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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
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...
Houston L. Shelton, Sr.
Dec 27, 2015
Funeral services for Houston L. Shelton, Sr. will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Mike McKee officiating. Burial will be at Old Marion Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Mr. Shelton, age 95, of Toomsuba passed away December 27,...
Ollie Dalton Williamson
Dec 26, 2015
Ollie Dalton Williamson
Funeral services for Dalton Williamson will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Meridian Memorial Park.
Mr. Williamson, age 96, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Rush Foundation Hospital.
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Minnie Ester Espey
Dec 23, 2015
Minnie Esther Roberts Espey
Graveside services for Minnie Espey will be held Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with Reverend Tommy Espey officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Espey, age 89, of Collinsville, passed away Wednesday, December...
Betty Jo Hickman
Dec 22, 2015
Betty Jo Hickman
Graveside services for Betty Hickman will be held Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Reverend Davie Wilkinson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Hickman, age 79, of Toomsuba, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015...
Peggy Jean Byars Lamar
Dec 20, 2015
Peggy Jean Byars Lamar
Peggy Jean Byars Lamar, 86, passed away on December 20, 2015 with her family by her side at her home in Meridian.
Services will be Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 11am at First Baptist Church with visitation beforehand at 9:00 with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating.
Mrs. Lamar was born...
Shirley Ann Barber Scott
Dec 13, 2015
Shirley Ann Barber Scott Services for Shirley Ann Barber Scott will be held at the Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4223 Popular Springs Drive, on December 18th at 10:30 AM with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be on December 17th from 5 to 7 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, Highway 39 North. ...
Harriet Mcgonagill
Dec 12, 2015
Harriet McGonagill Visitation for Harriet McGonagill will be held Wednesday, December 16, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Harriet McGonagill passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015, at her home. Harriet will be remembered by many of her former TAG students whom she taught at Southeast Lauderdale County School....
Edward "Sonny" Vance
Dec 9, 2015
Edward “Sonny” Vance Funeral services for Edward “Sonny” Vance will be held Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. at Pine Forest Baptist Church with Bro. T.J. Jennings, Bro. Charles Davis, and Bro. David Sellers officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mr. Vance, age...
Thellis Irma Munn
Dec 8, 2015
Funeral services for Thellis I. Munn will be held Friday, December 11, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jeff Myers officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery in Newton County on Highway 494. Mrs. Munn, age 100, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Bedford Care Center. ...
Tyler Torgerson
Dec 7, 2015
Funeral services for Tyler Torgerson will be held Friday, December 11, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Roger Burke officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Mr. Torgerson, age 28, of Meridian, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015. Tyler was the most amazing, naturally talented musician. He was...
Mary S. Sheffield
Dec 5, 2015
Mary S. Sheffield Funeral services for Mary S. Sheffield will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Old Marion Cemetery. Mrs. Sheffield, age 82, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at her home. Survivors include her daughter, Elaine Malone; son, Danny Sheffield; daughter-in-law, Marsha Sheffield;...
Deborah Kathryn Witherington
Dec 4, 2015
Funeral services for Debbie Witherington will be held Monday, December 7, 2015, at 10:00 am, at Pineview Baptist Church in Clinton, Mississippi, with graveside services at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian, Mississippi at 3:00 p.m. that same day. Her friend and pastor Neil Grantham will be presiding the services. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 6, 2015 from 1:00-3:00 in...
Erma B. Severance
Dec 4, 2015
Erma B. Severance Erma B. Severance, 85, died at her home in Aldersgate Retirement Community on Friday, December 4, 2015. Born in Jasper County, Mississippi, to Henry Floyd and Nona Mae Bishop Ulmer, she lived in Meridian for over fifty years. Erma was quick to smile and enjoyed socializing with friends and family. She held various secretarial positions in her...
Thomas Ray Roach
Dec 3, 2015
Tommy Roach Funeral services for Tommy Roach will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Roach, age 57, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at...
Jimmie Carl Cessna
Dec 2, 2015
Jimmie Cessna Funeral services for Jimmie Cessna will be held Monday, December 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Mike Russell officiating. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery. Mr. Cessna, age 63, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Anderson Regional Health System. He was a member of Oak Hill Baptist...
Kenneth Willis
Dec 2, 2015
James Kenneth Willis Visitation for James Kenneth Willis, Senior will be held Sunday, December 6th from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. The funeral service will take place Monday, December 7th at 12p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Meridian with graveside services to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. James Kenneth Willis Sr. of Meridian, Mississippi passed...
Mildred Pearl Black
Dec 1, 2015
Mildred Pearl Haile Black Graveside services for Mildred Pearl Haile Black will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Jason Davidson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Black, age 90, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Black was born...
Jeffery David Lockhart
Dec 1, 2015
Graveside services for David Lockhart will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., at Meridian Memorial Park on Hwy 80 West, with Dr. Jeff Myers officiating.
Mr. Lockhart, 58, of Panama City Beach, Florida, passed away December 1, 2015, in Covenant Hospice.
David was a musician and played the drums for many different...
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