Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

James "Jimbo" Lacy Davis

James "Jimbo" Lacy Davis

May 5, 2013

James (Jimbo) Lacy Davis Graveside service for James (Jimbo) Lacy Davis will be held Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at 11:30 a.m. at Mississippi State Veterans Memorial Cemetery, with Reverend Jack Bonner officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Davis, 75, of Meridian, died Sunday, May 5, 2013, at Infinity Hospice in Marion. He...

Gloria Joyce Gossett

Gloria Joyce Gossett

May 4, 2013

Gloria Joyce Gossett Services for Gloria Joyce Gossett will be held Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 10:00 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Gary Blair officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Gossett, 81, of Meridian, died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Regency Hospital. Survivors include her daughters, Pamela G. McKee, Candy G. Irby...

Barry Lee Meierbachtol

Barry Lee Meierbachtol

Apr 30, 2013

Barry Lee Meierbachtol Services for Barry Lee Meierbachtol will be held Friday, May 3, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, with Father Frank Cosgrove officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Meierbachtol, 63, of Meridian died Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at Rush Hospital. He served for twenty years in the...

Michael V. Powers

Michael V. Powers

Apr 29, 2013

Michael V. Powers Visitation for Michael V. Powers will be held Saturday, May 4, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Mr. Powers, 62, of Meridian died Monday, April 29, 2013, at Neshoba County Hospital. He was employed with Peavey Electronics as a guitar designer for thirty-two years. He will always be remembered by...

James "Jimmy" L. Poythress

James "Jimmy" L. Poythress

Apr 28, 2013

James Louie "Jimmy" Poythress, Jr. Services for Jimmy Poythress will be held Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Reid Whittington and Reverend Kim Culpepper officiating. Burial will be at Prospect Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Poythress, 49, of Russell Community,...

Bobbie Lee Arnold

Bobbie Lee Arnold

Apr 28, 2013

Bobbie Lee French Free Arnold, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed from this life into the loving arms of her Savior on Sunday, April 28, 2013. On January 21, 1932, she was born to Robert and Leatisa (Leadie) French in Union, MS, the youngest of five children. She lived in Meridian, MS until 2003 when she moved to Saucier,...

Dylan Ray Mabry

Dylan Ray Mabry

Apr 26, 2013

Dylan Ray Mabry Services for Dylan Ray Mabry will be held Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 11:00 at Northpark Church with the Reverend Gerald Chaney and Kyle Routzahn officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Dylan Mabry, age 17, died Friday, April 26, 2013...

Billy Samuel Calvert

Billy Samuel Calvert

Apr 24, 2013

Billy Samuel Calvert Services for Billy Samuel Calvert will be held Saturday, April 27, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Carl White and Reverend Franklin Denham officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. Mr. Billy Samuel Calvert, 81, of Meridian, MS, died on April 24, 2013, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. Mr....

Peggy Joyce Gibson Covington

Peggy Joyce Gibson Covington

Apr 23, 2013

Peggy Joyce Gibson Covington Services for Peggy Joyce Gibson Covington will be held Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Eric Mabbot officiating. Burial will be in Bailey Presbyterian Cemetery. Mrs. Covington, 83, of Meridian, died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at Bedford Care Center, Marion. She was a homemaker, member of...

Grady Dewey Herrington,Jr.

Grady Dewey Herrington,Jr.

Apr 21, 2013

Grady Dewey Herrington, Jr. Memorial service for Grady Dewey Herrington, Jr. will be held Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at Poplar Springs Drive Baptist Church with Dr. John Temple officiating. Burial will be in the Mississippi State Veterans Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Herrington, 89, of Meridian died Sunday, April...

Nelson Kane Humphreys

Nelson Kane Humphreys

Apr 21, 2013

Nelson Kane Humphreys Services for Nelson Kane Humphreys will be held Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. at Clarke-Venable Baptist Church in Decatur, with Reverend Scott Wright and Reverend Mark Vincent officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Humphreys, 34, of Decatur died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at his residence. Mr. Humphreys...

Pruitt Smith

Pruitt Smith

Apr 21, 2013

Pruitt Smith Services for Pruitt Smith will be held Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at 11:30 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverends Wayne Edwards, Bill Webb and Claude Fleming officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Smith, 91, of Meridian, died Sunday, April 21, 2013 at his residence. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of WWII....

Charles S. "Bubber" Bidgood, Jr.

Charles S. "Bubber" Bidgood, Jr.

Apr 21, 2013

Charles S. "Bubber" Bidgood, Jr. Graveside service for Charles S. "Bubber" Bidgood, Jr. will be held Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at 3:30 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery, with Dr. Tom Sikes officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Bidgood, 86, of Meridian died Sunday, April 21, 2013, at Anderson...

Pauline C. Dial

Pauline C. Dial

Apr 20, 2013

Pauline C. Dial Graveside services for Pauline C. Dial will be held Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 2:00 at Magnolia Cemetery, with Father Frank Crosgrove officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Dial, 83, of Meridian, died Saturday, April 20, 2013 at her residence. Survivors include her daughters, Angela Luina and her husband Joe of...

William Earl Chaple

William Earl Chaple

Apr 20, 2013

William E. Chaple III Services for William E. Chaple III will be held at a later date in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Chaple, 63, of Meridian died Saturday April 20, 2013 at his residence. Mr. Chaplewas a member of 1st Presbyterian Church. Survivors include his children Joe Aven of Gulf Shores, AL, Rick Aven (Chris) of Los Angeles, CA, Kellye Bowens...

Margarite Rachel Howell

Margarite Rachel Howell

Apr 20, 2013

Margarite Rachel Howell Services for Margarite Rachel Howell will be held Tuesday April 23 at10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with reverend Randy Scarbrough officiating. Burial will be in Beulah Cemetery in Rosedale, MS at 4:00 P.M. with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Margarite Howell, 80, of Meridian died Saturday April 20, 2013...

Jerry Ned Miller

Jerry Ned Miller

Apr 19, 2013

Jerry Ned Miller Graveside services for Jerry Ned Miller will be held Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. at Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, with Marie West officiating. Burial will be in Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Miller, 62, of Meridian, died Friday, April 19, 2013 at his...

Robert "Bob" E. Atkinson, Jr.

Robert "Bob" E. Atkinson, Jr.

Apr 18, 2013

Robert E. "Bob" Atkinson, Jr. Services for Robert E. "Bob" Atkinson, Jr. will be held Monday, April 22, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Jimmy Culpepper and Brother Bill Webb officiating. Burial will be in Meehan Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Atkinson, 66, of the...

Lisa Ann Hysell

Lisa Ann Hysell

Apr 17, 2013

Lisa Ann Hysell Graveside service for Lisa Ann Hysell will be held Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at Hickory Grove Cemetery, with Reverend Dennis Duvall officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Hysell, 52, of Meridian died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, at Rush Hospital. Family and friends may sign the online...

James "Doug" Douglas Reed

James "Doug" Douglas Reed

Apr 17, 2013

James Douglas Reed Services for James Douglas Reed will be held Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Cuba Baptist Church in Cuba, Alabama with Reverend Mike McKee and Reverend Albert McMullen officiating. Burial will be at Clay Memorial Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Reed, age 71, of the Russell Community,...