Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Betty Louise Stewart

Betty Louise Stewart

Mar 5, 2018

Funeral Services for Mrs. Betty Louise Stewart will be held Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 1:00 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Kern officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Stewart, age 95, passed away Monday, March 5, 2018. Mrs. Stewart...

Melvin "Howard" Donald

Melvin "Howard" Donald

Mar 5, 2018

Funeral services for Mr. Howard Donald will begin at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 9, 2018 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Ruffin officiating. Interment will follow with military honors at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Donald, 87, of Meridian, passed away Monday, March 5, 2018 at...

Gary Alvin "Al" Gressett

Gary Alvin "Al" Gressett

Mar 4, 2018

Graveside services for Gary “Al” Gressett will begin at 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 9, 2018, at Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery in Collinsville with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. A funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 2:00 p.m. prior to the service.

Gary “Al” Gressett, age 31, passed away unexpectedly on March...

Phillip Mark Holt

Phillip Mark Holt

Mar 2, 2018

Funeral services for Mr. Phillip Mark Holt will begin at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Elder Mickey Myers officiating. Interment will follow at Blue Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Holt, age 65, of Meridian passed away Friday, March 2,...

Mary Joyce Swain

Mary Joyce Swain

Mar 1, 2018

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. till 2:30 p.m. at the Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. A graveside service will begin at 3:00 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian, Mississippi with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating.

Mary Joyce Swain passed away on March 1, 2018 in Cape Coral, Florida after a brave...

Reverend Melvin L Boles

Reverend Melvin L Boles

Feb 28, 2018

Reverend Melvin L. Boles

Funeral services for Rev. Melvin L. Boles will be held Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 1:00pm at Evangel Temple, with Rev. Mike Boles, Rev. Ronnie Boles, and Rev. Kim Culpepper officiating. Burial will be held at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the...

Jessie Faye Chapman

Jessie Faye Chapman

Feb 27, 2018

Funeral services for Jessie Faye “Tidy” Chapman will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Carl White and Bro. Donnie Stuart officiating. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. at County Line Baptist Church Cemetery in Rankin County with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements....

Olin Hugh Doerner

Olin Hugh Doerner

Feb 27, 2018

Funeral services for Mr. Olin Doerner will be held Friday, March 2, 2018, at 2:30pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Donald Gentry officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Forest Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Doerner, age 84, of the Martin Community,...

Sarah Cook

Sarah Cook

Feb 26, 2018

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Cook will begin at 12:00 pm on Friday, March 2, 2018, in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Bro. Corey Fontan and William “Danny” Cook officiating. Interment will follow at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Cook, 80, of Meridian,...

Glenn Savoie

Glenn Savoie

Feb 25, 2018

Memorial services for Mr. Glenn Savoie will be held Saturday, March 3, 2018, at 11:30am at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.

Mr. Savoie, age 65, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2018, at his residence.

Mr. Savoie enjoyed fishing, welding, and woodworking. His family remembers him as a man who truly...

Ronald Gary Ryan, Sr.

Ronald Gary Ryan, Sr.

Feb 25, 2018

Funeral Services for Mr. Ronald Gary Ryan, Sr. will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2018 in the Robert Barham Family Funeral  Home Chapel with the Reverends Jody Pittman and Ed Tatum officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at 11:30 a.m. at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in...

Robert Earl (Bo) Green

Robert Earl (Bo) Green

Feb 23, 2018

Robert Earl (Bo) Green

Graveside services for Robert Earl (Bo) Green will be held Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Brother Marty Harper officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Green, age 72, of Meridian went to...

Edwina Jeanette Cooper

Edwina Jeanette Cooper

Feb 20, 2018

Funeral services for Edwina Jeanette Cooper will be held Friday, February 23, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Dr. Buford Usry and Reverend Phillip Marshall officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Cooper, age 80, of Meridian,...

Jesse Glynn Eakes

Jesse Glynn Eakes

Feb 19, 2018

Memorial Services for Mr. Jesse G. Eakes will be held Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, at 10:00am.

Survivors include his wife, Delores Eakes; son, Thomas Eakes; grandson, Carter Eakes; sisters, Margaret Baker and Ginger Clayton; and brother, Grover Eakes and wife, Mitzie.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made...

Faye E. Daniels Joyner

Faye E. Daniels Joyner

Feb 19, 2018

Graveside services for Faye Joyner will be held Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with Brother Leslie Aucoin officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Joyner, age 85, of Meridian, passed away Monday, February 19, 2018 at Rush Foundation Hospital. Faye was a veteran of the United States Navy....

Lafloye C Riley

Lafloye C Riley

Feb 17, 2018

Funeral services for Mrs. Lafloye C. Riley will begin at 11:00 am, Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church with Bro. Calvin Price officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Riley, 86, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018 at the Fisher...

Thomas Claude "T.C." Vincent

Thomas Claude "T.C." Vincent

Feb 13, 2018

Funeral services for Mr. Thomas Claude Vincent will be held Friday, February 16, 2018, at 11:30am at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend James Gordon officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Vincent, age 100, of Meridian passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at...

Louis Jerome Russell

Louis Jerome Russell

Feb 12, 2018

Funeral services for Louis Jerome Russell will be held Friday, February 16, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Prospect Presbyterian Church with Dr. Tom Sikes officiating. Burial will follow at Prospect Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Russell, age 52, of Chunky, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018 at his home....

Susan Linda Sims-Prescott

Susan Linda Sims-Prescott

Feb 11, 2018

Funeral services for Susan Linda (Sims) Prescott will be held Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 11:30am at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Final internment will be at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in Meridian, MS. Rev. Paul Trosper will officiate services.

Mrs. Prescott, 75, of Collinsville, MS. died at her daughter’s home surrounded by those who loved her....

Johnny Knight

Johnny Knight

Feb 9, 2018

Funeral Services for Mr. Johnny Knight will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 12, 2018, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Hack McMullen and Dr. Scott Harrell officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Knight, 65, of Meridian passed away Friday, February 9, 2018, at Anderson Regional Medical Center.

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