OBITUARIES
Recent obituaries in the Meridian and surrounding areas
The obituaries in the Meridian Area reflect the region's diverse population, featuring individuals from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Some were pioneers in their fields, while others dedicated their lives to community service or philanthropy. Their stories serve as a reminder of the richness and complexity Meridian's history and identity.

Robert Brewer
Feb 27, 2013
Mr. Robert Earl Brewer Funeral services for Mr. Robert Earl Brewer will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2013 at Graveside with Rev. Ron Leonard officiating. Interment will be held at Jones Chapel Church of God Church Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Brewer, age 62, of Meridian, passed away on...

Guy Rawson III
Feb 23, 2013
Guy Winston Rawson, III Memorial services for Guy Winston Rawson, III will be held Monday at 4 pm at Webb Funeral Home. Mr. Rawson, 53, of Meridian, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Rush Hospital. He is survived by his son, Guy Winston Rawson, IV daughter, Virginia L. Harmon grandchildren, Guy Winston Rawson, V Lee Harmon, Sara Belle Harmon,...

Caren Sharp
Feb 21, 2013
Caren Marie Sharp Funeral services for Caren Marie Sharp will be held Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church at 11:00am with Pastor Kenneth Boudreau officiating. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Sharp, age 49, of Meridian, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Anderson Regional Hospital....

Margaret Mcdonald
Feb 21, 2013
Margaret McDonald Graveside services for Mrs. Margaret McDonald will be held Sunday at 2pm at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Richie Davis officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. McDonald, 85, of Meridian, died Thursday, February 21, 2013 at R. P. White Nursing Facility. She is survived by her sister in...

Mary Gerzsenye
Feb 19, 2013
Mrs. Mary Lou Gerzsenye Mrs. Gerzsenye, of Toomsuba, passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at her home. She is survived by her daughters, Eva Bunyard, Mary Ann Lenninger, Milly Ann Dodson, Viva Wade and Janet Gaddy by her sons, Keith Lester, Jack Gerzsenye, John Gerzsenye, and David Gerzsenye and by several Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren, GreatGreat Grandchildren and some...

Leroy Peeler
Feb 14, 2013
Mr. Leroy Peeler Graveside services for Mr. Leroy Peeler were held on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Cedar Haven Cemetery at 3 p.m. with Rev. John Sweeney officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Peeler, age 85, passed away on February 14, 2013 at R.P. White Nursing Facility in Meridian. He was a sharecropper...

Donald Williams
Feb 11, 2013
Mr. Donald L. Williams Funeral services for Mr. Donald L. Williams will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Graveside with Rev. Jack Kern officiating. Interment will be held at Sageville United Methodist Church Cemetery on Arundel Road. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Williams, age 81, of Meridian, passed away...

Frances Schnoor
Feb 6, 2013
Frances Ellen Hynes Schnoor Graveside services for Mrs. Frances Ellen Hynes Schnoor will be held Friday at 1pm at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Bro. Richie Davis officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Schnoor, 86, of Brandon, formerly of Meridian, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at her residence. She was a switchboard...

Dorothy Baskett
Feb 5, 2013
Dorothy Virginia Baskett Services for Mrs. Dorothy Virginia Baskett will be held Saturday at 1pm at Webb Chapel with Rev. Wayne Smith officiating. Burial will be in Stinson Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Baskett, 93, of Meridian, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Golden Living Center. She is survived by her...

Eugene Dearman
Feb 5, 2013
Services for Eugene D. Gene Dearman will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Paul Harris officiating. Interment will be at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Dearman, 89, of Meridian, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He played football at Meridian High and helped...
Naomi Culpepper
Feb 2, 2013
Naomi Thomas Street Culpepper Graveside services for Mrs. Naomi Thomas Street Culpepper will be held Friday at 11am at Magnolia Cemetery with The Reverand Dr. Helen W. Tester officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Culpepper, 89, of Meridian, died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at her residence. She is survived by her children,...

Linford Conard Jr.
Jan 29, 2013
Mr. Linford W. Conard Jr. Linford W. Conard Jr., lifelong resident of Meridian, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2013 at home surrounded by the love of his family. Graveside services will be held on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with Bro. Jack Kern officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of...

Anne Salter
Jan 27, 2013
Anne Louise Salter Graveside services for Ms. Anne Louise Salter will be held Tuesday at 11 am at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Bro. Malcolm Lewis officiating. Ms. Salter, 79, of Meridian, died Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was a loving mother and sister, and a wonderful Granny and friend. She was an officer...

Robert Emmons
Jan 18, 2013
Mr. Robert Woodson Emmons Jr. Robert Woodson Emmons, Jr., died Friday at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., of complications from cancer. He was 63. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Pace Cooke Emmons, and their daughter Robin Forde Emmons. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Emmons, Sr., and Rosa Forde Emmons, and...

Aulbie Huggins, Jr.
Jan 17, 2013
Aulbie Demain Dee Huggins, Jr. Services for Mr. Aulbie Demain Dee Huggins, Jr. will be held at 11:00 a.m. on January 26, 2013 at St. Pauls Episcopal Church with Reverends Brian Pounder, M. L. Agnew, Jr., Charles Floyd, Jr. officiating. Burial will be at the MS Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Newton, MS, with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge...

Mary Shields
Jan 16, 2013
Mrs. Mary Virginia Shields Retired RN Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Virginia Shields were be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Russell officiating. Interment will be held at Magnolia Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Shields, age 86, of Meridian passed away on...

Ann Moody
Jan 13, 2013
Services for Ann M. Taylor Moody will be held Wednesday, at 11 a.m., at Webb Chapel with Rev. James Williams and Rev. Jeff Hancock officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Moody, 89, of Meridian, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at Rush Foundation Hospital. Survivors...

Benny Revels
Jan 13, 2013
Services for Benny Curtis Revels will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Webb Chapel with Rev. Leon Ballard officiating. Burial will be in the Ms. Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Revels, 69, of Meridian, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was...

Catherine Mitchell
Jan 12, 2013
Services for Catherine C. Mitchell will be held Friday, at 1 p.m., at Webb Chapel with Bro. Jack Foster officiating. Burial will be Saturday, at 12 noon, in Milligan Springs Cemetery in Kilmichael, with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Mitchell, 69, of Lauderdale, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at Regency Hospital. Visitation will be...

Mildred Wright
Jan 10, 2013
Mildred S. Wright Services for Mrs. Mildred S. Wright will be held Monday at 11 am at Webb Chapel with Bro. Jerry Whitener officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Wright, 92, of Meridian, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Fisher Care where...
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