Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Bernece Payne

Bernece Payne

Aug 1, 2014

Bernece Payne Graveside services for Bernece Payne will be held Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Brother Marty Harper officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Payne, age 75, of Meridian, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014 at her residence. Bernece was a devoted wife and mother...

Evelyn Ann Rutledge Lester

Evelyn Ann Rutledge Lester

Aug 1, 2014

Evelyn Ann Rutledge Lester (Evelyn Ann Brewer) Memorial services for Evelyn Ann Rutledge Lester will be held Monday, August 4, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Agape Fellowship Church with Brother Gary Bickford officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Lester, age 53, of Meridian, passed away Friday, August 1, 2014 at Anderson Regional Medical Center....

Edith T. Simmons

Edith T. Simmons

Aug 1, 2014

Edith "Granny Bob" Simmons Funeral service for Bobbie Simmons will be held Monday, August 4, 2014, at 12:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Paul Davis and Brother Jack Kern officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Simmons, 92, of Meridian passed away on Friday, August 1, 2014, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mrs....

John Bryan Mcalister

John Bryan Mcalister

Jul 30, 2014

John Bryan McAlister Services for John Bryan McAlister will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Leon Adams officiating. Burial will be in the Suqualena Cemetery. Mr. McAlister, 65, of Collinsville passed away on July 30, 2014, at the University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences. Mr. McAlister retired...

Charles Allen Norman, Sr.

Charles Allen Norman, Sr.

Jul 29, 2014

Charles A. Norman, Sr. Services for Charles A. Norman, Sr. will be held on Friday, August 1, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Norman, 77, of Collinsville passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Rush Foundation Hospital. Mr. Norman graduated from...

Jerry Daniels

Jerry Daniels

Jul 27, 2014

Jerry Daniels Funeral services for Jerry Daniels will be held Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Charlie Rodriguez and Reverend Bill Yount officiating. Burial will be at Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Daniels, age 70, of Bailey, Mississippi...

Michelle Sharp Reed

Michelle Sharp Reed

Jul 26, 2014

Michelle Sharp Reed Memorial services for Michelle Sharp Reed will be held Tuesday, July 29, at 7:00 pm, at the Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Paul Harris officiating, and Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Reed, age 49 of Meridian, passed away after an extended illness at her home. Mrs. Reed was...

Lurey Lee Dilmore Barham

Lurey Lee Dilmore Barham

Jul 26, 2014

Lurey Lee Dilmore Barham Funeral services for Lurey Lee Dilmore Barham will be held Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Chuck Meador officiating. Burial will be in Polkville United Pentecostal Church Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Barham, 71, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Anderson Regional Medical...

Emma Lou Burt Price

Emma Lou Burt Price

Jul 26, 2014

Emma Lou Burt Price Services for Emma Lou Burt Price will be held on Monday, August 11, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Emma Lou Burt Price, formerly of Toomsuba, MS, passed away at Sheridan Memorial Hospital in Sheridan, WY on Saturday, July 26, 2014. Emma Lou was born on December 14, 1929 to Odis...

Emma Lou Burt Price

Emma Lou Burt Price

Jul 26, 2014

Emma Lou Burt Price Memorial service for Emma Lou Burt Price will be held on Monday, August 11, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Dave Caves officiating. Interment will follow at Toomsuba Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Emma Lou Burt Price, 84, of Sheridan, WY, formerly...

Betty Hines Heptinstall

Betty Hines Heptinstall

Jul 25, 2014

Betty Joan Hines Heptinstall Services for Betty Joan Hines Heptinstall will be held Monday, July 28, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Sweeny officiating. Burial will be in Newton Masonic Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Heptinstall, age 79, passed away Friday, July 25, 2014...

Ladonna Crenshaw Smith

Ladonna Crenshaw Smith

Jul 24, 2014

LaDonna Crenshaw Smith Funeral services for LaDonna Crenshaw Smith will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Damon Williams and Reverend Rick Pigott officiating. Burial will be at Antioch Southern Methodist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Smith, 60, of Collinsville, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Anderson Regional...

William A. (Bill) Rouse, Sr.

William A. (Bill) Rouse, Sr.

Jul 23, 2014

William A. "Bill" Rouse, Sr. Funeral service for Bill Rouse will be held on Sunday, July 27, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Grove Baptist Church, with Reverend Roy Dabbs and Dr. Hack McMullen officiating. Burial will be at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Rouse, 83, of Meridian...

Mary Belle Mcmillan

Mary Belle Mcmillan

Jul 21, 2014

Mary Belle McMillan Graveside service for Mary Belle McMillan will be held on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Pine Crest Cemetery in DeKalb, Mississippi, with Pastor Eric Mabbott officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. McMillan, 91, formerly of Carthage passed away on Monday, July 21, 2014, at Golden Living...

L'Genia White Mitts

L'Genia White Mitts

Jul 18, 2014

L'genia White Mitts, age 90, passed at home on historic Hilltop in Enterprise, MS, on July 18, 2014, after a 6 month illness. She was lovingly known to friends and family as "Pinkie", a nickname she received in high school. Pinkie was born April 3, 1924, in Americus, GA, to Henry Chandler White, Sr. and Violet Parsons White. She lived...

Henry Welch Palmer

Henry Welch Palmer

Jul 16, 2014

Funeral services for Henry Palmer will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Highland Baptist Church with visitation an hour prior. Dr. Carl White will officiate. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Palmer, age 66, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014...

Mark D. Carmichael

Mark D. Carmichael

Jul 15, 2014

Mark Delane Carmichael Mr. Carmichael, 41, of Bailey passed away on July 15, 2014 at his home. Mark was a former diesel mechanic and he enjoyed video games, hunting, fishing and Alabama football. He was a special person with a big heart. He kept it guarded from many, but if you were lucky enough to be welcomed in you got...

Sitaben B. Patel

Sitaben B. Patel

Jul 14, 2014

Sitaben B. Patel A service for Sitaben B. Patel will be held Thursday, July 17, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Priest Kirit Jhoshi officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Patel, age 88, of Meridian, passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at her home. She will be...

Edward Lee Brosell

Edward Lee Brosell

Jul 12, 2014

Memorial services for Edward Lee Brosell will be held Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at 2:30 p.m. at the Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Chuck Meador officiating. Mr. Brosell, age 69, of Meridian passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Brosell was employed with Atlas Roofing for over 20 years as an accountant. He also...

Marsha Lynn Stewart Suire

Marsha Lynn Stewart Suire

Jul 11, 2014

Marsha Lynn Suire Graveside services for Marsha Lynn Stewart Suire will be held Monday, July 14, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. at Oak Grove Cemetery. Reverend Allen Singletary will officiate, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Suire, 61, of Meridian, passed away July 11 at her residence. Marsha retired from the United States Postal Service,...