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.
Louise Miller
Dec 5, 2010
Mrs. Louise LaCaze Miller Retired Hairstylist Services for Mrs. Louise LaCaze Miller will be held on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10 am at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Paul Early officiating. Interment will be held at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Miller, age 85, of Meridian passed...
Janis Taylor
Dec 4, 2010
Janis Dow Jan Taylor Services for Janis Dow Jan Taylor will be held Tuesday at 11 am at The Episcopal Church of the Mediator with The Reverend Helen Tester officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Taylor, 87, of Meridian, died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at her...
Leola Ethridge
Dec 3, 2010
Leola James Ethridge Services for Leola James Ethridge will be held today at 2:00 pm at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Mike Russell, Pastor Clarence Tilghman, and Pastor Todd Tilghman officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Ethridge, 87, of Meridian, died...
Riley Ward
Dec 3, 2010
Mr. Riley Marshall Ward Sr. Graveside services for Riley Marshall Ward Sr. will be held on Sunday at 10 a.m. at Graham Cemetery withe Rev. Roy Dabbs and Rev. Danny Davis officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Ward, 85, of Meridian, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was...
Michael Gaddis
Dec 1, 2010
Michael Mickey Gaddis Services for Michael Mickey Gaddis will be held Saturday at 10 am at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Debra and Brad Sliger officiating. Burial will be in the Sageville United Methodist Church Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Gaddis, 68, of Florence, died Wednesday, December 01, 2010...
Raymond Litchfield
Nov 22, 2010
Raymond Michael Litchfield Graveside services for Raymond Michael Litchfield will be held Friday at 1:00 pm at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. John Temple officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Litchfield, of Meridian, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Gail Echols...
Ethel Creel
Nov 20, 2010
Ethel Bunyard Creel Retired Burnley Shirt Factory Services for Mrs. Ethel B. Creel will be held Tuesday at 11 am at Webb Chapel with Rev. Tommy Jones and Rev. Albert A. Creel officiating. Burial will be in the Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Creel, 98, of Meridian,...
Thelma Morrison
Nov 17, 2010
Thelma Elizabeth Morrison Services for Mrs. Thelma Morrison will be held Sunday at 2:00 pm at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with John Thomas Rue officiating. Mrs. Morrison, 59, of Meridian, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Billy F. Morrison son, Billy R. Morrison and wife Hope daughter, Melissa Goforth...
Arthur Merrell
Nov 11, 2010
Mr. Arthur Sonny Merrell Services for Mr. Arthur Sonny Merrell, of Meridian will be held on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 2:30 pm at Meridian First Baptist Church with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Visitation will be from 1pm until service time in the Welcome Center of the church. The family will have a private interment in Magnolia Cemetery. James...
Samuel Hardy
Nov 8, 2010
Mr. Samuel Edward Hardy Jr. A Celebration of Life service will be held for Mr. Samuel E. Hardy Jr. at a later date. Mr. Hardy, 79, passed from this life to the next on Monday, November 8, 2010 at Infinity Hospice in Marion, Mississippi. Mr. Hardy was a retired Transit Worker, as a young man he moved north and...
Emma Daniel
Nov 7, 2010
Mrs. Emma Hudson Daniel Graveside services for Mrs. Emma Hudson Daniel will be held on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 1:00 PM, in Magnolia Cemetery.
Winifred Farrar
Nov 6, 2010
Winifred Hamrick Farrar Winifred Hamrick Farrar, poet Laureate of Mississippi and a resident of Meridian, died on Saturday, November 6 in Auburn, AL after a brief illness. Funeral services will be Monday, November 15 at Central United Methodist Church, at 11 A.M. Visitation will be at the church beginning at 9 A.M. The Reverends Bob Rambo, Bob Peden, and...
Hula Nicholson
Nov 2, 2010
Hula Mildred Nicholson Services for Hula Mildred Nicholson will be held Friday at 10 am at St. Patricks Catholic Church with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Nicholson, 82, of Meridian, died Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at her residence. She was retired...
Karl Koch
Oct 22, 2010
Karl L. Koch Services for Karl L. Koch will be held Tuesday at 11:30 am at Webb Chapel with Douglas Dickerson officiating. Burial will be in the County Line Cemetery in Neshoba County with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Koch, 66, of Meridian, died Friday, October 22, 2010 at his residence. He is...
Rebecca Nichols
Oct 19, 2010
Rebecca Smith Nichols Graveside services for Rebecca Nichols will be held Thursday at 2:00 pm at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with Bro. Davey Wilkinson officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Nichols, 95, of Meridian, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Bedford Care Center in Marion. She is survived by her brothers, Paul...
Hubert Hall
Oct 18, 2010
Hubert Doc Hall Services for Hubert Doc Hall will be held Wednesday at 2:00 pm at Webb Chapel with Rev. Tony Intessimone and Rev. Shaun Barbour officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Hall, 86, of Meridian, won the battle and went to be with his Lord...
Robert Bowers
Oct 17, 2010
Mr. Robert Dennis Bowers United States Navy Veteran Services for Mr. Robert Dennis Bowers will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Sister Lucy Powell officiating. Interment will be held at Forest Lawn Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Bowers, age 67, of Meridian...
Doris Morgan
Oct 12, 2010
Doris Nell Morgan Services for Doris Nell Morgan will be held Saturday at 10:00 am at Springhill United Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Raley officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Ms. Morgan, 55, of Meridian, died Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. She...
Julia Smith
Oct 5, 2010
Mrs. Julia A. McCann Smith Homemaker Services for Julia A. McCann Smith will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 1 pm at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Coats and Rev. Greg Clemts officiating. Interment will follow in Suqualena Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Smith, age 87, died...
Elizabeth Horne
Oct 3, 2010
Elizabeth Aldrich Horne Elizabeth Aldrich Horne, Bonita, Mississippi, died October 3, 2010 in Meridian, Mississippi following a short illness. Mrs. Horne was preceded in death by her husband, the Rep. Tommy A. Horne, to whom she was married for 23 years. Beth is survived by her two sons, C. Warren Franklin Ginny of Lonoke, AR and W. Bruce Franklin...
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