Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Johnny Dale Jackson

Johnny Dale Jackson

Feb 12, 2017

Johnny Dale Jackson

Funeral services for Mr. Johnny Dale Jackson will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Charles Davis officiating. Burial will be at Bluff Springs Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Jackson, age...

Victor Quintero

Victor Quintero

Feb 5, 2017

Victor Quintero Arrangements for Mr. Victor Quintero are incomplete at this time. Mr. Quintero passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at his residence.

Johnny Roy Rushing

Johnny Roy Rushing

Feb 5, 2017

Services for Johnny Roy Rushing will be held Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 11:30 am at Robert Barham Family Funeral home with reverend Michael Yancey officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Mr. Rushing, 87, of Meridian died, Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Beehive Homes of Marion.

Mr. Rushing retired as a Brakeman with...

Aileen Johnson Winslett

Aileen Johnson Winslett

Feb 5, 2017

Aileen Johnson Winslett

Funeral services for Aileen Winslett will be held Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend Roger Taylor officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Winslett, age 90, of Meridian passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at...

Billy Wayne Moore

Billy Wayne Moore

Feb 3, 2017

Funeral services for Billy Wayne Moore will be held Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Donald Gentry officiating. Burial will follow at Arkadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Moore, age 71, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, February 3, 2017.

Billy Wayne was the first...

Robert "Bob" Leifried

Robert "Bob" Leifried

Feb 2, 2017

Robert “Bob” Leifried

Graveside services for Bob Leifried will be held Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery on Vimville Causeyville Road. Dr. Richard Wallace and Dr. Dan Lanier will officiate, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Leifried, 80, of Meridian, passed away February...

Hester Mavis "Mae" Boyette

Hester Mavis "Mae" Boyette

Feb 2, 2017

Funeral services for Mae Boyette will be held Saturday, February 4, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Dennis Duvall officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Garden.

Mrs. Boyette, age 92, of Meridian, passed away February 2, 2017, at Anderson Hospital.

Mae was a faithful member of Mt....

Justin Keith Martin

Justin Keith Martin

Feb 2, 2017

Services for Justin Keith Martin will be held Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend John Branning officiating.

Mr. Martin, age 25, of Meridian passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 in Kemper County.

Justin Keith Martin could not wait 40 weeks – he came roaring into this...

Nellah Webb

Nellah Webb

Feb 1, 2017

Memorial services will be held Friday, February 17th at 3:00p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with visitation from 2:30-3:00p.m.

Nellah Webb went to meet her Lord and Savior February 1, 2017.  Nellah was the daughter of the late Governor Tom Bailey and Nellah M. Bailey.  She was married to the late Hunter C....

Sandra Hodge Jones

Sandra Hodge Jones

Feb 1, 2017

Sandra Hodge Jones

Graveside services for Sandra Hodge Jones will be held Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Ms. Jones, age 76, died Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, MS from complications of diabetes.

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Reverend Dr. H. Reid Whittington, Jr.

Reverend Dr. H. Reid Whittington, Jr.

Jan 30, 2017

Reverend Dr. H. Reid Whittington, Jr.

A Worship and Celebration service for Reid Whittington will be held Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 11:00 am at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with, Reverend Dr. Joe Anderson, Reverend Wade Ricks, and Reverend Stephen Ferrand officiating. Burial will be in Hamrick Cemetery in Collinsville, MS.

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Paul David Allen

Paul David Allen

Jan 28, 2017

A celebration of the life of Paul David Allen will be held Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Bill Collins and Chaplain Lt. Colonel David Smelser officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery.

Mr. Allen, 78, went to be with his Lord on January 28 at his home....

James Harold "Yogi" Barfield

James Harold "Yogi" Barfield

Jan 28, 2017

James Harold “Yogi” Barfield

Memorial services for Harold Barfield will be held Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 10:00 at Russell Baptist Church with Bro. Steve Taylor officiating.   Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Barfield, 77 of Meridian passed away...

Melinda Wells

Melinda Wells

Jan 28, 2017

Services for Melinda Wells will be held Monday, Jan. 30, at 2:00pm at Union Baptist Church, in Kemper County, with Brother Mike Vick officiating. Burial will be in church cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Ms. Wells, 48, of Shucktown community passed away Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 at University...

Virgil Michael "Mike" Kynerd

Virgil Michael "Mike" Kynerd

Jan 28, 2017

Graveside services for Mike Kynerd will be held Monday at 11:00 am at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery with Bro. Donald Gentry officiating and Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Kynerd, 72, of the Damascus community died, Saturday, January 28, 2017 at his home.

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Sheila D. Hillsman

Sheila D. Hillsman

Jan 26, 2017

Sheila D. Hillsman

Funeral services for Sheila D. Hillsman will be held Monday, January 30, 2017, at 10:00 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend Richard Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Sheila D. Hillsman, 82, of Meridian, passed away January 26th at Anderson’s hospital.

Mrs. Hillsman was a...

Margie Freeman

Margie Freeman

Jan 26, 2017

Margie Smith Freeman

Funeral services for Margie Smith Freeman will be held Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church, with Rev. John Branning officiating. Burial will be at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, Mississippi, Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. with...

Norman Talmadge Gibson

Norman Talmadge Gibson

Jan 26, 2017

Norman Talmadge Gibson

Funeral services for Mr. Gibson will be held Saturday, January 28, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in Meridian, MS. Burial will follow at Damascus Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Norman Talmadge Gibson, age 80,...

Carolyn Brown Curtis

Carolyn Brown Curtis

Jan 25, 2017

Funeral services for Carolyn Brown Curtis will be held Saturday, February 11, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 12:00pm, followed by the funeral service at 1:00pm, with Rev. Jim Wall officiating. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

Mrs. Curtis, age 88 of...

Ricardo Calderon

Ricardo Calderon

Jan 24, 2017

Ricardo Calderón

A Mass of Christian Burial for Ricardo Calderón will be held Saturday, January 28, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Father Simmons officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Calderón, 76, of Meridian, passed away January 24,...