Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Tyler Torgerson

Tyler Torgerson

Dec 7, 2015

Funeral services for Tyler Torgerson will be held Friday, December 11, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Roger Burke officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Mr. Torgerson, age 28, of Meridian, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015. Tyler was the most amazing, naturally talented musician. He was...

Mary S. Sheffield

Mary S. Sheffield

Dec 5, 2015

Mary S. Sheffield Funeral services for Mary S. Sheffield will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Old Marion Cemetery. Mrs. Sheffield, age 82, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at her home. Survivors include her daughter, Elaine Malone; son, Danny Sheffield; daughter-in-law, Marsha Sheffield;...

Deborah Kathryn Witherington

Deborah Kathryn Witherington

Dec 4, 2015

Funeral services for Debbie Witherington will be held Monday, December 7, 2015, at 10:00 am, at Pineview Baptist Church in Clinton, Mississippi, with graveside services at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian, Mississippi at 3:00 p.m. that same day. Her friend and pastor Neil Grantham will be presiding the services. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 6, 2015 from 1:00-3:00 in...

Erma B. Severance

Erma B. Severance

Dec 4, 2015

Erma B. Severance Erma B. Severance, 85, died at her home in Aldersgate Retirement Community on Friday, December 4, 2015. Born in Jasper County, Mississippi, to Henry Floyd and Nona Mae Bishop Ulmer, she lived in Meridian for over fifty years. Erma was quick to smile and enjoyed socializing with friends and family. She held various secretarial positions in her...

Thomas Ray Roach

Thomas Ray Roach

Dec 3, 2015

Tommy Roach Funeral services for Tommy Roach will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Roach, age 57, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at...

Jimmie Carl Cessna

Jimmie Carl Cessna

Dec 2, 2015

Jimmie Cessna Funeral services for Jimmie Cessna will be held Monday, December 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Mike Russell officiating. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery. Mr. Cessna, age 63, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Anderson Regional Health System. He was a member of Oak Hill Baptist...

Kenneth Willis

Kenneth Willis

Dec 2, 2015

James Kenneth Willis Visitation for James Kenneth Willis, Senior will be held Sunday, December 6th from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. The funeral service will take place Monday, December 7th at 12p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Meridian with graveside services to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. James Kenneth Willis Sr. of Meridian, Mississippi passed...

Mildred Pearl Black

Mildred Pearl Black

Dec 1, 2015

Mildred Pearl Haile Black Graveside services for Mildred Pearl Haile Black will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Jason Davidson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Black, age 90, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Black was born...

Jeffery David Lockhart

Jeffery David Lockhart

Dec 1, 2015

Graveside services for David Lockhart will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., at Meridian Memorial Park on Hwy 80 West, with Dr. Jeff Myers officiating.

Mr. Lockhart, 58, of Panama City Beach, Florida, passed away December 1, 2015, in Covenant Hospice.

David was a musician and played the drums for many different...

Elizabeth Hester

Elizabeth Hester

Nov 30, 2015

Elizabeth Hester Visitation for Elizabeth Hester will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at Union Baptist Church in Clarke County. The funeral will follow at 11:00 a.m, with burial following immediately after the service in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hester died on Monday November 30, 2015 in Gautier, MS, surrounded by family members while...

Sharon Elayne Dahlke

Sharon Elayne Dahlke

Nov 30, 2015

Sharon Elayne Dahlke A memorial service for Sharon Elayne Dahlke will be held Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Coker’s Chapel United Methodist Church with Reverend Davey Wilkinson officiating. Mrs. Dahlke, age 60, of Meridian, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 at Rush Foundation Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Robert Dahlke; daughter, Ashley Channells (George); son, Robby Dahlke...

M.L. "Buddy" Coleman

M.L. "Buddy" Coleman

Nov 29, 2015

Funeral services for M.L. “Buddy” Coleman will be held Friday, December 4, 2015, at 3:00 p.m., at Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church, with Reverends James Ruffin and Dr. John Temple officiating.  Burial will be at Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama.  Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Coleman, 90, of Meridian,...

Jasper Purvis Shelton

Jasper Purvis Shelton

Nov 29, 2015

Funeral services for Jasper Shelton will be held Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at 1:00 p.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brothers Michael Yancey, Sr., Joey Shelton, and Marcus Finch officiating.  Burial will be at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery. Jasper was employed with Flintkote/Apache/Celotex for thirty-eight years.  He loved music, especially country and bluegrass, and...

Tony Edward Harbour

Tony Edward Harbour

Nov 26, 2015

Tony Edward Harbour Funeral services for Tony Harbour will be held Friday, December 4, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Harbour, age 26, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, November 26, 2015. Tony was a veteran of the United...

Jan Marie Reynolds

Jan Marie Reynolds

Nov 24, 2015

Jan Reynolds Memorial service for Jan Reynolds will be held Sunday, November 29, 2015 at 10:45 a.m. at Jubilee Mennonite Church with Pastor Elaine Maust officiating. Mrs. Reynold, age 59, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at her home. Survivors include her husband, Marvin Reynolds; and sister-in-law, Bonita Gana. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert...

Dorothy "Dot" Joy Boykin

Dorothy "Dot" Joy Boykin

Nov 24, 2015

Dorothy Joy “Dot” Boykin Services for Dorothy Joy “Dot” Boykin will be held Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church with Dr. John Temple and Reverend K.T. Smith officiating. Visitation will be Friday, November 27, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home and the church one hour prior...

Herman Usher

Herman Usher

Nov 23, 2015

William Herman Usher Graveside services for Herman Usher will be held Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery, with Reverend Roy Dabbs officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Usher, age  96, of Meridian passed away Monday, November 23, 2015...

Joe Wayne Wilkinson

Joe Wayne Wilkinson

Nov 23, 2015

Joe Wayne Wilkinson Funeral services for Joe Wilkinson will be held Saturday, November 28, 2015, at 12:00 p.m., at Carmel Baptist Church with Dr. Joe Anderson officiating.  Burial will be at Carmel Baptist Church with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Wilkinson, 79, of Meridian, passed away Monday, November 23,...

Harry A. Bartz

Harry A. Bartz

Nov 21, 2015

Graveside services for LCDR Harry Bartz will be held Wednesday, November 25, 2015, at 12:00 p.m., at Mississippi Veterans Cemetery, with Brothers Mike Russell and John Sweeney officiating. Mr. Bartz, 86, passed away on November 21 at Rush Hospital. Mr. Bartz proudly served in the U.S. Navy, enlisting in 1946 to join in the rebuilding...

Mary Katherine Tutor

Mary Katherine Tutor

Nov 20, 2015

Mary Katherine (Windham) Tutor died peacefully at her home November 20, 2015. Her interment will be at Magnolia Cemetery Tuesday, 11:00 a.m., November 24th, with Reverend Franklin Denham officiating and Robert Barham Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Katherine, age 95, was predeceased by her husband of 72 years, J.B. (Jesse Burrell) Tutor. She is survived by her three children...