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.

Jose Gomez
Jun 8, 2014
Jose De Luna Joe Gomez Visitation for Jose De Luna Gomez will be held Thursday from 57 pm at James F. Webb Funeral Home. The Funeral Mass will be held Friday at 11:00 am at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Interment will follow at the Meridian Catholic Cemetery. Mr. Gomez was born at Fort Stotsenburg,...

Virginia Spooner
Jun 3, 2014
Virginia Ballard Robinson Spooner Services for Virginia Ballard Robinson Spooner will be held Friday at 11:30 am at Webb Chapel with Bro. Richard Coats officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Spooner, 77, of Enterprise, died Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at her residence. She is survived...

Mildred Raines
May 28, 2014
MERIDIAN Services for Mildred Raines will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Webb Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be held in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Raines, 87, died May 28, 2014 at Regency Hospital in Meridian. She was a homemaker and had a full time job helping to...

Jim Sanders
May 28, 2014
Jim Sanders Services for Jim Sanders will be held Saturday at 11 am at First Baptist Church Meridian with Dr. Raymon Leake and Rev. David McCubbin officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Sanders, 83, of Meridian, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He...

Mary Swain
May 26, 2014
Mary Clara Covert Swain Rosary and Visitation for Mary Clara Covert Swain will be Wednesday at 10:00 am at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Mass will begin at 11:30 am with Father Raja Suresh and Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mary Clara Covert Swain, 91,...

Ernestine Stull
May 21, 2014
Ernestine Stull Services for Ernestine Stull will be held Saturday at 2pm at Webb Chapel with Pastors Chuck Overby, Bob Savell, and James King officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Ms. Stull, 91, of Meridian, died Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Poplar Springs Nursing Center. She...
Bobby Crawford
May 20, 2014
Bobby James Crawford Memorial Services for Bobby James Crawford will be held Friday at 11:30 am at Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Bob Followell officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Crawford, 78, of Meridian, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired veteran of the Korean War serving...

Norma Sharp
May 16, 2014
Mrs. Norma Jean Sharp Services for Mrs. Norma Jean Sharp will be held Monday, May 19, 2014 at 2 p.m. at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Samuel Fulton and Rev. Carroll Reid officiating. Interment will be held in Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Sharp, age 78, passed...
Joe West
May 15, 2014
Joe West Services for Mr. Joe West will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 2 p.m. at Graveside. Interment will be held at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. West, of Meridian, passed away on May 15, 2014 at his residence. He worked for Structural Steel and was...

Ruby Griffin
May 15, 2014
Ruby Elaine Griffin Funeral Services for Ruby Elaine Griffin will be held Saturday, May 17, 2014 at 11:00am at Webb Chapel with Bro. Mike Boles officiating. Burial will be Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Ms. Griffin, 59, of Meridian, died Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center....

Mack Harper, Jr.
Apr 25, 2014
Mack Ray Harper, Jr. Graveside services for Mr. Mack Ray Harper, Jr. will be held Tuesday at 12:00pm at Rawson Cemetery with Bro. Kenneth Owen officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Harper, 59, of Meridian, died Friday, April 25, 2014 at his residence. He was a beloved father and brother. He loved watching...
Wilbur Weaver
Apr 17, 2014
Wilbur Eugene Gene Weaver Services for Wilbur Eugene Gene Weaver will be held Saturday at 10:30 am at Webb Chapel with Bro. Jackie Strebeck officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Weaver, 83, of Meridian, died Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He...

Leo Smith, Jr.
Apr 10, 2014
Leo C. Smith, Jr. Graveside services for Mr. Leo C. Smith, Jr. will be held Tuesday at 11 am at the MS Veterans Cemetery in Newton with Rev. Richard Williams officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Smith, 80, of Enterprise, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at his residence. He is survived by his...

Richard Lyle Jr.
Apr 9, 2014
Richard Lyle, Jr. Graveside services for Richard Lyle, Jr. will be held Thursday at 10:30 am at Magnolia Cemetery with The Rev. Brian Ponder officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Lyle, 79, of Meridian, was the son of the late Richard and Elizabeth Lyle. Golf was just one of his talents having won...

Shirley Dearman
Apr 9, 2014
Shirley Oliver Dearman Services for Shirley Oliver Dearman will be held Saturday at 11 am at Mont Rose Baptist Church in Quitman with Bro. Dennis Coats officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Dearman, 75, of Quitman, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Anderson Regional Medical...

Billie Wilson Jr.
Apr 4, 2014
Billie Clarence Bubba Wilson Jr. Services for Mr. Bubba Wilson will be held Monday, April 7, 2014 at 10 a.m., at Webb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Kenneth Owen and Bro. Gene Higginbotham officiating. Interment will be in Cedarlawn Cemetery in Philadelphia, MS. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Wilson, age 64, of Meridian,...

Dolphus Stanton
Mar 28, 2014
Dolphus Stanton Memorial Services for Mr. Dolphus Stanton will be held Monday at 11 am at Webb Chapel with Rev. Danny Davis and Rev. Roy Dabbs officiating. James F. Webb Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Stanton, 89, of Meridian, died Friday, March 28, 2014 at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Stanton daughter,...

Mary Swain
Mar 27, 2014
Mary E. Swain Services for Mrs. Mary E. Swain will be held Saturday at 2pm at Webb Chapel with Dr. Dave Caves officiating. Burial will be in Toomsuba Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Swain, 92, of Toomsuba, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Regency Hospital. She was a longtime member of Toomsuba...

Carolyn Linton
Mar 25, 2014
Carolyn Adcock Linton Services for Carolyn Adcock Linton will be held Saturday at 10 am at Webb Chapel with Rev. David Dewease officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Linton, 78, of Meridian, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at her residence. She is survived by...

Joseph Moore
Mar 22, 2014
Joseph O. Joe Moore Funeral Services for Joseph O. Joe Moore will be held Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 2:00pm at Webb Chapel with Bro. Ed Flaskamp officiating. Burial will be Hamrick Cemetery. James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Moore, 75, of Collinsville, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Moore was a...
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