Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

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...

R.L. Pratt

R.L. Pratt

Aug 12, 2014

R.L. Pratt Graveside services for R.L. Pratt will be held Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Reverend Jack Giles officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Pratt, age 87, of Meridian, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Morgan Smith-Pratt; daughter, Lisa...

Charles "Charlie" A. Levine

Charles "Charlie" A. Levine

Aug 11, 2014

Charles "Charlie" A. Levine Funeral service for Charles "Charlie" A. Levine will be held on Thursday, August 14, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Father Sanchez officiating. Mr. Levine, age 86, of Meridian passed away on Monday, August 11, 2014, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Levine grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, where...

David L. Holden

David L. Holden

Aug 11, 2014

David L. Holden Mr. Holden, age 64, of Meridian, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at Rush Foundation Hospital. David served 25 years in the United States Navy as a musician and linguist and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of VFW Post 12124 in Meridian, MS and also a member of VFW Post 2370...

Joy Gambrell

Joy Gambrell

Aug 7, 2014

Joy Gambrell Graveside service for Joy Gambrell will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery, with Reverend Richard Wallace officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Gambrell, 80, of Meridian passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2014, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Gambrell was...

Ruby Wallace Roberson

Ruby Wallace Roberson

Aug 6, 2014

Ruby Wallace Roberson Funeral service for Ruby Wallace Roberson will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Marvin Cooper and Reverend Frankie Boyette officiating. Burial will be in the Water Valley Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery in Whynot. Mrs. Roberson, 90, of the Whynot Community passed away on Wednesday,...

Mattie Earl Jones Griffin

Mattie Earl Jones Griffin

Aug 3, 2014

Mattie Earl (Jones) Griffin Graveside services for Mattie Earl (Jones) Griffin will be held on Friday, August 8, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery, with Brother David Chandler from Meridian Assembly of God Church officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Griffin was born to Roy Earl Jones and Florence...

Terris G. Agent

Terris G. Agent

Aug 2, 2014

Terris G. Agent Funeral services for Terris G. Agent will be held on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery. Mr. Agent, 83, of Meridian, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at his home. He was born in Burnside, Mississippi on June 2, 1931. Mr. Agent was...

Jonathan Wade Moore

Jonathan Wade Moore

Aug 2, 2014

Jonathan Wade Moore Memorial services will be held at a later date for Jonathan Wade Moore. Mr. Moore, 50, of Meridian passed away Saturday August 2, 2014 at Rush Foundation Hospital. He was a jack of all trades, worked faithfully for Jack Smith at Smith properties was a very kind hearted person and would help anyone that was in need....