Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Carolyn J. Null Eldridge

Carolyn J. Null Eldridge

Jun 18, 2016

Carolyn J. Null Eldridge

Memorial services for Carolyn Eldridge will be held Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Dr. John Temple officiating. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery.

Ms. Eldridge, 74, formerly of Meridian, passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Fernandina...

Nevella H. Massey

Nevella H. Massey

Jun 18, 2016

Nevella H. Massey

Funeral services for Nevella Massey will be held Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John Temple officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery.

Mrs. Massey, age 97, of Meridian passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 at Anderson...

James L. Pope

James L. Pope

Jun 17, 2016

Funeral services for James Pope will be held Monday, June 20, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverends Corey Fontan and Anthony Mansfield officiating.  Burial will be at Forest Lawn.

Mr. Pope, age 85, of Meridian, passed away Friday, June 17, 2016, at his home.

Mr. Pope was a retired...

Nannie Virginia Hodges

Nannie Virginia Hodges

Jun 15, 2016

Nannie Virginia Hodges

Funeral services for Nannie Virginia Hodges will be held Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Danny Lanier officiating.

Mrs. Hodges, age 79, of the Martin Community passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Bedford Care Center of Marion....

Veronica Lucille Ross-Smith

Veronica Lucille Ross-Smith

Jun 13, 2016

Veronica Lucille “Ronnie” Ross-Smith

Graveside services for Veronica Smith will be held Friday, June 17, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Gilead Cemetery.  Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Ronnie, 53, passed away June 13 in Meridian.

She is survived by...

Wilma Irene Benthall

Wilma Irene Benthall

Jun 11, 2016

Wilma Irene Benthall

Funeral services for Wilma Benthall will be held Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Dr. Frank Harmon and Reverend Richie Davis officiating.  Burial will follow at Lockhart Cemetery.

Mrs. Benthall, 79, of Lauderdale, passed away Saturday, June 11, at...

Leeta Thigpen Knight

Leeta Thigpen Knight

Jun 7, 2016

Funeral services for Leeta Knight will be held Monday, June 13, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Buddy Ables officiating. Burial will follow at Old Marion Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Knight, age 70, of Meridian passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016...

Chris "Gravy" Gray

Chris "Gravy" Gray

Jun 7, 2016

Funeral services for Chris Gray will be held Friday, June 10, 2016 at 10:00 a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Justin Culpepper officiating.  Burial will follow at Mississippi Veterans Cemetery in Newton.

Chris, 31, of Meridian, passed away June 7, 2016.

Chris was born and raised in Meridian and graduated from Clarkdale...

Samuel Robert Gehman

Samuel Robert Gehman

Jun 7, 2016

Robert Gehman

Memorial services for Robert Gehman will be held Monday, June 13, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at Grace Fellowship Baptist Church. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Gehman, age 87, of Meridian passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at Anderson Regional Medical Center.

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Murphy Culpepper, Sr.

Murphy Culpepper, Sr.

Jun 7, 2016

Service for Murphy Culpepper will be Friday, June 10th, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in Meridian with Reverend Carl White and Jacob Scrimpshire officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Mr. Culpepper, age 86, of Meridian passed away June 7, 2016 at Jeff Anderson Regional Hospital.

Mr. Culpepper was...

James "Gene" Thomas

James "Gene" Thomas

Jun 7, 2016

James A. “Gene” Thomas died peacefully in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 81, on June 7, 2016.  He is survived by his wife, Juanita; children, Karen Andrews (Steve), Chuck Thomas (Leslie), and Wendy Marks (Dan); grandchildren, Taylor Hines (Josh), Jordan, Chase, Austin, Macy, Mackenzie, Colin, Maddie, Fisher, Emma, and Wesley; great-granddaughter, Addison James; sister, Peggy Hennis (Gene), sister-in-law,...

Bonnie L. Williamson

Bonnie L. Williamson

Jun 6, 2016

Funeral services for Bonnie Williamson will be held Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Paul Trosper officiating.  Burial will follow at Meridian Memorial Park.

Mrs. Williamson, 96, of Meridian, passed away June 6 at Bedford Care Center.

Bonnie was born and raised in Neshoba County. She...

Matthew "Mick" S. Nussbaum

Matthew "Mick" S. Nussbaum

Jun 5, 2016

Matthew “MICK” S. Nussbaum

Matthew “MICK” S. Nussbaum passed away on June 5, 2016 at the age of 52. Mick was born in Birmingham, Alabama but was raised in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He graduated from Warren Central High School in 1982 and joined the United States Navy. He was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia and served...

Laverne Robinson

Laverne Robinson

Jun 4, 2016

Services for Laverne Fuller Robinson will be held Monday, June 6, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Roy Dabbs officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery in Cyril, AL.

Mrs. Robinson, 86, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 at her residence.

She worked for over...

Madean Simpson

Madean Simpson

Jun 4, 2016

Services for Madean Hoke Simpson will be held Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 1:00 pm at Mortimer Funeral Home in Belzoni, MS with Bro. Jim Pruitt officiating.  Burial will be in Greencrest Memorial Gardens in Belzoni.

Ms. Simpson, 82, of Meridian, formerly of Isola, MS, passed away, June 4, 2016 at Anderson Reginal Medical Center in Meridian,...

Dennis Barnes

Dennis Barnes

Jun 3, 2016

A private memorial service will be held at a later date for Dennis Leigh Barnes, 63, who died June 3, 2016, at Anderson Regional Medical Center.

Dennis was born in Jackson to parents Harry and Jean Tatum Barnes, both from the Meridian area. He spent many of his early...

Richard "Dick" Main

Richard "Dick" Main

Jun 3, 2016

Visitation for Richard Main will be held Sunday, June 5, 2016, from 5-7pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Services will be held Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Wilson St. Pierre Funeral Home in Pendleton, Indiana. Visitation will be from 12:00pm-2:00pm prior to service. Burial will follow at Huntsville Cemetery in Huntsville, Indiana.

Mr....

Mary Lou Bernard

Mary Lou Bernard

May 31, 2016

Mary Lou Bernard

Services for Mary Lou Bernard will be held Monday, June 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jeff Myers officiating.  Burial will be in the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mary, age 82,...

James William "Bill" Emmons

James William "Bill" Emmons

May 31, 2016

James William Emmons

A memorial service for James William Emmons will be held in the chapel at First Baptist Church on Monday, June 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. There will be a private family interment in Magnolia Cemetery.

Bill passed away on Tuesday, May 31,...

Donna Sue Burnett Freyaldenhoven

Donna Sue Burnett Freyaldenhoven

May 29, 2016

Donna Sue Burnett Freyaldenhoven

Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Father Matthew Simmons and Father Dan Reardon officiating. Burial will be Friday, June 3, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Pine...