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.
Randall Thornton
Jan 1, 2022
Graveside services for Mr. Randy Thornton will be held Monday , August 8th at 2pm at Bethel Southern Methodist Church cemetery. Rev. Bob Followell and Rev. Chris Gully will be officiating the service.
Webb & Stephens Funeral Home of DeKalb is honored to serve the family during this difficult time.
Randle Thomas “Randy” Thornton was...
Clifford Bucklew
Jan 1, 2022
Graveside services for Mr. Clifford Bucklew will be held Monday at 2pm at Blue Springs Baptist Church cemetery. Bro. James McMillan will be officiating. Webb & Stephens Funeral Home – North is honored to handle the arrangements.
Mr. Bucklew, 50, of Chunky, passed away at his residence on Saturday. He was a mechanic by trade. He thoroughly...
Doreen Harrison
Jan 1, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Doreen Harrison will be held at Webb and Stephens Funeral Home 7774 Highway 39 North in Meridian on Thursday, June 30th at 9:00 a.m. for visitation and the service to begin at 10:00 a.m. with Reverend Derrick Wilson officiating.
Mrs. Harrison, age 93, of Meridian died Saturday, June 25, 2022 at Hospice Ministries...
Wyvette Overby
Jan 1, 2022
Services for Erma Wyvette Rigdon Overby will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at Webb Stephens Funeral Home, 7774A Highway 39 North, Meridian, MS, with Bishop, Charles F. Overby, Jr. (Chuck) & Reverend Joshua Ward officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Nebo Cemetery. Mrs. Overby, 84, of Meridian, died Saturday, October 29, 2022 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. She...
Dorothy Ballard
Jan 1, 2022
Ms. Dot passed peacefully on April 26, 2022, at home in the presence of her family. Dot was born on the family farm in Virginia and lived there with her doting father, Joe Dale and two brothers, Elbert and Alvin. Dot and her brothers and father worked on the farm as so many other families. She was treated as...
Carl Cesarotti
Jan 1, 2022
Memorial services for Carl Dennis Cesarotti will be held at a later date. Mr. Cesarotti died Thursday, December 9, 2022. Webb & Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his care.
Carl is survived by his two sisters and their families: Lana and Thomas Barbusca of Anderson, S.C. and Lorraine and Paul Popejoy of Porterville, MS.
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Jerry Blalock
Jan 1, 2022
Funeral services for Mr. Jerry Wayne “Possum” Blalock will be held Monday at 1pm in the chapel of Webb & Stephens Funeral Home North. Rev. Randy Caldwell will be officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant UMC cemetery on Liberty 493 in Kemper County. The staff of Webb & Stephens Funeral Home – North are honored to serve the...
Wilson Snowden Jr.
Jan 1, 2022
Funeral services for Mr. Wilson Lavern Snowden Jr. will be held Monday at 1pm in the chapel of Webb & Stephens Funeral Home – North. Bro. Tommy Miller will be officiating.
Mr. Snowden, 79, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday at his residence.
He retired from Winn Dixie. His family described him as a very humble...
Dewayne Warren
Jan 1, 2022
Graveside services for Dewayne Warren will be held Saturday at 11:30 am at Meehan Cemetery. Bro. David Winnford will be officiating the service. The staff of Webb & Stephens Funeral Home – North are honored to be serving the family during this difficult time.
Mr. Warren, 64, of Meridian, passed away Monday at Anderson Regional Medical Center.
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Sheila Chesney
Jan 1, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Sheila Chesney will be held Thursday at 11am at Oak Ridge Church of God. Rev. Daniel Richardson and Mr. Braxton Miley will be officiating, Webb and Stephens Funeral Home of Union is honored to serve the Chesney family during this difficult time.
Mrs. Chesney, 68, of Decatur, passed away Monday.
She...
Mary Bohannon
Jan 1, 2022
Services for Mary Louise Gordon Shurn Bohannon will be held Friday, September 9th, 2022, at 11:00am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Meridian. A Celebration of Life will be held one hour prior to the service from 10:00am to 11:00am. The staff of Webb & Stephens Funeral Home – North are honored to be serving the family during this...
Anita Clark
Jan 1, 2022
Anita “Faye” Clark, age 87 passed away Tuesday July 19th, 2022 in Ocean Springs, MS.
Faye Clark was born in DeKalb MS on 9/30/34. She was and only child and fondly spoke of her family and childhood memories. She was a cheerleader at DeKalb High School, and then studied business at East Mississippi Junior College...
Jeanette Jones
Jan 1, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Jeanette Jones will be held Thursday at Blue Springs Baptist Church with Bro. James McMillan officiating the service. Burial will be at the family cemetery on E.L. Johnson Road. The staff of Webb & Stephens Funeral Home – North are honored to be serving the family during this difficult time.
Mrs. Jones, 78,...
Clara Briggs
Jan 1, 2022
Clara Lucille Edwards Briggs peacefully passed away at her home in Scooba, Mississippi on July 10, 2022. She was born March 30, 1924, to the late George Roy Edwards and Birdie Lucille Watt Edwards also of Scooba.
Clara married her only love, Kenneth, on August 22, 1941. She was a devoted wife and the two...
Eloise Harper
Jan 1, 2022
A graveside service for Eloise Harper will be held Monday, January 10, 2022, 11:00 a.m., at Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Harper, 76, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2022 at R.P. White Nursing Facility.
She is survived by her children, Jimmie Harper Jr., Johnny Harper, Judy Harper, and Jackie Harper; grandchildren; and...
Charles Mcmullan
Jan 1, 2022
Graveside services for Mr. Charles Wayne “Cheese” McMullan will be held Friday, July 15th at 10 am at Pleasant Ridge UMC cemetery. Bro. Robert Hughes will be officiating. The staff of Webb & Stephens Funeral Home -North are honored to be serving the family during this difficult time.
Mr. McMullan, 85, of Meridian, passed away July 8th...
Shirley Ainsworth
Jan 1, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley McGee Ainsworth will be held Friday at 2pm in the chapel of Webb & Stephens Funeral Home – North. Rev. Andrew Black will be officiating the service. Burial will follow in Chunky Cemetery. The staff of Webb & Stephens – North are honored to serve the family during this difficult time.
Mrs....
Jack Bobo
Jan 1, 2022
Jack Allan Bobo (August 9, 1966- August 4, 2022) of De Kalb, MS was a 1984 graduate of Lamar School and a 1987 graduate of EMJC, where he was a member of the Regional 23 Lions baseball championship team. His love for baseball led him to coach his son’s little league baseball team and later coach at Kemper Academy....
Ida Autry
Jan 1, 2022
Ida Elizabeth Autry “Libby” was a caring mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She passed away on 18 August 2022 at the age of 95 in Meridian, MS.
Ms. Autry was the widow of the late Douglas Autry and the mother of Becky Jordan. She leaves her brother, Howell Rogers, two granddaughters, Jennifer Blevins (Ken)...
Hamil Millsaps
Jan 1, 2022
Funeral services for Mr. Hamil Millsaps Jr. will be held Tuesday, April 26 at 10 am at Liberty Baptist Church. Rev. Bob Followell will be officiating. Webb & Stephens Funeral Home of DeKalb is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Millsaps, 77, of DeKalb passed away at his residence on Thursday. He was a veteran, having...
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