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.

Lynda Moore

Lynda Moore

Sep 29, 2008

Services for Mrs. Lynda F. Moore will be held Thursday, October 02, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at the James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Gerald Chaney and Reverend Wayne Campbell officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Moore, 64, of Meridian, died Monday, September...

Frankie Busby

Frankie Busby

Sep 28, 2008

Funeral services for Frankie Lee Busby will be held Wednesday, October 01, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Burial will be in the Meridian Memorial Park with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Busby, 65, of Meridian, died Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical...

Sue Wright

Sue Wright

Sep 26, 2008

Mrs. Sue Rainer Wright Graveside Services for Mrs. Sue Rainer Wright will be held Monday, September 29, 2008 at 1:00 pm at Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Robert Higginbotham officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Wright, 86, of Meridian, died on Friday, September 26, 2008 in Meridian. Survivors include her sons Winton R. Wright...

Dorothy Wisenor

Dorothy Wisenor

Sep 21, 2008

Services for Dorothy R. Carpenter Page Wisenor will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Carl White officiating. Burial will be in Semmes Cemetery in Meridian. Mrs. Wisenor, 91, of Meridiasn, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, in her home. She was a faithful member of Highland Baptist Church for more...

Audrey Rutledge

Audrey Rutledge

Sep 14, 2008

Services for Mrs. Audrey Lang Rutledge will be held Tuesday, September 16, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Josh Yeager officiating. Interment will be in the Meridian Memorial Park. James F. Webb Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Rutledge, age 76, passed away on September 14, 2008 at Jeff...

Charles Thomas, Jr.

Charles Thomas, Jr.

Sep 12, 2008

Services for Charles J. Thomas Jr. will be held today at 2 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Hal Ethridge officiating. Burial will be in the Hamrick Cemetery. Mr. Thomas, 81, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, at Infinity Hospice. He was a member of Hope Baptist Church in Sweetwater, Ala. and was a retired...

Fredrick Griesser

Fredrick Griesser

Sep 11, 2008

Memorial services for Fredrick Markus Griesser will be held Friday at 6 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Griesser, 56, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, at Riley Hospital. Survivors include his mother, Margaret Griesser; a daughter, Ede Johnson and her husband, Kyle, of Meridian; a son, Morgan Daniel Griesser and his wife, Brittany Jo, of NAS...

Samuel Alexander, Sr.

Samuel Alexander, Sr.

Sep 9, 2008

Graveside services for Samuel Eldridge Alexander Sr. will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Eldridge, 91, died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, in Centennial, Colo. He was born in Blandburg, Pa., and met Virginia after moving to Indiana to attend college. Mr. Alexander served with distinction...

Kenneth Estes

Kenneth Estes

Sep 7, 2008

Private services for Kenneth Marvin Estes will be held Thursday. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Estes, 82, died Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, in Meridian. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his nephews, Jimmy Lide and his wife, Bonnie, of South Florida, Mike Kennedy and his wife, Sally, of Meridian;...

Birdie Morris

Birdie Morris

Sep 5, 2008

Services for Mrs. Birdie Nell Morris will be held Monday, September 8, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at the James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Harold Scott officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Morris, 79, of Daleville, died Friday, September 5, 2008 at her residence....

Rosa Caraway

Rosa Caraway

Sep 3, 2008

Services for Mrs. Rosa Etta Caraway will be held Saturday, Septermber 6, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church with Bro. Roy Dabbs officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. James F. Webb funeral home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Caraway, age 78, passed away on September 3, 2008 at Jeff Anderson Hospital. She was...

Catherine Clark

Catherine Clark

Sep 3, 2008

Services for Mrs. Catherine L. Clark will be held Friday, September 5, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at Graveside. Interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery with Dr. Rhett Payne officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Clark, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at Jeff Anderson Hospital. She was retired from South Central...

Burnise Weir

Burnise Weir

Aug 31, 2008

Funeral Services for Mrs. Burnise Obera Moseley Weir will be held Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Webb Chapel with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Weir, 88, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 at Rush Foundation Hospital after a lengthy illness. In our mamas 88 years, she loved the...

Francis Moody

Francis Moody

Aug 30, 2008

Graveside services for Francis G. Moody will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Meridian Memorial Park, with the Revs. Sam Hull and Richard Williams officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Moody, 81, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, at his residence. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member...

Beverly Rawlings

Beverly Rawlings

Aug 27, 2008

Graveside Services for Mrs. Beverly Fay Babe Rawlings will be held Saturday, AUgust 30, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Carlos Clinton officiating, James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs Rawlings, 91 died Thursday, August 27, 2008 at her residence. She was a member of Meridian Community Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was...

Aydin Morgan

Aydin Morgan

Aug 25, 2008

Survivors include: Father; James Hansel Thompson of Meridian, Mother: Shaina Morgan of Meridian Brother: Ethan Skinner of Meridian Grand Mother: Sharon Smith

Service Graveside Service Forest Lawn Cemetery Hwy 39 North Meridian, MS  39307 Friday, August 29, 2008 2:00 p.m.

Lyda Perkins

Lyda Perkins

Aug 25, 2008

Services for Mrs. Lyda Carol Brand Perkins will be held Wenesday, August 27,2008 at 11:00 a.m. at Webb Chapel with Rev. Roy Dabbs officiating. Burial will be on Thursday, August 28, at 1:00 p.m. in New Park Cemetery in Ft. Gaines, GA. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Perkins, 70 died Monday, August 25, 2008...

Annie Mcallister

Annie Mcallister

Aug 22, 2008

Mrs. Annie Marvarine McAllister Services for Mrs. Annie Marvarine McAllister will be held at a later date in Tennessee. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements. Mrs. McAllister, 75, died Friday, August 22, 2008 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian. Her survivors include: daughter, Sherry Culpepper; two grandsons and 2 great grandchildren. She was...

Patricia Greisser

Patricia Greisser

Aug 20, 2008

Mrs. Patricia Diane Griesser Memorial services for Mrs. Patricia Diane Griesser will be held Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. at First Seventh Day Adventist Church. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Griesser, age 50, of Meridian, died on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at Queen City Nursing Home in Meridian. She is survived by...

David Ethridge

David Ethridge

Aug 19, 2008

Services for David G. Ethridge will be held Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. at the Central United Methodist Church with the Reverend Amy Roller and Reverend David Price officiating with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Ethridge, 48, of Meridian, died Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at his residence. He was a member of...

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