Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

William "W.J." Rigdon

William "W.J." Rigdon

May 30, 2015

W.J. "Dub" Rigdon Funeral services for W.J. "Dub" Rigdon will be held Monday, June 1, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Aaron Parker and Reverend Benjamin Laird officiating. Burial will follow at Johnson Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Rigdon, age 86, of Meridian, passed away Saturday,...

Charles Malcolm Chisolm

Charles Malcolm Chisolm

May 30, 2015

Charles Malcolm Chisolm Funeral services for Charles Malcolm Chisolm will be held Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Marcus Linton officiating. Burial will follow at Hester Cemetery in House, Mississippi. Mr. Chisolm, age 89, of Toomsuba, passed away May 30, 2015 at Rush Foundation Hospital. After 20 years of combined...

Betty Markowitz

Betty Markowitz

May 28, 2015

Betty Markowitz The graveside service for Betty Markowitz will be held Friday, May 29, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at Beth Israel Cemetery. Mrs. Betty, age 66, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 in Texas.

Turner Pigford

Turner Pigford

May 28, 2015

Funeral services for Turner S. Pigford will be held Sunday, May 31, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother David Sellers and Brother Wade Ricks officiating. Burial will be in Toomsuba Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Pigford, 93, of Collinsville, passed away May 28, at Bedford Care...

William "Bill" Gordon

William "Bill" Gordon

May 27, 2015

William "Bill" Gordon Sr. Graveside services for Bill Gordon will be held Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Reverend Joe Anderson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Gordon, age 80, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Bill owned and operated...

Leona Enzor Saterfiel

Leona Enzor Saterfiel

May 27, 2015

Leona Enzor Saterfiel Graveside services for Leona Enzor Saterfiel will be held Friday, May 29, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Saterfiel, age 82, of the Zero Community, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Rush Foundation Hospital. She served in the United States...

Tammy Gerzsenye

Tammy Gerzsenye

May 26, 2015

Tammy Lynn E. Gerzsenye Graveside services for Tammy Gerzsenye will be held Friday, May 29, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Dr. Joe Anderson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Gerzsenye, age 49, of Toomsuba, Mississippi passed away on May 26, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Survivors include...

Grady Ringold Carpenter

Grady Ringold Carpenter

May 26, 2015

Grady Ringold Carpenter Grady Ringold Carpenter Services for Grady Ringold Carpenter will be held on Friday, May 29, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Sephus Garret officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Carpenter, 92, of Meridian, passed away...

Harvie Lee Holmes, Jr.

Harvie Lee Holmes, Jr.

May 25, 2015

Harvie "Hank" Lee Holmes Jr. Graveside services for Hank Holmes will be held Friday, May 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton, Mississippi with Reverend Leslie Aucoin officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Holmes, age 71, of Meridian, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at Anderson Regional...

Jerry And Shirley Sisk

Jerry And Shirley Sisk

May 23, 2015

Jerry and Shirley Sisk Graveside services for Jerry and Shirley Sisk will be held Thursday, May 28, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. Brother Paul Trosper will officiate, with Brother Jackie Strebeck and Brother Roy Dabbs assisting. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Sisk, 73, and Mrs. Sisk, 68, passed away May...

Larry E. Gordon

Larry E. Gordon

May 23, 2015

Larry Gordon Funeral services for Larry Gordon will be held Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Billy Webb officiating. Burial will be at Hamrick Cemetery. Mr. Gordon, age 73, of Collinsville, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a loving father to his three...

Tj Bishop

Tj Bishop

May 21, 2015

TJ Bishop Funeral services for TJ Bishop will be held Saturday, May 23, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Ritchie Ables officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Mr. Bishop, age 87, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 at his home. He attended Anchor Church of God. TJ was...

Mary Helen Sikes

Mary Helen Sikes

May 20, 2015

Mary Helen Sikes Graveside services for Mary Helen Sikes will be held Saturday, May 23, 2015, at 11:30 a.m. at Toomsuba Cemetery. Reverend Buddy Covington will officiate, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mary Helen Sikes passed away on May 20, 2015, in Jackson, Mississippi after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Sikes was born June 10,...

Caroline Emmons

Caroline Emmons

May 20, 2015

Camille Caroline Clark Emmons Graveside services for Caroline Emmons will be held Friday, May 22, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at Magnolia Cemetery. Doctor Raymond Leake will officiate and Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Emmons, 96, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday at Anderson Hospital. Caroline was born November 4, 1918, in Meridian, the only...

George Guinn

George Guinn

May 20, 2015

George Creed Guinn Funeral services for George Creed Guinn will be held Friday, May 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Gibb Prince officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Guinn, age 90, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at his home. Creed served in the United States...

Retha Hastings

Retha Hastings

May 19, 2015

Retha Hastings Funeral services for Retha Hastings will be held Friday, May 22, 2015, at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother David Hopkins officiating. Burial will be at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Hastings, 85, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, May 19,...

Charles Edward Burrage

Charles Edward Burrage

May 19, 2015

Charles Edward Burrage Memorial services for Mr. Burrage will be held Monday, May 25, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Highland Baptist Church, with Brother Tim Crawley and Brother Franklin Denham officiating and song by Brother Danny Lanier. Mr. Burrage, 58, of Madison, passed away May 19 at UMC in Jackson. Mr. Burrage was born February 1, 1957, in Meridian, Mississippi...

Nellie "Nell" Herrington

Nellie "Nell" Herrington

May 15, 2015

Nellie "Nell" Herrington Funeral services for Nell Herrington will be held Monday, May 18, 2015, at 2:00 pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Gerald Chaney officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Herrington, 81, of Meridian, passed away May 15 at Anderson Hospital. Nell...

Richard Jerry Brand

Richard Jerry Brand

May 15, 2015

Richard Jerry Brand Graveside services for Richard Brand will be held Sunday, May 17, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at Lockhart Cemetery. Reverend Chuck Fowler and Reverend Sephus Garrett will officiate, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Brand, 77, of Meridian, passed away May 15 at Anderson Regional Hospital. Richard began his Air Force career...

Doris Jean Irby

Doris Jean Irby

May 15, 2015

Doris Jean Irby The funeral services for Doris Jean Irby will be held Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Charles Davis of Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Doris Jean Irby, age 85, of Meridian, Ms. Passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at Anderson...