Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Claire Bidgood

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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...

Doris Elizabeth Williams

Doris Elizabeth Williams

Oct 14, 2015

Funeral services for Doris will be held Monday, October 19, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at Wesley Methodist Church, 1500 8th Ave., with Reverends Pam Randall and Paul Raley officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00am-11:00am prior to service at the church. There will be a private committal ceremony at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Williams, 85, passed away Wednesday, October 14,...

Ivonne Annice Hodgins

Ivonne Annice Hodgins

Oct 10, 2015

Ivonne Annice Hodgins Funeral services for Ivonne Hodgins will be held Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Bill Webb and Reverend Mike Bird officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Hodgins, age 81, of Meridian, passed away...

Charles William Bullock

Charles William Bullock

Oct 10, 2015

Charles William Bullock Funeral services for Charles William Bullock will be held Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at Meridian Church of Christ with Minister Josh McCrary officiating. Burial will be at Mississippi Veterans Cemetery with full military honors. Mr. Bullock, age 70, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015 at his home. He was a member of...

Betty P. Arnold

Betty P. Arnold

Oct 7, 2015

Betty P. Arnold Graveside services for Betty P. Arnold will be held Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery, with Dr. Reid Whittington officiating and Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Arnold, age 79, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at Anderson Hospital. She had a passion for sewing, especially...

Jackie Monroe Brown

Jackie Monroe Brown

Oct 6, 2015

Jackie Monroe Brown Graveside services for Jackie Monroe Brown will be held Friday, October 9, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Reverend Kenneth Owen officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Brown, age 83, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at Poplar Springs Nursing Center where he made many friends....

Charles "Charlie" Ballor

Charles "Charlie" Ballor

Oct 5, 2015

Charlie Ballor Graveside services for Charlie Ballor will be held Friday, October 9, 2015, at 12:00pm at Mississippi Veterans Cemetery in Newton. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Ballor, 81, of Meridian, passed away October 5 at Anderson Hospital. Charlie was a veteran of the United States Navy, which he proudly served for thirty-four years....

James Kenneth Joyner

James Kenneth Joyner

Oct 5, 2015

Funeral services for James Kenneth Joyner will be held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church, with Reverend W.D. Pigott and Reverend Wayne Hemmingway officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Joyner, 82, of Meridian, passed away Monday, October 5, at...

Gilmer Shepherd Norman, Jr.

Gilmer Shepherd Norman, Jr.

Oct 5, 2015

Gilmer Shepherd Norman, Jr. Graveside services for Gilmer Shepherd Norman, Jr. will be held Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Reverend Davey Wilkinson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Norman, age 82, of Meridian, passed away Monday, October 5, 2015. Survivors include his son, Gil S. Norman, III...

Donald "Bruce" Griffin

Donald "Bruce" Griffin

Oct 4, 2015

Donald "Bruce" Griffin Funeral services for Donald "Bruce" Griffin will be held Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Joe Anderson officiating. Burial will be at Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Griffin, age 64, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Griffin was a...

Mary Cresswell Luke

Mary Cresswell Luke

Oct 4, 2015

Funeral Services for Mary Cresswell Luke, age 87 of Carriere, MS, who passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015, will be held Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at 2:00 pm at Collinsville United Methodist Church, 9126 Church Street, Collinsville, MS. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 6, 2015 from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm at McDonald Funeral Home, 401 West Canal Street, Picayune,...

Kathryn Page Williams

Kathryn Page Williams

Oct 1, 2015

Kathryn Page Williams Funeral services for Kathryn Williams will be held Monday, October 5, 2015, at 3:00 p.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Jack Giles officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Williams, 87, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, October 1, at her home. Kathryn...