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.
Earnest Jackson
Jul 20, 2017
Earnest F. Jackson, 72, of Collins, MS died Thursday, July 20, 2017. Graveside services will be Sunday at 1:00 pm at Mulberry Cemetery. Visitation will be 10-11:30 am on Sunday at James F. Webb Funeral Home. He was a wonderful father, grandfather and husband. He was an avid Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan. Survivors include his Wife, Sue Jackson; children,...
Richard Ricks
Jul 13, 2017
Graveside services for Mr. Richard "Rick" Ricks will be held on Monday, July 17, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Bro. Jack Kern officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Ricks, 55, of Meridian, passed away on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Anderson Hospital. He is survived by his sons, Jared...
Thomas Roberson
Jun 30, 2017
Funeral services for Thomas Clyde Roberson will be held on Monday, July 3, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jacque Boone officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 on Monday. Interment will be at Water Valley Pentecostal Holiness Church cemetery. Mr. Roberson, 97, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at...
Donald Folse
Jun 29, 2017
Funeral Services for Don "Captain Don" Folse will be held on Sunday, July 2, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Tommy Tanner officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Webb Funeral Home from 4 - 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 - 3 p.m. Interment will be in...
Joyce Giles
Jun 29, 2017
Funeral services for Mrs. Joyce Giles will be held on Friday, June 30, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Justin Knight officiating. Visitation will be on Friday from 2 - 3 p.m. and interment will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Giles, 77, passed away on June, 29, 2017 at Meridian...
Archie Kendall
Jun 25, 2017
Archie Lee Kendall born to Alice and Douglas Kendall on December 21, 1942. He loved to cook and loved to work in the garden and flowers. He loved visiting his favorite vacation spot, Destin, Florida. He worked as a cook at East Mississippi State Hospital until his retirement in the early 90's. He was always looking to his next...
John Allbrook Jr.
Jun 22, 2017
Funeral services for Mr. John W. Allbrook Jr. will be held on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at graveside with Rev. Danny Davis officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2017 from 5 - 7 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home and interment will be in Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Allbrook, 74,...
Betty Powell
Jun 21, 2017
Funeral Mass for Mrs. Betty Powell will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Father Matthew Simmons officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 10 - 11a.m. at Webb Funeral Home and interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery. Mrs. Powell, of Meridian, passed away on June 21, 2017 surrounded...
Erma Henley
Jun 18, 2017
Services for Erma Gene Rowell Henley will be held Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 11 am in the chapel of Webb Funeral Home with Dr. Raymon Leake and Bro. David McCubbin officiating. Burial will take place in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Henley, 87, of Meridian went to her heavenly home Sunday, June 18, 2017 at her residence. She was...
Donald Joiner
Jun 12, 2017
Services for Donald Gene "Duck" Joiner will be held Thursday at 11am at Corinth Baptist Church in Kemper County with Bro. Bob Followell officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Joiner, 80, of Collinsville, died Monday, June 12, 2017 at Poplar Springs Nursing Center. He served in...
John Biddle, Sr
Jun 9, 2017
Graveside services for John Henry Biddle, Sr. will be held Wednesday at 10:00am at Magnolia Cemetery with Dan Fulton officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Biddle, 94, of Bailey, died Friday, June 9, 2017 at Baptist Medical Center in Yazoo City. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in World...
Harold Nance
Jun 2, 2017
Services for Harold James Nance will be held Tuesday at 12pm at Webb Funeral Home with Rev. Jerry Johnson and Rev. Jim Gordon officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Nance, 85, died Friday, June 2, 2017. James was a very active member of Cathedral Assembly...
Winton Wright
May 29, 2017
Winton Wright Winton Wright, 64, of Meridian, died Monday, May 29, 2017 at his residence. He was a retired art therapist with East Ms State Hospital. He is survived by his brother, William Wright, Jr.; nephew, William Wright, III and his wife Kathy; nieces, Jennifer Claypool and husband Sean, Elizabeth Pietralczyk and husband Marc, and Woo Betbeze Wells; and...
Mrs. Willard Clearman
May 15, 2017
Mrs. Willard T. Clearman Services for Mrs. Willard T. Clearman will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at graveside with Bro. Chuck Fowler officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 9:30 - 11 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home and interment will be held in Rose Hill Cemetery in Meridian. Mrs. Clearman, 87,...
Bernard Knight
May 11, 2017
Mr. Bernard Glenn Knight Services for Mr. Glenn Knight will be held on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 2:30 pm at graveside. Burial will be Old Marion Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 12:30 - 2:00pm at James F. Webb Funeral Home. Mr. Knight passed on May 11, 2017 at his home in Huntsville, AL. He was...
Frances Phillips
May 4, 2017
Mrs. Frances Phillips Mrs. Frances Coleman Phillips, 75, of Cuba Alabama passed away on May 4, 2017 at the John C. Stennis Memorial Hospital in DeKalb, MS. Services will be held at the James F Webb Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday May 9, 2017 at 11:30am in Meridian, MS with Reverend Chris Kiepe officiating. Burial will follow at the...
Louise Sanders
May 3, 2017
Mrs. Louise Ethridge Sanders Louise Ethridge Sanders departed this earthly life to be in the presence of her Lord and Savior May 3, 2017 in Quitman, Mississippi. She has born May 4, 1915 in Lauderdale County to William L. and Sally J. Lee Ethridge. Preceded in death by her husband William Erwin Sanders, daughter, Bettye Sanders Sullivan and eight...
Elsie Smith
Apr 27, 2017
Elsie Evola Smith Services for Elsie Evola Smith will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Carmel Baptist Church with Brother Joe Anderson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with James. F. Webb in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Smith, 88, of Toomsuba, died Thursday, April 27, 2017 at her residence. Visitation will be Saturday from 1-3 p.m....
Dorothy Anderson
Apr 24, 2017
Memorial services for Dorothy Jean Boyette Anderson will be held Friday from 10am-12pm at Webb Funeral Home . Mrs. Anderson, 76, of Meridian, died Monday, April 24, 2017 at Anderson Hospital. She is survived by her children, Robert Allen Anderson and wife Debbie Lynn, David D. Anderson and wife Kathy S., Deborah Anderson Sivira, and James Leroy Anderson; grandchildren,...
Auzella Thompson
Apr 16, 2017
Auzella Harger Thompson February 17, 1930-April 16, 2017 Services for Auzella Harger Thompson will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at Webb Funeral Home with Brother Jack Kern officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Thompson, 87, went peacefully to be with her Savior on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, at James Champion Nursing...
Subscribe
To Email Notifications
Subscribe to receive an email when we add new obituaries to our website. Your email will not be used for any other purpose and will not be shared. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Sign up for one year of grief messages designed to offer hope and healing during difficult first year after a loss
HeartLight offers a variety of support groups, education, resources, and special programming related to grief and loss.
