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.

Frances Schnoor
Feb 6, 2013
Frances Ellen Hynes Schnoor Graveside services for Mrs. Frances Ellen Hynes Schnoor will be held Friday at 1pm at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Bro. Richie Davis officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Schnoor, 86, of Brandon, formerly of Meridian, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at her residence. She was a switchboard...

Dorothy Baskett
Feb 5, 2013
Dorothy Virginia Baskett Services for Mrs. Dorothy Virginia Baskett will be held Saturday at 1pm at Webb Chapel with Rev. Wayne Smith officiating. Burial will be in Stinson Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Baskett, 93, of Meridian, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at Golden Living Center. She is survived by her...

Eugene Dearman
Feb 5, 2013
Services for Eugene D. Gene Dearman will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Paul Harris officiating. Interment will be at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Dearman, 89, of Meridian, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He played football at Meridian High and helped...
Naomi Culpepper
Feb 2, 2013
Naomi Thomas Street Culpepper Graveside services for Mrs. Naomi Thomas Street Culpepper will be held Friday at 11am at Magnolia Cemetery with The Reverand Dr. Helen W. Tester officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Culpepper, 89, of Meridian, died Saturday, February 2, 2013 at her residence. She is survived by her children,...

Linford Conard Jr.
Jan 29, 2013
Mr. Linford W. Conard Jr. Linford W. Conard Jr., lifelong resident of Meridian, passed away peacefully on January 29, 2013 at home surrounded by the love of his family. Graveside services will be held on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with Bro. Jack Kern officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of...

Anne Salter
Jan 27, 2013
Anne Louise Salter Graveside services for Ms. Anne Louise Salter will be held Tuesday at 11 am at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Bro. Malcolm Lewis officiating. Ms. Salter, 79, of Meridian, died Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was a loving mother and sister, and a wonderful Granny and friend. She was an officer...

Robert Emmons
Jan 18, 2013
Mr. Robert Woodson Emmons Jr. Robert Woodson Emmons, Jr., died Friday at Brookwood Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., of complications from cancer. He was 63. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Pace Cooke Emmons, and their daughter Robin Forde Emmons. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Emmons, Sr., and Rosa Forde Emmons, and...

Aulbie Huggins, Jr.
Jan 17, 2013
Aulbie Demain Dee Huggins, Jr. Services for Mr. Aulbie Demain Dee Huggins, Jr. will be held at 11:00 a.m. on January 26, 2013 at St. Pauls Episcopal Church with Reverends Brian Pounder, M. L. Agnew, Jr., Charles Floyd, Jr. officiating. Burial will be at the MS Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Newton, MS, with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge...

Mary Shields
Jan 16, 2013
Mrs. Mary Virginia Shields Retired RN Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Virginia Shields were be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Russell officiating. Interment will be held at Magnolia Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Shields, age 86, of Meridian passed away on...

Ann Moody
Jan 13, 2013
Services for Ann M. Taylor Moody will be held Wednesday, at 11 a.m., at Webb Chapel with Rev. James Williams and Rev. Jeff Hancock officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Moody, 89, of Meridian, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013, at Rush Foundation Hospital. Survivors...

Benny Revels
Jan 13, 2013
Services for Benny Curtis Revels will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Webb Chapel with Rev. Leon Ballard officiating. Burial will be in the Ms. Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Revels, 69, of Meridian, died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was...

Catherine Mitchell
Jan 12, 2013
Services for Catherine C. Mitchell will be held Friday, at 1 p.m., at Webb Chapel with Bro. Jack Foster officiating. Burial will be Saturday, at 12 noon, in Milligan Springs Cemetery in Kilmichael, with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Mitchell, 69, of Lauderdale, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013, at Regency Hospital. Visitation will be...

Mildred Wright
Jan 10, 2013
Mildred S. Wright Services for Mrs. Mildred S. Wright will be held Monday at 11 am at Webb Chapel with Bro. Jerry Whitener officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Wright, 92, of Meridian, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Fisher Care where...

Thelma Smith
Jan 9, 2013
Thelma Chandler Smith Services for Mrs. Thelma Chandler Smith will be held Saturday at 1pm at Antioch Baptist Church in the House Community with Bro. Danny Lanier, Bro. Albert McMullen, Bro. James Young, and Bro. Ray Spence officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Smith, 94,...

Marjorie Young
Jan 9, 2013
Graveside services for Marjorie Galyean Young will be held Saturday, at 10:30 a.m., at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, with Bro. Phillip Smith officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Young, 90, of Meridian, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at the Oaks Rehabilitation Center in Meridian. She was a member of the Eastern Star,...

Kay Luke
Jan 7, 2013
Kay Frances Luke Services for Mrs. Kay Frances Luke will be held Wednesday at 10am at Webb Chapel with Bro. Roy Dabbs and Dr. John Temple officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Luke, 74, of Meridian, died Monday, January 07, 2013 at Anderson Regional...

Helen Goodwyn
Jan 4, 2013
Mrs. Helen Frances Goodwyn Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Frances Goodwyn will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 7, 2013 at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ebb Fox Jr. officiating. Interment will be held at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Goodwyn, age 84, of Meridian passed away...

James Miller
Jan 2, 2013
James Darrald JD Miller Services for Mr. James Darrald JD Miller will be held Monday at 11 am at Antioch Baptist Church in House, Ms. with Rev. Ray Spence officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Miller, 87, of Meridian, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at...

Corina Stodard
Dec 31, 2012
Corina Victoria Stodard Services for Mrs. Corina Victoria Stodard will be held Friday at 11 am at Cokers Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. David Keller officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with James F Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Stodard, age 99 years and 9 months, died Monday, December 31, 2012 at...

Mollie Mcneill
Dec 27, 2012
Mollie Doris Hannah McNeill Mollie Doris Hannah McNeill departed this life entered eternal rest on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at the age of 85 in Hammond, Louisiana. She was the beloved wife of the late Paul Thomas McNeill for almost 42 years and the only child of the late Ollie Hart Hannah and Clara Elizabeth Pilkerton Hannah. She is...
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