Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Sarah Kathryn Williams

Sarah Kathryn Williams

Jan 13, 2016

Sarah Kathryn Williams

Funeral services for Sarah Williams will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Burial will follow at Union Baptist Church Cemetery in Clarke County and Rev. Kyle Routzahn officiating.

Mrs. Williams, age 81,...

Jennifer Tidwell

Jennifer Tidwell

Jan 12, 2016

Jennifer Strickland Tidwell

Funeral services for Jennifer Strickland Tidwell will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jerry James Vaughn, II officiating. Burial will be at Meridian Memorial Park.

Ms. Tidwell, age 42, of Water Valley, MS, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016.

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Gaythel Dearman

Gaythel Dearman

Jan 11, 2016

Funeral services for Gaythel Dearman will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church with Reverend Jimmie Garrard officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Dearman, 82, of Meridian, passed away January 11 at Anderson Hospital.

Gaythel...

Carolyn Talbert

Carolyn Talbert

Jan 9, 2016

Carolyn June Lovett Talbert

Funeral services for Carolyn Talbert will be held Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Lauderdale Cemetery.

Mrs. Talbert, age 75, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2016 at her home.

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Phillip "Phil" Waller

Phillip "Phil" Waller

Jan 8, 2016

Phillip “Phil” Waller

Funeral services for Phil Waller will be held Monday, January 11, 2016 at 12:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Donald Turner and Brother Kendall Turner officiating. Burial will follow at Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Waller, age 51, of Meridian, passed...

Andrew "Bud" Lee

Andrew "Bud" Lee

Jan 7, 2016

Funeral services for Bud Lee will be held Monday, January 11, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Tommy Espey officiating.  Burial will be at Meridian Memorial Park, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Bud was a good, Godly man who gave his life to the Lord...

Jewel Haager

Jewel Haager

Jan 6, 2016

Jewel Haager

Graveside services for Jewel Haager will be held Monday, January 11, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Reverend Joe Anderson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Haager, age 90, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Anderson Regional Medical Center.

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Claudine "Deane" Ainsworth

Claudine "Deane" Ainsworth

Jan 5, 2016

Funeral services for Claudine “Deane” Ainsworth will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Davey Wilkinson and Reverend Gilbert Prince officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Ainsworth, age 96, of Marion, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at her residence. Mrs. Ainsworth loved Jesus. She spent...

Mary Newell

Mary Newell

Jan 5, 2016

Mary Lee Newell

Funeral services for Mary Newell will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John Temple officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery.

Mrs. Newell, age 90, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, January 05, 2016 at Poplar...

Dorothy Olive Gordy Mckelvaine

Dorothy Olive Gordy Mckelvaine

Jan 5, 2016

Dorothy Olive Gordy McKelvaine

Funeral services for Dorothy McKelvaine will be held Friday, January 8, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Doug Goodman officiating. Burial will be at Union United Methodist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. McKelvaine, age 94,...

James "Jim" Eastham

James "Jim" Eastham

Jan 4, 2016

A memorial service for James D. “Jim” Eastham will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Dr. John Temple officiating.

James D. Eastham was born at home on June 18, 1924, to James and Amma Eastham.  The family made their home at 926 N. Main in El Dorado,...

Esterleen Fortner Von Edwins

Esterleen Fortner Von Edwins

Jan 2, 2016

Esterleen Fortner Von Edwins

Esterleen Fortner Von Edwins, age 92, of Meridian, MS, went to heaven to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on January 2nd, 2016.

She was born on November 12, 1923 in Anderson, S.C. She was the daughter of the late Ebb and Exie Dunn Fortner.

She is...

Mary Evelynn Patterson Mcrae

Mary Evelynn Patterson Mcrae

Jan 2, 2016

Mary Evelyn Patterson McRae

Funeral services for Mary McRae will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. John Temple and Rev. James Ruffin officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

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Lucille Scott Graham Danner

Lucille Scott Graham Danner

Jan 1, 2016

Lucille Scott Graham Danner

Funeral services for Lucille Scott Graham Danner will be held Monday, January 4, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel Reverend Sephus Garrett officiating with visitation being held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Oak Grove Cemetery...

Jerry Melton, Jr.

Jerry Melton, Jr.

Jan 1, 2016

Funeral services for Jerry Melton, Jr. will be held Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., at Souenlovie Baptist Church in Enterprise, Mississippi, with Brother Scott Crenshaw officiating.  Burial will follow at Enterprise Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Melton, 14, of Enterprise, passed away January 1,...

Robert Anthony Adams

Robert Anthony Adams

Jan 1, 2016

Funeral services for Robert “Robbie” Adams will be held Friday, January 8, 2016, at 1:00 p.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Roger Burke officiating. Burial will follow at Meridian Memorial Park.

Mr. Adams, age 41, of Ocean Springs, passed away suddenly...

Freddie E. Miller

Freddie E. Miller

Dec 30, 2015

Freddie E. Miller

Graveside services for Freddie E. Miller will be held Saturday, January 2, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Brother Jack Kern officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.

Mrs. Miller, age 89, of Pearl, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the River...

Tommy Griffin

Tommy Griffin

Dec 29, 2015

Tommy Leigh Griffin aka “Big Tom”

Funeral services for Tommy Griffin will be held Monday, January 4, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the Pentecostals of House Church “POH” located on Highway 19 North, between Collinsville and House, with Pastor Fulton officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Newton County with Robert...

William "Bill" Wayne Drinkwater

William "Bill" Wayne Drinkwater

Dec 29, 2015

William Wayne Drinkwater, 92, passed away on December 29, 2015 after an illness.  Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at First Christian Church of Meridian.

Bill was born May 14, 1923, the only son of William Woods Drinkwater and Vera Rawlings Drinkwater.  He...

Scharlene Rivers Horne

Scharlene Rivers Horne

Dec 27, 2015

Scharlene Rivers Horne

Funeral services for Scharlene Rivers Horne will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2015, 11:00 a.m. at Bethany Baptist Church with Pastor Marvin Cooper officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge.

Mrs. Horne, age 56, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015 at...