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.

Wendell Litchfield

Wendell Litchfield

Feb 2, 2018

Wendell D. "Winky" Litchfield Services for Wendell D. "Winky" Litchfield will be held Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 1:00pm at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Richard Williams and Rev. James Twiner officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Litchfield, 75, passed away on...

Leon Segars

Leon Segars

Jan 31, 2018

Graveside services for US Army veteran Leon Segars will be held Monday, February 5, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at MS Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS, with Bro. Kenneth Owen officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Segars, age 85, of Meridian, passed away January 31 at Aldersgate. Leon is survived by his children, Donna...

Ralph Moore

Ralph Moore

Jan 28, 2018

Ralph "Sheetrock" Moore Memorial services for Ralph "Sheetrock" Moore will be held Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 12:00pm at Webb Chapel with Bro. Kenneth Owen officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Moore, 65, of Meridian, passed away January 28, 2018. He was retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad. He enjoyed making people smile and was...

Annie Eaks

Annie Eaks

Jan 26, 2018

Services for Mrs. Annie Eaks will be Monday, January 29th, 11 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Vick officiating. Burial will follow at McClain Chapel Pentecostal Church cemetery in Philadelphia, MS. Mrs. Eaks, 90, of Meridian passed away Friday at Rush Foundation Hospital. She is survived by siblings Dorothy Lane of Gulf Breeze, FL; Jean Grace of...

Martha Talbert

Martha Talbert

Jan 25, 2018

Funeral services for Martha Talbert will be held Sunday at 2pm at Gum Log Primitive Baptist Church in Bailey. Rev. Kyle Naylor will be officiating. Burial will be in church cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. Ms. Talbert, 79, of Bailey, entered her eternal home on Thursday. She was a homemaker and early in her...

Mark Miller

Mark Miller

Jan 23, 2018

Mark D. Miller Funeral services for Mark D. Miller will be held Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 1:00pm at James F. Webb Chapel with Bro. Gary Bickford officiating. Burial to follow at Rawson Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Miller, 52, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018 in Caledonia, MS. Mark was preceded in...

Harley Linton

Harley Linton

Jan 22, 2018

Services for Harley E. Linton will be held Thursday, January 25th, 11:00 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home with Rev. Leon Ballard and Rev. Steve Avera officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Garden. Mr. Linton, 88, of Meridian, passed away Monday in at Poplar Springs Nursing Center. Harley was a proud Army veteran who was drafted during the...

Lois Adkins

Lois Adkins

Jan 22, 2018

Visitation Visitation Stephens Funeral Home - DeKalb Hwy 16 West DeKalb, MS Thursday, January 25, 2018 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Service Funeral Service Scooba United Methodist Church Scooba, MS Friday, January 26, 2018 11:00 a.m. Cemetery Cedar Lawn Cemetery Scooba, MS Memorial Contributions EMCC Scooba, MS

Edwina Chisolm

Edwina Chisolm

Jan 18, 2018

Services for Edwina Snowden Chisolm will be held Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 2:00 p.m at Fellowship Baptist Church in the Bailey community, with visitation from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Edwina, age 92, of Meridian, was born to Jim and Agnes Pope...

Robert Powell

Robert Powell

Jan 17, 2018

Robert, aged 76 years, was born in Gorman, Texas, on August 2, 1941, to Opal and Robert Elton Powell. He was one of two children born of this union. His sister, Sylvia Butler, predeceased him, as well as his beloved stepfather, Howard Poovey. Robert passed away at his home on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. After graduating from high school,...

Paul Jason Moorehead, Sr.

Paul Jason Moorehead, Sr.

Jan 17, 2018

A celebration of life service for Jason Moorehead will be held Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at 1:00 pm at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian, with Bro. Nels Norris officiating. Burial will follow at Frazier Grove Church of God Cemetery in Bailey, MS. Jason, age 48, of Meridian, passed away January 17. Jason was born and raised in Meridian and...

Elouise Rickles

Elouise Rickles

Jan 16, 2018

Services for Elouise S. Rickles will be held Friday, January 19th, 12:00 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home of Meridian with Bro. Jeff Hancock officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Elouise S. Rickles, 83, of Meridian passed away Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, MS. She was born February 5, 1934 in Meridian, MS to...

Sybil Margrave

Sybil Margrave

Jan 14, 2018

Mrs. Sybil Margrave Services for Mrs. Sybil Margrave will be graveside on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Jimmy Harrison officiating. Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Margrave, 96, of Meridian, passed away on January 14, 2018 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical...

Ellen Reeves

Ellen Reeves

Jan 14, 2018

Ellen M. Reeves Graveside services for Ellen Reeves will be held on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 2:00pm at Water Valley Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery in Whynot with Bro. Gary McInnis officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Reeves, 82, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018. She was a loving mother and grandmother....

Virginia Rivers

Virginia Rivers

Jan 14, 2018

Virginia "Ginny" Rivers Funeral mass for Mrs. Virginia "Ginny" Rivers will be held on Thursday, January 18th, 2018 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church at 1:30 pm. Visitation will be at James F. Webb Funeral Home on Thursday from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm and interment will be in the Catholic cemetery. Ginny, 83, passed away on Sunday, January 14,...

Leigh Kilpatrick

Leigh Kilpatrick

Jan 13, 2018

Leigh Ann Kilpatrick Leigh Ann Klinger Jones Kilpatrick, 68, passed away on Saturday January 13, 2018, in Meridian, Mississippi. She was born on February 6, 1949, in Wheeling, WV. She was a retired school teacher who taught at Meridian High School and Junior High. She was a member of College Park United Methodist Church. She was a member of...

Joshua Stewart

Joshua Stewart

Jan 13, 2018

Joshua Trent Stewart Memorial services for Joshua Trent Stewart will be held Wednesday, January 17, 2017 at 7:00pm at James F. Webb Funeral Home with Bro. Joey McGill officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Stewart, 29, of Stonewall, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018. He loved his family and sons. He was known for...

Steven Henderson

Steven Henderson

Jan 13, 2018

A celebration of life service for Steven Henderson will be held Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at Stephens Funeral Home in Meridian. Bro. Michael Wells and Bro. Chris Gully will officiate, with Stephens Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church. Mr. Henderson, age 49, of DeKalb, passed away...

Elizabeth Ryan

Elizabeth Ryan

Jan 12, 2018

Graveside services for Elizabeth Ryan will be held Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. at Damascus Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Hollis Warren officiating. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Ryan, age 71, of Jackson, passed away January 12 in DeKalb. Elizabeth is survived by her children, Teresa Hudson and Terry Ryan;...

Joyce Warren

Joyce Warren

Jan 12, 2018

Services for Joyce L. Warren "Bonnie" will be held Monday, January 15th, 12:00 p.m., at New Hope United Methodist Church in DeKalb with Rev. Billy Higginbotham officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Warren, 81, of DeKalb, passed away at her residence in Brookwood, AL. Bonnie was born January...

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