Barbara Faye Rawson James Retired, Interior Decorator Services for Barbara Faye Rawson James will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John A. Temple officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. James, 72, of Meridian , died Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at her residence. Survivors include her daughter, Tjwanna Heblon and her husband, Billy, of Meridian; sons, James E. Parnell and his wife, Gail, of Meridian, William H. Parnell and Charles Parnell and his wife Gail, all of Chunky and Eddie Parnell of Philadelphia, Pa.; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Lois McCary of Meridian; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles N. James; parents, James Leonard Rawson Sr. and Edna Pearl Rawson Stone; and brothers, James Leonard Rawson Jr. and Robert Rawson. Pallbearers will be Blake Branning, Brandon Branning, Robert Rawson Jr., Randy Rawson, Don Hunter and William Parnell Jr. Visitation will be today, from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at the funeral home, and Thursday, one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
