Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Rev. Towfig Salim Batarseh

Rev. Towfig Salim Batarseh

Jul 17, 2015

Reverend Towfig Salim Batarseh Funeral services for Rev. Towfig Batarseh will be held Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Bobby Barfoot officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Rev. Batarseh, age 74, of Meridian, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015 at Rush Foundation Hospital. Rev. Batarseh was born in...

Thomas Cottles

Thomas Cottles

Jul 15, 2015

A memorial service for Thomas Cottles will be held Saturday, July 18, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Evangel Temple, with Mike Boles officiating. Mr. Cottles, 42, of Collinsville, passed away July 15 at Anderson Hospital. Thomas was a lifelong resident of Lauderdale County. He will be remembered as a loving father, son, brother, and friend. He is survived by his...

Bruce Edward Wilson

Bruce Edward Wilson

Jul 11, 2015

Infant Bruce Edward Wilson Graveside services for Infant Bruce Edward Wilson will be held Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Infant Wilson, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 at Rush Foundation Hospital. Survivors include his parents, Anthony Wilson, Sr. and April Patrick Wilson; sister, Sarah...

Elton "Wayne" Crawford

Elton "Wayne" Crawford

Jul 8, 2015

Elton "Wayne" Crawford Funeral services for Wayne Crawford will be held Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Pastors Wade Ricks and Nathan Trosper officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Crawford, 70, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at his home. Wayne was a 1963 graduate of...

Reverend James "Jim" Meadows

Reverend James "Jim" Meadows

Jul 8, 2015

Funeral services for Rev. Jim Meadows will be conducted Monday, July 13, 2015 at 11:00 AM from the Long Creek Baptist Church with Dr. Ray Meadows and Bro. Marty Harper officiating. Interment will follow in the Long Creek Cemetery under the direction of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. James Robert Meadows was born November 21, 1931 in Muscle Shoals, AL...

Ronald Earl "Truck" Wright

Ronald Earl "Truck" Wright

Jul 7, 2015

Ronald Earl "Truck" Wright Visitation for Ronald Earl "Truck" Wright will be held Friday, July 10, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Mr. Wright, 62, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at Rush Foundation Hospital. Survivors include his sister Eva McMahan; brother, Grady K. "Butch" Wright; four aunts; one uncle; four...

Leon Minter

Leon Minter

Jul 6, 2015

Funeral services for Leon Minter will be held Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at 12:00pm, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brothers Paul Harris and Andy May officiating. Burial will be at Friday, July 9, at 11:00am at Crystal Hill Cemetery in Thomaston, GA. Mr. Minter, 89, passed away July 6 at Rush Hospital. Leon retired from Roadway after more...

Charles Benjamin Vincent

Charles Benjamin Vincent

Jul 6, 2015

In remembrance of Charles Vincent, a worship service will be held at Central United Methodist Church on Friday, July 10th at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Dennis Gossett and Rev. Jimmy Harrison will officiate, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Burial will follow at Pine Springs Southern Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Vincent, 82, died Monday, July 6,...

William "Billy" David Bradford Jr.

William "Billy" David Bradford Jr.

Jul 6, 2015

William David "Billy" Bradford Jr. Funeral services for Billy Bradford will be held Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Pastors Ralph Henson and Allen Herrington officiating. Burial will be at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Bradford, age 71, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015 at his home. He was a graduate...

Beverly Ann Becker

Beverly Ann Becker

Jul 4, 2015

Beverly Ann Becker Memorial Services for Beverly Ann Becker will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Marion United Methodist Church with Pastor George Pugh officiating. Beverly Becker, 60, of Lauderdale, MS passed away on Saturday July 4, 2015 at her home. She enjoyed playing card games, attending live tournaments and traveling. Her favorite place to...

Willie Marie Singleton

Willie Marie Singleton

Jul 4, 2015

Willie Marie Singleton Services for Willie Marie Singleton will be held Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Jamie Baker and Ron Cooper officiating. Interment to follow at Oddfellow Cemetery in Quitman, MS. Mrs. Singleton, 96, of Meridian, passed into eternity Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was...

Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper

Jul 2, 2015

Edward Lewis Hopper Services for Edward Lewis Hopper will be Monday, July 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Meridian with Rev. Rhett Payne officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at the church, prior to the service. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge...

Jimmy Wayne Gressett

Jimmy Wayne Gressett

Jul 2, 2015

Jimmy Wayne Gressett Funeral services for Jimmy Wayne Gressett will be held Monday, July 6, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Mark Lawson officiating. Burial services will follow at the MS Veterans Memorial Cemetary in Newton at 11:30 a.m. Mr. Gressett, 67, passed away July 2, 2015. Jimmy was a retired engineer with...

James Billy Nester

James Billy Nester

Jul 2, 2015

James Billy Nester Graveside services for James Billy Nester will be held Friday, July 3, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. at Lockhart Cemetery with Reverend Brandon Speak officiating. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Mr. Nester, age 78, of Toomsuba, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015 at his home. Survivors include...

William H. "Billy" Mcelroy

William H. "Billy" Mcelroy

Jul 1, 2015

William H. "Billy" McElroy Funeral services for William H. "Billy" McElroy will be held Monday, July 6, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Nolan Butler officiating. Burial will be at Hickory Grove Cemetery. He was a retired educator from Northeast High School for 35 years. After that, he had a second career at McElroy...

Susan Brown

Susan Brown

Jul 1, 2015

A memorial service for Susan Brown will be held Friday, July 3, 2015, at 1:00pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Pastors Gary Morris and David Chandler officiating. Mrs. Brown, 66, passed away July 1 at Andersons. Susan retired from MCC as a Radiology Technology Instructor. She was an active member of Life Church and often gave her testimony...

Elizabeth Harper

Elizabeth Harper

Jun 30, 2015

Elizabeth Harper Funeral services for Elizabeth Harper will be held Friday, July 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverends Jack Giles and Richard Coats officiating. Burial will be at Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Harper, age 88, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was a member...

Sarah Lincoln Lacour

Sarah Lincoln Lacour

Jun 30, 2015

Sarah Lincoln Tew LaCour A family burial service will be held for Mrs. Sarah Lincoln Tew LaCour of Meridian, who died peacefully at her home in Meridian on June 30, 2015. Sarah Lincoln was born May 18, 1924, in Meridian, to the late Robert Soule Tew and Sarah Wilhelmine Brown. She was an alumna of Meridian High School and Mississippi...

Jordan Ashton Lewis

Jordan Ashton Lewis

Jun 27, 2015

Jordan Ashton Lewis Graveside services for Jordan Ashton Lewis will be held Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Hill Church Cemetery, with Dr. John Temple officiating. Is Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Infant Lewis passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Rush Hospital. Family and friends may sign the online guestbook...

Julia Mae Duell Watson

Julia Mae Duell Watson

Jun 24, 2015

Funeral services for Julia Mae Duell Watson will be held Sunday, June 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend John Sweeny officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Little Rock, MS. Mrs. Watson, 81, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at J.T. Champion Nursing Home. She was a member...