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.
Elish Hodges
Nov 2, 2011
E.A. Chief Hodges Services for E.A. Hodges will be held Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 10:30 am at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Dennis Stovall officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Hodges, 78, of Collinsville, died Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Anderson Regional Medical Center....
Mary Mcdonald
Oct 28, 2011
Services for Mary Elizabeth McDonald will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with her cousin, the Rev. Paul McDonald, officiating. Burial will be at New Bethel Cemetery. Mrs. McDonald, 64, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was born in Meridian on Aug. 2, 1947. Beth was an enlightened and...
Robert Robbins
Oct 24, 2011
Services for Robert W. Bob Robbins will be held Friday, October 28, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Wesley Chapel UMC on Hwy. 145 South with Rev. Pam Randall and Rev. Alan Randall officiating. Burial will be at Union UMC Cemetery in Kemper County. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Robbins, age 71, a...
Robert Rivers Sr.
Oct 24, 2011
Mr. Robert B. Rivers Sr. Services for Mr. Robert B. Rivers Sr. will be held on Friday, October 28, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. David Weir and Rev. Lamar Lifer officiating. Interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Rivers, age 89, passed away...
William Smith
Oct 23, 2011
William W. Pete Smith Services for William W. Pete Smith will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at Carmel Baptist Church with Bro. Joe Anderson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Smith, 82, of Meridian, died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Anderson Regional Medical Center....
Christopher Wilborn
Oct 16, 2011
Christopher Bryant Peanut Wilborn Services for Christopher Bryant Wilborn will be held Wednesday October 19, 2011 at 11 am at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bob Followell officiating. Burial will be in Henrys Chapel Cemetery in Philadelphia with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Master Wilborn, 8, of Meridian, died Sunday, October 16, 2011...
Franklin Sherven
Oct 11, 2011
Mr. Franklin Carl Sherven Memorial Services for Mr. Franklin Carl Sherven, known by many as Pistolero Paco, will be held on Friday, October 14, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kenneth Owens officiating. Mr. Sherven passed away Tuesday morning, October 11, 2011 in Meridian, Mississippi. He served 6 years in the United...
Danny Murray
Oct 10, 2011
Services for Mr. Danny Murray will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at Graveside with Bro. Kenneth Murray officiating. Interment will be in Enterprise Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Murray, 61, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2011 at his residence home in Quitman. He is survived by...
Josephine Bradshaw
Oct 9, 2011
Josephine Heard Bradshaw 90 died October 9, 2011, in her home at Aldersgate Retirement Community, Meridian, MS. She was born January 15, 1921, in Indianola to Annie Mae Cooper Heard and William Franklin Heard, III, and reared in Jackson. She was married to John W. J.W. Bradshaw, II, in 1941. They lived briefly in Phoenix, MS, before moving with...
Roy Scott
Oct 8, 2011
A private family memorial service will be held at a later date for Roy Stanton Scott, 79, of Meehan, who died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011, at his residence. Mr. Scott is survived by his sister, Hazel Henley three brothers: Carl Scott, Robert Scott, and Dennis Scott nieces: Terrie Farmer and Kristen Mayatt and nephews: Van Scott and Rick McCraw....
Lillian Ward
Oct 6, 2011
Lillian Price Ward Lillian Price Ward, 94, of Meridian and Tuscaloosa, died October 6, 2011, at Heritage Health Care and Rehab in Tuscaloosa. Services will be held at Central United Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 8, with Jim Wall officiating and Webbs Funeral Home directing. Burial will follow in St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Winnie Hill
Oct 6, 2011
Winnie Russell Hill Services for Mrs. Winnie Russell Hill will be held Saturday at 10 am at Webb Chapel with Rev. Chuck Fowler officiating. Burial will be in the New Zion Church Cemetery in Monticello, Mississippi with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Hill, 97, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, October 06, 2011 in...
Tony Harbour
Oct 6, 2011
Mr. Tony Bryant Harbour Memorial Services for Mr. Tony Bryant Harbour will be held at a later date. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Harbour, age 76, passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was retired from Ferry Transportation and a member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist...
Helen Davidson
Oct 5, 2011
Mrs. Helen Allen Davidson Services for Mrs. Helen Allen Davidson will be held on Monday, October 10, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Belcher officiating. Interment will be at Mt. Horeb Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Davidson, age 70, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2011...
Ralph Anderson
Oct 4, 2011
Ralph L. Anderson Services for Ralph L. Anderson will be held Saturday at 2 pm at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Earl Wheatley officiating. Burial will be in Hamrick Cemetery in Collinsville with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Anderson, 78, of Collinsville, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at Rush Specialty Hospital. He...
Vernon Corbin
Oct 2, 2011
Vernon Ray Corbin Memorial Services for Vernon Ray Corbin will be held Friday, October 7, 2011 at 11 am at Calvary Baptist Church with Bro. Lamar Lifer officiating. Mr. Corbin, 73, of Meridian, died Saturday, October 2, 2011 at Infinity Hospice. He was retired from both the Post Office and the Air National Guard. He was also a mason...
Myra Mcbryde
Oct 1, 2011
Mrs. Myra Lillian Covington McBryde Services for Mrs. Myra Lillian Covingon McBryde will be held on Monday, October 3, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Graveside with Rev. Carl White officiating. Interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. McBryde, age 93, passed away on Saturday, October 01, 2011 in Alabama....
Thomas Gouchie
Sep 28, 2011
Mr. Thomas Wesley Wes Gouchie Services for Mr. Thomas Wesley Gouchie will be held on Friday, September 30, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jesse Long and Rev. David Caves officiating. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Highland Cemetery in Hattiesburg, MS at 2:00 p.m. James F....
Hazel Mabry
Sep 21, 2011
Hazel Marie Freeman Mabry Graveside Services for Hazel Mabry will be held Saturday at 1:00 pm at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Newton County with Dr. Aaron Parker and Bro. Josh Lang officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Mabry, 77, of Meridian was born March 8, 1934 and died Wednesday, September 21, 2011...
Henry Purvis, Jr.
Sep 21, 2011
Henry D. Purvis, Jr. Henry D. Purvis, Jr., 65, of Meridian, passed away September 21, 2011 at Bedford Care Center in Marion, after a long struggle with Parkinsons disease. In honor of his request a private family memorial service will be held and no visitation is planned. Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at www.jamesfwebb.com Mr. Purvis...
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