Tax-deductible contribution

NEW!  Become a Friend of Magnolia Cemetery.  As of September 1, 2025 you can become a Friend of Magnolia Cemetery with a gift of $150 or more annually.  Make your gift today with no obligation for future years.  This will help us maintain the work we have done and take on small repairs and assist with upkeep as needs arise. 

Become a Friend of Magnolia here:  https://cfem.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create?event_date_id=3310

OR Give any amount online: https://cfem.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=2772
This link will take you to the Magnolia Cemetery Beautification and Improvement Fund at the Community Foundation of East MS.
OR
Mail your donation to:
Community Foundation East MS
P.O. Box 3977
Meridian, MS 39303
Notation: Magnolia Cemetery Beautification and Improvement Fund

Friends of Magnolia (giving $150 or more since September 1, 2025):

-Patty & M.L. Agnew

-Charles Dunn

-Alan Hart

-Tracey Braddock Jones

-Stephen & Dana Lawyer

-Jim McGinnis III

-Linda Smith

-Russell Thompson

-Steve & Sheila Webster

People who have generously donated to this effort since its inception:

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.

Memorial bricks purchased by these people have been placed near the flagpole:  (We are no longer accepting brick orders.)

David Anders, Chuck & Sharlyn Braddock, Justin Branton, Connie Brister x 2, Shirley Bufkin, Duncan Chalk x 2, Gloria Chancellor, John & Ann Compton x 2, Lindy Deen, Bill Dorman, William Elliott, Dennis & Lynn Florreich, David & Mary Gilmore & Gail Gilmore, Patti Gray Girard, Bobby Graham, Pam Gray, Cyndy Howarth, Tracey & Dwayne Jones x 2, Arjen & Dena Lagendijk, David & Cathy Laney, Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Lawyer, Suzanne McDonald, McRae Family, MHS Class of '72, Sonny Montgomery Foundation, Angela & Wilbur Mowdy, Stacy Wright Newman, Neyman Family, Mr. & Mrs. William Nunnery, Marie Pace, Gale & Bobby Parker, Christine Persson x 2, Charles & Cathy Porter x 3, Barbara Robinson, Jana Sanders, Joyce Shaw Scott, Wade & Helen Sims, Randy Spears, Scott Stone, Marcus Stone, Ken Storms, Ralph E. Young Rentals, Debbie Young.

A flag pole with an american flag flying on it.

Purchase one of 6 benches to be placed in shady spots throughout the cemetery. Placement selection is limited. $6,000 donation. See the photo of the sample engraved bench. Place your bench request interest by email at perpetuation.com@gmail.com. Since there are so few of these, folks can reach out and express their preference, first come, first served, of the location of their bench.

Join the GV Sonny Montgomery Foundation and purchase a memorial bench for your family or organization.

A bench with the words in memory of queen elizabeth.
A text box with some writing on it