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.
David Cooper
Feb 6, 2019
Funeral services for Mr. David Cooper will be held Saturday at 1pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home. Rev. Patty Roberson will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Grove Methodist Church cemetery in Rose Hill. Mr. Cooper, 73, of Rose Hill, passed away Wednesday at his residence. He was retired as a Preventive Maintenance Inspector for...
Sydonna Stuart
Feb 4, 2019
Funeral services for Sydonna Louise Stuart will be Friday at 2pm at Barham Funeral Home - Forest Lawn Chapel. Bro. Jim Hutchinson will be officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Horeb cemetery. Ms. Stuart, 58, of Meridian passed away Monday at The Oaks Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She loved children and cared for many as a childcare provider. She...
Gwendolyn Haguewood
Feb 3, 2019
Graveside funeral services for Gwendolyn Jean Haguewood will be held Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery at 2 pm with Brother Robert Hughes officiating. Visitation will be from 12:30 - 1:30 at Webb Funeral Home on Wednesday. Ms. Haguewood, 54, of Meridian, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Rush Hospital. She had a great...
Charles Easterwood Jr.
Feb 3, 2019
Funeral services for Mr. Charles Easterwood Jr. will be held on Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel at 12 pm with Rev. Jerry Read officiating. Visitation will be from 10 - 12 pm at Webb Funeral Home on Wednesday. Mr. Easterwood, 67, of Meridian, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Rush Hospital....
Sarah Welch
Feb 2, 2019
Graveside services for Sarah H. Welch, 85, will be held Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 1pm at Henagan Cemetery in Epes, AL. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of her arrangements. Ms. Welch passed away Saturday, February 2, 2019. She was retired from the Navy base in Meridian where she worked in supply. She also loved bowling....
John Morvant Jr.
Jan 31, 2019
Memorial services will be held Saturday at 12 pm for Mr. John Morvant Jr. at Dr. John Auto Body Shop located at 1110 Homestead Road in Meridian. Mr. Morvant, 49, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, January 31st. "Dr. John", as his family and friends called him, was the owner of Dr. Johns Auto Body Shop. He loved running his...
Walter Taylor
Jan 27, 2019
Mr. Walter "Bert" Taylor passed away January 27th at Rush Foundation Hospital. Mr. Taylor served his country in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft mechanic and attained the rank of Master Sergeant. Serving twenty-one years, he served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars before retiring in 1974. He then taught middle school shop class for nine years...
Carlton Lavender
Jan 26, 2019
Carlton "Lavoe" Lavender was born July 21, 1952, and life slipped away on Jan. 26, 2019. A memorial service will be Jan. 30, 2019, at 1 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home with the Revs. J. Kermit Sharp and Derrick Wilson officiating. Visitation with relatives and friends will be one hour prior to services.
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Louis Mabry Jr.
Jan 24, 2019
Service Graveside Service Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Meehan, MS Friday, January 25, 2019 1:00 p.m. Cemetery Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Meehan, MS
Casey Dickerson
Jan 24, 2019
Funeral services for Casey Brooke Dickerson will be Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 11am at Barham Funeral Home - Forest Lawn Chapel. The Reverends Timothy Lewis and Terry Irby will be officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 30, 2019 from 5 - 8pm at Barham Funeral Home - Forest Lawn Chapel. Interment will be at Oak Grove Baptist Church...
Merilon Butler
Jan 23, 2019
Graveside services for Merilon L. Butler will be held Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at 1pm at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service. Rev. Sara Gibson will be officiating with Barham Funeral Home - Forest Lawn Chapel in charge of her arrangements. Ms. Butler, 76, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019. Ms. Butler...
Katie Whitworth
Jan 23, 2019
Services for Mrs. Katie Mae Whitworth will be held Saturday, January 26th, 2:00 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home with burial to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Mrs. Whitworth, 83, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday at Bedford Care Center She is survived by her husband Woodie Guy Whitworth; daughter Patty Greer; grandchildren Tyler Greer and wife Kelsey, and Jennifer...
Deborah Meeks
Jan 22, 2019
Funeral services for Debbie Meeks will be held Saturday, January 26, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Scooba Baptist Church, with Bro. Donald Martin officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, January 25, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home in DeKalb. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Scooba immediately following the service. Mrs. Meeks, 64,...
Emma Todd
Jan 22, 2019
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Jean "Jeannie" Todd will be held Friday at 1:30 pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home - Meridian. Burial will follow in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Rev. Phillip Gandy and Pastor Samuel Riemersma will be officiating. Mrs. Todd, 77, of Chunky, passed away Tuesday at Diversacare Nursing Center in Meridian. She was...
Elizabeth Wright
Jan 22, 2019
Services for Mrs. Elizabeth C. Wright will be on Monday, January 28, 2019 at graveside. Interment will be held in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens cemetery. Mrs. Wright, 81, of Meridian, passed away on January 22, 2019 at Rush Hospital. She was a homemaker. She got to see a lot of the United States, following her husband from one city...
Doris Jones
Jan 20, 2019
Doris Lanell (Nelly) Jones, 82 went to be with Jesus on January 20, 2019 surrounded by dearly loved people. Memorial Service will be held at Forest Lawn Memory Garden in Meridian, Mississippi on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Doris was born Doris Lanell Hurst on November 9, 1936 in Meridian, Mississippi to Thelma Doris DuBose Hurst and John Thomas Hurst....
Imogene Snowden
Jan 19, 2019
Funeral services for Imogene Snowden will be held Tuesday, January 22, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home, with Bro. Gene May and Bro. John Grimes officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. prior to service. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Church. Mrs. Snowden, age 93, passed away on January 19 at her home,...
Cheryl Fitzhugh
Jan 18, 2019
Funeral services for Cheryl Fitzhugh will be held Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home, with Bro. Reggie Manning and Bro. Brandon Deweese officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery. Ms. Fitzhugh, age 66, passed away January 18 at Anderson's Hospital. She is survived by her children, Melissa Rash Spears (David...
James Mosley
Jan 18, 2019
James Alton Mosley, 78, of Meridian, passed away January 18, 2019, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. A private graveside service was held January 20, 2019 at Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Enid, with Rev. Ben Kennedy officiating. Stephens Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. After graduation from DeKalb High School, East Mississippi Junior College and University of...
Paul Moulds
Jan 17, 2019
Mr. Paul Clifton Moulds Services for Mr. Paul Moulds will be on Monday, January 21, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church in Rose Hill. Visitation will be at the church on Monday from 1 - 2 pm. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Moulds, 88, of Rose Hill, passed away on Thursday, January 17,...
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