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.

Nina Brown

Nina Brown

Dec 27, 2010

Nina L. Brown Mrs. Nina L Brown, 83, of Meridian, died Monday, December 27, 2010 at Golden Living Center in Meridian. Services will be Thursday, December 30, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Jim Wall officiating. Internment will be at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus MS at 3:00 p.m. with Rev Andy Ray officiating. Mrs....

Siddie Wedgeworth

Siddie Wedgeworth

Dec 27, 2010

SIDDIE LEWIN CLAYTON WEDGEWORTH Services for Siddie Lewin Clayton Wedgeworth will be held Friday, December 31, 2010, at 10:00 a.m., at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chaple with Rev. Robert Horel officiating. Burial will be in Clayton Cemetery at Lockhart. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Wedgeworth, 102, of Lauderdale, died December 27, 2010...

Rowland Evans

Rowland Evans

Dec 21, 2010

Rowland O. Evans Graveside services for Rowland O. Evans will be held Wednesday at 2:00 pm at Sand Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Hickory Hwy 503 with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Evans, 46, of Collinsville, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his parents, Charles...

Clifton Brown

Clifton Brown

Dec 16, 2010

Cliff Brown Graveside Services for Mr. Cliff Brown will be held Saturday at 1 pm at the Brown Family Cemetery with Bro. Virgil Walters officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Brown, 53, of Collinsville, died Thursday, December 16, 2010 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his sons, Chris Brown,...

Cecil Mcinnis

Cecil Mcinnis

Dec 12, 2010

Mr. Cecil V. McInnis Services for Mr. Cecil V. McInnis will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 10 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be at Coker Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Vimville. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. McInnis, born April 23, 1922, passed gently and...

Cora Dearman

Cora Dearman

Dec 11, 2010

Cora E. Dearman Graveside services for Ms. Cora E. Dearman will be held today at 3:15 pm at Chunky Cemetery with Jim and Dona Crumbley officiating. Burial will be in the Chunky Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Ms. Dearman, 80, of Meridian, died Saturday December 11, 2010 at Poplar Springs Nursing Center....

Thomas Young

Thomas Young

Dec 8, 2010

Mr. Thomas C. Jack Young Retired Funeral Director Services for Mr. Thomas C. Jack Young will be held on Friday, December 10, 2010 at 1:30 pm at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Charles Davis officiating. Interment will be held at Fellowship Baptist church Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Young, age 75,...

Gloria Mosley

Gloria Mosley

Dec 7, 2010

Gloria Inez Mosley Graveside Services for Gloria Inez Mosley will be held Friday at 3:00 pm at Daleville Cemetery with Dr. W.D. Pigott, Rev. Vickie Gladding, and Bro. Derrick Simmons officiating. Burial will be in the Daleville Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Ms. Mosley, 73, of Daleville, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010...

Louise Miller

Louise Miller

Dec 5, 2010

Mrs. Louise LaCaze Miller Retired Hairstylist Services for Mrs. Louise LaCaze Miller will be held on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10 am at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Paul Early officiating. Interment will be held at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Miller, age 85, of Meridian passed...

Janis Taylor

Janis Taylor

Dec 4, 2010

Janis Dow Jan Taylor Services for Janis Dow Jan Taylor will be held Tuesday at 11 am at The Episcopal Church of the Mediator with The Reverend Helen Tester officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Taylor, 87, of Meridian, died Saturday, December 4, 2010 at her...

Leola Ethridge

Leola Ethridge

Dec 3, 2010

Leola James Ethridge Services for Leola James Ethridge will be held today at 2:00 pm at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Mike Russell, Pastor Clarence Tilghman, and Pastor Todd Tilghman officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Ethridge, 87, of Meridian, died...

Riley Ward

Riley Ward

Dec 3, 2010

Mr. Riley Marshall Ward Sr. Graveside services for Riley Marshall Ward Sr. will be held on Sunday at 10 a.m. at Graham Cemetery withe Rev. Roy Dabbs and Rev. Danny Davis officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Ward, 85, of Meridian, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was...

Michael Gaddis

Michael Gaddis

Dec 1, 2010

Michael Mickey Gaddis Services for Michael Mickey Gaddis will be held Saturday at 10 am at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Debra and Brad Sliger officiating. Burial will be in the Sageville United Methodist Church Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Gaddis, 68, of Florence, died Wednesday, December 01, 2010...

Raymond Litchfield

Raymond Litchfield

Nov 22, 2010

Raymond Michael Litchfield Graveside services for Raymond Michael Litchfield will be held Friday at 1:00 pm at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. John Temple officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Litchfield, of Meridian, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Gail Echols...

Ethel Creel

Ethel Creel

Nov 20, 2010

Ethel Bunyard Creel Retired Burnley Shirt Factory Services for Mrs. Ethel B. Creel will be held Tuesday at 11 am at Webb Chapel with Rev. Tommy Jones and Rev. Albert A. Creel officiating. Burial will be in the Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Creel, 98, of Meridian,...

Thelma Morrison

Thelma Morrison

Nov 17, 2010

Thelma Elizabeth Morrison Services for Mrs. Thelma Morrison will be held Sunday at 2:00 pm at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with John Thomas Rue officiating. Mrs. Morrison, 59, of Meridian, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at her residence. She is survived by her husband, Billy F. Morrison son, Billy R. Morrison and wife Hope daughter, Melissa Goforth...

Arthur Merrell

Arthur Merrell

Nov 11, 2010

Mr. Arthur Sonny Merrell Services for Mr. Arthur Sonny Merrell, of Meridian will be held on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 2:30 pm at Meridian First Baptist Church with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Visitation will be from 1pm until service time in the Welcome Center of the church. The family will have a private interment in Magnolia Cemetery. James...

Samuel Hardy

Samuel Hardy

Nov 8, 2010

Mr. Samuel Edward Hardy Jr. A Celebration of Life service will be held for Mr. Samuel E. Hardy Jr. at a later date. Mr. Hardy, 79, passed from this life to the next on Monday, November 8, 2010 at Infinity Hospice in Marion, Mississippi. Mr. Hardy was a retired Transit Worker, as a young man he moved north and...

Emma Daniel

Emma Daniel

Nov 7, 2010

Mrs. Emma Hudson Daniel Graveside services for Mrs. Emma Hudson Daniel will be held on Monday, November 15, 2010 at 1:00 PM, in Magnolia Cemetery.

Winifred Farrar

Winifred Farrar

Nov 6, 2010

Winifred Hamrick Farrar Winifred Hamrick Farrar, poet Laureate of Mississippi and a resident of Meridian, died on Saturday, November 6 in Auburn, AL after a brief illness. Funeral services will be Monday, November 15 at Central United Methodist Church, at 11 A.M. Visitation will be at the church beginning at 9 A.M. The Reverends Bob Rambo, Bob Peden, and...

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