edwin Copeland

Dec 23, 2021

Graveside services will be held on Monday, December 27, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. from Cedarlawn Cemetery with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. until departure from McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Rev. Thomas Fortenberry and Bro. Jay Cassel will officiate. Mr. Copeland was a native of Mobile, AL and has been a resident of Philadelphia most of his life and was a graduate...

Billy Whisenant

Billy Whisenant

Dec 20, 2021

Funeral services for Billy Whisenant will be held Thursday, December 23, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Gene Higginbotham and Rev. Thomas Fortenberry officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Whisenant, 81, of Philadelphia, died Monday, December...

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