Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...




