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.
Walter Lindemann
May 3, 2018
Walter Ray Lindemann Services for Mr. Walter Ray Lindemann will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at graveside. Interment will be in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery in the Whynot community. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Lindemann passed away on May 3, 2018 at Diversacare in Meridian. He was a...
Peggy Platt
May 3, 2018
A graveside service for Mrs. Peggy Joyce Gossett Platt will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Oak Grove Bonita Cemetery at 10 a.m. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Platt, 89, passed away at Rush Foundation Hospital on May 3, 2018. She loved helping others, loved her children and her grandchildren. She...
Morris Vincent, Sr.
May 3, 2018
Morris Wayne Vincent, Sr. Services for Morris Wayne Vincent, Sr. will be held at a later date. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Vincent, 70, lost his battle with cancer on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at his residence. He retired after 29 years from the Army National Guard at Army Air Field, Number 3, Key...
Jacqueline Shumate
May 1, 2018
Graveside services for Mrs. Jacqueline E. Shumate will be held Friday at 11 am at Meridian Memorial Park. Rev. Jack Kern will be officiating the service. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Shumate, 87, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday at Bedford Care of Marion. She was a long time registered nurse serving in several capacities in...
Lamar Garrett
Apr 28, 2018
Mr. Lamar Alton Garrett Memorial services for Mr. Lamar Alton Garrett will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at James F. Webb Funeral Home with Rev. Roy Garrett officiating. Mr. Garrett, of Meridian, passed from this life into the next on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. Lamar loved to cut his...
John Beckham
Apr 28, 2018
Graveside services for John Wayne Beckham will be held Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Mt Pleasant UMC Church Cemetery. Bro. Randy Caldwell & Bro. CJ Caufield will officiate, with Stephens Funeral Home in DeKalb in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Beckham, age 52, of DeKalb, passed away April 28 at his home. John was a kind,...
Zona Robinson
Apr 28, 2018
Zona Eldred Craven Robinson passed away peacefully on April 28, 2018, in Ridgeland, Mississippi. She went to be with her Lord and Savior after a wonderful life of 95 years. Zona is survived by her daughter, Brenda Parmelee of Brandon, Mississippi. She is also survived by three granddaughters, Carla Gray of Meridian, Mississippi; Dana Gray Hoyle of Euless, Texas;...
Chester Pickard, Jr.
Apr 26, 2018
Chester "Bug" Pickard, Jr. Graveside services for Chester "Bug" Pickard, Jr. will be held Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 3:00pm at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev Jim Hutchinson and Rev. Gary Pickard officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Pickard, 90, died Thursday, April 25, 2018 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was...
Erskon Toomey
Apr 22, 2018
Erskon C. Toomey Graveside services for Mr. Erskon C. Toomey will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 1:00pm at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian, MS. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. After a brief illness, Erskon C. "Toomey" Toomey peacefully died in his sleep on Sunday, April 22, 2018. He was preceded in death by his...
Ethel Brown
Apr 21, 2018
Memorial services for Ethel Brown will be held at 5:30pm on Saturday, April 28th at Jones Memorial Presbyterian Church. Allan Singletary will be officiating. Mrs. Brown, 80, went to be with her Lord on April 21st, peacefully, at Beehive Home of Marion, Ms. She was retired from Meridian Public School System. Throughout her life, she enjoyed most of all,...
Mary Paniucki
Apr 21, 2018
Mary J. Paniucki Graveside services for Mary J. Paniucki will be held Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 12:00pm at Meridian Memorial Park with Rev. David Weir officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Paniucki, 84, of Meridian, died, Saturday, April 21, 2018 in Meridian. She was a member of The New Beginnings in Christ Church...
Mildred Jones
Apr 18, 2018
Funeral services for Mrs. Mildred Omatine McDonald Jones will be held Sunday, April 22nd at 12 pm in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home of Meridian. Rev. Kenneth Owen and Rev. Jimmy Harrison will be officiating the services. Burial will follow in Springhill UMC Church cemetery. Mrs. Jones, 98, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday at Aldersgate Community Living Center....
Mary Harris
Apr 18, 2018
Mary Belle Luke Harris Services for Mrs. Mary Belle Harris will be held on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at James F. Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Stears officiating. Visitation will be on Friday from 1 - 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
Samuel Warren
Apr 18, 2018
A graveside service for Sam Warren will be held Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. at Meehan Cemetery. Rev. Terry Steppee will officiate, with Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Warren, age 51, of Meridian, passed away April 18 at home. Sam enjoyed playing pool with his brother and playing the guitar. He loved...
Larry Holifield
Apr 17, 2018
Funeral services for Larry Holifield will be held Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, with Rev. Terry Steppee officiating. Burial will follow at Archusa Memorial Garden in Quitman. Mr. Holifield, age 60, of Enterprise, passed away April 17, 2018. Larry will be remembered as a loving husband, daddy, and papaw. He deeply...
Lavelle Harper
Apr 13, 2018
Funeral services for Lavelle Harper will be held Monday, April 16, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at Long Creek Baptist Church, with his son, Bro. Marty Harper, officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery, with Stephens Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Harper, age 82, of Meridian, passed away April 13 at Bedford Care Center in Marion....
Nicky White
Apr 12, 2018
Graveside services for Nicky Cunningham White will be held Saturday at 11 am at Pine Springs Southern Methodist Church cemetery. Brian Hyatt and Rev. Mike McKee will be officiating. Stephens Funeral Home of Meridian is entrusted of the arrangements. Ms. White, 65, of Meridian, passed away at her residence on Thursday. She is survived by her daughters Deanna Hyatt...
Willie Hagwood
Apr 9, 2018
Graveside services for Willie Howard Hagwood will be held Friday, April 13, at 11:00 a. m. at Causeyville Baptist Church Cemetery with his grandson Rev. Ryan Culpepper officiating. Mr. Hagwood, 95, of Causeyville, died Monday, April 9, in York, Alabama. He was born on August 30, 1922, in Petal, Mississippi, the last of four children born to Forrest County...
Mamie Fortson
Apr 3, 2018
A graveside service for Ms. Mamie Fortson will be held Thursday, April 5th, 12:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memory Garden Cemetery with Bro. Jimmy Harrison officiating. Barham Funeral Home Forest Lawn Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Ms. Fortson, 84, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mamie retired from Holiday Inn where she worked as...
Kimberly Cutway
Apr 3, 2018
Mrs. Kimberly Dean Cutway A celebration of life service for Mrs. Kimberly Cutway will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 4 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church in Toomsuba with Rev. Lamar Lifer officiating. Mrs. Cutway, 58, passed away on April 3, 2018 at Rush Foundation Hospital. She was born on August 14, 1959 to James and Gereldine...
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