Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Opal Massey Pace

Opal Massey Pace

Oct 9, 2013

Opal Massey Pace Services for Opal Massey Pace will be held Saturday, October 12, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Dr. Carl White officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Pace, 90, of Madison, Mississippi, died October 9, 2013, at St. Dominic's Hospital....

Brittany Michelle Rebecca

Brittany Michelle Rebecca

Oct 8, 2013

Brittany Michelle Rebecca Services for Brittany Michelle Rebecca will be held Satuday, October 12, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Earl Wheatley officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Ms. Rebecca, 18, of Toomsuba died Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at University Medical...

Terri Joy Mitchell

Terri Joy Mitchell

Oct 6, 2013

Terri Mitchell A memorial service will be held at a later date for Terri Mitchell. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Mitchell, 55, of Decatur died Sunday, October 6, 2013, at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Survivors include her husband, Jeff Mitchell; son, Blake Ghavami, mother, Kay VanKeuren; step-daughter, Jammie Mitchell; sister, Deborah Lasky;...

Laura Mae Cunningham Brown

Laura Mae Cunningham Brown

Oct 6, 2013

Laura Mae Cunningham Brown Services for Laura Mae Cunningham Brown will be held Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Charles Davis officiating. Burial will be at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Brown, 94, of Bailey, died Sunday, October 6, 2013, at Bedford Nursing Home. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. She...

Kurt Thrasher

Kurt Thrasher

Oct 5, 2013

Kurt Thrasher Graveside services for Kurt Thrasher will be held Monday, October 7, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. at a private family cemetery, with Reverend Jack Giles officiating. Burial will also be in the private family cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Thrasher, 58, of Meridian, died Saturday, October 5, 2013 at his residence. Survivors...

Shirley J. Harris

Shirley J. Harris

Oct 5, 2013

Shirley J. Harris A private family graveside service for Shirley J. Harris will be held Tuesday, October 8, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery with Pastor Earl Wheatley officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Harris, age 75, of Meridian, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, at Rush...

Gracie Hobson Wiant

Gracie Hobson Wiant

Oct 4, 2013

Gracie Hobson Wiant Services for Gracie Hobson Wiant will be held Monday, October 7, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel lead by Stacey Sykes. Burial will be in Carbon Hill Memorial Gardens at Carbon Hill, AL at 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Wiant, 82, of Meridian died Friday, October 4, 2013 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mrs....

James B. Johnston

James B. Johnston

Oct 3, 2013

James B. Johnston Services for James B. Johnston will be held Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 11:00 at Chunky Baptist Church, with Reverends Wayne Campbell and Matt Pittman officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery, Newton County, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Johnston, 92, of Chunky died Thursday, October 3, 2013 at...

Letha Stevens

Letha Stevens

Oct 3, 2013

Letha Stevens Graveside service for Letha Stevens will be held Monday, October 7, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. at the Mississippi Veteran's Memorial Cemetery, with Reverend Drew Dabbs officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Stevens, 79, of Marion died Thursday, October 3, 2013, at Rush Hospital. Survivors include her husband, Byrdette Stevens of...

Mary "Bea" Beatrice Brewer Loeb

Mary "Bea" Beatrice Brewer Loeb

Oct 3, 2013

Mary Beatrice Loeb A private family burial service will be held for Mrs. Loeb. Mary Beatrice Loeb of Meridian, known to her family and friends as "Bea," passed away Thursday, October 3rd. She was born on January 25, 1923, in Langsdale, MS. Mrs. Loeb was preceded in death by her husband, Robert S. Loeb, Sr.; her parents Henry Chester and...

Huguette Marcelle Shields

Huguette Marcelle Shields

Oct 3, 2013

Huguette Shields Services for Huguette Shields will be held Sunday, October 6, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Stinson Cemetery in Meridian with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Shields, age 82, of Meridian, died Thursday, October 3, 2013, at Regency Hospital. Mrs. Shields was born...

Fay Ates

Fay Ates

Sep 27, 2013

Fay Ates Services for Fay Ates will be held Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 10:00 at Macedonia Baptist Church, with Reverends Jason Gross and Virgil Walters officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Ates, 68, of Quitman died Friday, September 27, 2013 at her residence. Survivors include her...

Raymond Earl Moore

Raymond Earl Moore

Sep 26, 2013

Raymond Earl Moore Services for Raymond Earl Moore will be held Monday, September 30, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Tommy Jones and Dr. Richard Wallace officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Raymond Earl Moore quietly passed away on Thursday, September 26 at his residence. His wife, Rowena S. Moore and...

Jeffrey Bryan Carmichael

Jeffrey Bryan Carmichael

Sep 26, 2013

Jeffrey Bryan Carmichael Services for Jeffrey Bryan Carmichael will be held Saturday, September 28, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church, with Reverend Marvin Cooper officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Carmichael, 53, of Meridian died Thursday, September 26, 2013, at Anderson Regional Medical...

Olivia Raye Martin

Olivia Raye Martin

Sep 25, 2013

Infant Olivia Raye Martin A private graveside service for Infant Olivia Raye Martin will be held at Jones Chapel Cemetery, with Brother Ron Leonard and Brother Wayne Smith officiating. Infant Olivia Raye Martin passed from the hearts of her mom and dad into the arms of Jesus on September 25, 2013. She is survived by her loving parents, Kirby Ray...

Dorothy Ann Hearne

Dorothy Ann Hearne

Sep 24, 2013

Dorothy Ann Hearne Funeral Services for Dorothy Ann Hearne will be held Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Bob Followell and Reverend Heath Riggs officiating. Burial will be in Blackwater Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Hearne, age 77, of Bailey,...

Benny Dunn Watts

Benny Dunn Watts

Sep 23, 2013

Benny Dunn Watts Services for Benny Dunn Watts will be held Wednesday, September 25, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Earl Wheatley officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. After a lengthy illness, Mr. Watts died Monday morning in Anderson Hospital North....

William Edward Allbrook

William Edward Allbrook

Sep 21, 2013

William Edward Allbrook A private memorial service will be held at a later date for William Edward Allbrook. Mr. Allbrook, 94, of Meridian, died Saturday, September 21, 2013, at Bedford Care Center. Survivors include his sister, Zoe Allbrook Crews of California; nieces, Beverly Faye Hollingsworth and husband Dan of Ruston, Louisiana and Janis Brown Fox and husband Everette of Meridian;...

Carol Ann Snowden

Carol Ann Snowden

Sep 21, 2013

Services for Carol Ann Snowden will be held Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at Highland Baptist Church with Dr. Carl White, Michael Jones, Jon Martin, and David Hutto officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Snowden, age 66, of Meridian, died Saturday, September 21, 2013...

David C. Gleason Ii

David C. Gleason Ii

Sep 20, 2013

David C. Gleason II Services for David C. Gleason II will be held Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. All friends are welcome to share the celebration of his life. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Gleason, age 97, of Meridian, died Friday,...