Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
William "Billy" Jones, Ii
Jun 28, 2016
Funeral services for Billy Jones will be held Monday, July 11, 2016, at 11:30 a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Billy Jones, age 35, of Meridian, passed away...
James Durham Stone
Jun 27, 2016
James Durham Stone
Mr. James D. “Sonny” Stone, age 78, of Meridian, Mississippi passed away Monday, June 27, 2016 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Private services were held on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Jamie Lamoreaux officiating. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
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Martha Glenda Pendergrass
Jun 25, 2016
Martha Glenda Pendergrass
Graveside services for Martha Glenda Pendergrass will be held Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 2:00 pm in the Terry City Cemetery in Terry, Mississippi. Dr. Carl White, pastor from Highland Baptist Church, will be officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Miss...
Patsy Beasley Fuller
Jun 24, 2016
Patsy Beasley Fuller
Funeral services for Patsy Fuller will be held Monday, June 27, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Roy Dabbs officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn.
Mrs. Fuller, age 73, of Meridian passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at her...
Lynn John Schulte
Jun 23, 2016
Memorial services for Lynn Schulte will be held Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jason Bird officiating.
Mr. Schulte, age 59, of Meridian passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Fisher House.
Lynn graduated from Texas A&M University in...
Cecil Lamar Jones
Jun 23, 2016
Cecil Lamar Jones, Jr.
Cecil Lamar Jones, Jr, age 66, a native of Meridian, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016.
He was born on May 3, 1950 to Cecil Jones of Memphis,...
Don Agent
Jun 22, 2016
A private memorial service for Don Agent will be held at a later date.
Mr. Agent, 46, of Collinsville, passed away June 22, 2016, at Lakeside Health and Rehab in Quitman.
Don loved being outdoors either landscaping, hunting, fishing, or riding his Harley. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
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John David Wood
Jun 20, 2016
A memorial service for John David Wood will be held Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul Episcopal Church, with Father Brian Ponder officiating.
Mr. Wood, age 71, of Meridian, passed away June 19, 2016, at his home.
John was a Vietnam veteran of the United States Army and was stationed in...
Benton Ray Cochran
Jun 18, 2016
Benton Ray Cochran
Graveside services for Benton Ray Cochran will be held Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Bucatunna Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Scotty Fulcher officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Benton passed away Saturday, June 18, 2016 after only 11...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
...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
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,...




