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.
Weston Burnside Jr.
Oct 4, 2008
Services for the Reverend Weston J. Burnside, Jr. will be held at James F. Webb Funeral Home, in Meridian, MS, with the Reverend James A. Ruffin officiating the services. Services will be held Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at Webb's Funeral Home Chapel, at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery, on Old Hwy 80. Reverend Burnside died...
Beverly Gill
Oct 2, 2008
Memorial services for Mrs. Beverly Ann Gill will be held Monday, October 06, 2008, at 6:30 P.M. at First Baptist Church of Collinsville with the Reverend Hal Bates officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Gill, 78, of Collinsville, died Thursday, October 02, 2008 at the Rush Specialty Hospital of Meridian. Survivors include: her...
Wesley Massey, Sr.
Oct 2, 2008
Services for Mr. Wesley A. Massey, Sr. will be held Saturday, October 04, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at the James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Kenneth Owen officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Massey, 72, of Meridian, died Thursday, October 02, 2008...
Eloise Temple
Oct 1, 2008
Eloise Hart Temple, a Meridian, native, founder of Camp Skyline Ranch in 1947 and the Founder of Camp DeSoto in 1937. died recently in Rome, Ga., at age 98. She will be buried in Magnolia Cemetery, next to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John LeRoy Hart. She attended Shorter College, and The University of Alabama, and was a graduate...
Earline Hinson
Sep 30, 2008
Graveside services for Mrs. Earline Hinson will be held Saturday, October 04, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. at the Sunny South Baptist Church Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Hinson, 84, of Lauderdale, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008 at her residence. Survivors include: her daughters: Ann Hinson of Lauderdale; Terri Jeff Wright of Lauderdale;...
Lynda Moore
Sep 29, 2008
Services for Mrs. Lynda F. Moore will be held Thursday, October 02, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at the James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Gerald Chaney and Reverend Wayne Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Moore, 64, of Meridian, died Monday, September...
Frankie Busby
Sep 28, 2008
Funeral services for Frankie Lee Busby will be held Wednesday, October 01, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Burial will be in the Meridian Memorial Park with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Busby, 65, of Meridian, died Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical...
Sue Wright
Sep 26, 2008
Mrs. Sue Rainer Wright Graveside Services for Mrs. Sue Rainer Wright will be held Monday, September 29, 2008 at 1:00 pm at Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Robert Higginbotham officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Wright, 86, of Meridian, died on Friday, September 26, 2008 in Meridian. Survivors include her sons Winton R. Wright...
Dorothy Wisenor
Sep 21, 2008
Services for Dorothy R. Carpenter Page Wisenor will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Carl White officiating. Burial will be in Semmes Cemetery in Meridian. Mrs. Wisenor, 91, of Meridiasn, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, in her home. She was a faithful member of Highland Baptist Church for more...
Audrey Rutledge
Sep 14, 2008
Services for Mrs. Audrey Lang Rutledge will be held Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Josh Yeager officiating. Interment will be in the Meridian Memorial Park. James F. Webb Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Rutledge, age 76, passed away on September 14, 2008 at Jeff...
Charles Thomas, Jr.
Sep 12, 2008
Services for Charles J. Thomas Jr. will be held today at 2 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hal Ethridge officiating. Burial will be in the Hamrick Cemetery. Mr. Thomas, 81, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, at Infinity Hospice. He was a member of Hope Baptist Church in Sweetwater, Ala. and was a retired...
Fredrick Griesser
Sep 11, 2008
Memorial services for Fredrick Markus Griesser will be held Friday at 6 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Griesser, 56, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at Riley Hospital. Survivors include his mother, Margaret Griesser; a daughter, Ede Johnson and her husband, Kyle, of Meridian; a son, Morgan Daniel Griesser and his wife, Brittany Jo, of NAS...
Samuel Alexander, Sr.
Sep 9, 2008
Graveside services for Samuel Eldridge Alexander Sr. will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Eldridge, 91, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, in Centennial, Colo. He was born in Blandburg, Pa., and met Virginia after moving to Indiana to attend college. Mr. Alexander served with distinction...
Kenneth Estes
Sep 7, 2008
Private services for Kenneth Marvin Estes will be held Thursday. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Estes, 82, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in Meridian. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his nephews, Jimmy Lide and his wife, Bonnie, of South Florida, Mike Kennedy and his wife, Sally, of Meridian;...
Birdie Morris
Sep 5, 2008
Services for Mrs. Birdie Nell Morris will be held Monday, September 8, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at the James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Harold Scott officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Morris, 79, of Daleville, died Friday, September 5, 2008 at her residence....
Rosa Caraway
Sep 3, 2008
Services for Mrs. Rosa Etta Caraway will be held Saturday, Septermber 6, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church with Bro. Roy Dabbs officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. James F. Webb funeral home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Caraway, age 78, passed away on September 3, 2008 at Jeff Anderson Hospital. She was...
Catherine Clark
Sep 3, 2008
Services for Mrs. Catherine L. Clark will be held Friday, September 5, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at Graveside. Interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery with Dr. Rhett Payne officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Clark, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at Jeff Anderson Hospital. She was retired from South Central...
Burnise Weir
Aug 31, 2008
Funeral Services for Mrs. Burnise Obera Moseley Weir will be held Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Webb Chapel with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Weir, 88, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Rush Foundation Hospital after a lengthy illness. In our mamas 88 years, she loved the...
Francis Moody
Aug 30, 2008
Graveside services for Francis G. Moody will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Meridian Memorial Park, with the Revs. Sam Hull and Richard Williams officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Moody, 81, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, at his residence. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member...
Beverly Rawlings
Aug 27, 2008
Graveside Services for Mrs. Beverly Fay Babe Rawlings will be held Saturday, AUgust 30, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Carlos Clinton officiating, James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs Rawlings, 91 died Thursday, August 27, 2008 at her residence. She was a member of Meridian Community Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was...
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