Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Eva Shelby Embrey

Eva Shelby Embrey

Sep 5, 2014

Eva Shelby Embrey Funeral services for Eva Shelby Embrey will be held Monday, September 8, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Chunky with Brother Matthew Hitt and Brother Billie Ray Gibbs officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Embrey, age 54,...

Emma Elizabeth Reeves

Emma Elizabeth Reeves

Sep 4, 2014

Emma Elizabeth Reeves Services for Emma Elizabeth Reeves will be held on Sunday, September 7, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. at Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church, with Dr. John Temple and Reverend Jack Kern officiating. Burial will be in Decatur Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Reeves, 90, was born to the late John...

Docia Annette Yarbrough

Docia Annette Yarbrough

Sep 3, 2014

Docia Annette Yarbrough Funeral services for Annette Yarbrough will be held on Monday, September 8, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church Marion, with Reverend Drew Dabbs officiating. A graveside service will be on Monday at Hickory Grove Cemetery in Laurel, Mississippi at 2:30 p.m. with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Yarbrough, 93,...

Helen Joyce Chandler

Helen Joyce Chandler

Sep 2, 2014

Helen Joyce Chandler Memorial service for Helen Joyce Chandler will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John Temple officiating. Ms. Chandler, 52, of Meridian passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Ms. Chandler was a lifelong resident of Meridian and was employed...

Donald "Don" R. Hawkins

Donald "Don" R. Hawkins

Sep 2, 2014

Donald "Don" R. Hawkins Donald "Don" R. Hawkins, 68, of Meridian passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at University Medical Center in Jackson. Mr. Hawkins was retired as a Lt. Colonel from the 185th Army Guard. He was the owner of Hawk Fiberglass Company. Survivors include his wife, Donna Hawkins of Meridian; daughter, Jennifer Craft and husband, Richard of...

Annie "Anne" Elizabeth Little

Annie "Anne" Elizabeth Little

Sep 2, 2014

Annie "Anne" Little Funeral service for Annie "Anne" Little will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2014, at 12:00 noon at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Benjamin Laird officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Little, 89, of Meridian, passed away on Tuesday, September...

Brice Smith

Brice Smith

Sep 2, 2014

Brice Smith Graveside service for Brice Smith will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church of St. Stephens, Alabama Church Cemetery, with Pastor Ebb Fox officiating. Mr. Smith, 25, of Meridian passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, in Meridian. He graduated from Calvary Christian School in 2008 and was a 2014 graduate...

Barbara "Bobbie" Jean Skipper

Barbara "Bobbie" Jean Skipper

Sep 2, 2014

Barbara "Bobbie" Jean Skipper Graveside service for Barbara "Bobbie" Jean Skipper will be held on Friday, September 5, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Reverend Chris Gully officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Skipper, 84, of Columbia, South Caroline passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, at her home. She...

William "Bill" R. Walker, Jr.

William "Bill" R. Walker, Jr.

Aug 30, 2014

William "Bill" R. Walker, Jr. Celebration services for William "Bill" R. Walker, Jr. will be held Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Highland Baptist Church, with Dr. Carl White officiating Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Walker, 67, of Collinsville, MS passed away Saturday, August 30, 2014 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mr....

Jack Lewis Cormier

Jack Lewis Cormier

Aug 29, 2014

Jack Lewis Cormier Funeral services for Jack Lewis Cormier will be held Sunday, August 31, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Mike Russell officiating. Burial will be at Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Cormier, age 63, of Meridian passed away Friday, August 29, 2014 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Cormier was born...

Eleanor Lane Mcentyre

Eleanor Lane Mcentyre

Aug 28, 2014

Eleanor Lane McEntyre Graveside services for Eleanor Lane McEntyre will be held Friday, August 29, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Mississippi Veterans Cemetery in Newton, MS, with Reverend Kenneth Owen officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. McEntyre, age 86, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Eleanor,...

William Harold Akin

William Harold Akin

Aug 24, 2014

William Harold Akin Funeral services for William Harold Akin will be held Tuesday, August 26, at 10:00 a.m., at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Damon Williams and Reverend Wallace Terry officiating. Burial will be at Antioch Southern Methodist Church Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Akin, 68, of Collinsville, passed...

John Michael "Mickey" Farr

John Michael "Mickey" Farr

Aug 23, 2014

John Michael "Mickey" Farr Funeral services for John Michael "Mickey" Farr will be held on Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church, with Dr. John Temple and Dr. James Ruffin officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Farr, age 68, of Meridian...

David Wayne Boswell

David Wayne Boswell

Aug 22, 2014

David Wayne "Bud" Boswell Graveside services for David Wayne "Bud" Boswell will be held Sunday, August 24, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Coker's Chapel Cemetery. Reverend Davey Wilkinson will officiate, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Boswell, 76, of Meridian passed away Friday, August 22, 2014, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Boswell is survived...

Willie Ray Wedgeworth

Willie Ray Wedgeworth

Aug 21, 2014

Willie Ray Wedgeworth Funeral service for Willie Ray Wedgeworth will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Will Dowling officiating. Burial will be in Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Wedgeworth, age 90, of Meridian passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2014, at his residence. Mr. Wedgeworth...

Sammy W. Hatcher

Sammy W. Hatcher

Aug 20, 2014

Sammy W. Hatcher Graveside service for Sammy W. Hatcher, loving son, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, will be held on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at 1:00p.m. at Mississippi Veteran Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Hatcher, 82, of Meridian passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at Forest Hill Nursing Center in Jackson,...

Woodie R. Jackson, Jr.

Woodie R. Jackson, Jr.

Aug 19, 2014

Woodie R. Jackson, Jr. Funeral services for Woodie Jackson will be held Friday, August 22, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church, with Reverend Virgil Walters officiating. Burial will be at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Jackson, age 66, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at...

Joyce Davis Tucker

Joyce Davis Tucker

Aug 18, 2014

Joyce Davis Tucker Funeral services for Joyce Davis Tucker will be held Thursday, August 21, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Pine Grove Church in the Martin Community with Reverend Tommy Espey and Reverend Kyle Naylor officiating. Burial will be at Pine Grove Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Tucker, age 78, of Martin,...

Pauline Pierce Beason

Pauline Pierce Beason

Aug 17, 2014

Pauline Pierce Beason Memorial service for Pauline Pierce Beason will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Westwood Baptist Church, with Reverend Richie officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Beason, 94, of Meridian passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014, at Golden Living Center. She was a member...

Dennis Wayne Johnson

Dennis Wayne Johnson

Aug 16, 2014

Dennis Wayne Johnson A memorial service will be held on Sunday, September 7, 2014, at Nanabe Creek Campground at 2:00 p.m. for Dennis Wayne Johnson. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Johnson, 69, of Meridian passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2014, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Family and friends may sign the...