Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Mildred "Millie" Jeffares

Mildred "Millie" Jeffares

Mar 23, 2014

Mildred (Millie) Jeffares

Funeral services for Mildred (Millie) Jeffares will be held Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Charles Swann officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mrs. Jeffares, 90, of Meridian passed away...

Sylvia Joyce Cameron

Sylvia Joyce Cameron

Mar 19, 2014

Sylvia Joyce Cameron

Services for Sylvia Joyce Cameron will be held Saturday, March 22, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Ervin Mooney and Reverend Donald Gentry officiating. Burial will be in Salem Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Cameron, 78, of Toomsuba died Wednesday, March 19, 2104, at Yalobusha Nursing...

Wyatt Frankie Thomas

Wyatt Frankie Thomas

Mar 18, 2014

Wyatt (Frankie) Thomas

Services for Wyatt (Frankie) Thomas will be held Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Jesse Adcox officiating.

Mr. Thomas, 58, of Meridian died Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He was a well known auto technician for many years...

Samuel William Talbert

Samuel William Talbert

Mar 17, 2014

Samuel William Talbert

Services for Samuel William Talbert will be held Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Arkadelphia Baptist Church with Reverend Dano Rainer and Eddie Davidson officiating. Burial will be in Gumlog Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Talbert, 70, of the Obadiah Community in...

Paul Elliot Graves, Sr.

Paul Elliot Graves, Sr.

Mar 16, 2014

Paul E. Graves, Sr.

Graveside services for Paul E. Graves Sr. will be held Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Dr. Danny Lanier officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Graves, 74, of Meridian died Sunday, March...

Vester Bennett Miles

Vester Bennett Miles

Mar 13, 2014

Vester Bennett Miles

Services for Vester Bennett Miles will be held Saturday, March 15, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Dano Rainer and Reverend Mike Russell officiating. Burial will be in Arkadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Miles, 85, of Meridian died Thursday, March 13, 2014, at his residence....

Clarence W. (Bill) Mcelroy, Jr.

Clarence W. (Bill) Mcelroy, Jr.

Mar 12, 2014

Clarence W. McElroy, Jr. (Bill)

Services for Clarence W. McElroy, Jr. (Bill) will be held Saturday, March 15, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Rodney Ward and Dr. Gary Blair officiating. Burial will be in Toomsuba Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements....

Ted Glyn Rigdon

Ted Glyn Rigdon

Mar 11, 2014

Ted G. Rigdon

Services for Ted G. Rigdon will be held Friday, March 14, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverends Wayne French, Chuck Overby and Chris Cooksey officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Nebo Cemetery.

Mr. Rigdon, 83, of Meridian died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Anderson Regional...

Johnny "John" Boatner

Johnny "John" Boatner

Mar 11, 2014

Johnny "John" Boatner Services for Johnny "John" Boatner will be held Thursday, March 13, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Boatner, 69, of Collinsville died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He is retired from Sarah Lee Bakery after 18 years...

Bertha Ivey Starnes

Bertha Ivey Starnes

Mar 9, 2014

Bertha Ivey Starnes Graveside service for Bertha Ivey Starnes will be held Saturday, March 15, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Dr. Dan Lanier officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Starnes, 96, of Bailey died Sunday, March 9, 2014, at her residence. She...

Frances Ann Meyer

Frances Ann Meyer

Mar 9, 2014

Arrangements are incomplete at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home for Frances Ann Meyer. Ms. Meyer, 70, of DeKalb, Mississippi died Sunday, March 9, 2014, at Anderson Regional Medical Center.

Arhonda Marie Boykin Ashley

Arhonda Marie Boykin Ashley

Mar 8, 2014

Arhonda Marie Boykin Ashley

Memorial services for Arhonda Marie Boykin Ashley will be held at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Ashley, 57, of Meridian, died Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Rush Foundation Hospital.

Survivors include her...

Miriam Delores "Patsy" Walker

Miriam Delores "Patsy" Walker

Mar 8, 2014

Miriam Delores "Patsy" Newell Walker Services will be held Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 11 a.m. for Miriam Delores "Patsy" Newell Walker at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with visitation held one hour prior to the service with Dr. John Temple officiating. Burial will be in the Hickory Grove Cemetery near the Naval Air Station. Mrs. Walker, 82, passed away...

Thomas (Butch) N. Wright

Thomas (Butch) N. Wright

Mar 8, 2014

Thomas N. (Butch) Wright Services for Thomas N. (Butch) Wright will be held Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel in Meridian, Mississippi, with Brother Eddie Edwards officiating. Mr. Wright, 70, of Meridian passed away Saturday, March 8 at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, MS. He was born September 28, 1943, in...

Leslie Lowell Lauderdale

Leslie Lowell Lauderdale

Mar 8, 2014

Leslie Lowell Lauderdale Services for Leslie Lowell Lauderdale will be held Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Doran Kelvington officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Lauderdale, age 87, died Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Anderson Regional Medical...

Edward Earl Speed

Edward Earl Speed

Mar 5, 2014

Edward E. Speed Services for Edward E. Speed will be held Saturday, March 8, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverends Taylor Wallace and Macon Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Enterprise Cemetery. Mr. Speed, 77, of Enterprise died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at the VA Hospital in Jackson. He was a veteran of...

Myrtie Marguerite Goodman

Myrtie Marguerite Goodman

Mar 4, 2014

Marguerite Harper Goodman Graveside services for Marguerite Goodman will be held Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at Bucatunna Baptist Church cemetery in the Snell/Energy community with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. "There is a heavenly garden in which God takes great pleasure because He's placed within it the loved ones that we treasure" and...

Kay Castle Beard

Kay Castle Beard

Mar 4, 2014

Kay Castle Beard, age 69, of Snellville, Georgia, passed away on March 4, 2014. She was born on January 5, 1945, in Meridian, Mississippi, to Robert Marvin (R. M.) Castle and Eva Johnson Castle. Kay grew up in a loving family, and enjoyed an idyllic childhood in her beloved Meridian. She attended the Meridian schools and Meridian Junior College, and...

Laroy Dean "Butch" Odom

Laroy Dean "Butch" Odom

Mar 2, 2014

Laroy Dean "Butch" Odom Services for Laroy Dean "Butch" Odom will be held Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Odom, 61, of Meridian died Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Survivors...

Norman Arthur Martin

Norman Arthur Martin

Mar 2, 2014

Norman Arthur Martin Services for Norman Arthur Martin will be held Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverends Mike Boles, Davey Wilkinson, and Ryan Moore officiating. Burial will be in Causeyville Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Martin, 66, of Causeyville, died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at his residence. He was employed with...