Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Major General Frederick "Fred" Donald Feinstein

Major General Frederick "Fred" Donald Feinstein

Jan 16, 2015

Major General Frederick D. "Fred" Feinstein A Celebration of Life Service for Major General Frederick D. "Fred" Feinstein will be held Monday, January 19, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at First Christian Church with Reverend Lea McCracken and Reverend Cameron Douglas officiating with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Feinstein, age 73, of Meridian, passed away Friday,...

Jim Edwards

Jim Edwards

Jan 15, 2015

Jim Edwards Funeral services for Jim Edwards will be held Sunday, January 18, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel, with Reverend George Pugh officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Kewanee, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Edwards, age 84, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, January 15, 2015, at...

Mildred Adleen P. Collins

Mildred Adleen P. Collins

Jan 15, 2015

Mildred Adleen P. Collins Funeral services for Mildred Adleen P. Collins will be held Monday, January 19, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend G. Mitchell McDonald officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memory Garden, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Collins, age 86, of...

Greg Hays

Greg Hays

Jan 14, 2015

Greg Hays Visitation for Greg Hays will be held on Thursday, January 15, 2015, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Greg, age 58, of Meridian passed away on Wednesday, January 14, 2015, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Greg was the owner of Hays Acoustics. Survivors include his sons, Phillip Hays of Meridian and Lee...

Justin David Blanks

Justin David Blanks

Jan 13, 2015

Justin David "JB" Blanks Funeral service for Justin David "JB" Blanks will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Burial will be at Forest lawn Cemetery. "JB", age 27, of Meridian passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at his home. "JB" graduated from Lamar...

Laura Hill Slattery

Laura Hill Slattery

Jan 13, 2015

Laura Hill Slattery A visitation will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015, for Laura Hill Slattery, from 5:00p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Mrs. Slattery, age 46, of Meridian passed away quietly at her home on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Laura loved to write poetry and had received several awards. She will be remembered as...

James Rasmussen

James Rasmussen

Jan 12, 2015

James "Jim" Rasmussen Mr. Rasmussen, age 76, of Meridian passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015, at his home. Mr. Rasmussen was in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, where he taught electronics. He moved to Meridian after being Honorably Discharged from the Air Force. Mr. Rasmussen retired from IBM. He...

Hazel Covington Chaney

Hazel Covington Chaney

Jan 11, 2015

Hazel Covington Chaney A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in Meridian, Mississippi on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Drew Dabbs officiating. Burial will be Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Hazel Covington Chaney, 93, a Northland resident of Kansas...

Raymond Boyd

Raymond Boyd

Jan 7, 2015

Reverend Raymond Ray Boyd Funeral services for Reverend Raymond Ray Boyd will be held Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Mamie Lunsford and Reverend Barbara Ann McCullers officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Boyd, age 81,...

Judy Elizabeth Mcduffie Dubose

Judy Elizabeth Mcduffie Dubose

Jan 7, 2015

Judy Elizabeth McDuffie DuBose Funeral services for Judy Elizabeth DuBose will be held Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Mike Everett officiating. Burial will be at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. DuBose, age 69, of Meridian, passed away Monday,...

Lee Esther Ables

Lee Esther Ables

Jan 7, 2015

Mrs. Lee Esther (Ables) Williams Graveside services for Lee Esther (Ables) Williams will be held Monday, February 2, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Reverend Glen Hall officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Lee Esther (Ables) Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Elias (Lucinda) Ables, passed on January 7, 2015,...

Martha Carol Reeves

Martha Carol Reeves

Jan 5, 2015

Martha Carol Reeves Martha Reeves, 63, of Collinsville passed away on January 5, 2015, at her home. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Ms. Reeves retired from NAS Meridian in 2006 after more than thirty years of civil service. She cherished being Gan-Gan and enjoyed spending time with her granddaughter. Anyone who came in...

Earl Duke

Earl Duke

Jan 5, 2015

Earl Anderson Duke A memorial service for Earl Anderson Duke will be held Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Mount Vernon Baptist Church, 4390 Valley Road, Meridian, MS with Rev. Jim Rickles and Rev. Virgil Reeve officiating. He graciously donated his body to science for the teaching and perfecting of medical knowledge and techniques. Mr. Duke, 90 of...

Johnnie Landrum Reece

Johnnie Landrum Reece

Jan 5, 2015

Johnnie Landrum Reece Graveside service for Johnnie Landrum Reece will be held on Friday, January 9, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery, with Dr Rhett Payne officiating. Mrs. Reece, 83, of Meridian passed away on Monday, January 5, 2015, at Rush Hospital. Mrs. Reece was a lifelong residence of Meridian and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Her...

Henry Lowry Randall

Henry Lowry Randall

Jan 4, 2015

Henry Lowry "Lonnie" Randall Retired Railroad Engineer Graveside services for Henry Lowry "Lonnie" Randall will be Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at 12:30 pm at Magnolia Cemetery with The Reverend Luther Ott presiding. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Randall, 84, died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was born Sept. 14,...

Malcolm Gray Newell

Malcolm Gray Newell

Jan 4, 2015

Malcolm Gray Newell Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, January, 7, 2015, for Malcolm Gray Newell at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in Meridian. Dr. John Temple, Pastor of Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church, will be officiating the service. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, and the burial will be at Hickory Grove...

Coleman D. Anthony

Coleman D. Anthony

Jan 3, 2015

Coleman D. Anthony Funeral service for Coleman D. Anthony will be held on Wednesday, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverends Marty Harper, Mike McKee and Todd Tillman officiating. Burial will be at Old Marion Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Anthony, 82, of Meridian passed away on...

Joseph Edwin Tinsley

Joseph Edwin Tinsley

Jan 2, 2015

Funeral services for Joseph Edwin Tinsley will be held Monday, January 5, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Freeman officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Tinsley, age 67, of Meridian, MS passed away January 2, 2015 at his...

Cesar O. Pradera

Cesar O. Pradera

Jan 2, 2015

Cesar O. Pradera A memorial visitation for Cesar Pradera will be held on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Mr. Pradera, 83, of Meridian, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015, at The Oaks Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Pradera was born in Uruguay in 1931. He was a longtime resident of New Jersey...

Donald North

Donald North

Dec 31, 2014

Donald North Funeral services for Donald North will be held Monday, January 5, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother David Caves and Dr. John Temple officiating. Burial will be in Mississippi Veterans Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. North, 64, of Toomsuba, passed away...