Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Matthew Brooks Pope

Matthew Brooks Pope

Jan 16, 2017

Funeral services for Matthew Pope will be held Friday, January 20, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Remus Baptist Church in Edinburgh, Mississippi. Dr. Dan Lanier and Reverend James Lewis will officiate, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Pope, age 39, of Meridian, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017, in Meridian.

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Helen Eileen Daniels

Helen Eileen Daniels

Jan 16, 2017

Helen Eileen Daniels

Services for Helen Eileen Luther Daniels will be held Friday, January 20, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastors Jeff Hancock, Dan Petersen and Jon Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Hamrick Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Daniels,...

Larry James Drake

Larry James Drake

Jan 14, 2017

Funeral services for Larry James Drake will be held Monday, January 23, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend John Milton Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Drake, age 56, of Meridian passed...

Lois Turner Smith

Lois Turner Smith

Jan 13, 2017

Lois Turner Smith

Funeral services for Lois Smith will be held Friday, January 13, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Clarke-Venable Baptist Church with Reverend Nathan Stamper, her grandson, officiating. Burial will follow at Newton County Memorial Garden with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Smith,...

Sandra "T-Bird" Stone

Sandra "T-Bird" Stone

Jan 13, 2017

A celebration of life service for Sandra Stone will be held Friday, January 20, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. at Coker’s Chapel UMC with Jerry Whitener officiating.

Mrs. Stone, 66, of Meridian, passed away January 13, 2017 at Bedford Care Center in Marion.

Sandra was a generous woman who would give you the shirt off her...

Jeanette Wells Clearman

Jeanette Wells Clearman

Jan 11, 2017

Graveside services for Jeanette Wells Clearman will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2017 at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery, with Reverend Richard Wallace officiating with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Jeanette Clearman, age 87, of Meridian passed away Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 at Poplar Springs Nursing Center.

She...

Charles W. Stubbs

Charles W. Stubbs

Jan 9, 2017

Charles W. Stubbs

Graveside services for Charles Stubbs will be held Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. at Meridian Memorial Park with Chaplain Sweeney officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Stubbs, age 89, of Meridian passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at...

Freda Ruth Goodman

Freda Ruth Goodman

Jan 8, 2017

Freda Ruth Goodman Freda Ruth Goodman passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at her residence.

Jimmie Rutledge

Jimmie Rutledge

Jan 8, 2017

Graveside services for Jimmie Rutledge will be held Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. at Gum Log Baptist Church Cemetery with Brother Chuck Sanders officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Rutledge, age 69, of Bailey, passed away January 8 at Rush Hospital.

Jimmie was a Vietnam Veteran...

Marshall Joyner

Marshall Joyner

Jan 6, 2017

Graveside services for Marshall Joyner will be held Monday, January 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery with Dr. Dan Fulton officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Joyner, age 66, of Meridian passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Anderson Regional...

Bob Harold Williamson

Bob Harold Williamson

Jan 6, 2017

Funeral services for Bob Williamson will be held Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 2:30pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend Sidney Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery.

Mr. Williamson, age 86, of Martin passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Rush Foundation Hospital.

Bob, a...

Carolyn Jane Cole Baskin

Carolyn Jane Cole Baskin

Jan 5, 2017

Carolyn Jane Cole Baskin

Funeral services for Carolyn Baskin will be held Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend John T. Rue Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

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Mary Evon Baggett Hartfield

Mary Evon Baggett Hartfield

Jan 5, 2017

Mary Evon Baggett Hartfield

A memorial for the life of Mary Evon Baggett Hartfield will be celebrated Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Pastor Carl White officiating.  Family will greet friends from 10:30-11:30 a.m. prior to the service.

Mrs. Hartfield, aged 66, of Toomsuba and originally from...

Dobbie Traweek

Dobbie Traweek

Jan 4, 2017

A celebration of life service for Dobbie Traweek will be held Sunday, January 15, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at Seventh Day Adventist Church, with Reverend Karl Leukert officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Traweek, 85, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at his home.

Dobbie, who was born in...

Sheila Elizabeth Reynolds

Sheila Elizabeth Reynolds

Jan 4, 2017

Sheila E. Reynolds

Funeral services for Sheila E. Reynolds will be held Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church. Burial will be at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Reynolds, age 59, of the Whynot Community, passed away Wednesday, January 04,...

Dorothy Torgerson

Dorothy Torgerson

Jan 1, 2017

Graveside services for Dorothy Torgerson will be held Friday, January 6, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Dorothy Torgerson passed away at the age of 94 on January 1, 2017 at Brookdale Memory Care in Kenner, Louisiana.

Dorothy was a long time resident of Meridian and served on the Meridian Little Theater Board...

Faye Beard Reid

Faye Beard Reid

Jan 1, 2017

Graveside services for Faye Reid will be held Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Bethel Southern Methodist Church Cemetery off Highway 493 in Kemper County. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Reid, age 79, of Prismatic passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Rush Foundation Hospital....

Minnie Jean "Punkin" Burns

Minnie Jean "Punkin" Burns

Dec 28, 2016

Graveside services for Minnie Jean Burns will be held Friday, December 30, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Meridian Memorial Park, with Brother Jack Kern officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Burns, age 86, formerly of Long Beach, MS, passed away December 28 at Wisteria Manor in Quitman.

Minnie...

Christopher Porter

Christopher Porter

Dec 23, 2016

Sidney Christopher "Chris" Porter, 40, a native of Meridian, Miss., and a resident of Gulf Shores, Ala., passed away on Friday, December 23, 2016. Preceded in death by his father, Guy Howard. Chris is survived by a son, Caleb Porter of Gulf Sores, Ala.; mother, Joyce Howard of Gulf Shores, Ala.; his father and stepmother, Sidney and Richelle Porter of...

Dorothy "Dot" Fairchild Mcfarland

Dorothy "Dot" Fairchild Mcfarland

Dec 23, 2016

Memorial services for Mrs. Dot McFarland will be held Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 2:30pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Bro. John Gardener officiating. Burial will be at Suqualena Methodist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. McFarland, age 86, of Meridian passed away Friday, December...