Jun 4, 2020

Graveside services for Becky Lynn Russell will be held Saturday, June 6, 2020 at Arkadelphia Baptist Church. Stephens Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Russell died June 4th at her home. She was an Administrative Assistant at MDOT for over 20 years. Earlier in life, she was a church secretary at FBC Lauderdale. She was...

Jun 4, 2020

Services for Mr. Billy Knight will be held at graveside on Sunday, June 7, 2020, 2:00 p.m., at Mt. Gilead Cemetery with Rev. Marcus Finch and Rev. Jim Rickles officiating.

Mr. Knight, 85, of Meridian, passed away on June 4, 2020 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Knight was the owner of Knight's Grocery. He enjoyed spending...

Jun 3, 2020

Graveside services for Barbara Jean Dixon will be Friday at 11:30 am in Rush Cemetery, Dekalb, MS. Dr. Scott Harrell and Bro. James Ruffin will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with her arrangements.

Mrs. Dixon, 89, passed away peacefully, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at her home in Dekalb.  She was a loving devoted wife...

Jun 2, 2020

A graveside service for Willa Deene Richardson Smith will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Grove Community Cemetery with her grandson Shawn Stewart officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Smith, 92, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday at her residence.

Willa was a long-time...

Jun 1, 2020

Julia Imogene (Jean) Bullock, 93, beloved mother and friend to many, was called to her eternal resting place on June 1,2020. She entered this world on September 18, 1926 in Meridian, MS., born to Jewel C. and Larkin N. Moore. Jean was an independent, hardworking woman who devoted most of her life to serving up Southern home cooking at...

May 28, 2020

A private graveside service from Ms. Jimmie Lee Aycock will be held Saturday, May 30th at Hopewell United Methodist Church Cemetery with Rev. David Hopkins officiating.

Ms. Jimmie, 90, went to be with her heavenly father Thursday, May 28th at Rush Foundation Hospital.

Jimmie Lee was a loving mother and granny, who was loved by everyone...

May 27, 2020

Mathilde Elizabeth Wilbourne, 76, of Scooba, MS., passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at Mississippi Care Center in Dekalb, MS. She is survived by her children Kathy Bracey (Jared), Sandra Carter and Mike Wilbourne (Nikki); grandchildren Justin Allen and Kayla Conerly; great grandchildren Haven Conerly and Kaycee Wilbourne along with four sisters Elizabeth, Lutzie, Bella and Marlene. She was...

May 26, 2020

Graveside services for Mr. Raymond Robinson will be held Thursday at 2:30 pm at Pine Forest Baptist Church Cemetery in Collinsville. Rev. Dennis Robinson and Rev. David Robinson will be officiating.  Stephens Funeral Home of Meridian is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Robinson, 79, of Chunky, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. He...

May 25, 2020

Graveside services for Kary Frank Williams will be Thursday, May 28, 2020, at 10:00am at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Scooba, MS. Bro. Donald Martin and Bro. Wilson Kendrick will be officiating. Mr. Williams, 73, died Monday, May 25, 2020. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife Fay Williams; daughter Cathy...

May 25, 2020

A graveside service will be held for Mr. Rayford "Ray" Eugene Long Saturday, May 30th, 11:00 a.m., at Concord Cemetery of Enterprise with Bro. Dale Moore officiating.

Mr. Long, 77, of Chunky, passed away Monday, May 25th at Rush Foundation Hospital.

He is survived by his loving wife of 50 year, Corless Johnson Long; daughter, Gina...

May 23, 2020

Graveside services for Faye "Dolores" Savelle Thomas will be held Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 10:00 a.m, at Beason Cemetery with Bro. Jack Kern officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Thomas, 82, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, May 23rd, at Rush Foundation Hospital.

Dolores, also known as Meme and Mrs....

May 18, 2020

Madeline (Kitty) Dumas age 79 of Meridian MS went to be with the Lord May 18, 2020. She was born June 4, 1940 in Mobile, Alabama. She had many passions like singing, playing multiple instruments, and teaching the Word alongside of her husband and Pastor, Darrell Dumas. Mama was the epitome of a true southern woman. Aside from her Faith...

May 17, 2020

Services for Mrs. Margaret Anne Gore Harrison will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2020 with Dr. Nathan VanHorn officiating.

Mrs. Harrison, 68, of Meridian, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She had retired from the Meridian-Lauderdale County Public Library in 2018, where she had served as Director, Children's Librarian,...

May 16, 2020

Graveside services for Marilyn Joyce Briggs Thompson will be Wednesday at 11:00 am at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Brother Jack Giles will be officiating. Ms. Joyce, 76, passed away May 16, 2020, at Queen City Nursing Center. She was a retired dispatcher with E911. She loved playing Bingo and never met a stranger. She is survived by her children David...

May 16, 2020

Services for Eloise Braddock Stone will be held Wednesday, May 20th, 2:00 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home with Pastor Allan Singletary officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian.

Mrs. Stone, 92, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, May 16th, at Poplar Springs Nursing Center.

Eloise was born October 28, 1927, in Falkner, MS....

May 15, 2020

Graveside services for Haeward Dwight Beddingfield will be Monday at 11:00 am in Pinecrest Cemetery, Dekalb, MS. Brothers Dennis Robinson and Chris Gulley will be officiating. Mr. Beddingfield, 89, passed away peacefully, Friday, May 15, 2020, at his home in Porterville. He was a retired supervisor from Smith’s Bakery, and he loved hunting, fishing and gardening, but he especially loved...

May 15, 2020

John Robert Harpole is now in heaven sitting with God and all his family and friends who’ve gone before him.  He passed away May 15, 2020. He was born December 31, 1936 to the late Woodrow Wilson and Vera Mae Harpole of Pheaba, Mississippi and after high school attended East Mississippi Junior College.  It was there that...

May 10, 2020

Shirley Ann Goldman, 85, died on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2020 surrounded by her children at her family homestead in Louisville, Mississippi.

On April 24, 1935, Shirley was firstborn to Charles Dee and Pansy Lee Stokes and enjoyed an idyllic childhood on her family’s cotton farm.  She graduated from Winston High in 1954 where she was Class...

May 8, 2020

Graveside services for Robert Everett Howse Jr., 58, will be Wednesday, May 13,2020, at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Kemper County. Rev. Mike Boles will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home has been entrusted with his arrangements. Rob was a well-known local musician as well as a house painter. He had a lot of friends, was full of...

May 6, 2020

A private graveside service for Billie Rachle Caudill, 90, will be Sunday, May 10, 2020, at McGee Cemetery, in Chunky, MS. Pastor Roger Burke will be officiating. Ms. Caudill died Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at Rush Hospital. Stephens Funeral Home is handling her arrangements. Ms. Caudill had a strong Christian faith and a heart full of love. She is...