Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
Alice Edweena Jones Motley
Jan 9, 2018
“Edweena” Jones Motley passed away on January 9, 2018, at 8:30 pm. She was 89 years old.
Mrs. Motley was known as Edweena to her friends who loved, respected, and valued her because of her kind ways and sweet countenance. People were drawn to her, and she welcomed everyone to...
Lillian Hardy Mcwilliams
Jan 7, 2018
Funeral services for Lillian McWilliams will be held Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at 10:00am at First Baptist Church of Marion, with Bro. Kyle Naylor officiating. Burial will be held at Center Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery (located in Kemper County). Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Ms. McWilliams, age 90,...
Jacob A Moorman
Jan 7, 2018
Memorial services for Mr. Jacob “Jack” Moorman will be held Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Bro. Davey Wilkinson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Jacob Albert “Jack” Moorman died January 6, 2018 at the Veteran’s Home in Oxford,...
Carolyn Thompson Beckham
Jan 7, 2018
Funeral Services for Mrs. Carolyn Thompson Beckham will begin Friday, January 12, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Carl White officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Beckham, 75, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Queen...
Billy Jacob Godwin
Jan 7, 2018
Funeral services for Mr. Billy Godwin will be held Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 11:00am at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Bro. Bob Dominy officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Godwin, age 80, of Meridian, passed away Sunday,...
James C. "Buddy" Mcelroy
Jan 7, 2018
James C. “Buddy” McElroy passed away on January 7, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was 79 years old. Buddy, as he was affectionately known, was born on May 28, 1938, at Rush Hospital to James C. McElroy, Sr. and Celeste Swain McElroy. He spent his childhood in Cuba, Alabama, working with his father in...
William "Bill" Otis Ward, Jr.
Jan 5, 2018
Funeral services for Mr. William (Bill) Otis Ward, Jr. will be held Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Gary Dover officiating. Burial will be at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Ward, age 88, of Meridian, Mississippi passed away January 5,...
Belinda Joyce French
Jan 5, 2018
Memorial Services for Belinda Joyce French will be held Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. French, 64, of Newport, North Carolina, died Friday, Jan. 5, 2018 at UNC Medical Center...
Rowena Butler Saucier
Jan 2, 2018
Funeral services for Rowena Butler Saucier will be held Thursday, January 4, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Damon Williams officiating. Burial will follow at First Baptist Church of Collinsville Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Saucier, age 78, of Collinsville, passed away...
Edith L. Covington Hamner
Dec 31, 2017
Edith L. Covington Hamner
Graveside services for Edith L. Covington Hamner will be held Thursday, January 4, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Reverend Harvey Troutman officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Edith L. Covington Hamner, 73, adored mom, wife...
Guy Clayton "Clay" Kynerd, Jr.
Dec 29, 2017
Graveside services for Mr. Clay Kynerd will be held Tuesday, January 2, 2017, at Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Newton, Mississippi, at 3:00pm. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Kynerd, age 56, of Meridian, passed away December 29, 2017, at Rush Foundation Hospital of Meridian.
...William Jerome "Bill" Brunelle
Dec 29, 2017
A memorial service for William Jerome “Bill” Brunelle will be held at 3:00 p.m., Monday, January 8, 2018 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Reverend Gerald Chaney will officiate.
Mr. Brunelle, age 79, of Collinsville, MS died Friday, December 29, 2017 at University of MS Medical Center in Jackson, MS. He was born...
Sam Gerwert
Dec 29, 2017
Memorial services for Mr. Sam Gerwert will be held Sunday, December 31, 2017, at 4:00pm at Poplar Springs United Methodist Church, with Bro. Chuck Meador officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Gerwert, age 67, of Meridian, passed away December 29, 2017, at Rush Hospital.
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Roy E. Stevens
Dec 28, 2017
Funeral services for Roy E. Stevens will begin Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Richie Davis officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Stevens, age 80, of Quitman, passed away Thursday,...
Faye Taylor Jones
Dec 25, 2017
Funeral services for Mrs. Faye Taylor Jones will be held Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Russel Baptist Church. Burial will be at Old Marion Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Jones passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at Anderson...
Sandra Gay Sutter Hosmer
Dec 25, 2017
Funeral services will be conducted at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel in Meridian, MS on January 2, 2018. Visitation will be from 10:30-11:30 with services at 11:30 a.m. Graveside services will be held at Bethany Baptist Church in Whynot, MS immediately following.
Sandra Gay Sutter Hosmer has gone...
Vira Ann Salter
Dec 25, 2017
Funeral Services for Mrs. Vira Ann Salter will be held Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 11:00am at Damascus Freewill Baptist Church with Bro. Tony Volking, Bro. Hollis Warren, and Bro. Scott Engle officiating. Burial will follow at Damascus Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Salter, age 79,...
Kevin Weathers
Dec 24, 2017
Graveside services for Kevin Weathers will be held Friday, December 29, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Rev. Jimmy Johnson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Weathers, age 42, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017.
He is survived by his wife, Irene...
Jimmy Baxter Richardson
Dec 23, 2017
Graveside services for Mr. Jimmy Richardson will be held Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at 1:00p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery, with Bro. Corey Fontain officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Richardson, age 62, of Pace, Florida, passed away December 23, 2017 at Rush Hospital.
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Cecelia Brown Riley
Dec 23, 2017
Funeral services for Mrs. Cecelia Riley will be held Thursday, December 28, 2017, at 11:00a.m. at Union Baptist Church, with Bro. Kyle Routzahn officiating. Burial will follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Riley, age 74, of Quitman passed away December 23, 2017, at Anderson Regional...




