Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Ken Thomas

Ken Thomas

Mar 16, 2018

Memorial services for Mr. Ken Thomas will begin at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Tommy Kelly and Rev. Cliff Barker officiating. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Thomas, 61, of De...

Sherrill Spears

Sherrill Spears

Mar 15, 2018

Funeral services for Mrs. Sherrill Ann “Woodie” Spears will begin at 1:00pm, Saturday, March 17, 2018, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Mike Boles and Scott Spears officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Spears, 76, of Meridian passed away Thursday,...

Bonnie Ruth Herrington Ward

Bonnie Ruth Herrington Ward

Mar 15, 2018

Graveside services for Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Herrington Ward will be held Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 11:30 a.m. at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery, with Major Thornbill officiating.

Mrs. Ward, age 81, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Diversicare.

Survivors include her daughters, Velma R. Ward, and Lanora Dell Baggett; nine grandchildren; seventeen...

James B Mcgrew, Sr.

James B Mcgrew, Sr.

Mar 14, 2018

Funeral services for Mr. James B. McGrew, Sr. will be held Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at 11:00am at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Bro. Damon Williams officiating. Burial will be held at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. McGrew, age 75,...

Stanley Gene Sanders

Stanley Gene Sanders

Mar 14, 2018

Stanley Gene Sanders, 75, of Meridian, Mississippi, died on March 14th at Anderson Hospital.  He was the youngest son born September 25th, 1942, to Clyde Franklin and Rachel Mitchell Sanders, in Greenfield, Tennessee.  The family later moved...

Sammie Kate Roper

Sammie Kate Roper

Mar 12, 2018

Funeral services for Mrs. Sammie Kate “Ms. Dolly” Roper will begin at 12:00 pm Friday, March 16, 2018 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jerry McMullen officiating. Interment will follow at Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Roper, 90, of Meridian passed away Monday,...

Horace Garrard

Horace Garrard

Mar 12, 2018

Graveside services for Mr. Horace Garrard will be held Thursday, March 15, 2018, at 2:30pm at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Brother Jack Kern will officiate the service. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Garrard, age 82, of Meridian, passed away on March 12, 2018, at Rush Foundation Hospital.

Mr....

A.R. "Smitty" Smith

A.R. "Smitty" Smith

Mar 8, 2018

Funeral services for Mr. A.R. “Smitty” Smith will be held Monday, March 12, 2018, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home at 2:30pm, with Father Jose Sanchez officiating. Burial will follow at Saint Patrick’s Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

A.R. “Smitty” Smith passed away on March 8, one day before his...

Joyce Miller Warren

Joyce Miller Warren

Mar 7, 2018

Joyce Miller Warren, 68 of DeKalb, MS, went to be with her Lord on March 7, 2018, after a 6-year battle with Autoimmune Interstitial Lung Disease. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Union United Methodist Church located on Firetower Road in Porterville, MS with graveside to follow at the church cemetery. ...

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...