Fundraising Progress

           See Before and After Photos page

Raised $178,252.82 as of 12/5/25       

Expenses: 

-$1,465.00 Memorial Bricks

-$95,000.00 Falcon Contracting 

-819.00 Roudebush Company, Inc. (Memorial Bench)

-5,000.00 J & M Dirt and Land Services

-139.10 materials for install of memorial bench

-270.00 Fundraising Brick, LLC 

-959.70 GoDaddy reimbursement for website and hosting.

-59,737.50 Falcon Contracting

Net = $14,862.52  as of 12/5/25

Timeline:

  • November 2025: Falcon Contracting completed phase II of the road work which finished patching and placed a seal coat on all roads at a cost of $59,737.50.
  • September 2025: Began Friends of Magnolia Cemetery campaign. Please join us with your gift of $150 or more. Find more information on our Ways to Give page.
  • Saturday, April 12, 2025, 9am-Noon: Community work morning. About 100 volunteers weed eated, raked, picked up trash and limbs, and more. Many thanks to VFW Post 79 and Auxiliary, and Post 12124, Stronger Together, Meridian Fire Dept. #8, The Montgomery Institute, Deb's, Dusty' s, The Boys & Girls Club, Scouts of America, 4-H, NAS Shipmates, N.E. ROTC, and many families and individuals.
  • March 2025: Phase I road work was completed. This patched and leveled the roads inside Magnolia and resurfaced about 70% of the roads. Check them out, they look great! The state regulated perpetual care fund agreed to allow a one-time dispersement of $100,000 to go directly to road repair/resurfacing, along with $95,000 of money raised through this effort.
  • People who have generously donated so far: Helen Abraham, Patty & M.L. Agnew, Rex Alman III, David Anders, Leigh Althaus, Barbara Anderson, Patty Maudlin Anthony, Arrowhead Holdings, Frances Jan Avera, Patricia Michel Backus, Melissa Bailey, Mrs. Scott C. Bailey, Scotty Bailey, Scott Bancroft, Pat Bayless, Mark Bebensee, Emilie Bobo, Jim & Kaye Boggs, Jan Boothby, Andy & Lesli Braddock, Chuck & Sharlyn Braddock, Justin Branton, Connie Brister, Jack Bryan, Kathy Bryan, Richard W. Bryan, Shirley Bufkin, Margene Bullock, Ward Calhoun, Phyllis Campbell, James Q. Carlisle, Margaret & Carl Carver, Duncan Chalk, Janet Chalk, Gloria Chancellor, Chet's Paint & Body Shop, Geoffery Clark, Charlene Clayton, Grey Cobb, John & Ann Compton, Mrs. Andrew Cook, Patricia Corey, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Corey, Deanna Cornish, Stephen & Nell Covington, Sidney Covington, Randy & Teresa Crawford, Amanda Gaston Cross, Juanita Crowe, Barbara Crudup, Wilhelmine Damon, Sarah Neville Darcy, Chad Davidson, Dorothy Davidson, Lindy Deen, Robert Dempster, Holly DeNike, Sandra Dennis, Bill Dorman, Anne & Andy Dowdle, Howard Dubose, Wendy Duffy, Charles Dunn, Winfield Dunn, Genie Durden, William Elliott, Katherine Epps, Cathy Feltenstein, Daryl Grady Fitts, Dennis & Lynn Florreich, Tony & DeeDee Fouts, Emily Garrett, John M. Gartrell Trust, Pete & Phyllis Gaston, Lorraine Ennis & Pete Gaston, Jim & Patti George, Barry Germany, David & Mary Gilmore & Gail Gilmore, Lisa Gilmore, Patti Gray Girard, Wink & Lanelle Glover, Sherri Goldman, Danny Gordon, Bobby Graham, Donald M. Graham, Hardy Poindexter Graham Foundation, Pam Graham, Pam Gray, Kenny Griffis, Gerald Hannah, Lee Harris, Susan Harrison, Robin Long Harshbarger, Alan Hart, Greg Hatcher, Mr. & Mrs. Wallace Heggie, Susan & George Hill, James L. Hobgood, The Mina Beth Hodge Trust, Stephanie Holifield, Fonda Holladay, Cyndy Howarth, Mrs. Boatner Howell, Richard James, Raymond James, Elizabeth Jeffares, Sharon Johnson, Tracey & Dwayne Jones, Patricia Richardson Keating, Jimmy & Peggy Kemp, Penny Kemp, Sally Kennedy, Anne Miller Knight, Elmer Knight, Marybeth Kynerd, Arjen & Dena Lagendijk, Dr. & Mrs. Earl Laird, Sharon & Fred Landers, David & Cathy Laney, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Lawyer, Denise Lewis, Magnolia Steel, Inc., Martha Mattox, Rev. David McCubbin, Suzanne McDonald, Jim McGinnis III, Kelly McQuiag, James McRae, Beth McSweeney, Meridian Coca Cola Bottling Company, MHS Class of '72, Joe Middlebrook, Jan Miller, Edward Baskin & Eddie Miller III, Joan Christopher Mitchell, GV Sonny Montgomery Foundation, Scott & Susie Morgan, Angela & Wilbur Mowdy, David & Kayla Mowdy, Betty Muse, Charles Naylor, George Neville, James Altus Newell, Jr. family, Stacy Wright Newman, Melissa Neyland, Jerry Neyman, Mr. & Mrs. Bill Nunnery, Belinda Bennett Ott, Marie Pace, Gale & Bobby Parker, Christine Persson, Charles & Cathy Porter, James & Penny Purnell, Ken & Cheryl Rainey, Joe Ramia, Brad Ramsey, Louise Rawson, Beverly Ray, Richard Reeves, Christine Riley, Gail Riley, Barbara Robinson, Adelheid Rosenbaum, Susan Rosenbaum, Susie Rosenbaum, Rotary Club of Meridian, Safeguard Printing, Jana Sanders, Lydia Sanders, Joyce Shaw Scott, Patricia Scott, Mary Semmes, Brenda Corey Shelton, Shepard Family, Ginny & Henry Shurlds, Wade & Helen Sims, Dr. Hank Singley, Linda Smith, Randy Spears, Betty Springer, Scott Stone, Marcus Stone, Ken Storms, Kelly Swain, Richard Tew, Randy & Tanya Tolbert, Russell Thompson, Milburn & Judy VanVeckhoven, William Vicars, Dr. Stanley Wade, Jr., Walter Wagner, Faye & Jayne Walker, Kerry & Sherry Ward, M.L. & Kim Waters, Kim Watts, Paula & Wyatt Webb, Mr. & Mrs. Steve Webster, Alex Weddington, Richard Wilbourn III, Betty C. Williamson, Jerry Willoughby, Ralph E. Young Rentals, Debbie Young, James R. Young, Ralph Young, Jr., and a number of anonymous gifts. Also see our Friends of Magnolia listed on our Ways to Give page.
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