Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...
Sarah Pauline Simmons Busbee
Oct 1, 2015
Sarah Pauline Simmons Busbee, 98, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, October 1, 2015. Visitation for Mrs. Busbee, will be Monday, October 5, 2015, beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Meridian, MS. The funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of the church. A family graveside service will immediately follow the funeral...
Edward F. "Ed" White, Sr.
Sep 29, 2015
Funeral services for Edward White will be held Monday at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Jimmy Culpepper officiating. Burial will be at Mississippi State Veterans Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. White, age 79, of Meridian went to be with his Heavenly Father on September 29, 2015 at...
John Dryden Rawson
Sep 26, 2015
John Dryden Rawson Memorial services for John Rawson will be held Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of the Mediator with Reverend Josh Messick officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Garden at the Church of the Mediator. Mr. Rawson, age 85, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at his home. Mr. Rawson investigated...
Doris Corley Renfrow
Sep 24, 2015
Funeral services for Doris Renfrow will be held Saturday, September 26, 2015, at 11:00a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Roy Dabbs officiating. Burial will be at Macedonia Cemetery in Suqualena, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Renfrow, 85, passed away September 24 at her home. Doris was lovingly devoted to her...
William Keith Lester
Sep 23, 2015
William Keith "Chef" Lester Memorial services for William Keith "Chef" Lester will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 26, 2015 at First Assembly of Meridian with Reverend Bob Null officiating. Mr. Lester, age 64, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at his home. He was affectionately known as "Chef" because he was passionate about cooking for family...
Mary Wiggins Wright
Sep 21, 2015
A memorial service for Mary Wiggins Wright will be held Friday, October 16, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., at Northpark Church with Brother Ray Houser officiating. Mrs. Wright, 72, of Meridian, passed away September 21, 2015, at Anderson Hospital. Mary enjoyed working and spent eighteen years at Sears. She dearly loved her family and her greatest joy was spending time with...
Elzine Mangum Crenshaw
Sep 21, 2015
Elzine Mangum Crenshaw Funeral services for Elzine Mangum Crenshaw will be held Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Hebron Baptist Church, with Dr. Richard Wallace officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Crenshaw, age 85, of Meridian, passed away Monday, September 21, 2015, at Anderson Regional...
Edna Whitenton Clark
Sep 16, 2015
Mrs. Edna Whitenton Clark Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Whitenton Clark will be held Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jack Kern officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Clark, age 92, of Meridian passed away Wednesday, September...
Harold Leroy Boehlke
Sep 14, 2015
Harold Leroy Boehlke Memorial services for Harold Leroy Boehlke will be held at a later date. Mr. Boehlke, 85, of Meridian, passed away September 14, 2015, at Rush Hospital. Mr. Boehlke was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin on March 24, 1930. He grew up enjoying hunting and fishing with his three brothers. He proudly served his country in the Army, where...
Rose Mae Lunsford Wade
Sep 13, 2015
Funeral services for Rose Wade will be held Friday, September 18, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverends Josh Messick and Steve Owen officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Wade, age 81, of Meridian, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015. Rose was a native of Oneida, Kentucky. She retired from Riley's Hospital...
Kimberly Leigh Ellsworth
Sep 12, 2015
Kimberly Leigh Ellsworth Services for Kimberly Leigh Ellsworth will be held Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Druid Hills United Methodist Church with the Reverend Richard Williams officiating. Burial will be held at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Little Miss Kim passed away September 12, 2015 at James T....
Patrick M. Hibbs
Sep 11, 2015
Patrick M. Hibbs Graveside services for Patrick M. Hibbs will be held Monday, September 14, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Stonewall Cemetery with Reverends Roy Dabbs and Albert McMullen officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Hibbs, age 49, of Meridian, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hibbs...




