Meridian High School Mississippi Alumni Obituaries

Dr. SSgt Retired Melissa Lynne Swann passed away on December 19 2025 at the Veterans Home in Oxford Mississippi after a long illness. Melissa was born in Albuquerque New Mexico on August 25 1962 to the late Jimmie Glenn Swann and Medgie Ann Nix both of Pontotoc Mississippi. She graduated from Tupelo...

A memorial service for Mr. Daniel Garris age 50 of Richton will be held at a later date. Mr. Garris passed from this life on December 24 2025 in Meridian Mississippi. He was a father of three and Pepaw to ten grandchildren whom he loved deeply. Though life took him down difficult roads he was a man ...

Rita Lewis Goodman, 79, of Meridian, Mississippi passed away on January 16, 2026 at her residence.    She was born on December 4, 1946 to Tully and Grace (Welch) Lewis in Quitman, MS.Rita was a member of the Eastern Star,  where she was the Worthy Grand Matron for the State of Mississ...

Robert L. "Bobby" Butler 83 of Hickory passed away Sunday January 4 2026 in Meridian Mississippi. He was born Saturday August 29 1942 in Lauderdale County Mississippi. Visitation will be held on Tuesday January 6 2026 from 1000 AM until 1200 PM at Newton County Funeral Home South Newton with funera...

Charley David Cumberland 72 of Mendenhall Mississippi passed away Monday December 22 2025 at the Brandon Nursing and Rehab Center in Brandon Mississippi. He was born Friday September 25 1953 in Meridian Mississippi. Visitation will be held on Friday December 26 2025 from 100 P.M. until 130 P.M. at C...

Joseph Lee Grafton 47 formally of South Boston Massachusetts passed away on January 1 2026 in Brooklyn Mississippi. Joseph was born on June 23 1978 in Meridian Mississippi to Thadis Thad Franklin Grafton and Diana Lisa Messina Grafton. He earned his bachelors degree in business management at the Uni...

Anthony Carson Sager 58 of Quitman Mississippi passed away on Friday December 26 2025 at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian Mississippi. He was born on November 26 1967 in Demopolis Alabama to Carson and Linda Sager. Anthony was later adopted by his uncle William Lewis Sager and wi...

SAMMY GEE GULLEY, age 29, of York, Alabama, was born May 29, 1996, in Meridian; Lauderdale County, Mississippi. He is the son of Danielle (Milan) Thomas and Sammy Gulley. He tra...

Mary Alice Dudley was born on Friday January 10 1944 and took her final breath on December 15 2025just 50 feet from where she was born. The years in between she lived. Mary Alice graduated from Spearsville High School in 1961 and later attended BMI Bish Mathis Institute in Monroe until her marriage ...

Ronald Wayne Moore, beloved husband, father, grandfather, family member, and friend, passed away on January 4, 2026, at the age of 74.Ronald was born on February 7, 1951, in Meridian, Mississippi. He proudly served his country as a Chief Warrant Officer with the Georgia Army National Guard, an exper...

Marian Joy Santiago Howell affectionately known as Marijoy or Joy passed away peacefully on January 4th 2026 after a courageous fiveyear battle with renal cell carcinoma shortly after one of the most beautiful sunsets in Fairhope Alabama. She was surrounded by friends and family as she took her last...

William Charles Thomas was born on December 11 1949 in Meridian Mississippi to the late Leo and Mary Thomas. He was raised there until he decided to leave home in search of opportunity. He worked as a farmhand and later traveled for seasonal work picking fruits and vegetables from Georgia to New Yor...

​On July 14, 2025, Donna Jean (nee Kellaway) Lowther passed away peacefully after a lengthy battle with dementia. She was born October 7, 1943 in Camden, NJ, to Norman and Marian Kellaway, and was raised in Haddon Heights, NJ along with her 6 younger siblings. In 1961 Donna graduated from Haddon He...

Dr. William E. Eggerton age 94 years a native of Meridian Mississippi and a longtime resident of Slidell Louisiana passed away on Wednesday December 24 2025 in Slidell. Dr. Eggerton was born June 22 1931 in Chicago Illinois to Bryan and Dorothy Lide Eggerton. He was a graduate of LSU Medical School ...