Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Sarah Beatrice Mcgee

Sarah Beatrice Mcgee

Apr 29, 2016

Sarah B. McGee

Graveside services for Sarah McGee will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2016 10:00 a.m. at Hickory Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Ms. McGee, age 98, of Meridian passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at Bedford Care Center of Marion. ...

Jamie Geraldine Bowen Covington

Jamie Geraldine Bowen Covington

Apr 29, 2016

Jamie Geraldine Bowen Covington

Funeral services for Jamie Covington will be held Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Eric Mabbott officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Covington, age 85, of Meridian passed away Friday, April 29,...

Peggy Lorraine Melton

Peggy Lorraine Melton

Apr 26, 2016

Memorial services for Peggy Lorraine Sanders Melton will be held Saturday, April 30, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., at Central United Methodist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Mrs. Melton, 83, of Meridian, died peacefully on Tuesday April, 26, 2016, at her home....

James "Sandy" Edgar Sandusky

James "Sandy" Edgar Sandusky

Apr 26, 2016

James Edgar “Sandy” Sandusky

James Edgar “Sandy” Sandusky of Meridian, age 70, died on Tuesday April 26 in Anderson’s Hospital.  Visitation will take place on Saturday, April 30 at 10:00 AM at the Episcopal Church of the Mediator in Meridian, MS, followed by the funeral at 11:00.

Sandy grew up in Meridian and had the...

Thomas "Tommy" Ivey

Thomas "Tommy" Ivey

Apr 25, 2016

At the request of Mr. Ivey, there will be no public services.

Mr. Ivey, 76, of Collinsville, passed away April 25 at his home.

He is survived by his wife of forty-seven years, Sandy Ivey; his sons, Damon Ivey, of Daleville, and Brett Ivey and his wife, Amy, of St. Augustine, Florida; and special sister-in-law,...

Sonny Cunningham

Sonny Cunningham

Apr 22, 2016

Memorial services for Sonny Cunningham will be held Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at 6:00 p.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Davey Wilkinson officiating.

Mr. Cunningham, 77, passed away April 22, 2016, at his home.

Sonny was a lifelong resident of Meridian and attended MCC.  Immediately after high school, he joined the US...

Patsy Swanner

Patsy Swanner

Apr 19, 2016

Funeral services for Patsy Swanner will be held Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Swanner, age 73, of Meridian passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at her home.

She spent many years working...

Roger Ray Edwards, Sr.

Roger Ray Edwards, Sr.

Apr 18, 2016

Roger Ray Edwards Sr.

Graveside services for Roger Ray Edwards Sr. will be held Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Wayne Ainsworth officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Edwards, age 79, of Meridian, passed away Monday,...

Charles Grayson Pierce, Sr.

Charles Grayson Pierce, Sr.

Apr 17, 2016

Charles Grayson Pierce Sr.

Funeral services for Charles Grayson Pierce Sr. will be held Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend James Rich and Reverend A.M. Mansfield officiating.

Mr. Pierce, age 88, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 at...

Daniel Richard Rigdon, Sr.

Daniel Richard Rigdon, Sr.

Apr 15, 2016

Funeral services for Dan Rigdon will be held Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends Chuck Overby, Chris Cooksey, and DeWayne French officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Nebo Cemetery.

Mr. Rigdon, age 55, of Odenville, Alabama, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016.

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Jimmy Lewis Hornsby

Jimmy Lewis Hornsby

Apr 15, 2016

Jimmy Lewis Hornsby

The funeral services for Mr. Jimmy Hornsby will be held Friday, April 22, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Mississippi Memorial Veterans Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Jimmy Hornsby was born September...

Bennett "Jack" Williams

Bennett "Jack" Williams

Apr 13, 2016

Bennett Jackson “Jack” Williams

Graveside services for Bennett Jackson Williams will be held Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Sageville United Methodist Church Cemetery with Reverend Pam Randall officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Williams, age 68, of Macon, formerly of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, April 13,...

Frances Clark

Frances Clark

Apr 13, 2016

Frances Louise Pritchett Clark

Graveside services for Frances Louise Pritchett Clark will be Sunday, April 17, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, 5 434 Old Birmingham Hwy. , Tuscaloosa, AL, 35404, with the Reverend Stephen Owen officiating. Interment will follow the service; Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, Meridian, MS, is in charge of arrangements.

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Glenda R. Whitlock

Glenda R. Whitlock

Apr 13, 2016

Funeral services for Glenda Whitlock will be held Saturday, April 16, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Larry Joyner officiating.  Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.

Mrs. Whitlock, 75, of Meridian, passed away April 13, 2016, at Anderson Hospital.

Glenda retired from...

Annie Burnett Harris

Annie Burnett Harris

Apr 12, 2016

Annie Burnett Harris

Funeral services for Annie Harris will be held Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jack Kern officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Annie Burnett Harris, age 97, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday,...

Onie Faye Grantham

Onie Faye Grantham

Apr 12, 2016

Onie Faye Anderson Grantham

Funeral services for Onie Faye Anderson Grantham will be held Friday, April 15, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Ray Houser officiating. Burial will be at Hamrick Cemetery in Collinsville.

Mrs. Grantham, age 85, of Chunky, passed away Tuesday,...

Royce Lee Ezell

Royce Lee Ezell

Apr 8, 2016

Royce Lee Ezell

Memorial service for Royce Lee Ezell of Durant, MS will be held Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the College Park United Methodist Church on Highway 19th North in Meridian, MS with Bro. Joe Reynolds presiding. ...

Wilma "Ma" Meeker

Wilma "Ma" Meeker

Apr 7, 2016

A memorial visitation for Wilma Meeker will be held Sunday, April 10, 2016, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.

Mrs. Meeker, 91, passed away April 7 at her home.

“Ma”, as she was lovingly called by those who knew her, was a Godly woman who...

Frances Holloway

Frances Holloway

Apr 4, 2016

Frances Jones Holloway

Funeral services for Frances Jones Holloway will be held Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Mike Russell officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Frances Holloway of Meridian passed away Monday, April 4, 2016, on her 87th...

Tim Ethridge, Sr.

Tim Ethridge, Sr.

Apr 4, 2016

Funeral services for Tim Ethridge, Sr. will be held Saturday, April 9, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.  Burial will follow at Hamrick Cemetery in Collinsville.

Mr. Ethridge, 60, of Collinsville, passed away April 4 at University Medical Center in Jackson.

Tim was a lifelong resident...