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.
Peggy Idelia Sellers
Jul 10, 2023
Funeral services for Mrs. Peggy Idelia Sellers will be held Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 1:30 pm at Webb & Stephens – North, with Bro. Clay Chancelor officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m. prior to service. Burial will follow at Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Sellers, 89, of Meridian, passed away Monday, July 10, 2023, at her...
Mike Stephens Key Jr
Jul 9, 2023
Mr. Mike Stephens Key Jr., age 63, passed away Thursday, July 6th, 2023 at his residence in Bluff Springs, MS. A Graveside Service will be held at Pinecrest Cemetery in DeKalb, MS on Friday, July 14, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. Brother Chris Gully will be officiating. Webb & Stephens DeKalb has been entrusted with his care.
Mike’s hobbies include...
Lavell Bishop
Jul 9, 2023
Mr. Levell Bishop passed away on July 9, 2023, at his home.
The family will hold a private burial at a later date.
Family and friends may leave online condolences at webbstephens.com.
Eugene "Butch" Boyd Jr.
Jul 9, 2023
Eugene “Butch” Ulmer Boyd, Jr. age 72, from Meridian, MS, passed away July 9, 2023 at Regency Hospital. Butch worked as a locomotive engineer for Norfolk Southern Railroad and loved every minute of it.
Survivors are his beloved son, Joseph Eugene Boyd, his living brothers Bobby Ray Boyd and Paul Randall Boyd.
He is proceeded in death by his mother Bertha...
Q.T. "Gene" Mooneyham, Jr.
Jul 8, 2023
Funeral services for Q.T. “Gene” Mooneyham will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 11:00 am, at Webb & Stephens Funeral Home located at 7774-A Highway 39 North in Meridian, MS, with Bro. Danny Bullock and Bro. Tony Chancelor officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am until service time. A graveside service will follow for immediate family at Floral...
James Wesley Robinson
Jul 7, 2023
Services for James Wesley Robinson will be held Tuesday, July 11, 2023, 12:00 p.m. at Pleasant Ridge Pentecostal Holiness Church with Bro. Chance Walley officiating and Bro. Randy Satcher assisting. Interment will follow at Oddfellows Cemetery. Webb & Stephens Funeral Home-Downtown is honored to be trusted with arrangements.
Mr. Robinson, 86, of Quitman, passed away Friday, July 7, 2023,...
Brenda Alice Higginbotham
Jul 3, 2023
A visitation for Brenda Alice Higginbotham will be held Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at Webb & Stephens Funeral Home-DeKalb from 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Mrs. Higginbotham, 74, of Greenwood, MS, formerly DeKalb, MS, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023, at her residence.
She is survived by her husband, George Higginbotham; children, Misty Higginbotham, Chris Higginbotham (Leah), Larry Allen Higginbotham (Amy), and...
Lannie Mae McWilliams-Bolden
Jul 1, 2023
Funeral services for Ms. Lannie Bolden will be held Saturday, July 8, 2023, at 12:00 pm at Webb & Stephens - North, with her niece, Felicia Kelly-Brookins, officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Garden.
Lannie Mae McWilliams-Bolden was born into the union of Ernest and Elizabeth Mcwilliams on...
Virginia Gail Wright Case
Jun 30, 2023
Virginia Gail Wright Case, age 61, died June 30th, 2023, at Asbury Hospice House, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She was born November 7th, 1961, in Illinois, the daughter of Kenneth and Mary Wright.
Virginia went to West Lauderdale High School, class of 1979. She also attended Mississippi State University, majoring in psychology. After college she worked at Bridal Formal in...
Kelly Ann Hall
Jun 27, 2023
Kelly Ann Miller Hall, 59, of Toomsuba, MS passed away in her home surrounded by her loving family on June 27, 2023. Visitation will be held at Webb & Stephens Funeral Home Downtown on June 30, 2023 from 5:00 pm -7:00 pm. A Funeral Service will be held at Fellowship Baptist Church on July 1, 2023 at 11:00 am...
Carole Jean Smith
Jun 26, 2023
Funeral services for Carole Jean Smith will be held Saturday, July 1, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. at Webb & Stephens - North, with Bro. Chris Floyd officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, June 30, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 prior to service. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery.
Carole Jean Keller Smith was born in Meridian Mississippi...
Randolph "Randy" Eakes
Jun 26, 2023
Randolph "Randy" Eakes, passed away on June 26th at his home in Meridian. A Visitation will be held at Webb & Stephens Funeral Homes North on Thursday, June 29th from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. Family and friends can come together to celebrate Randy's exceptional life and share memories with one another. Burial will follow at McClain Chapel Cemetery with...
Annie B. Johnson
Jun 22, 2023
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie B. Johnson will be held Friday, June 30, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., at Webb & Stephens – North, with her daughter-in-law, Crystal Johnson, officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. prior to service.
Mrs. Johnson, age 79, passed away peacefully at her home...
R.E. Alexander
Jun 19, 2023
Funeral services for R.E. Alexander will be held Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Duffee Baptist Church, with Bro. Matthew Hitt officiating and burial following in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, June 20, from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Webb & Stephens – North.
Mr. Alexander, age 90, of Little Rock, passed away June...
Vallie Ann Hall
Jun 16, 2023
Ms. Hall of Center Hill Community passed away June 16th, 2023 in her home.
To everyone Ms. Hall was just “Ann” or “Annie”. She was born in Meridian Mississippi and raised in the counties of Kemper and Lauderdale.
Annie was the happiest doing what she loved most. Spending time with her loved ones and her precious dogs and...
Debbie McRae
Jun 13, 2023
Funeral services for Debbie McRae will be held Friday, June 16, 2023, at 11 a.m. at Webb & Stephens – DeKalb, with Bro. Chris Gully officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, June 15, from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Lynville Cemetery. Webb & Stephens is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Ms. McRae, age...
Doris "Jean" EllaJean Frazier
Jun 9, 2023
A graveside service for Doris “Jean” EllaJean Frazier will be held Tuesday, June 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at Union Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Mike Vick officiating. Webb & Stephens Funeral Home-North is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mrs. Frazier, 94, of Kemper County, passed away Friday, June 9, 2023, at Poplar Springs Nursing Center.
Jean attended cosmetology...
Bettye Ruth Dearman
Jun 7, 2023
Bettye Ruth Dearman, a loving and caring daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away on June 7, 2023, at Waterford at Creekside in Pensacola, FL. She was 84 years old.
She was born in Brandon, MS on September 29, 1938. She graduated from Collinsville High School and East Central Junior College, where she earned an AS degree in accounting....
Betty Addy Kelly
Jun 5, 2023
Funeral services for Betty Addy Kelly will be held Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., at Neshoba Baptist Church, with visitation from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Rev. Byron Howell is officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Webb & Stephens – Union is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Kelly, age 86, of Union, passed away June...
Charles Hayes
Jun 3, 2023
Mr. Charles "The Mississippi Hippie" Hayes passed away on June 3, 2023 at University Medical Center in Jackson.
There will be a celebration of life memorial held at Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church (Collinsville) on Saturday, June 17th, 2023, at 2:00 PM.
Mr. Hayes, 75, was a veteran having served in the United States Marine Corp and the United States...
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