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.
Charles Fowler
May 20, 2018
Memorial service for Charles E. "Chuck" Fowler Sr. will be held Saturday at 12 noon at Stephens Funeral Home. Rev. Bob Followell will be officiating. Chuck, 64, of Lauderdale, passed away Sunday at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University and a Methodist minister serving Pine Grove Independent Methodist Church in Lauderdale. Mr....
Sarah Hill
May 19, 2018
"but the greatest of these is love" 1Corinthians13:13 Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Frances Dean Hill will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, May 23rd at Northcrest Baptist Church. Rev. Wade Phillips will be officiating. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Hill, 73, of Meridian, passed away Saturday at...
Danny Bethany
May 16, 2018
Graveside services for Danny Bethany will be held Sunday, May 20, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in the House community with Bro. Tim Jolly officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Bethany, age 68, of Collinsville, passed away May 16 at The Oaks Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Danny is survived...
William Moore
May 14, 2018
William R."Bob" Moore Services for Mr. William R. "Bob" Moore will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 10 - 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in...
Tommy Rayner
May 13, 2018
Funeral services for Mr. Tommy Rayner will be held Thursday at 2pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home. Rev. Mike Bird will be officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park. Mr. Rayner, 88, of Meridian, passed away Sunday at Poplar Springs Nursing Center. He retired after 49 years as an engineer and fireman for Kansas City Southern...
William Fuller
May 10, 2018
Funeral services for Mr. William E. "Bill" Fuller will be held Saturday at 1pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home of Meridian. Dr. John Temple will be officiating. Burial will be in Salem Baptist Church cemetery in Kewanee. Mr. Fuller, 71, of Orofino, ID, (formerly of Meridian) passed away Thursday at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, FL. He...
James Crane
May 5, 2018
Jimmy Crane Funeral services for Jimmy Crane will be held Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 11 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home. Burial will be held at the Mississippi Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Newton. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. at the funeral home. Jimmy Crane, 79, of Meridian, died Saturday, May 5, 2018, at his home. Jimmy...
Bobbie Boone
May 3, 2018
Services for Bobbie Boone will be held Monday May 7th, at 2:00pm at Northcrest Baptist Church, with Danny Lanier and Malcolm Lewis officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. There will be a visitation Sunday May 6th, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at James F. Webb Funeral Home. Bobbie was born Bobbie Jean Morgan on May...
Walter Lindemann
May 3, 2018
Walter Ray Lindemann Services for Mr. Walter Ray Lindemann will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at graveside. Interment will be in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery in the Whynot community. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Lindemann passed away on May 3, 2018 at Diversacare in Meridian. He was a...
Peggy Platt
May 3, 2018
A graveside service for Mrs. Peggy Joyce Gossett Platt will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Oak Grove Bonita Cemetery at 10 a.m. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Platt, 89, passed away at Rush Foundation Hospital on May 3, 2018. She loved helping others, loved her children and her grandchildren. She...
Morris Vincent, Sr.
May 3, 2018
Morris Wayne Vincent, Sr. Services for Morris Wayne Vincent, Sr. will be held at a later date. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Vincent, 70, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at his residence. He retired after 29 years from the Army National Guard at Army Air Field, Number 3, Key...
Jacqueline Shumate
May 1, 2018
Graveside services for Mrs. Jacqueline E. Shumate will be held Friday at 11 am at Meridian Memorial Park. Rev. Jack Kern will be officiating the service. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Shumate, 87, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday at Bedford Care of Marion. She was a long time registered nurse serving in several capacities in...
Lamar Garrett
Apr 28, 2018
Mr. Lamar Alton Garrett Memorial services for Mr. Lamar Alton Garrett will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at James F. Webb Funeral Home with Rev. Roy Garrett officiating. Mr. Garrett, of Meridian, passed from this life into the next on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Lamar loved to cut his...
John Beckham
Apr 28, 2018
Graveside services for John Wayne Beckham will be held Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Mt Pleasant UMC Church Cemetery. Bro. Randy Caldwell & Bro. CJ Caufield will officiate, with Stephens Funeral Home in DeKalb in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Beckham, age 52, of DeKalb, passed away April 28 at his home. John was a kind,...
Zona Robinson
Apr 28, 2018
Zona Eldred Craven Robinson passed away peacefully on April 28, 2018, in Ridgeland, Mississippi. She went to be with her Lord and Savior after a wonderful life of 95 years. Zona is survived by her daughter, Brenda Parmelee of Brandon, Mississippi. She is also survived by three granddaughters, Carla Gray of Meridian, Mississippi; Dana Gray Hoyle of Euless, Texas;...
Chester Pickard, Jr.
Apr 26, 2018
Chester "Bug" Pickard, Jr. Graveside services for Chester "Bug" Pickard, Jr. will be held Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 3:00pm at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev Jim Hutchinson and Rev. Gary Pickard officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Pickard, 90, died Thursday, April 25, 2018 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was...
Erskon Toomey
Apr 22, 2018
Erskon C. Toomey Graveside services for Mr. Erskon C. Toomey will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 1:00pm at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian, MS. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. After a brief illness, Erskon C. "Toomey" Toomey peacefully died in his sleep on Sunday, April 22, 2018. He was preceded in death by his...
Ethel Brown
Apr 21, 2018
Memorial services for Ethel Brown will be held at 5:30pm on Saturday, April 28th at Jones Memorial Presbyterian Church. Allan Singletary will be officiating. Mrs. Brown, 80, went to be with her Lord on April 21st, peacefully, at Beehive Home of Marion, Ms. She was retired from Meridian Public School System. Throughout her life, she enjoyed most of all,...
Mary Paniucki
Apr 21, 2018
Mary J. Paniucki Graveside services for Mary J. Paniucki will be held Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 12:00pm at Meridian Memorial Park with Rev. David Weir officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Paniucki, 84, of Meridian, died, Saturday, April 21, 2018 in Meridian. She was a member of The New Beginnings in Christ Church...
Mildred Jones
Apr 18, 2018
Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred Omatine McDonald Jones will be held Sunday, April 22nd at 12 pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home of Meridian. Rev. Kenneth Owen and Rev. Jimmy Harrison will be officiating the services. Burial will follow in Springhill UMC Church cemetery. Mrs. Jones, 98, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday at Aldersgate Community Living Center....
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