Dec 11, 2019

Services for Bessie Mae (Betsy) Lackey Rawson will be held Saturday December 14th at 11:00am at First Presbyterian Church in Meridian.  Visitation will start at 10:00am.  Mrs. Rawson, 88, of Meridian, died Wednesday December 11, 2019 at her home.  She was a dedicated member of First Presbyterian Church and a longtime member of The Galaxy Club.  Mrs. Rawson was...

Dec 6, 2019

Services for Agnes Norsworthy Lewis was held Sunday, December 8th, 2:00 p.m., at James F. Webb Funeral Home with Dr. Danny Lanier officiating. Burial followed at Meridian Memorial Park.

Mrs. Lewis, 96, of Meridian, passed away Friday, December 6th at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center.

Agnes was born in Crandall, MS on November 29, 1923...

Dec 3, 2019

Services for Mrs. Joyce P. Heath will be held Friday, December 6th, 11:00 a.m., at College Park United Methodist Church with Bro. Kenneth Owens officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery.

Mrs. Heath, 93, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, December 3rd, at Anderson Regional Medical Center.

She was born August 10, 1926 in Meridian, MS....

Dec 3, 2019

Services for Patricia Ann Broome will be held Saturday, December 7th, 11:30 a.m., at Blue Spring Baptist Church with Bro. James McMillan officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Broome, 74, of Collinsville, passed away Tuesday, December 3rd at her residence.

Patricia loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She also...

Dec 1, 2019

Services for Mrs. Joyce Busby will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2019, at St. Patrick Catholic Church at 10:30 am and visitation will be on Wednesday, December 4th at Webb Funeral Home from 5 - 7. Interment will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Busby, of Meridian, passed away at her home on December 1,...

Dec 1, 2019

Services for Everett Lee Townsend Sr. will be held Thursday, December 5th, 2:00 p.m., at Collinsville Methodist Church with Bro. Curt Pace officiating and Bro. Ron Kitchens assisting. Burial will follow at Collinsville Methodist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Townsend, 95, of Collinsville, passed away Sunday evening at the State Veteran’s Home in Kosciusko.

Everette served in...

Nov 24, 2019

On Sunday morning, November 24,2019, God called home one of his sweetest angels on earth, Betty Mae Harmon Graham Chisolm at the age of 92. She was born July 8,1927 in Pittsburg, Kansas to Ernest and Nellie Mae Rice Harmon. The youngest of their six children, she had four brothers: Albert, Ernest, Don and Jack Harmon, and one sister...

Nov 24, 2019

Funeral services for Nora Lee Williams will be Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, with interment to follow at Bucatunna Baptist Church Cemetery, in Snell. Rev. Thomas A. Boykin will be officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Mrs. Williams, 95, died Sunday, November 24, 2019 at...

Nov 23, 2019

Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Bond Barfield will be held Monday at 1:00 pm at Stephens Funeral Home in DeKalb, MS. Bro. Rick Piggot will be officiating. Burial will follow in Pinecrest Cemetery, Dekalb, MS. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

Mrs. Barfield, 92, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019, at North Pointe Rehabilitation...

Nov 21, 2019

Services for Mr. F. Tomas "Tom" Jones will be held Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 am with visitation on Monday, November 25, 2019, at James F. Webb Funeral Home from 5 to 8 pm. Interment will be in Suqualena Methodist Church Cemetery with Masonic rites.

Tom, as everyone knew...

Nov 19, 2019

A memorial service for Mr. Elbert Clinton “Doc” Strange will be held at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, MS on Saturday, December 14th, 2019 at 2pm.

Elbert Clinton “Doc” Strange passed away on November 19th, 2019.  He was 91 years old and resided in Collinsville, MS. Elbert was the son of Mack Clinton Strange and Clera Ivy...

Nov 16, 2019

Funeral services for Rev. William Walker will be held Wednesday at 12 noon at Barham Funeral Home, Forest Lawn Chapel. Rev. Jackie Strebeck, Rev. Warren Hedgepeth and Dr. Danny Lanier will be officiating. Burial will follow in Conehatta Methodist Cemetery.

Rev. Walker 88, of Meridian, passed away November 16th at The Oaks Nursing Center.

He...

Nov 16, 2019

Mack Harold Cochran, 78, was born July 12, 1941 to Charles Printess Cochran and Floye Bazor Cochran in Pearl River County, Mississippi.

Mack loved reminiscing and talking about his days of playing football- both at Hattiesburg High School and at Pearl River Community College, where he was inducted into their Hall of Fame a few years back....

Nov 15, 2019

Funeral services for Clarky “Jane” Griffin will be Friday, November 22, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Barham Funeral Home-Forest Lawn Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Bro. Jack Kern officiating.  Mrs. Griffin, 88, died Friday, November 15, 2019, at Bedford Care Center in Marion.

Jane was born and raised in Kemper county. She...

Nov 13, 2019

Funeral services for Gary Wayne Wigington will be Monday, November 18, 2019, at 1:00pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian. Mr. Wigington, 61, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at Diversicare in Meridian. Gary loved NASCAR and country music. He is survived by his caretaker and cousin Lisa Edmonds; Brothers Dennis Ray Wigington and James P. Wigington Jr.; an Aunt Lucille...

Nov 12, 2019

Services for Phillip Everette Gambill will be held Friday, November 15th, 11:00 a.m., at James F. Webb Funeral Home.

Mr. Gambill, 48, of Meridian, passed away November 12th at Rush Foundation Hospital.

He is survived by his father, Theodore Gambill Sr. and wife Karen; mother, Judy Gambill; brothers, Theodore Gambill Jr. and Joseph Allen Gambill;...

Nov 11, 2019

Services for Mr. Robert "Bobby" Hale will be held on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Barham Funeral Home-Forest Lawn Chapel at 11:00 a.m. with visitation from 10:30 a.m. until service time.  Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens cemetery.

Mr. Hale, 73, passed away on November 11, 2019 at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was veteran...

Nov 11, 2019

Funeral services for Larry Gayland Frazier will be Friday, November 15, 2019, at 1:00pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, with interment to follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Tony Hand will be officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mr. Frazier, 69, died Monday, November 11, 2019, at Rush Foundation Hospital. He is survived...

Nov 11, 2019

Funeral services for Mae Carolyn Creel will be held Thursday at 2pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home. Rev. Paul Trosper will be officiating. Burial will follow in Meehan Cemetery.

Ms. Creel, 80, of Meridian, passed away Monday at Bedford Care of Marion. She was retired as a waitress. Ms. Creel will be remembered as a...

Nov 7, 2019

Services for William Carson Briggs Sr. will be held Sunday, November 10th, 1:00 p.m., at James F. Webb Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Anderson  officiating. Burial will follow at Blue Spring Baptist Church cemetery.

Mr. Briggs, 67, of Meridian, passed away November 7th at his residence.

He is survived by his wife, Mae Briggs; children, Dana...