Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Kenny Rogers

Kenny Rogers

Feb 8, 2018

Funeral Services for Kenny Rogers will be held Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Charlie Rodriguez officiating. Burial will be at Pine Forest Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Rogers, age 66, of Bailey, passed away Thursday, February 8,...

Agnes Theresa Wood

Agnes Theresa Wood

Feb 8, 2018

Funeral services for Agnes Theresa Wood will be held Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Patrick, with Father Matthew Simmons officiating. Burial will be at Mississippi Veterans Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Wood, age 86, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at Bedford Care....

Hugh S. Hopper

Hugh S. Hopper

Feb 8, 2018

Funeral services for Mr. Hugh S. Hopper will be Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Briggs Chapel, with Reverend Nick Holden officiating. Burial will be at Briggs Chapel Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Hopper, age 87, of Porterville, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018 at North...

Janette Morgan Watson

Janette Morgan Watson

Feb 7, 2018

Funeral services for Janette Morgan Watson will be held Friday, February 9, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Pastors Glenn Jackson and Jimmie Smithey officiating. Burial will follow at Meridian Memorial Park with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Watson, age 96, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, February...

Donnie W. Scisson

Donnie W. Scisson

Feb 6, 2018

Graveside services for Donnie Scisson will be held Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Stinson Cemetery with David Chambers officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Scisson, age 74, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, February 06, 2018 at his home.

He was a member of Pentecostal Faith...

Darryl Allen Tucker

Darryl Allen Tucker

Feb 6, 2018

Memorial services for Darryl Allen Tucker will be held Friday, February 9, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Tommy Espy officiating.

Mr. Tucker, age 58, of Gulfport, passed away Tuesday, February 6, 2018 in Gulfport.

Darryl was a multitalented, self-taught musician and enjoyed playing many instruments including the...

Joe H. Mclain

Joe H. Mclain

Feb 5, 2018

Funeral services for Joe H. McLain will be held Saturday, February 10, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Dan Lanier officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. McLain, age 83, of Meridian, passed away Monday, February...

Helen Bernice Mcelhanney Mosher

Helen Bernice Mcelhanney Mosher

Feb 5, 2018

Funeral services for Helen Bernice McElhanney Mosher will be held Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Mike Russell and Reverend Ben Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Kewanee Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Mosher, age 86, of Collinsville, passed...

Frances V. Whitlock

Frances V. Whitlock

Feb 4, 2018

Funeral services for Frances Whitlock will be held Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Davey Wilkinson and Rev. Dale Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Meridian Memorial Park with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Whitlock, age 86, of Meridian, passed away...

Rickey Harper

Rickey Harper

Feb 4, 2018

Funeral services for Rickey Harper will begin Monday, February 5, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Leslie Aucion officiating. Burial will follow at Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Harper, age 66, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, February 04, 2018...

Ernest Edwin Poffahl, Jr.

Ernest Edwin Poffahl, Jr.

Feb 4, 2018

Mr. Ernest Poffahl, age 64, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2018. There will be a memorial at a later date, Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Edna Byrd Hodges

Edna Byrd Hodges

Feb 2, 2018

Funeral services for Edna Hodges will be held Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John Temple officiating. Burial will follow at the Pine Grove Cemetery in the Martin Community with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Edna Byrd Hodges, age 93, long-time resident of the...

Margie Lou Rogers Watson

Margie Lou Rogers Watson

Feb 2, 2018

Memorial services for Margie Lou Rogers Watson will be held Monday, February 5, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. at Midway Baptist Church with Reverend Hal Bates and Reverend Wade Ricks officiating. Burial will be at First Baptist Church of Collinsville Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Watson, age 85, of Collinsville,...

Retha Chatham

Retha Chatham

Feb 1, 2018

Funeral services for Retha Chatham will be held Monday, February 5, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Paul Raley and Reverend Ron Leonard officiating. Burial will be at Stinson Cemetery with Robert Barham Family funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Chatham, age 83, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, February 1, 2018...

Peggy Jean Watkins Cumberland

Peggy Jean Watkins Cumberland

Jan 31, 2018

Services for Peggy Jean Watkins Cumberland will be held Friday, February 2, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Lauderdale United Methodist Church with the Rev. Davey Wilkinson officiating. Burial will be at Lauderdale Springs Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Cumberland, 81, of Lauderdale, died Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at Hospice Ministries in...

Roy James Jacobs

Roy James Jacobs

Jan 31, 2018

Funeral services for Roy Jacobs will be held Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Clarke County with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Jacobs, age 86, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at...

Harold David "Sonny" Whitlock, Jr.

Harold David "Sonny" Whitlock, Jr.

Jan 31, 2018

Graveside services for Harold “Sonny” Whitlock, Jr. will be held Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Rev. Ed Flaskamp officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Whitlock, age 70, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018.

Harold retired from NAS Meridian...

Billy Gib Banks

Billy Gib Banks

Jan 30, 2018

Funeral services for Billy Gib Banks will begin at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Chapel with Pastor Bob Null and Pastor David Chandler officiating. Interment will follow at Meridian Memorial Park with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Billy Gib Banks, 86, went to his heavenly home...

John W. Burnett

John W. Burnett

Jan 29, 2018

F uneral Services for Mr. John W. Burnett will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Kyle Naylor officiating. Music for the Service will be provided by Bro. Gary Dover.  Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery with military honors; Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of...

Martha Jean "Boots" Harry

Martha Jean "Boots" Harry

Jan 28, 2018

Funeral services for Martha Jean “Boots” Harry will be held Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. at Briggs Chapel with Reverends Nick Holden, Mike Boles and Malcolm Byrd officiating. Burial will follow at Briggs Chapel Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Harry, age 91, of Porterville and was currently...