Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
James Alfred "Tudor" King
Dec 29, 2024
Funeral services for Mr. James Alfred "Tudor" King will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Springhill Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Raley and Rev. George Warner officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites at Springhill Methodist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mr. James Alfred...
James Howard Smith
Dec 28, 2024
Funeral services for Mr. James H. Smith will be held on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Andrew Black and Brother James Rickles officiating. Burial will be held at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Smith, age 83,...
Ruth Barham
Dec 25, 2024
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Barham will be held Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Rick Green officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mrs. Ruth Barham, 90, of Meridian, passed away on Christmas...
Martin Gaddis
Dec 24, 2024
Funeral services for Mr. Martin Gaddis will be held Saturday, December 28, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Dale Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Sageville Methodist Church Cemetery.
Edwin Martin Gaddis Sr. passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at Ochsner Rush Medical Center.
Martin graduated from Mississippi State...
Judith Ann Gray
Dec 23, 2024
Funeral services for Ms. Judith Ann Trout Gray will be held at 1:00PM, Friday, December 27, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Luke Way officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
Ms. Judy Gray, age 79, passed...
Vistan Allen
Dec 20, 2024
Funeral services for Mrs. Vistan Allen will be held Sunday, December 22,2024, at 2:00PM at the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Steve Chisolm and Rev. Hal Bates officiating. Burial will follow at First Baptist Church of Collinsville Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Vistan...
Robert Lee "Bob" Richmond
Dec 16, 2024
Robert Lee "Bob" Richmond, 87, of Meridian, Mississippi passed away peacefully on December 16, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford Lee and Bertha Sorenson Richmond; brothers, Clifford Virgil Richmond (Florence), Palmer Melvin Richmond (Judy), and Edward Stanley "Skip" Richmond; his son, Brian Richmond; and his beloved wife, Peggy Harvey Richmond.
Bob was a...
Howard Allen Conaway
Dec 15, 2024
Mr. Howard Allen Conaway, age 96, passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at Baptist Anderson Medical Center. Howard was born in Memphis, Tennessee to Murray and Merle Conaway on August 17, 1928, and grew up in Memphis, TN and Tupelo, MS.
He graduated from Tupelo High School in 1946 and married the love of his life,...
Cecille "Cissy" Roberts
Dec 15, 2024
Funeral services for Mrs. Cecille "Cissy" Roberts will be held Friday, December 20, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Bro. Keith Lovett officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Cecille "Cissy" Marie Roberts, 72, of Bailey, MS,...
Ronnie L. Norris
Dec 14, 2024
Funeral Services for Mr. Ronnie L. Norris will begin at 2:00 PM Thursday, December 19, 2024, with Dr. Gary Permenter officiating. Service music will be provided by Mr. Clint Walker. Interment will follow graveside rites at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Norris, 82, of...
Douglas Harold Jones
Dec 14, 2024
The Celebration of Life for Doug Jones will be held with a graveside service on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 1:00 at Suqualena Cemetery, with Brother Mike Russell officiating and Brother James Ruffin praying for family and friends. Burial will be at Suqualena Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Douglas...
Robert D. "Rob" Henderson
Dec 13, 2024
Graveside services for Mr. Robert D. “Rob” Henderson will begin at 11:00 AM Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Blackwater Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Sean Burleson officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Henderson, 73, of the Blackwater Community, died Friday, December 13, 2024,...
Kathy Diane Thomas
Dec 13, 2024
Memorial services for Ms. Kathy Baughman Thomas will be held at 11:00AM, Saturday, December 21, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Ms. Kathy Thomas, age 69, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2024, surrounded by her loving daughters. She was a loving...
Helen Griffin Smith
Dec 12, 2024
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Griffin Smith will begin at 2:30 PM Monday, December 16, 2024, at Fellowship Baptist Church, with the Reverends Dr. Corey Fontan and Caleb Hughes officiating. Service music will be provided by Mr. Kevin Thompson and Mr. Jimmy Harper. Interment will follow graveside rites in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored...
Mary Martin Carlisle
Dec 12, 2024
Mary Martin Carlisle, 72, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, on December 12, 2024.
A Celebration of Mary's life will be held at Highland Baptist Church on Monday, December 16, 2024, at 11:00 AM with the Dr. David Hopkins and Mrs. Abby Calhoun officiating. The family will receive guests from 2:00 PM -...
Lanell Fleming
Dec 12, 2024
Funeral services for Mrs. Lanell Fleming will be held Sunday, December 15, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Pine Forest Baptist Church with Bro. Andy May and Bro. Andrew Black officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Lanell Fleming, 86, of Collinsville, MS,...
Retha N Moulds
Dec 11, 2024
Funeral services for Mrs. Retha N. Moulds will begin at 1:00 PM Friday, December 13, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with the Reverends Dr. Scott Crenshaw and Joey Shelton officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites at Old Marion Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Moulds,...
Jonathan Bevon Cortes
Dec 11, 2024
A graveside service for Jon Cortes will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024, 1:00 PM at Highland Cemetery in Hattiesburg, MS with Rev. David Graham officiating, with burial to follow. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mr. Jon Cortes, age 52, of Newton passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at Baptist...
Wanda Gene Hogan
Dec 8, 2024
Funeral services for Mrs. Wanda G. Hogan will be held Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Bucatunna Baptist Church, with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Interment will follow at Bucatunna Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Wanda graduated from Vimville High School. She served as a...
Billy And Shirley Deboxtel
Dec 7, 2024
Mr. Billy: August 12, 1941 – December 7, 2024
Mrs. Shirley: February 7, 1940 – December 7, 2024
A joint celebration of the lives of Mr. Billy and Mrs. Shirley deBoxtel will be held Thursday, December 12 at noon at Faith Ministries Church, 607 S Front Street, Sandersville, MS. The family will receive friends from...




