Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
Roger "Dewight" Busbea
Jan 13, 2018
Funeral Services for Mr. Dewight Busbea will be held Monday, January 15, 2018, at 2:00pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, Bro. Greg Massey officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Busbea, age 72, passed away January 13, at his...
Threasa "Terry" Celest Forbis
Jan 13, 2018
Memorial Services for Mrs. Terry Forbis will be held Saturday, January 20, 2018, at 2:00pm at Union Baptist Church (Kemper County), with Bro. Mike Vick officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Terry Forbis, age 56, of the Damascus community, passed away January 13, 2018 at Anderson Regional...
Marita Jane Bailey
Jan 12, 2018
Graveside services for Mrs. Marita Jane Bailey will be held Monday, January 15, 2018 at 1:00pm at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Bailey, age 84, of Meridian, passed away Friday, January 12, at Bedford Care Center.
She was an...
Robert L. Scott
Jan 12, 2018
Graveside Services for Mr. Robert L. Scott will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Scott, 81, of Meridian, passed away, Friday, January 12, 2018 at Rush Foundation Hospital of Meridian.
Mr. Robert...
Danny Wayne Chandler
Jan 11, 2018
Memorial services for Danny Chandler will be held Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with visitation from 4:00-5:00 p.m. prior to the service. Mr. Chandler, age 60, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018 at his home. Danny graduated from Meridian High School in 1977 and worked for the City of...
Debby Boyken
Jan 11, 2018
Funeral services for Debby Boyken will be held Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Northpark Church with Rev. Ben Stears officiating. Burial will be in Titonka, Iowa at Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Boyken, age 56, of Meridian, passed away...
Kerry Keith "Ke Ke" Keller
Jan 11, 2018
Funeral Services for Mr. Kerry Keith “Ke Ke” Keller will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at Pine Grove church in the Martin community with Rev. Tommy Espy and Pastor Todd Tilghman officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery following the service with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mr....
Faye G. Lee
Jan 10, 2018
Visitation for Faye G. Lee will be held Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. till 11:00 a.m. at Antioch Southern Methodist Church with the memorial service following. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Lee, age 80, of Collinsville, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Regency Hospital.
Faye...
Gloria Stewart Wilkerson
Jan 10, 2018
Funeral services for Gloria Wilkerson will be held Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Liberty Baptist Church in Kemper County with Brother James Ruffin and Reverend Davey Wilkinson officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Wilkerson, age 87, of Bailey, passed...
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.
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