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.

Mary Smith

Mary Smith

Nov 25, 2008

Services for Mrs. Mary F. Smith will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Calvary Assembly of God with Bro. Bruce Cooley officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home in Meridian is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Smith, 87, died Tuesday, November, 23, 2008 at her residence. She was a member of...

Marguerite Labat

Marguerite Labat

Nov 25, 2008

Private services for Mrs. Marguerite Labat will be held at a later date. James F. Webb Funeral Home in Meridian is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Labat, 49, of Meridian, died Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at her residence. Survivors include: her husband: Stephen Labat of Meridian; her mother: Margaret Poythress of Meridian; her daughter: Gega Ann Morgan and her...

Doris Birdsong

Doris Birdsong

Nov 25, 2008

Services for Doris Calvine Walters Birdsong will be held Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 11 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Lamar Lifer officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. Mrs. Birdsong, 85, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at Riley Hospital. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Survivors include her...

Spencer Shurley

Spencer Shurley

Nov 22, 2008

Services for Spencer Earl Shurley will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at James F. Webb Chapel with the Rev. Roy Dabbs officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Shurley, 60, of Meridian, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at Rush Foundation Hospital. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church at Bonita. Survivors include...

Marguerite Dickerson

Marguerite Dickerson

Nov 21, 2008

Graveside Services for Mrs. Marguerite Dickerson will be held Monday, November 24, 2008 at 2:00 pm at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Laurel, MS with the Rev. Bill Bolton officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Dickerson, age 87, died Friday, November 21, 2008 at Regency Hospital in Meridian. She was a member of the Friends...

Frank Null

Frank Null

Nov 17, 2008

Services for Frank O. Null, Sr. will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Roy Garrett and C.A. Farmer officiating. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery on Minnow Bucket Road. Mr. Null, age 71, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, in his home. He was retired from the U. S. Navy...

Stanley Wright

Stanley Wright

Nov 12, 2008

Graveside services for Mr. Stanley B. Wright will be held Monday, November 17, 2008 at 11:30 A.M. at Meridian Memorial Park with the Reverend Jerry Whitener officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Wright, 56, of Meridian, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at his residence. He was a Baptist by faith and a veteran...

Lois Tims

Lois Tims

Nov 12, 2008

Funeral services for Mrs. Lois Grace Tims will be held Friday at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Wallace Terry, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Old Marion Cemetery. James F. Webb Fuenral Home in Meridian is in charge of arrangements. She is survived by her sisters: Mary Sheffield; Ada Stephens; and Ella Spence; her...

John Dean

John Dean

Nov 11, 2008

Funeral services for Mr. John Wayne Dean will be held Friday at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Father Fred Basil officiating. Burial will be in the Hopewell Cemetery in Newton County. James F. Webb Funeral Home in Meridian is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include: his mother: Ersil Dean of Meridian; his sister: Maggie Rosier of Richland;...

Gloria Jones

Gloria Jones

Nov 8, 2008

Mrs. Gloria Oxner Jones Graveside Services for Mrs. Gloria Oxner Jones will be held Monday, November 10, 2008 at 2:00 PM at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Frank Harmon officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Jones, age 60, died Saturday, November 8, 2008 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was...

Sadie Dalton

Sadie Dalton

Nov 7, 2008

Graveside Services for Mrs. Sadie Merl Burt Dalton will be held Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Eureka Cemetery in Cromwell Ford Town, AL with the Rev. Pam Randall officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Dalton, age 82, died Friday, November 7, 2008 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was a...

Willie Thomas

Willie Thomas

Nov 5, 2008

Services for Mrs. Willie S. Thomas will be held Monday, November 12, 2008 at 2:00 pm at James F. Webb Chapel with the Rev. Michael Duff officiating. Burial will be at Meridian Memorial Park. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Thomas, age 97, formerly of Meridian, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at the Pioneer Community...

Francis Sellers

Francis Sellers

Nov 2, 2008

Mrs. Francis Louise Sellers Services for Mrs. Francis Louise Sellers will be held Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 10:00 AM at Webb Chapel with the Revs. Hiram Coker and Leon Ross officiating. Burial will be at Meridian Memorial Park. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Sellers, age 87, of Meridian, died Sunday, November 2, 2008...

Ruth Smith

Ruth Smith

Oct 25, 2008

Services for Mrs. Ruth McLemore Smith will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Webb Chapel with the Rev. John Edwards officiating. Burial will be at Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Clarke County. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Smith, age 87, of Quitman, died Saturday, October 25, 2008 at River Parish...

Sherilon Covington

Sherilon Covington

Oct 24, 2008

Graveside services for Mrs. Sherilon Covington will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 3:00 P.M. at Meridian Memorial Park with the Reverend Donald Turner officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Covington, 69, of Meridian, died Friday, October 24, 2008 at Rush Foundation Hospital. Survivors include: her children: Donnie Thead, and his wife, Sherry...

Agnes Butler

Agnes Butler

Oct 23, 2008

Mrs. Agnes Goodwyn Butler Services for Mrs. Agnes Goodwyn Butler will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bob Followell officiating. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery in Bonita. Mrs. Butler, 94, of Russell, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 in her home. She was a long time member of...

Conway Dillard

Conway Dillard

Oct 17, 2008

Services for Mr. Conway R. Dillard will be held Monday, October 20, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Webb Chapel with the Rev. Wyatt Harvey officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Dillard , age 71, died Friday, October 17, 2008 at his residence in Collinsville. He was born October 22, 1936 in Arkansas to Sylvester...

Bessie Beeson

Bessie Beeson

Oct 11, 2008

Mrs. Bessie Scarbrough Beeson Graveside Services for Mrs. Bessie Scarbrough Beeson will be held Monday, October 13, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Beeson Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Followell officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Beeson, age 92, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Queen City Nursing home in Meridian. She was a devote...

Hazel Burt

Hazel Burt

Oct 11, 2008

Mrs. Hazel Munn Burt Funeral Services for Mrs.Hazel Munn Burt will be held Monday, October 13, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Webb Chapel with Rev. Rob Gill officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Zero Community. James F. Webb Funeral Home in Charge of arrangements. Mrs. Burt, 87, died Saturday, October 11, 2008 in Rush Hospital....

Winifred Cox

Winifred Cox

Oct 10, 2008

Miss Winifred Cox Retired Graveside Services for Miss Winifred Cox will be held Monday, October 13, 2008 at 2:00 PM at Magnolia Cemetery. Dr. Frank Lay and Rev. Lance Word will be officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Miss Cox, age 96, died Friday, October 10, 2008 at Guardian Angel Hospice in Marion. She was...

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