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.

Rosemary Burroughs

Rosemary Burroughs

Aug 26, 2020

Graveside services for Rosemary Burroughs will be Saturday, August 29, 2020, at 3:00 pm at Twin Cemetery in Wahalak, MS. Bro. Paul Davis will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements. Ms. Burroughs, 61, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her siblings...

William Sciple

William Sciple

Aug 24, 2020

Graveside services for William R. Sciple will be Thursday at 11:00 am at Chamberlain Cemetery, in Preston, MS. Bro. Jerry Bishop will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. Mr. Sciple, 65, passed away Monday, August 24, 2020, at Baptist Golden Triangle in Columbus. He last worked as a heavy equipment...

Theodore Devalcourt

Theodore Devalcourt

Aug 24, 2020

A Memorial service for Theodore “Ted” Y. Devalcourt, 77, will be held at 10:00, Saturday August 29, 2020 at Trinity Assembly of God Church in Meridian. There will also be a graveside service in Grand Coteau, LA, on Wednesday, September 2, 2020 at St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery at 1:00. Mr. Devalcourt passed away Monday, August 24, 2020 at Rush Hospital....

Calvin Tullos

Calvin Tullos

Aug 23, 2020

Graveside services for Mr. Calvin Lamar Tullos will be held Wednesday at 10 am at Magnolia Cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home as been entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Tullos, 74, of Columbus (formerly of Meridian), passed away Sunday at Baptist Medical Center in Columbus. He was a retired warehouse supervisor for Long Wholesale in Meridian.

Mr....

James Ash

James Ash

Aug 23, 2020

Services for James Ash will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2020, with remembrance time starting at 3:00 p.m. and the memorial service starting at 3:30 p.m., at James F. Webb Funeral Home, with Bro. Kenneth Owens officiating.

James was an avid outdoorsman.  He enjoyed spending time wading creeks and wandering the woods looking for Native American...

James Poe Thomas

James Poe Thomas

Aug 22, 2020

A memorial service for Mr. James Poe “Big Jamie” Thomas will be held at a later date.

Mr. Thomas, 48, of Meridian passed away Saturday at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.

He was a former truck driver for Maples Gas Co. Mr. Thomas loved working his cattle and also enjoyed hunting and fishing. He enjoyed...

Aubry Linton

Aubry Linton

Aug 21, 2020

Services for Aubry Donnell Linton will be held Monday, August 24th, 2:00 p.m., at James F. Webb Funeral Home with Bro. David Dewease officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Linton, 84, of Meridian, passed away Friday, August 21st at Anderson Regional Medical Center.

Donnell retired from General Motors after 15...

Junior Cooley

Junior Cooley

Aug 21, 2020

Graveside services for Junior Watson “JW” Cooley, 91, will be Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 11:00 am at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Bro. Gary Bicksford will be officiating. Mr. Cooley passed away Friday, August 21, 2020 at Anderson’s Regional Medical Center. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements.

JW was retired after 42 years with...

Charles Wells

Charles Wells

Aug 19, 2020

Graveside services for Charles Ray Wells will be held at a private family cemetery in Chunky at 2pm. Rev. Bobby Everette will be officiating. Services are managed by the family.

Mr. Wells, 63, passed away Wednesday, August 19th at his residence. His family will remember him as a jokester, never complaining, even after he became sick, he...

Edith Todd

Edith Todd

Aug 19, 2020

Memorial services for Ms Edith Merle Day Todd will be held at a later date

Ms. Todd, 81, passed away Wednesday, August 19th at Diversacare of Meridian.

Virginia Coleman

Virginia Coleman

Aug 19, 2020

A private family service will be held for Virginia Ann Coleman with Bro. Matthew Johnson officiating.

Mrs. Coleman, 79, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, August 19th at her residence surrounded by her girls.

She will be remembered for being a loving wife, Moma, Grandma, and Maw Maw.

She is survived by her daughter,...

Larry Hurtt

Larry Hurtt

Aug 19, 2020

Graveside services for Larry Reece Hurtt, 72, will be Friday, August 21, 2020, at 11:00 am at Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Kemper County. Bro. Mike Vick will be officiating. Mr. Hurtt passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. He was a deacon in...

Randy Williams

Randy Williams

Aug 19, 2020

A private memorial service for Randy Glenn Williams, 60, will be held later. Mr. Williams died Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at his home in Clarke County. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife of 24 years, Kathy Williams; his children Randall Williams, Robert Herrington, Kelly Busby (Jay), Toby Anderson and...

Rubye Brown

Rubye Brown

Aug 18, 2020

Services for Mrs. Rubye N. Brown will be held at graveside on Friday, August 21, 2020, at 11 am, in Hamrick Cemetery with Bro. Kenneth Owen officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is honored to assist the family with these arrangements.

Mrs. Brown, 85, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center....

Dr. Edward Carruth

Dr. Edward Carruth

Aug 15, 2020

Services for Dr. Edward L. Carruth will be held at graveside on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, in Enterprise Cemetery at 4:30 p.m. with Dr. John Temple officiating.

Dr. Carruth, or "Doc" as he was known to his friends, was born October 11, 1940 in Brookhaven, MS to James Lester and Violet K. Hatton Carruth.  He attended Summit...

Clara Hinson

Clara Hinson

Aug 15, 2020

Graveside services for Clara Nell Hinson, 88, will be Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at 11:00 am at Shady Grove Church of God Cemetery on County Road 514, in Meridian. Rev. Scott Harrell will be officiating. Mrs. Hinson passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 at the Specialty Hospital of Meridian. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements.

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Jackie Massey

Jackie Massey

Aug 15, 2020

Services for Mrs. Jackie E. Massey will be held on Monday, August 17, 2020 at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel, at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Randy Caldwell officiating. Interment will be in Bailey Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Massey, 80, of Bailey, passed away on August 15, 2020 at her home with her loving family and caregivers...

Kenneth Williams

Kenneth Williams

Aug 15, 2020

Kenneth “Ken” Williams was born March 26th, 1934 in Scranton, Kentucky to Lawrence Pierce Williams and Gladys Sorrell. He grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio.

He passed away at home on August 15th, 2020.

He was a Navy veteran and served on numerous aircraft carriers. When on shore, he worked on the crash crew as a...

Walter Moore

Walter Moore

Aug 14, 2020

Graveside services for Walter “Spencer” Moore, 71, will be Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 11:00 am at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Neshoba County. Brother Tommy Miller will be officiating. Spencer, originally of Collinsville, MS, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at his group home in Richton, MS. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. Spencer was born...

William Mathis

William Mathis

Aug 8, 2020

A private family graveside will be held for Mr. William Wayne Mathis.

Mr. Mathis, 75, of Eutaw, AL passed away Saturday at Baptist Medical Center in Montgomery, AL.

He is survived by his sister, Nancy Slay; brother, Billy Ray Mathis Sr. (Nell); five nieces; and two nephews.

He is preceded in death by...

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