Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
Ruff Daniel "Dan" Compton
Mar 6, 2016
Ruff Daniel “Dan” Compton Funeral services for Ruff Daniel “Dan” Compton will be held Friday, March 11, 2016, at 11:30 a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Dale Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Church Cemetery in the Clarkdale community (Valley Road). Mr. Compton, age 79, of Clarkdale, passed away March 6, 2016, at Anderson Regional...
Donnie Griffin
Mar 5, 2016
Donald “Donnie” Griffin
Funeral services for Donnie Griffin will be held Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 11:30 a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Tim Chennault and Dr. Rory Lee officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Griffin, 58, of Pearl, formerly of Meridian, passed away March...
Bettye Woodward
Mar 3, 2016
Funeral services for Bettye Woodward will be held Monday, March 7, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Franklin McLelland officating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Woodward, 89, of Meridian, passed away March 3 at Anderson Hospital.
Bettye enjoyed working her booth...
Charles "Skeeter" Lang
Feb 29, 2016
Funeral services for Skeeter Lang will be held Friday, March 4, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at Poplar Springs Drive United Methodist Church, with Dr. Chuck Meador officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Lang, age 95, of Meridian, passed away February 29, 2016, at Rush...
Beth Rhodes Causey
Feb 28, 2016
Beth Rhodes Causey Memorial services for Beth Causey will be held Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Midway Baptist Church with Dr. Michael Bird officiating. Ms. Causey, age 61, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Beth was a retired nurse and a member of Midway Baptist Church. Survivors include brothers, Arthur...
Diana Jean Calvert
Feb 26, 2016
Graveside services for Diana Calvert will be held Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Pine Grove Church Cemetery in Martin. Diana Jean Calvert (formally Haywood) passed away on February 26, 2016 in McMinnville, TN. She is survived by two daughters Deborah and Michelle, nine grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. She was born in Bridgewater, England and along with her mother, father,...
Mary "Peggy" Marguerite Denton
Feb 20, 2016
Mary Marguerite “Peggy” Denton
Graveside services for Peggy Denton will be held Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with Reverend Kenneth Owen officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Denton, age 94, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016...
Bonnie Elizabeth Porter-Slaton
Feb 19, 2016
A celebration of life service for Bonnie Slaton will be held Saturday, February 27, 2016, at 12:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Stonewall, Mississippi. Burial will take place at a later date in Elmira, New York.
Mrs. Slaton, age 60, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016, at Rush Hospital.
Bonnie...
James O. Vincent
Feb 16, 2016
James O. Vincent
Graveside services for James O. “Jim” Vincent will be held Friday, February 19, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with Dr. John Temple officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Vincent, age 90, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, February 16,...
Vernon Joseph Roberts
Feb 15, 2016
Vernon Joseph Roberts
Visitation for Vernon Roberts will be held Thursday, February 18, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at Magnolia Cemetery, with Brother Jack Kern officiating.
Mr. Roberts, 89, passed away February 15 at Dogwood Assisted Living in...
Lloyd King
Feb 12, 2016
Lloyd King
Funeral services for Lloyd King will be held Monday, February 15, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Kenneth Owens officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. King, age 85, went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 12, 2016 at his beloved church,...
John William Lang, Sr.
Feb 10, 2016
John William Lang, Sr.
1927 - 2016
John William Lang, Sr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend and highly-skilled putter and chipper passed away February 10, 2016 following the essence of a life well-lived. “Doc” as he was affectionately known was born January 22, 1927 in Meridian, Mississippi; graduated from Meridian High...
Brenda Booth Brown
Feb 9, 2016
Memorial services for Brenda Booth Brown will be held Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge near Starkville, Mississippi. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Brenda Booth Brown (January 15, 1960 – February 9, 2016), age 56, of Meridian, Mississippi, lived her life with a spiritual connection...
James A. "Sonny" Partridge
Feb 8, 2016
James A. (Sonny) Partridge
Graveside services for James A. (Sonny) Partridge will be held Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with visitation prior from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.
James A. (Sonny) Partridge, age 67, passed away on Monday, February 8, 2016 at Generations...
Pamela Love Burrage
Feb 6, 2016
Memorial services for Pam Burrage will be held Friday, February 12th, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Tim Crawley and Brother Franklin Denham officiating.
Mrs. Burrage, 58, of Madison, passed away February 6th, at Baptist Hospital in Jackson. Mrs. Burrage was born December 2, 1957, in Meridian, Mississippi to the late...
Gerald "Trey" Patterson
Feb 4, 2016
Memorial services for Trey Patterson will be held Saturday, February 6, 2016, at 3:00 p.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. prior to service.
Mr. Patterson, 29, passed away February 4, 2016, in Meridian.
...James Bradley Suttles, Jr.
Feb 4, 2016
James Bradley Suttles Jr.
Graveside services for Brad Suttles will be held Monday, February 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. View Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Suttles, age 69, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016 at Rush...
Terrence "Tc" Wells
Feb 3, 2016
Terrence “TC” Wells
Funeral services for TC Wells will be held Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Wells, age 68, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at his residence.
Survivors...
Billy Joe Fuller
Feb 2, 2016
Graveside services for Billy Joe Fuller will be held Friday, February 5, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Kewanee, with Reverend Mike McKee of Cuba Baptist Church officiating and Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Fuller, 81, of Kewanee, passed away February 2, 2016, at Rush Specialty Hospital....
George Leslie "Beaver" Watkins
Feb 1, 2016
Visitation for Mr. Watkins will be held Wednesday, February 3, 2016 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home and services will be Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Mississippi Veterans Cemetery in Newton.
Mr. Watkins, age 84,...




