Nov 15, 2019

Funeral services for Clarky “Jane” Griffin will be Friday, November 22, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Barham Funeral Home-Forest Lawn Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Bro. Jack Kern officiating.  Mrs. Griffin, 88, died Friday, November 15, 2019, at Bedford Care Center in Marion.

Jane was born and raised in Kemper county. She...

Nov 13, 2019

Funeral services for Gary Wayne Wigington will be Monday, November 18, 2019, at 1:00pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian. Mr. Wigington, 61, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Diversicare in Meridian. Gary loved NASCAR and country music. He is survived by his caretaker and cousin Lisa Edmonds; Brothers Dennis Ray Wigington and James P. Wigington Jr.; an Aunt Lucille...

Nov 12, 2019

Services for Phillip Everette Gambill will be held Friday, November 15th, 11:00 a.m., at James F. Webb Funeral Home.

Mr. Gambill, 48, of Meridian, passed away November 12th at Rush Foundation Hospital.

He is survived by his father, Theodore Gambill Sr. and wife Karen; mother, Judy Gambill; brothers, Theodore Gambill Jr. and Joseph Allen Gambill;...

Nov 11, 2019

Services for Mr. Robert "Bobby" Hale will be held on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Barham Funeral Home-Forest Lawn Chapel at 11:00 a.m. with visitation from 10:30 a.m. until service time.  Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens cemetery.

Mr. Hale, 73, passed away on November 11, 2019 at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was veteran...

Nov 11, 2019

Funeral services for Larry Gayland Frazier will be Friday, November 15, 2019, at 1:00pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, with interment to follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Tony Hand will be officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mr. Frazier, 69, died Monday, November 11, 2019, at Rush Foundation Hospital. He is survived...

Nov 11, 2019

Funeral services for Mae Carolyn Creel will be held Thursday at 2pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Trosper will be officiating. Burial will follow in Meehan Cemetery.

Ms. Creel, 80, of Meridian, passed away Monday at Bedford Care of Marion. She was retired as a waitress. Ms. Creel will be remembered as a...

Nov 7, 2019

Services for William Carson Briggs Sr. will be held Sunday, November 10th, 1:00 p.m., at James F. Webb Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Anderson  officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Spring Baptist Church cemetery.

Mr. Briggs, 67, of Meridian, passed away November 7th at his residence.

He is survived by his wife, Mae Briggs; children, Dana...

Nov 7, 2019

Funeral services for Marcella Queenia Rowe will be held Tuesday at 11am at First Baptist Church of DeKalb. Bro. James Ruffin will be officiating. Burial will be in Daleville United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 7pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Dekalb, MS. Mrs. Rowe, 92, passed away Thursday at her residence. She was born...

Nov 6, 2019

Betty Bullard of Meridian, Mississippi passed away on Nov 6, 2019. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Nov 6, 2019

Graveside services for Samuel Richard Bruner will be held Friday, November 8, 2019, at 12:00 noon, at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church in Kemper County. Bro. Ralph Campbell will be officiating. Visitation is Thursday, 5-7 pm at Stephens Funeral Home — Meridian. Mr. Bruner, 54, died Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at his residence. He was a long-time truck driver...

Nov 3, 2019

Celebration of Life services for Mrs. Martha Claire Singletary will be held Thursday, November 7, 2019, at 11 a.m., at Jones Memorial Presbyterian Church in Meridian with visitation from 10 – 11 a.m., at the church. Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery. Mrs. Singletary, 89, of Meridian, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at her home. She...

Nov 1, 2019

Services for Donald Ray Parker will be held Sunday, November 3rd, 2:00 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home with Charles Nicholson Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Parker, 78, of Meridian, passed at Anderson Regional Medical Center.

He was an adamant CB’er for 46 years, and his handle...

Nov 1, 2019

Funeral services for Julia Gibson Chambers will be Monday, November 4, 2019 at 11:00am at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, with interment to follow at Freedom Baptist ChurchCemetery. Rev. Sherrie Lindley will be officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Mrs. Chambers, 88, died Friday, November 1, 2019 at Rush Foundation Hospital.

Julia loved the Lord and reading her Bible like it was nobody’s business. She enjoyed music and played the piano by ear. She was...

Oct 29, 2019

A memorial service for Ferris Donald Sumrall will be Friday, November 15,2019, at Hawkins United Methodist Church. Mr. Sumrall, 89, passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at his residence. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of his arrangements. Visit www.stephensfunerals.com

Oct 28, 2019

Fairie Jean Houston, 87, passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 at her home in Collinsville, MS. The family will have a private memorial service later. Barham Funeral Home-Forest Lawn Chapel is handling the arrangements. Mrs. Houston was a longtime cake maker and decorator, operating out of her home in Collinsville. She was well renowned in the cake decorating business...

Oct 27, 2019

Services for Virginia Faye Boutwell will be held Friday, November 1, 2019, at 11 am at Antioch Southern Methodist Church in Collinsville with Keith Lovett officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Southern Methodist Church Cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Boutwell, 52, of Meridian passed away in her residence Sunday. Survivors include her husband,...

Oct 26, 2019

Services will be held at a later date for Mr. William Eugene Brown Jr.

Mr. Brown, 66, of Meridian, passed away Saturday at Regency Hospital of Meridian.

He is survived by his wife, Christine Brown; children, Jason and Nikki Brown; step children John and Christina Reyes; and grandchildren, Jayden Reyes, and Noah and Daisy Worthington....

Oct 25, 2019

A memorial service for Ira Joseph Kinser Jr. will be held at a later date. Mr. Kinser, 63, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019, at his residence. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of his arrangements. Mr. Kinser was a retired maintenance technician in the aviation industry. He liked tinkering in his garage and the simple things in life...

Oct 25, 2019

Memorial services for William Harold Dunavant will be Thursday, October 31, 2019 at 1:30 pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, with interment to follow at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Rev. Mark Flynn will be officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Mr. Dunavant, 81, of Collinsville, MS, died Friday, October 25, 2019 at...

Oct 20, 2019

William E. Ready Sr., a good and faithful servant was welcomed home by his Heavenly Father on the  morning of Sunday, October 20, 2019. His 86 years on this earth were filled with imperfectly executed, but whole hearted service to others. His life's endeavor was the dogged pursuit of justice; and equality for all mankind as a Civil Rights...