Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Kathleen Butler Koonce

Kathleen Butler Koonce

Apr 18, 2015

Kathleen Butler Koonce Funeral services for Kathleen Butler Koonce will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Leslie Aucoine officiating. Burial will be at Coker's Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Koonce, 96, of Meridian passed away on April 18, 2015, at her home. She was a member of Glad Tiding...

Myrna Nell Shadow Cook

Myrna Nell Shadow Cook

Apr 16, 2015

Myrna Nell Shadow Cook Funeral services for Myrna Nell Shadow Cook will be held Monday, April 20, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Carl White and Dr. Jon Martin officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Cook, age 76, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at her home. She...

James Lane French

James Lane French

Apr 14, 2015

James Lane French Funeral services for James Lane French will be held Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 1:00 pm in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Kevin Jones officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. French, 87, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, April...

Phillip Smith Freeman

Phillip Smith Freeman

Apr 8, 2015

Phillip Smith Freeman Funeral services for Phillip Smith Freeman will be held Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church with Reverend John Branning and Reverend Tommy Gilbert officiating. Burial will be at Egger Cemetery in Caledonia, MS at 3:00 p.m. with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Freeman, age 56, formerly...

Tully Joe Fanning

Tully Joe Fanning

Apr 7, 2015

Tully Joe Fanning Funeral services for Tully Joe Fanning will be held Saturday, April 11, 2015, at 1:00 pm, in the chapel at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Father Francis Cosgrove officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Fanning, age 88, of Meridian, passed away April...

Eloise Turnage Burke

Eloise Turnage Burke

Apr 7, 2015

Eloise Turnage Burke Funeral services for Eloise Turnage Burke will be held Friday, April 10, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Bill Freeman, Reverend Ross Burnside, and Bess Burnside officiating. Burial will be at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in the Duffee Community. Mrs. Burke, age 90, of the Duffee Community, passed away Tuesday,...

Patricia F. Williams

Patricia F. Williams

Apr 6, 2015

Patricia F. Williams Graveside services for Patricia F. Williams will be held Thursday, April 9, 2015, at 2:30pm at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Brother Damon Williams will officiate, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Williams, age 74, of Meridian, passed away April 6 at Bedford Care Center. Patricia was a lifelong resident of Meridian and...

Edwin Clark Daniels

Edwin Clark Daniels

Apr 5, 2015

Edwin Clark Daniels Funeral services for Edwin Clark Daniels will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Richard Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery in the Zero Community. Mr. Daniels, age 90, of the Zero Community, passed away Sunday, April 5, 2015 at his...

Katie Mae Mitchell Moore

Katie Mae Mitchell Moore

Apr 3, 2015

Katie Mae (Mitchell) Moore There will be a private family graveside service for Katie Mae (Mitchell) Moore, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Moore, of Meridian, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 3, 2015. Katie was born on March 26, 1920, in Lauderdale County, to Allen W. and Maggie...

James A Hamrick

James A Hamrick

Apr 1, 2015

James A. Hamrick Funeral services for James A. Hamrick will be held Monday, April 6, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Hamrick, age 69, of Daleville, passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2015...

Charles Easom

Charles Easom

Mar 29, 2015

Charles Easom Relatives and friends are welcome to attend and share in a celebration of life service for Charles Easom, held Thursday, April 2, 2015, at 5:00pm, in the gym of Clarkdale High School. Reverend Doug Goodman and Reverend Randall Creel will officiate. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Easom, age 75, passed away...

Ernest Jesus Gonzalez

Ernest Jesus Gonzalez

Mar 29, 2015

Ernest Jesus Gonzalez Mr. Gonzalez, age 57, of Hanau, State of Hessen, Germany, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015 at his home in Meridian, Mississippi. Ernest Gonzalez was born in Herington, Kansas to the late Carmen Gonzalez Sr. and Esperanza Pimentel. He served in the United States Army for over 5 years. He is survived by his wife, Andrea Gonzalez;...

Jena Lanae Pace

Jena Lanae Pace

Mar 29, 2015

Jena Lanae Pace Funeral service for Jena Lanae Pace will be held on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Pine Forest Baptist Church, with Reverend T.J. Jennings, Reverend Curt Pace and Reverend Clay Pope officiating. Burial will be at Pine Forest Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Pace, age...

Leona Walker

Leona Walker

Mar 28, 2015

Leona Walker Memorial services for Leona Walker will be held Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Reverend Ken Boudreau officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Walker, age 69, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015, at Golden Living Center. She had a love of bowling was...

Gerald Lane Harper

Gerald Lane Harper

Mar 28, 2015

Gerald Lane Harper Funeral services for Gerald Lane Harper will be held Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Lamar Lifer officiating. Burial will be at Rawson Cemetery. Mr. Harper, age 65, of Toomsuba, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 28, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Harper was...

Olive Catherine Meaders

Olive Catherine Meaders

Mar 28, 2015

Olive Catherine Dease Meaders Funeral services for Olive Meaders will be held Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend Gary Howse, Reverend Gerald Chaney, and Reverend David Sellers officiating. Burial will be at Hickory Cemetery. Mrs. Meaders, age 91, born November 14, 1923 of Hickory, passed away Saturday, March...

James Rutherford

James Rutherford

Mar 25, 2015

James Rutherford Funeral services for James Rutherford will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Snell Church of God Cemetery. Mr. Rutherford, age 78, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He worked for Cottles Termite and Pest Control for 40...

Michael Ratcliff

Michael Ratcliff

Mar 25, 2015

Michael Ratcliff Funeral services for Michael Ratcliff will be held Friday, March 27, 2015, at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend James Ruffin officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Ratcliff, of Bailey, passed away Wednesday, March 25,...

Charles I. Smith, Jr.

Charles I. Smith, Jr.

Mar 24, 2015

Charles I. "Charlie" Smith, Jr. Funeral services for Charlie Smith will be held Friday, March 27, 2015 at 12:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Jimmy Harrison officiating. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Smith, 66, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Silverleaf Manor...

Virginia Williams Smith

Virginia Williams Smith

Mar 23, 2015

Virginia Williams Smith Funeral services for Virginia Williams Smith will be held Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Richie Davis and Reverend Tommy Jones officiating. Burial will be at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Smith, age 92, of Meridian, passed away Monday, March 23, 2015, at Aldersgate Retirement Community. Mrs....