Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Margaret Louise Boone

Margaret Louise Boone

Aug 16, 2024

A private family service for Mrs. Margaret Boone will be held Monday, August 19, 2024. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Margaret Louise Jones Boone, age 96, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2024, at Brookdale Senior Living. She was a wife, mother, and homemaker from a very early age...

Rebecca Tipper Esther

Rebecca Tipper Esther

Aug 13, 2024

Graveside services for Mrs. Rebecca Tipper Esther will begin at 11:00 AM Friday, August 16, 2024, at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Bro. David Chambers officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Esther, 84, of Meridian, died Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at Northpointe Health...

Helen Ruth Stewart

Helen Ruth Stewart

Aug 13, 2024

A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 24, 2024, with Bro. Jeremy Stewart officiating. Burial will be a private service for family and close friends held at Hamrick Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mrs. Helen Stewart, age 70 of Meridian passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at her...

Infant Milagros Santiago Villegas

Infant Milagros Santiago Villegas

Aug 11, 2024

Memorial services for Infant Milagros Santiago Villegas will be held at 2:30PM, Friday, August 16, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Father Augustine Palimattam officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

Milagros was born on Saturday, August 10, 2024, and passed away on Sunday, August 11,...

John Bernard Pearson, Iii

John Bernard Pearson, Iii

Aug 9, 2024

Funeral services for Mr. John Bernard Pearson, III will begin at 12:00 PM Friday, August 16, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with Chaplain Moore officiating. Interment will follow Graveside rites with Military Honors at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Lt. Colonel John Bernard Pearson,...

Norma J. Long

Norma J. Long

Aug 5, 2024

Funeral services for Mrs. Norma J. Long will begin at 12:00 PM Friday, August 9, 2024, at Midway Baptist Church with Reverend Michael Pogue officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Long, 94, of Meridian, died Monday, August 5,...

Frances Wynell Todd

Frances Wynell Todd

Aug 5, 2024

Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Wynell Todd will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Chapel Home with Reverend Damon Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Church Cemetery in the Martin Community. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Frances "Wynell"...

Dr. Gary Alan Bickford

Dr. Gary Alan Bickford

Aug 4, 2024

Services celebrating the life of Dr. Gary Alan Bickford will begin at 11:30 AM, Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Bethany Church in Quitman, MS with Reverend Glenn Lafferty officiating. Inurnment will follow graveside rites at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Dr. Bickford, 75, of Meridian,...

Glenda Elizabeth Smith

Glenda Elizabeth Smith

Aug 1, 2024

Funeral services for Mrs. Glenda Elizabeth Smith will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Matt Hall officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

Glenda Smith, age 85, passed away Thursday, August...

Mary Ann Pool

Mary Ann Pool

Jul 30, 2024

Mary Ann Julian Pool, age 73, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. Mary enjoyed spending time outdoors. She especially liked to fish and go hunting for arrowheads. Mary was loved by many and will be dearly missed.

Mary is survived by her son, JD Broadway (Amy Reed); daughter,...

Earl Hoven

Earl Hoven

Jul 30, 2024

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, August 2nd, 2024, at 1:30pm at Brookdale Senior Living, 4555 35th Avenue, Meridian, MS. Internment will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, at Stave Creek Baptist Church, 3495 AL-69, Jackson, AL. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Sidney Earl...

Sherry Jane Kirchner

Sherry Jane Kirchner

Jul 29, 2024

Mrs. Sherry Jane (Lang) Kirchner, age 77, of Marion, Mississippi (formerly Charleston, IL) passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on July 29, 2024.

Sherry was born in Charleston, Illinois on February 25, 1947, to parents Barbara (Lee) Kater and Harold Lang. She married John Kirchner September 9, 1988

Sherry loved planting beautiful...

Wilson Crawford Joyner

Wilson Crawford Joyner

Jul 29, 2024

Graveside services for Senior Master Sergeant Wilson “Bill” Crawford Joyner will be held Saturday, August 3, 2024, at 2:30 PM at Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Ebb Fox officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM at the funeral home prior to graveside services. SMSGT...

Charley "Chuck" Pace Jr.

Charley "Chuck" Pace Jr.

Jul 24, 2024

Funeral services for Mr. Charley “Chuck” William Pace Jr. will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, July 29, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM at the funeral home prior to funeral services. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is...

James Henry “Jim” Pierce

James Henry “Jim” Pierce

Jul 24, 2024

James Henry “Jim” Pierce was born in Newton, Mississippi to Bonnie and Betty Chapman Pierce. He passed away peacefully in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he went to live with his daughters in 2021.

As he requested, he will have a graveside funeral at the Masonic Cemetery in Newton with Pastor David Jay officiating.  It will be held on...

Joseph Kevin Nicklas

Joseph Kevin Nicklas

Jul 24, 2024

A celebration of life for Joseph Kevin Nicklas will be held on Tuesday, July 30th, 2024, at 10:00 AM at Clarko State Park; Pavilion 2. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Joseph Kevin Nicklas, age 63, of Meridian passed away July 24th at his home in Meridian.

He...

Woodie H Abraham, Jr. M.D.

Woodie H Abraham, Jr. M.D.

Jul 21, 2024

Funeral services for Woodie H. Abraham, Jr. M.D. will begin at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 27, 2024, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with the Reverends Katie Sorey and Austin McGehee officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Dr. Abraham, 90, was surrounded...

Robert "Bobby" Deitz

Robert "Bobby" Deitz

Jul 20, 2024

Mr. Robert "Bobby" William Deitz, age 80, of Collinsville passed away on July 20, 2024, at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Bobby was an outstanding husband, father, and Pappy who loved his family with his entire heart.

Survivors include his wife of 54...

Rachel Elizabeth Shelby

Rachel Elizabeth Shelby

Jul 19, 2024

Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel Shelby will be held at 11:30 AM, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Feirtag officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral is honored to be entrusted with funeral arrangements.

Mrs. Shelby, 78, passed away on Friday, July 19,...

Carla Joy Sanderford

Carla Joy Sanderford

Jul 17, 2024

Funeral services for Mrs. Carla Joy Sanderford will be held at 10:30am, Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Martin Community with Bro. Bryan Culpepper and Kim Culpepper officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to entrusted with the arrangements.

Carla Culpepper Sanderford, 65, passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2024, at Baptist ...