Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
Joan Garrett Clay
Feb 19, 2020
Funeral services for Mrs. Joan Garrett Clay will begin at 11:00am Saturday, February 22, 2020 at Druid Hills United Methodist Church with the Reverends Jonathan Tullos and Gerald Chaney officiating. Interment will follow at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Clay, 81, of Meridian, passed...
Mary Charlene Reeves
Feb 17, 2020
Memorial services for Mary C. Reeves will be held Monday, March 2, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Father Augustine Palimattam and Reverend James Clark officiating.
Mrs. Reeves, 84, of Meridian, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at her home.
Mary had a strong affinity for family. She was...
Jessie Oredith "Rita" Anderson
Feb 15, 2020
Jessie Oredith “Rita” Anderson, 95, of the Meehan Community, died peacefully at home on February 15, 2020, surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
Rita was a much-loved member of her community, where she was fondly referred to as the “Mayor of Meehan.” She was strong, tough, independent, hardheaded, sassy, determined and funny, and loved her family fiercely. ...
Gary Earl Boatner
Feb 15, 2020
A memorial visitation for Mr. Gary Boatner will be held on Sunday, February 23, 2020 from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Following the visitation, there will be a meal at First Baptist Church of Stonewall, where he was a member. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr....
Mary Gipson
Feb 13, 2020
Funeral services for Mary Gipson will be held Monday, February 17, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with The Reverend Morris Thompson officiating. Private burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens at a later date.
Mrs. Mary Gipson, age 62, of Meridian passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020, at Rush Foundational Hospital....
Lynn Bruner Combest
Feb 11, 2020
Lynn Bruner Combest, Vice President of Sales at Leading Edges of Mississippi, passed away on Tuesday, February 11th, 11 days after her 58th birthday.
Visitation is scheduled 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Friday and funeral service at 10 a.m. Saturday with Dr. Raymond Leake and Dr. Nathan Van Horn officiating, both at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home...
Charles Van Hagwood
Feb 10, 2020
A memorial gathering for Charles Van Hagwood will be held on Saturday, February 15 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.
Charles Van Hagwood, age 68, passed away February 10, 2020 at Specialty Hospital of Meridian.
Van retired from Georgia Pacific in Pennington, Alabama after 40 years of employment.
...Richard Lowery
Feb 9, 2020
On Sunday, February 9, 2020, Richard Lowery passed peacefully from this world in his home in Meridian, Mississippi. He was attended by his loving wife, a kind friend and his loyal companion dog, Kennif Ray.
He was born Richard Watson Lowery, Jr, in Jackson, Mississippi on March 8, 1952. His father was a Marine Corps. Sargent and...
Jennie Lolita Broun Partridge
Feb 8, 2020
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Lolita Broun Partridge will be held Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Joe Anderson and Frankie Boyette officiating. Burial will be held at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Lolita, age 77, of Meridian...
Violet Katherine Schlamp Levine
Feb 5, 2020
Memorial services for Violet Levine will be held Sunday, February 16, 2020, at 2:00 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Dr. John Temple officiating.
Ms. Violet Levine, age 88, peacefully departed this life on Wednesday, February 5 th 2020.
She was born on December 12 th 1931 in New Orleans, LA to Wilfred...
Margie Keller Castle
Feb 4, 2020
Funeral services for Margie Keller Castle will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Bro. Jason Gross officiating. Burial will be held at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery in Suqualena. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Margie Castle, age 90, of Chesterfield,...
Edward Joseph Thomas
Feb 3, 2020
Visitation for retired Meridian police officer Edward J. Thomas will be Friday, February 7, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Father Augustine Palimattam conducting a funeral Mass at 11 a.m.
Eddie was with family when he passed away on Monday, February 3, following a long struggle with cancer. He was 66.
He...
Lois Evelyn Mcgee
Jan 31, 2020
Graveside services for Miss Lois E. McGee will begin at 11:00 am Friday, February 7, 2020 at Chunky Cemetery with the Reverend Dr. John Temple officiating. Interment will follow graveside rights. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Miss McGee, 90, of Meridian, Formerly of Jackson, passed away Friday, January 31,...
Richard Dion Page
Jan 30, 2020
Funeral services for Richard Dion Page will begin Friday, February 7, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Richard Dion Page, age 44, passed away January 30, 2020 while hunting after his tree...
Mary Magdalene Johnson
Jan 30, 2020
Graveside services for Mary Magdalene Johnson will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery in the Little Rock community with Rev. Curtis Pace officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mary Magdalene Johnson, age 94, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020.
...Julia Kathleen Scarbrough
Jan 29, 2020
Julia Kathleen Scarbrough, 89, of Meridian, MS, passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 in Meridian, Mississippi.
Visitation will be held at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, 6300 Hwy 39 North, Meridian, MS on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 2:00pm – 3:15pm.
Funeral service will be held at Robert Barham Family Funeral...
Roy Lee Moffett
Jan 28, 2020
Funeral services for Mr. Roy Lee Moffett will be held on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. at Center Grove Baptist Church, with Bro. Jimmy Culpepper officiating. Burial will be held at Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Moffett, age 86, of Meridian passed away...
Elizabeth Ann "Lib" Morgan
Jan 27, 2020
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Ann “Lib” Morgan will be held on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with the Reverends Ben Jones and Davey Wilkinson officiating. Burial will be held at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Morgan, age...
Nicholas Cain Johnson
Jan 26, 2020
Nicholas “Cain” Johnson, age 39, of Meridian Mississippi passed away on Sunday January 26, 2020.
Cain was born and spent most of his life in Meridian, MS where he grew up in a large Catholic family. He attended Northeast School, where he was known for being friendly to all. He was a gifted drawer and had a...
Bobbie Neal Parker
Jan 26, 2020
Funeral services for Mrs. Bobbie Neal Parker will begin at 12 Noon Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with Reverend Mike Sahler officiating. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Parker, 90, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, January 26,...




