Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

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...

Leona Lang Smith

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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...