Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Carolyn Jefferies

Carolyn Jefferies

Dec 31, 2014

Carolyn Jefferies Funeral services for Carolyn Jefferies will be held on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Prince of Peace Baptist Church, with Pastor Zachary Operton officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Carolyn Jefferies, daughter of the late Julian Jefferies, Sr. and Mamie Harris Jefferies,...

Norma R. Johnson

Norma R. Johnson

Dec 31, 2014

Norma R. Johnson Graveside services for Norma R. Johnson will be Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Johnson, age 83 of Meridian passed away Wednesday December 31, 2014 at Golden Living Center. Mrs. Johnson retired from Bell South after over 40 years. She loved...

Sara Lucy Buckley

Sara Lucy Buckley

Dec 31, 2014

Sara Lucy Buckley Graveside services for Sara Buckley will be held Monday, January 5, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Chunky Cemetery, with Reverend Lyn Nations officiating. Burial will be in Chunky Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Buckley, 77, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at Andersons Hospital. Sara was a...

Carolyn Jeffries

Carolyn Jeffries

Dec 31, 2014

Carolyn Jeffries Funeral services for Carolyn Jeffries will be held Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Prince of Peace Baptist Church, with Pastor Zackery Overton officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Ms. Jeffries, 78, of Meridian, passed away December 31, 2014, at her home. Family and...

Suzanne Parent Keeter Jones

Suzanne Parent Keeter Jones

Dec 30, 2014

Suzanne Parent Keeter Jones Memorial services for Suzanne Jones will be held Saturday, January 3, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Reverend Brian Ponder will officiate, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Jones, 75, of Meridian, passed away December 30, 2014, at Specialty Hospital. Suzanne was born and raised in Milwaukee,...

Linda Mae Keller

Linda Mae Keller

Dec 27, 2014

Linda Mae Keller Funeral services for Linda Mae Keller will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Lori Carden officiating. Burial will be at Beeson Family Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Keller, age 62, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, December 27,...

Margaret Helen Sims

Margaret Helen Sims

Dec 26, 2014

Margaret H. Sims Funeral services for Margaret H. Sims will be held Monday, December 29, 2014 at 1:00p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dewey Turnage and Reverend Chuck Overby officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Sims, age 70, of Meridian, passed...

Eldon L. Shirley, Jr.

Eldon L. Shirley, Jr.

Dec 22, 2014

Eldon L. Shirley, Jr. Funeral services for Eldon Shirley, Jr. will be held Saturday, December 27, 2014, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend Eb Fox officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Shirley, 66, of Meridian, passed away Monday, December 22...

Elaine C. Jones

Elaine C. Jones

Dec 21, 2014

Elaine C. Jones Graveside service for Elaine C. Jones will be held on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Suqualena Cemetery, with Brother Mike Russell officiating. Mrs. Jones, 85, of Meridian passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2014 at her home. Survivors include her son, Doug Jones and wife, Janet of Meridian; grandson, Buck Jones and wife, Leslie...

Billie East

Billie East

Dec 21, 2014

Billie Luke East Funeral service for Billie Luke East will be held on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Kenneth Owen and Reverend Jonathan Speegle officiating. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. East, 96, of Meridian and Columbus...

Barbara Byrd Butler Odom

Barbara Byrd Butler Odom

Dec 20, 2014

Barbara Byrd Butler Odom Funeral services for Barbara Byrd Butler Odom will be held Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother David Deweese officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Carmel Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Odom, age 67, of Collinsville, passed away...

Fred Henry Mendius, Jr.

Fred Henry Mendius, Jr.

Dec 19, 2014

Fred Henry Mendius, Jr. Memorial services for Fred Henry Mendius, Jr. will be held Saturday, January 3, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Mr. Mendius, 75, of Meridian, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2014, at Anderson's Regional Medical Center. As a youngster, Fred was active in the Civil Air Patrol, and was a graduate of...

Ada Sims

Ada Sims

Dec 17, 2014

Ada Marie Sims (Sally) Funeral Services for Ada Sims will be held Saturday, December 20th at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church Rose Hill, MS with Reverend Michael Sims officiating. Burial will be held at Rose Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Sims, age 68, of Rose Hill, MS passed away...

Rodney Charles Adams

Rodney Charles Adams

Dec 16, 2014

Rodney Charles Adams A memorial visitation for Rodney Charles Adams will be held Saturday, January 3, 2015, from 1 pm until 3 pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Mr. Adams, 61, of Nashville, Tennessee and formerly of Meridian, passed away December 16, 2014, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Mr. Adams was a successful photographer in the music industry, particularly photographs...

Rodney Adams

Rodney Adams

Dec 16, 2014

Rodney Charles Adams A memorial visitation for Rodney Charles Adams will be held Saturday, January 3, 2015, from 1 pm until 3 pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Mr. Adams, 61, of Nashville, Tennessee and formerly of Meridian, passed away December 16, 2014, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Mr. Adams was a successful photographer in the music industry, particularly photographs...

Norman Brent Jackson

Norman Brent Jackson

Dec 14, 2014

NORMAN BRENT JACKSON Services for Brent Jackson will be held at Pine Grove Church in the Martin community on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. with Brother Jack Giles, Brother Tommy Espey, and Brother Kenny Pogue officiating, with graveside officiating by Les Moore. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 16, 2014 from 5:00p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family...

Elaine Degraffenried Roberts

Elaine Degraffenried Roberts

Dec 14, 2014

Elaine deGraffenried Roberts Graveside service for Elaine deGraffenried Roberts will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery, with Reverend Jack Kern officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Roberts, 78, of Meridian passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at Bedford Care. She was a devoted homemaker...

Claudine Moulds

Claudine Moulds

Dec 14, 2014

Claudine "Claudie" Moulds Graveside service for Claudine "Claudie" Moulds will be held Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. at Jones Chapel Cemetery, with Dr. Jason Bird officiating. Mrs. Moulds, 85, of Meridian passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Survivors include her sister, Jean Moffett of Meridian; nieces and nephews, Gale Anderson and husband,...

Richard D. Drachenberg

Richard D. Drachenberg

Dec 13, 2014

Funeral services for Richard D. Drachenberg will be held Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Evangel Temple with Reverend Michael Boles, Reverend Kim Culpepper, and Reverend Ronald Boles officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Drachenberg, age 79, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, December...

Thelma Lowetta Suitor

Thelma Lowetta Suitor

Dec 12, 2014

Thelma Lowetta Suitor “Big Mom” Funeral Services for Thelma Suitor will be Tuesday, December 16, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at the Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverends Dale Moore, Pam Randall and George Pugh officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Suitor, age 96, of...