Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

William Christopher Gordon

William Christopher Gordon

Jul 3, 2017

William Christopher Gordon

Funeral services for William Christopher Gordon will be held Friday, July 7th, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Roger Burke officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Park in North Olmsted, Ohio.

Mr. William “Flash” Gordon, age 86, of Meridian passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at...

Norman E. Poling

Norman E. Poling

Jun 29, 2017

Funeral services for Norman Poling will be held Monday, July 3, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Garden.

Mr. Poling, age 78, passed away June 29, 2017, at Anderson’s.

Norman was born and raised in Indiana and served his country honorably in the US...

Helen C. Jackson

Helen C. Jackson

Jun 29, 2017

Funeral services for Helen Jackson will be held Monday, July 3, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. at College Park United Methodist Church Rev. Kenneth Owens and Rev. Jimmy Harrison officiating. Burial will follow at Meridian Memorial Park with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Jackson, age 93, of Meridian, passed...

Angel C. Mattar

Angel C. Mattar

Jun 28, 2017

Services for Angel C. Mattar will be held Friday, July 7, 2017 at 1 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend Leslie Aucoin officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park.

Ms Mattar, 34 of Clinton died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in Clinton.

Survivors include her children, Alana Felder, Lucas Felder, and Ethan...

Sara Grantham Strange

Sara Grantham Strange

Jun 28, 2017

Graveside services for Sara Grantham Strange will be held Monday, July 3, 2017 at 1 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery in Jasper County, with Rev. Chuck Overby officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Ms. Strange, age 87, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at her residence.

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Eunice Lynch Mckay

Eunice Lynch Mckay

Jun 27, 2017

Graveside services for Eunice Lynch McKay will be held Friday, June 30, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Pine Springs Southern Methodist Church Cemetery, with Reverend Kenneth Owen officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Eunice, age 87, of Meridian, passed away June 26, 2017, at her Aldersgate apartment, surrounded by her children....

Robert E. Maxey

Robert E. Maxey

Jun 21, 2017

Services for Robert Maxey will be held Saturday, June 24, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Davey Wilkinson officiating. Burial will follow at Logino Community Cemetery in Philadelphia.

Mr. Maxey, age 73, of Meridian, passed away June 21 at Neshoba General Hospital.

Born in Louisville, the son of H.B....

Sara Shelton Wilkins

Sara Shelton Wilkins

Jun 21, 2017

Funeral services for Sara Wilkins will be held Saturday, June 24, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Mike McKee officiating. Burial will follow at Old Marion Cemetery.

Ms. Wilkins, age 65, passed away June21 at Queen City Nursing Center.

Sara is survived by her...

Dianne Murphy

Dianne Murphy

Jun 20, 2017

Funeral services for Dianne Murphy will be held Friday, June 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Causeyville Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy Culpepper and Rev. Gilbert Eaves officiating. Burial will follow at Causeyville Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Murphy, age 71, of Meridian, passed...

Fred M Rhodes, Sr.

Fred M Rhodes, Sr.

Jun 17, 2017

Fred M Rhodes, Sr.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Carl White officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Fred Markham Rhodes, Sr.,...

James Daniel Pierce Roulston

James Daniel Pierce Roulston

Jun 11, 2017

Funeral services for James Daniel Pierce Roulston will be held Friday, June 16, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Kyle Naylor officiating. Burial will follow at Old Marion Cemetery.

Mr. Roulston, age 33, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017, in Quitman.

He is survived by his children,...

Ronald Wayne "Ron" Ethridge

Ronald Wayne "Ron" Ethridge

Jun 10, 2017

Graveside services for Ron Ethridge will be held Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at MS Veterans Memorial Cemetery, with Brother Wayne Edwards officiating.

Mr. Ethridge, age 68, passed away June 10, 2017, at his home.

Ron served his country honorably in the US Army and was a proud...

Jay Legan Kemp

Jay Legan Kemp

Jun 9, 2017

Services for Legan Kemp will be held Monday, June 12, 2017 at 11:00 am at Pine Grove Church in Martin, with Brother Tommy Espey officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Kemp, 65, of Collinsville passed away Friday, June 9, 2017 at...

Lana Sue Dorman Booker

Lana Sue Dorman Booker

Jun 9, 2017

Lana Sue Dorman Booker

Services celebrating the life of Lana Sue Dorman Booker will be held at Coker's Chapel United Methodist Church in Vimville, MS, Saturday, June 10 at 2:00pm, with Brother Jack Kern and Brother David Wilkerson officiating. The family will receive loved ones and friends from 1:00pm until 2:00pm at the church, with Robert Barham...

Scott Dennis Coborn

Scott Dennis Coborn

Jun 7, 2017

Funeral services for Scott Coborn will be held Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church, 801 Oak Grove Dr., Meridian, MS with Reverend Albert McMullen officiating.  Interment will follow at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, 369 County Road 511, Quitman, MS with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home...

Charles Boyd Matlock

Charles Boyd Matlock

Jun 7, 2017

Graveside services for Charles Boyd Matlock will be held Friday, June 9, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Mississippi Veteran Memorial Cemetery in Newton, with Bro. Marty Wilson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Matlock, age 74, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Baptist Medical...

Betty Sue Stewart

Betty Sue Stewart

Jun 7, 2017

Funeral services for Betty Stewart will be held Saturday, June 10, 2017, at 11:00a.m. at St. Patrick Church, with Father Matthew Simmons officiating. Graveside will be Monday, June 12, at 2:00p.m. at Crittendon Memorial Park in Marion, AR, with Rev. Msgr. Elvin Sunds officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Stewart,...

William Wyatt "Billy" Hailey

William Wyatt "Billy" Hailey

Jun 6, 2017

Funeral services for Billy Hailey will be held Friday, June 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Lynville Methodist Church with Bro. Steve Lampkin, Bro. Randy Caldwell, and Bro. Chris Gully officiating. Burial will follow at Lynville Methodist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Hailey, age 63,...

Walter Allen Skinner

Walter Allen Skinner

Jun 6, 2017

Graveside services for Walter A. Skinner will be held Friday, June 9, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Stonewall Cemetery with Pastor Frank Dotson Jr. officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Skinner, age 89, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Meridian Community Living Center. ...

Leola Knight Cowart

Leola Knight Cowart

Jun 5, 2017

Leola Knight Cowart

Leola Knight Cowart of Meridian, the wife of Dennis D. Cowart was called to her Heavenly home on June 5, 2017. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Officiating will be Dr. Raymon Leake and Dr. Jon Martin. Burial will be in...