Funeral Homes in Philadelphia, MS

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Fred McAfee (american football player), Marcus Dupree (wrestler and american football player), and Marty Stuart (singer-songwriter and musician).

Philadelphia is a city in and the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 7,477 at the 2010 census.

Philadelphia Obituaries

It was disclosed by The Advocate on March 17th, 2021 that Betty Carol Boyette passed on in Loranger, Louisiana.  Boyette was 86 years old and was born in Philadelphia, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Betty Carol's life.

It was revealed by Atlanta Journal/Constitution on July 18th, 2020 that Thellis Land Myers passed on in Marietta, Georgia.  Myers was 85 years old and was born in Philadelphia, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Thellis Land's life.

It was revealed by Pine Bluff Commercial on March 28th, 2020 that Sanford Young Lowery passed away in Harrison, Arkansas.  Lowery was 85 years old and was born in Philadelphia, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Sanford Young's life.

It was disclosed on May 7th, 2019 that Dutch C Parker died in Philadelphia, Mississippi.  Parker was 99 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Dutch C's life.

It was reported by The Commercial Appeal on December 7th, 2018 that Virginia Nowlin (Webb) passed away in Memphis, Tennessee.  Ms. Nowlin was 97 years old and was born in Philadelphia, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Virginia's life.

It was reported by The Commercial Appeal on May 22nd, 2018 that Claud Yates "Doc" Tullos died in Bartlett, Tennessee.  Tullos was 88 years old and was born in Philadelphia, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Claud Yates "Doc"'s life.

It was disclosed by The Commercial Appeal on May 8th, 2018 that Fostine "Teen" Deweese (Collins) passed on in Memphis, Tennessee.  Ms. Deweese was 84 years old and was born in Philadelphia, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Fostine "Teen"'s life.

It was written by The Sun Herald on November 19th, 2016 that Krystal Gail Boatner perished in Philadelphia, Mississippi.  Boatner was 31 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Krystal Gail's life.

It was reported by Peoria Journal Star on November 9th, 2016 that Dothel L Taylor (Ferguson) perished in Morton, Illinois.  Ms. Taylor was 90 years old and was born in Philadelphia, MS.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dothel L's life.

It was revealed by Flint Journal on November 2nd, 2016 that John Chantis McCann passed on in Flint, Michigan.  McCann was 80 years old and was born in Philadelphia, MS.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor John Chantis's life.

History

Philadelphia was municipal corporation as a municipality and given its current name in 1903, two years before the railroad brought new opportunities and prosperity to the newly renamed town. The history of the town and its influences- social, political and economic- can still be seen in the many points of interest within and beyond the city limits, from the large ceremonial Indian mound and cave at Nanih Waiya to the still thriving Williams Brothers Store, a true old-fashioned general store founded in 1907 and featured in 'National Geographic' in 1939 as a source of anything from “needles to horse collars”, and still offering everything from bridles, butter and boots to flour, feed and fashion. As has been common for small towns across the US in the last part of the twentieth century and since, the economic base of the town and surrounding area has been adversely affected by the abandonment by long-present industries that have down-sized, consolidated or moved to more financially beneficial locations. With a population of 7,303 at the 2000 census, Philadelphia is most noted for the racial violence, murders, and other civil rights violations that occurred in the mid 1960s. However, this adverse effect has been offset or even reversed by the development of an entertainment and casino center at Pearl River Resort, located on the nearby reservation of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

Built on the site of a former Choctaw settlement, the town was first named “Neshoba Courthouse”, with that town charter being signed by President Martin Van Buren in 1841.