Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
Leona Lang Smith
Nov 18, 2015
Funeral services for Leona Lang Smith will be held Friday, November 20, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Roy Dabbs officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Smith, age 81, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at Poplar Springs Nursing Home. She was a...
Sammie Jean Blundell
Nov 15, 2015
Funeral services for Sammie Jean Blundell will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverends Richard Cothern, Macon Phillips, and Grey Falanga officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Blundell, 90, of Enterprise, passed away peacefully in her...
Daisy Margaret Winstead
Nov 12, 2015
Funeral services for Daisy Margaret Winstead will be held Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Jim Rickles officiating. Burial will be at Graham’s Cemetery. Ms. Winstead, age 72, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Rush Foundation Hospital with her family by her side. Margaret was a Christian...
Fredna R. Holloman
Nov 12, 2015
Fredna R. Holloman Services for Fredna R. Holloman will be held Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Donald Gentry officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Holloman, 92, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015...
Norma Jean Thompson
Nov 7, 2015
Graveside services for Norma Jean Thompson will be held Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Old Marion Russell Cemetery with Pastor Elaine Maust officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Thompson, age 83, of Meridian, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 7, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Thompson was born and raised in...
Sherman "Jack" Mack, Jr.
Nov 7, 2015
Funeral services for Sherman "Jack" Mack, Jr. will be held Saturday, November 14, 2015, at 12:00 p.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with viewing and visitation from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. prior to service. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Sherman "Jack" Mack, Jr. was born February 16, 1936 in Boyd, Alabama to Sherman and Sophia McDaniel....
Ida Lea Johnson
Nov 6, 2015
Funeral services for Ida Lea Johnson will be held Sunday, November 8, 2015, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, at 1:30 p.m., with Brother Sephus Garrett officiating. Burial will be at Damascus Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Johnson, 81, of Meridian, passed away Friday, November 6, at Rush Hospital. Lea was a loving mother and devoted grandmother and great-grandmother. She...
James D. Griffin
Nov 5, 2015
Funeral services for James D. “Jimbo” Griffin, Jr. will be held Monday, November 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Blackwater Baptist Church in Kemper County with Reverends Heath Riggs and Gary Rivers officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Jimbo, age 64, of the Blackwater Community, passed away Thursday,...
Albert Williams Weems, Jr.
Nov 3, 2015
Albert Williams Weems, Jr. Retired Insurance Agent Services for Albert Williams Weems, Jr. will be held Friday, November 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Reverends Edward O'Conner, Brian Ponder, and Harriet Simmons officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Weems, age 88, of Meridian, died Monday, November 2, 2015 at...
Hazel Lackey Hicks
Oct 31, 2015
Hazel Lackey Hicks Funeral services for Hazel Hicks will be held Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Hazel Lackey Hicks, 95, passed away peacefully from her life in this world and went to be with Jesus the morning of October 31, 2015, at her home at Aldersgate Retirement Community. Hazel was born on...
Danny Brewer Donald
Oct 29, 2015
Memorial services for Danny Donald will be held Saturday, November 7, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at Fellowship Baptist Church in Meridian, Mississippi. Brother Mike Boles will officiate. All are welcome to join the family in a celebration of his life. Danny "Dano" Donald, age 61, departed this world on Thursday, October 9, 2015, at his home in Marion, Mississippi. Danny...
Claire Bidgood
Oct 28, 2015
Claire Bidgood graduated from Meridian High School in 1946. She was a member of the DBS (Dusty) Social Club and attended Ole Miss, where she was selected a class beauty and was a member of Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She married Charles "Bubber" Bidgood on December 26, 1948. Claire was a member of the Meridian Junior Auxiliary and was a...
Marilyn C. Dunn
Oct 27, 2015
Graveside services for Marilyn Dunn will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., at Mt Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery, with Reverend John Sadler officiating and Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Dunn, 86, passed away Tuesday, October 27, at her home. Marilyn was a very loving wife, mother, and "Granny" and was the...
Eric Wade Sessions
Oct 25, 2015
Eric Wade Sessions Funeral services for Eric Wade Sessions will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Sessions, age 28, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2015 at his mother's residence. Eric was...
Garry Carlton Moore
Oct 20, 2015
Garry Carlton Moore Funeral services for Garry Carlton Moore will be held Thursday, October 22, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jerry Read officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at the Mississippi Veterans Cemetery. Mr. Moore, age 70, of Meehan, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015...
Clifford Houston Barnes
Oct 20, 2015
Clifford Harrison Barnes Memorial services for Clifford Barnes will be held at a later date. Mr. Barnes, age 94, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at his home. Clifford was born in Akron, Ohio on September 25, 1921. He served in World War II with Naval Aviation. He retired from Eastern Airlines and Rolls Royce. He was a...
Billy "Bill" Breland, Sr.
Oct 17, 2015
Billy "Bill" E. Breland Sr. Funeral services for Bill Breland will be held Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Faith Baptist Church with Brother Paul Harris and Brother Jack Kern officiating. Burial will be at Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Breland, age 69, of Meridian, passed away,...
David Wayne Speed
Oct 17, 2015
David Wayne Speed Funeral services for David Speed will be held Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Gib Prince and Reverend Kenny McGill officiating. Mr. Speed, age 57, of Daleville, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. David was a well-known master electrician in the Meridian...
Wanda Diamond
Oct 14, 2015
Wanda Diamond We will honor Wanda in a small private memorial with family, to be announced at a later time. Ms. Diamond, age 73, passed away October 14th, 2015. Wanda was born October 2nd, 1942 in Biloxi, Mississippi. We will miss her sweet smile. She is survived by her daughter Annalisa Amerson (Larry), grandsons, Wesley Young (Amy), and Jordan Russell,...
Billy "Bull" Covington
Oct 14, 2015
Billy (Bull) Covington December 28, 1940 - October 14, 2015 Funeral services for Billy (Bull) Covington will be held Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 12:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Danny Lanier officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Billy, age 74, went to be with the Lord October 14, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical...




