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Benny Carman Smith

Benny Carman Smith

Dec 16, 2024

Services will be held at 1:00 pm Friday, December 20, 2024 from McClain-Hays Chapel. Interment will follow in the Sunrise Cemetery. Bro. Christopher Callicoatte will officiate. Visitation will be from 12 noon until service time on Friday.

Mr. Benny Smith, age 78, of Philadelphia, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 16, 2024, at MS...

Jimmie Ruth Sisson

Jimmie Ruth Sisson

Dec 14, 2024

Funeral Services for Jimmie Ruth Sisson will be held on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from Mars Hill Pentecostal Church in Winston County with Bro. Richard Burks and Bro. Kenny Chessor officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, December 16, 2024 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel.

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Joan L. Agent

Joan L. Agent

Dec 13, 2024

Funeral services for Joan Agent will be held Monday, December 16, 2024 at 11 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Mike Miles officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, December 15, 2024 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.

Joan lovingly transitioned from this world, leaving...

R. Oneal Stokes

R. Oneal Stokes

Dec 11, 2024

Funeral services for R. Oneal Stokes will be held Monday, December 16, 2024 at 1 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Matt Pittman officiating. Burial will follow in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, December 16, 2024 from 11 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Stokes, 83, of Philadelphia passed away Wednesday, December 11,...

J. Max Kilpatrick

J. Max Kilpatrick

Dec 10, 2024

Funeral services for J.  Max Kilpatrick will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 2 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Chris Vowell and Bro. Mack Alford officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024 from 10 a.m. until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.

Johnnie Max...

James Edward Jones Sr.

James Edward Jones Sr.

Dec 10, 2024

Graveside memorial services will be held 3:00 pm Sunday December 15th 2024, from Bloomfield Cemetery. Bro. Mike Sullivan will be officiating.

James was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County. Graduate from Neshoba Central High School. James dedicated his career to the field of surveying for the Mississippi Dept. of Transportation for several years until he...

Stanley P. Salter

Stanley P. Salter

Dec 10, 2024

Funeral Services for Stanley P. Salter will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. from First Methodist Church with Rev. Tommy Jennings officiating. Interment will follow in Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel and Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. until departure at...

Michael Turner Porter

Michael Turner Porter

Nov 28, 2024

Memorial service for Michael Turner Porter will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. from North Calvary Baptist Church in Philadelphia, MS. with Dr. Jimmy Porter and Bro. Lawrence Runnels officiating.

Michael Turner Porter of Philadelphia passed from this life on November 28, 2024. Mike was born on November...

J Nell Ricks

J Nell Ricks

Nov 28, 2024

Funeral services for J Nell Ricks  will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. from Liberty Baptist Church with Bro. Ed Newman officiating. Interment will follow in the Liberty Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024 from 12:00 noon until service time at Liberty Baptist Church.

Johnnie Nell...

Larry Dale Williamson

Larry Dale Williamson

Nov 25, 2024

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Larry Dale Williamson, a cherished resident of Louisville, Mississippi, who left us on Monday, November 25th, 2024, at the age of 77.

Larry was born on a spring Wednesday, May 7th, 1947, in the town of Louisville, Mississippi. He was a devoted father...

Ceceile Bostick Hailey

Ceceile Bostick Hailey

Nov 18, 2024

Funeral services for Ceceile Bostick Hailey will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. from Coy Community Church with Rev. Ben Hailey and Bro. Mike Sims officiating. Interment will follow in the Hailey-Richey Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. until service time at Coy Community Church.

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Barbara Ann Howard

Barbara Ann Howard

Nov 16, 2024

Funeral services for Barbara Ann Howard will be held Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 11 a.m. from Holy Cross Catholic Church with Father Jofin George officiating.  Burial will follow in Cedarlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 10 a.m. until service time. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....

Barbara Susan Stegall

Barbara Susan Stegall

Nov 14, 2024

Funeral Services will be held for Barbara Susan Stegall on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Bro. Ronnie Gomillion officiating. Interment will follow in the North Bend Community Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 17, 2024 from 12:00 Noon until service time at McClain-Hays Funeral Home.

Barbara...

Linda Hembree Mcneil

Linda Hembree Mcneil

Nov 11, 2024

Graveside services for Linda Hembree McNeil will be held Monday, November 18, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. from Hembree Cemetery with Bro. Mack Alford officiating. Visitation will be held Monday, November 18, 2024 from 11 a.m. until departure time from McClain-Hays Funeral Home.

Linda Kay Hembree McNeil of Neshoba County, MS, was born on March...

Lewis Jerome Ferguson

Lewis Jerome Ferguson

Nov 6, 2024

Funeral services for Lewis Jerome Ferguson will be held Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 2 p.m. from Arlington Baptist Church with Rev. Dwight Fleming officiating. Burial will follow in Arlington Church Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home and the from 1 p.m. until service time...

Dennis Lee Bradshaw

Dennis Lee Bradshaw

Nov 5, 2024

Memorial services will be held at a later date.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Dennis Lee Bradshaw, who left this world on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at the age of 44. Dennis was born on February 18, 1980, in Philadelphia, MS and resided in the Linwood Community. ...

Penelope "Penny" Fowler

Penelope "Penny" Fowler

Nov 4, 2024

Memorial service at a later date Penelope “Penny” Lee Fowler was born on August 26, 1955. She was resident of Philadelphia, MS for most of her life. She departed this life on November 4, 2024 at Anderson Regional Hospital in Meridian, MS. She was an Employee of Pearl River Resort for many years before retiring. Penny loved to work in...

W.H. "Shorty” Sims

W.H. "Shorty” Sims

Nov 3, 2024

Graveside Service for W.H. "Shorty" Sims will be held on Wednesday November 6, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. from Good Hope Cemetery with Bro. David Richardson officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday November 6, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. until departure at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Sims, 81, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, November 3, 2024. Shorty was a native and lifelong...

Nell Phillips

Nell Phillips

Oct 27, 2024

Funeral Services for Nell Phillips will be held on Monday November 4, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Dr. Dan Howard and Rev. Evan Humphries officiating. Interment will follow in the Eastlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday November 4, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. until services at McClain-Hays.

Nell Drew Herrin...

Otha Dill "O. D." Jackson

Otha Dill "O. D." Jackson

Oct 26, 2024

Otha Dill Jackson died Saturday, October 26, 2024, at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko.

All are invited to celebrate O. D.’s life at a memorial service with a reception to follow to be held Saturday, November 2, at 1 p.m. at the Ellis Theater in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

Otha...

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