Philip J. Dell'Isola, 81, passed away at his residence on April 4, 2026 in Summit, MS, surrounded by his loving family.

Visitation will be Saturday April 11, 2026 from 9 AM until services at 11 AM at St. Alphonsous Catholic Church in McComb. MS. Fr. Suresh Reddy Thirumalareddy and Fr. Patrick Garrity will officiate and a burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery. Hartman-Jones Funeral Home of McComb will be in charge of arrangements.

Philip was was born on August 11, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of the late Alfonso and Laura Carr Dell'Isola.

If you met Phil, you got the full experience. If you weren't so fortunate, these few words will not do him justice. His middle name should have been "Gregarious". Whether as a radio man in Mansfield, LA; a stage man in Nashville, TN; an ad man in McComb, MS; or an insurance man in Morristown, TN, Phil was always and forever a communication man. Never one to avoid a conversation, Phil liked a good story…But he LOVED a long story (Even if you didn't).

Phil grew up in Brooklyn when the Dodgers were his home team. But when they left for L.A., he became a Yankees fan and never looked back. When family took the skinny little New York kid to the deepest South of Jackson, Mississippi, Phil embraced the move, becoming a Southerner for life, although he never did completely lose that Brooklyn accent. College at Southern Miss turned his blood Black & Gold, but, most importantly, it introduced him to the one person crazy enough to marry him and spend 60 years together building a family.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife of sixty happy years, Ida Lee McCalip Dell'Isola, one son, Philip J. Dell'Isola (Courtney) with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Alphonsus Catholic Church 515 Minnesota Ave, McComb, MS 39648 or St. Andrews Missions 104 S Front St. #5168, McComb, MS 39648

There will be a parade Saturday on Delaware Ave in McComb at 10 am, so the street may be closed if when someone is coming to St. Al for visitation. To get around it & to the church parking lot, from Exit 17, turn off Delaware Ave at Hart Rd (right), go to Virginia Ave or Park Dr & turn left, go to 6th St & turn left, stay on 6th St to Father Devereaux Lane (an alley behind the church), off it there's an entrance to the new church parking lot. From Hwy 98, turn north on Hwy 51 (Broadway), turn left at the Canal St red light, go 1 block to 3rd St., and you will zig zag onto Minnesota Ave. You will see Liguori Hall at the corner of 5th St & Minnesota & another church parking lot on the opposite corner, or you can park on 5th St. You can also go to 6th St & enter the alley to park in the new parking lot beside the church.