George Saxon
Jul 19, 2020
George Thomas Saxon was born April 17, 1924 in Deemer, Mississippi to parents Charlie and Lula Pettus Saxon. He was 96 years old at the time of his passing. He was educated in Neshoba County and Philadelphia public schools and was a graduate of Mississippi State College. George is survived by his wife Sue Hardy Saxon to whom he was...
Oleta Price Chunn
Jul 18, 2020
Graveside services for Oleta Chunn will be held Monday, July 20, 2020, at 10:30 a. m. from Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia with Bro. Curtis Carter officiating. Visitation will be held at McClain-Hays Funeral Home on Monday from 8:30 until we leave for service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Chunn, 93, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, July 18,...
Vickey Nance
Jul 17, 2020
Graveside services for Vickey Nance will be held Sunday, July 19, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. from Spring Creek Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. James Clardy officiating. Visitation will be held at McClain-Hays Funeral Home from 12:00 noon until time of departure. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ms. Nance, 53, of Philadelphia, died Friday, July 17, 2020,...
Annie Marie Williams Bell
Jul 15, 2020
Graveside services for Annie Marie Williams Bell will be held Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at 10:00 a. m. from Bogue Chitto Community Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Willie Soloman, Jr., and Father Bob Goodyear officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at McClain-Hays Funeral Home at 8 a.m. until we leave for the service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home...
Wilma Catherine Winstead Adcock
Jul 15, 2020
Memorial services will be held for Grady Verell Adcock and Wilma Catherine Winstead Adcock on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. from Pine Grove Baptist Church in the House community. Visitation will be held at the church beginning at 1:30 p.m. Wilma Catherine Winstead Adcock was born January 10, 1925 to William Leslie Winstead and Essie Pearl {Winstead} Winstead...
Darthy Willingham
Jul 11, 2020
Graveside services for Darthy Willingham will be held Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Bloomfield Cemetery with Bro. Buddy Covington and Bro. Jimmy Holder officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Willingham, 73, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, July 11, 2020. Darthy was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County and retired from Neshoba General...
Debbie Mckinion
Jul 10, 2020
Services for Debbie McKinion will be held Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 10 a.m. at McClain-Hays Chapel . Burial will follow in Good Hope Cemetery. Rev. Seth Therrien will officiate. Visitation will be held Monday, July 13, 2020 from 5 to 7 p.m. at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. McKinion, 66, of Philadelphia,...
Joe C. Hoyt
Jul 8, 2020
Graveside services for Joe C. Hoyt will be held Saturday, July 11, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. from Herbert Cemetery in Neshoba County. Visitation will be held Saturday from 2:00 p.m. until we leave for the service at McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Mr. Hoyt, 69, of Flora, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at his home. A native of Kemper County, he moved...
Richard C. Austin, Sr.
Jul 7, 2020
Services for Richard C. Austin, Sr., will be held Friday, July 10, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Dr. Mike Carr officiating. Visitation will be held Friday from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Austin, 84, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at Neshoba County Nursing Home. A...
Betty Butler
Jul 6, 2020
Services for Betty Jewel Butler will be held Saturday, July 11, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. from Bloomfield Methodist Church with Bro. Dwight Faulkenbery officiating. Burial will follow in Bloomfield Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 11:00 a. m. from McClain-Hays Funeral Home until we leave for the church. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
John "Pete" Ellingburg
Jul 6, 2020
Graveside services for John “Pete” Ellingburg will be held Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at 11 a.m. at Eastlawn Cemetery with Rev. Jack Foster officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Ellingburg, 71, of Philadelphia, died Monday, July 6, 2020. He was a native and longtime resident of Neshoba County. He served in the United States Marine Corp...
Fred Jones
Jun 30, 2020
Services for Fred Jones will be held Friday, July 3, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Jermaine Simmons officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Jones, 87, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, June 30, 2020. He was a native and lifelong resident...
Anna Reed
Jun 30, 2020
Graveside services for Anna Reed will be held Friday, July 3, 2020 at 4 p.m. at Macedonia Cemetery with Rev. Joe Boswell and Rev. James Boswell officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Reed, 97, of Meridian, died Tuesday, June 30, 2020. She was native of Harrisburg AR and when she married they moved to Tupelo, MS.,...
Mildred Killen
Jun 29, 2020
Services for Mildred “Mil” Killen will be held Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. from Rocky Hill Church of God with Rev. Brett Cooper and Rev. Guy McGarrity officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday at 10:00 until time of service at the church. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Killen, 85, of Hattiesburg, died Monday, June...
Bennett Lee Mcelvany
Jun 26, 2020
A memorial service for Bennett Lee McElvany will be held at a later date. Mr. McElvany, 62, of Philadelphia, MS, died Friday, June 26, 2020. He was a native of North Carolina and lived in Waco, TX, for 28 years. He then moved to Freeport, TX, for the past nine years. Survivors include son, Aaron McElvany of Houston, TX; grandson,...
Steve Warren
Jun 26, 2020
Graveside services for Steve Warren will be held Monday, June 29, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Fellowship Cemetery with Rev. Leavy Shoffner officiating. McClain-Hays is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Warren, 62, of Philadelphia, died Friday, June 26, 2020. He was a native of Joliet, Illinois and moved to Neshoba County early in his life where he made his home....
Donna Rea O'Quinn
Jun 24, 2020
Donna Rea O’Quin, 77, of McComb, MS, passed away June 24, 2020 at her home. Visitation will be Saturday, June 27, 2020 from 9:00 AM until service at 11:00 AM at Hartman Jones Funeral Home in McComb, MS. Rev. Rick Kennedy and Dr. David Millican will officiate and burial will be in East Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Hartman Jones Funeral...
Malcolm E. Gray
Jun 24, 2020
Private family services will be held for Malcolm E. Gray at McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Ron Leonard officiating. A graveside service will be held Monday, June 29, 2020, at 12:30 p.m. from the Mississippi VA Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Gray, 76, of Kemper County, died Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at...
Dana Lancaster
Jun 24, 2020
Graveside services for Dana Lancaster were held Friday, June 26, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. from Cedarlawn Cemetery with Rev. Cliff Barker and Rev. Allen Herrington officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Lancaster, 47, of Philadelphia, died Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Neshoba General Hospital. A native of Neshoba County, he was a resident of Meridian for...
Lorene Manning
Jun 24, 2020
Graveside services for Lorene “Rene” Manning will be held Saturday, June 27, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. from Mars Hill Cemetery in Winston County with Rev. Dwight Fleming officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Manning, 94, of Winston County, died Wednesday, June 24, 2020. A native and lifelong resident of Winston County, she was a graduate of...
