John Allen LaBelle Services for John Allen LaBelle will be held Friday, August 10, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Mr. Larry Brown officiating. Burial will be in Blackwater Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. LaBelle, 69, of Meridian died Tuesday, August 7, 2012, at Mississippi Methodist Rehab Center in Jackson. He was retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after thirty-three years of service. Mr. LaBelle was an avid outdoorsman and he loved to make others laugh and lived life to the fullest. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather. Survivors include his wife Joyce LaBelle of Meridian, son John Michael LaBelle, and his wife Anne of Fruitdale, Alabama, daughter Angela LaBelle Moore and husband Tommy of Meridian, son Joseph Alan LaBelle and his wife Tracy of Meridian, son David Anthony LaBelle and wife Melissa of Meridian; grandchildren Chloe' LaBelle, Ciera Stephens, Chevis LaBelle, Zane LaBelle, Chase Moore, Zoie LaBelle, Kylie LaBelle and Zachary LaBelle; three step-grandchildren Justin Kentfield, Kevin Kentfield and Darren Kentfield. He was preceded in death by his mother Kathleen Cobb LaBelle. Pallbearers will be Marc Golden, Frank Golden, Stacey Golden, Lamar King, Justin Kentfield, and Kevin Kentfield. Family and friends may sign the online guest book at robertbarhamffh.com Visitation will be held Thursday, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
