Jerry Wayne Bell
Apr 19, 2020
A memorial service for Jerry Wayne Bell will be held at a later date. Mr. Bell, 59, of Winston County, died Sunday, April 19, 2020, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. A native of Thomasville, AL, he was a resident of Winston County for 33 years. He was a former worker on riverboats and tugboats. Mr. Bell was Baptist...
Lisa Clay Stamper
Apr 16, 2020
A memorial service for Lisa Clay Stamper will be held by family at a later date. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Stamper, 53, of Meridian, died Thursday, April 16, 2020, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Born in Neshoba County, she lived most of her life in Decatur, MS. She graduated from Decatur High School and she...
Sarah Winstead
Apr 15, 2020
Private graveside service for Sarah Winstead will be held Friday, April 17, 2020 at 11 a.m. at Laurel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Richard Callaway officiating. McClain-Hays is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Winstead , 89, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020. She was a native of Leake County and a resident of Neshoba County for most of her life....
James William "Bill" Nicholson
Apr 14, 2020
A private graveside service for James William “Bill” Nicholson will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2020, from Morrow Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Scott Bounds and Rev. Landon Bounds officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Nicholson, 85, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at J. G. Alexander Nursing Home in...
Paul Alan Breazeale
Apr 13, 2020
A private family graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at 2:00 P.M. from Ocobla Baptist Church Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Kevin Vaughn officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Breazeale, 68, of Philadelphia, died Monday, April 13, 2020, at his home. Paul Alan Breazeale made his home in Neshoba County most of...
Herman Fortenberry
Apr 8, 2020
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a. m. on Thursday, April 9, 2020, from Cooks Chapel Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Nels Norris and Rev. Michael Wells officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Fortenberry, 73, of Philadelphia, passed away at his home on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, surrounded by family. He was a native...
Kitty Dianne Robinson
Apr 5, 2020
Graveside services for Kitty Dianne Robinson will be held at 10:00 a. m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, from Chamberlain Cemetery in Kemper County with Rev. Randy Rich officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Ms. Robinson, 65, of Hickory, died Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. She was a native of Kemper...
C. D. Watkins
Apr 4, 2020
A memorial service for C. D. Watkins will be held at a later date. Mr. Watkins, 70, of Collinsville, died Saturday, April 4, 2020, at UAB in Birmingham, AL. He was a native of Neshoba County in the Dixon Community. He worked and retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad. Mr. Watkins was a member of the Dixon Presbyterian Church. Survivors include...
Charles "Punk" May
Apr 4, 2020
Graveside services for Charles “Punk” May will be held Monday, April 6, 2020 at 11 a.m. from Cooks Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. Davey Wilkinson and Rev. Mitchell McDonald officiating . McClain-Hays Funeral Home Is in charge of arrangements. Mr. May, 83, of Philadelphia died at his home on Saturday, April 4, 2020. He was a native and lifelong resident...
Roy Glen Roper
Apr 3, 2020
Roy Glen Roper, 78, born September 23, 1941 to Grady Henry and Johnie Ruth Cheatham Roper, entered the heavenly gates on April 3, 2020. A life-long resident of Philadelphia, Roy was a simple but solidary lover of Christ and a Godly man. He was an avid outdoorsman, who loved to fish and hunt. He also loved to grow a garden...
James Keith Massey
Mar 31, 2020
A graveside service for Keith Massey will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Eastlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia with Rev. Wes Schrickel and Rev. Kristen Schrickel officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Massey, 60, of DeKalb, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Rush Hospital in Meridian. A native of Neshoba County, he...
James Loftis
Mar 31, 2020
Private Graveside services will be held on Friday April 3, 2020 from Prattville Memorial Gardens.
Doug "Redbug" Hardy
Mar 29, 2020
A graveside service for Doug “Red Bug” Hardy will be held at 11:00 a. m. on Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia with Rev. Chris Vowell officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Hardy, 58, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, March 29, 2020, at University of Mississippi Medical Center. He was a native and longtime...
L. D. Clark
Mar 28, 2020
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 on Monday, March 30, 2020, at Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Len Wedgeworth and Rev. Ed Newman officiating. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Clark, 89, of Philadelphia, died Saturday, March 28, 2020, at his home. A native of Neshoba County, he lived in Meridian for 50...
Johnnie Lee Irons
Mar 27, 2020
A graveside service for Johnnie Lee Irons will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2020, at the Bloomfield Cemetery in Neshoba County with Rev. Mark Cloys and Rev. Jeff Brewer officiating. Mr. Irons, 83, of Philadelphia, died Friday, March 27, 2020, at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian. He was a native and lifelong resident of Neshoba County...
Adell Kilpatrick Clark
Mar 24, 2020
A celebration of life service will be announced at a later date. Mrs. Clark, 95, of Grenada, MS, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at her residence. She was a native of Neshoba County and former resident of the Linwood Community. Mrs. Clark was a member of Good Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters, Nell Stanley of Owensboro, KY, and Kathy...
Johnny Mitchell May
Mar 23, 2020
Johnny Mitchell May passed away on March 23, 2020, at his home in Kemper County. He was a mason and a member of Clarks Chapel United Methodist Church. He held a degree from Mississippi State University and was employed at East Mississippi State Hospital for over 15 years before retiring. Mr. May was the son of Hallaine May and the...
Naomi Watkins Bostick
Mar 22, 2020
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on March 24, 2020, at Coy Community Church Cemetery in Kemper County, Mississippi. Brother Mike Sims and Brother Lawrence Pool will be officiating. The family has elected not to hold a public visitation period due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Funeral arrangements are being handled by McClain-Hays Funeral Home. Naomi Watkins Bostick,...
Annie Marie Johnson
Mar 22, 2020
Private services for the family only will be held Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 11:00 a. m. from McClain-Hays Chapel with Rev. Neil Chadwick and Rev. Ed Keen officiating. Interment will follow in Bloomfield Cemetery in Neshoba County. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Johnson, 70, of Philadelphia, died Sunday, March 22, 2020. She was a native...
Sue Joyce Williamson
Mar 21, 2020
A graveside service was held Friday, March 27, 2020, at 10:30 a. m. from Cedarlawn Cemetery. Miss Williamson, 93, of San Angelo, TX, died March 21, 2020, at Shannon Medical Center. She was born in Forth Forth, TX, lived in New Orleans for a short while, lived in Philadelphia a short while; and then moved to Texas when her mom...
