Robert F. Brand A Memorial Service for Robert F. Brand will be held Thursday, Feb.2, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Church of The Mediator, with Reverend Dr. Helen Tester and Reverend Charles Floyd officiating and Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Brand, 69, of Meridian died Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Robert was born in Manchester, Georgia but lived most of his life in Meridian. He was retired from the Meridian Police Department and the Mississippi Air National Guard and he also served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Church of the Mediator. Robert was also a Mason and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. His hobbies included cooking, flying, and fishing. Survivors include his wife Virginia Brand; daughters Annette Johnson and her husband Gregg, and Dawn Brand; son Aaron Reece and his wife Agnieszka; grandchildren Kathryn, Ryan and Emma; brothers and sisters Carolyn Lane, Gene Brand, Corinne B. Prewitt and Linda Waldrop; mother-in-law Faye Horne; his daughter's mother Louise Brand. He was preceded in death by his parents Glen and Daphne Brand and his sister Dot Trapp. The family requests memorials be made to Camp Bratton Green Scholarship Fund, in care of the Church of The Mediator. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Chandler, Edwin Owen, Ronnie Null, Henry Palmer, Buddy Massey, Fred Hataway, Freddie Poitevent and Jim Lauderdale. Family and friends may sign the online guest book at www.robertbarhamffh.com. Visitation will be held at Wednesday 5:30 until 7:00 at the funeral home and one hour prior to services Thursday at the church.
