Funeral services for Michael Paul Ethredge will be held Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 11 a.m. from Neshoba Baptist Church with Rev. Byron Howell officiating. Burial will follow in Neshoba Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 10 a.m. at the church until service time. McClain-Hays Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Ethredge, 52, of Meridian, died Tuesday, August 31, 2021. He was a native and longtime resident of Neshoba Community and attended Neshoba Baptist Church. He lived with his second family in Meridian at Brandy’s Hope. He loved horses and music. Survivors include his uncle, Charles Rhodes (Lisa) of Union; first cousin, Victor Rhodes; numerous cousins and friends. Mr. Ethredge was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Betty Ethredge.