Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Bobby Ray Lunsford

Bobby Ray Lunsford

Dec 22, 2016

Services for Bobby Lunsford will be held Saturday, December 31st, 10:00a.m., at Jones Chapel COG, with the Reverends Ron Leonard and Jeff Hancock officiating.

Mr. Lunsford, 83, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, December 22nd at home surrounded by family.

Mr. Lunsford served as a Marine in Korea, then attended Mississippi State University and earned a...

Arthur Lee East Iii

Arthur Lee East Iii

Dec 21, 2016

A celebration of life service for Arthur Lee East III will be held Saturday, January 21, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.

Mr. East, 59, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, December 21, 2016.

Lee was born in Canton, Mississippi to the late Arthur L. (Jr.) East and the...

Lucy Pearl Barker

Lucy Pearl Barker

Dec 18, 2016

Graveside services for Lucy Barker will be held Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Reverend Davey Wilkinson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Barker, age 79, of Marion passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at her home.

She is survived by...

Ernest Vinson Hagwood

Ernest Vinson Hagwood

Dec 18, 2016

Memorial Graveside services for Ernest Vinson Hagwood will be held Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. at the Mississippi Veteran Cemetery, with Chaplin Frank Hagwood officiating, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Hagwood, age 89, of Causeyville passed away December 18, 2016 at Rush Hospital.

Vinson was a...

James Tillman

James Tillman

Dec 18, 2016

Graveside services for James Tillman will be held Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Tillman, age 77, of Meridian passed away Sunday, December 18, 2016 at his son’s home in Madison, Mississippi.

James graduated from Mississippi State...

Max Daniel Robinson

Max Daniel Robinson

Dec 17, 2016

Funeral services for Max Daniel Robinson will be held Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Roy McNeil and Dr. John Temple officiating. Burial will follow at Center Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Max, age 15, of Meridian, passed...

Merton Edward Miller Sr.

Merton Edward Miller Sr.

Dec 17, 2016

Funeral services for Merton Miller will be held Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 11:30am, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton.

Mr. Miller, age 91, of Lauderdale passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at his home.

Merton graduated from Warsaw High School in 1943 then...

Elaine Stuart

Elaine Stuart

Dec 17, 2016

Funeral services for Elaine Stuart will be held Wednesday December 21, 2016, at 11:00 am at Meridian Memorial Park, with Brother Gerald Chaney officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Ms. Stuart, age 79, of Meridian, passed away December 17, 2016, at Rush Hospital.

Ms. Stuart was a member of...

Larry W. Dennis

Larry W. Dennis

Dec 16, 2016

Funeral services for Larry W.  Dennis will be held Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend John Willis officiating.  Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Larry was born September 27, 1947, in Alexander City, Alabama, and resided in Meridian for the past 36...

Emma Power Wagner

Emma Power Wagner

Dec 16, 2016

Emma Power Wagner

Graveside services for Emma Power Wagner will be held Monday, December 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at McCool Cemetery in McCool, Mississippi with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Wagner, age 101, of Meridian passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at Diversicare...

Eddice Hodgins Ethridge

Eddice Hodgins Ethridge

Dec 15, 2016

Funeral services for Eddice Ethridge will be held Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Michael Bird, Rev. Bill Webb and Rev. Wayne Edwards officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Ethridge, age...

George “Joe” Mcdade

George “Joe” Mcdade

Dec 13, 2016

Funeral services for Joe McDade will be held Friday, December 16, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Rev. Keith Lovett officiating. Burial will follow at Bay Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Kemper County with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. McDade, age 63, of Meridian passed away Tuesday,...

Mary Ellen Bartlett Germany

Mary Ellen Bartlett Germany

Dec 12, 2016

Services for Mary Ellen Bartlett Germany will be held Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Raymon Leake and the Rev. David Bishop officiating. Burial will follow in Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Germany, age 92, died Monday, December 12,...

Norman C. Mitchell, Jr.

Norman C. Mitchell, Jr.

Dec 11, 2016

Memorial services for Norman Mitchell, Jr. will be held Thursday, December 15, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Father Matthew Simmons officiating.

Mr. Mitchell, age 65, of Meridian passed away Sunday, December 11, 2016 at his residence.

Norman retired from Nelson Hall Chevrolet. He was a member of St....

Dwight Sledge

Dwight Sledge

Dec 10, 2016

A time of celebration for the life of Dwight Sledge will be held Sunday, December 18, 2016, between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., at Florence Community Center, 437 South Church Street Florence, MS 39073. During that time, friends and family are invited to share their favorite memory or story of Dwight.

Mr. Sledge, age 65, formerly of...

William "Bill" E. Maxwell

William "Bill" E. Maxwell

Dec 8, 2016

Funeral services for Mr. Maxwell will be held Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Roger Burke officiating. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Maxwell, age 64, of Meridian passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016 at...

Barbara Spurrier

Barbara Spurrier

Dec 6, 2016

Barbara Spurrier

Mrs. Barbara Spurrier, age 77, of Meridian passed away December 6, 2016 at her residence.

Mrs. Spurrier was an avid supporter of our military, and during her two decades she worked at the NAS Meridian Chief’s club and Officer’s club, and acted as a surrogate mom and friend to countless military personnel.

...

Charles Wayne Bagley

Charles Wayne Bagley

Dec 5, 2016

Charles Wayne Bagley

Funeral services for Wayne Bagley will be held Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Charles Wayne Bagley, age 83, went...

Evelyn Ann Skinner

Evelyn Ann Skinner

Dec 5, 2016

Funeral services for Evelyn Skinner will be held Friday, December 9, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Frank Dotson officiating. Burial will be at Lakewood Memorial Park, 6000 Clinton Blvd, in Jackson.

Mrs. Skinner, 66, of Chunky, passed away December 5, 2016.

Evelyn was born in Jackson, Mississippi and...

Danny Harold Warren Sr

Danny Harold Warren Sr

Dec 5, 2016

Danny Harold Warren Sr.

Memorial graveside services for Danny Warren Sr. will be held Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Hillsboro Methodist Church Cemetery, 6369 Old Hillsboro Road, Forest, MS 39074 with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Warren, age 58, of Meridian...