Obituaries
Local Obituaries - Meridian, MS and the Surrounding Areas
Robert Hale
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...
Larry Frazier
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...
Mae Creel
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...
William Briggs Sr.
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...
Marcella Rowe
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...
Betty Bullard
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.
Samuel Bruner
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...
Martha Singletary
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...
Donald Parker
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...
Julia Chambers
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...
Ferris Sumrall
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
Fairie Houston
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...
Virginia Boutwell
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,...
William Brown Jr.
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....
Ira Kinser
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...
William Dunavant
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...
William Ready Sr.
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...
Lera Cowart
Oct 16, 2019
Miss Lera Cowart, age 94, passed away at Diversicare Nursing Home on October 16th.
Her memorial service will be held at 1st Baptist Church, at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 18th.
James Sessions
Oct 13, 2019
Services for James “Bo” Sessions will be held Friday October 18, 2019 at 11am at Stephens Funeral Home of Meridian. Bro. Derrick Wilson and Bro. Ron Cooper will be officiating. Interment will follow in Meridian Memorial Park cemetery.
Mr. Sessions, 90, passed away Sunday October 13th at Wisteria Manor.
Born May 25, 1929 in Vicksburg, MS,...
Charles Clark
Oct 12, 2019
Funeral services for Charles Clark will be held Tuesday, October 15th, 1:00 p.m., at James F. Webb Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Johnson and Rev. Jim Gordon officiating. Interment will be held at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Clark, 92, of Meridian, passed away Saturday at Anderson Regional Medical Center.
H was born on December...
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