Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

John Francis Bauman

John Francis Bauman

May 9, 2012

John Francis Bauman Graveside service for John Francis Bauman will be held Friday, May 11, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. at Mississippi State Veteran Memorial Cemetery, with Father Francis Cosgrove and Reverend Chris Vowell officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Bauman, 74, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at his residence in Collinsville. He...

William (Doc) Louis Wilson

William (Doc) Louis Wilson

May 2, 2012

William L. (Doc) Wilson Services for William L. (Doc) Wilson will be held Saturday, May 5, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend T. J. Jennings officiating. Burial will be in Pine Forest Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Wilson, 80, of Collinsville died Wednesday,...

Dessie Ree Pope Woodall

Dessie Ree Pope Woodall

May 1, 2012

Dessie Ree Pope Woodall Services for Dessie Ree Pope Woodall will be held Friday, May 4, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Ron Mercer officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Woodall, 74, of Meridian died Tuesday, May 1, 2012,...

Ruth Smith

Ruth Smith

Apr 30, 2012

Ruth Smith A memorial service for Ruth Smith "Maw-Maw" will be held Thursday, May 3, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jason Gross officiating. Mrs. Ruth Smith, 69, of Toomsuba died Monday, April 30, 2012, at her residence. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, homemaker and best friend to all....

John Christopher "Chris" Ethridge, Ii

John Christopher "Chris" Ethridge, Ii

Apr 23, 2012

John Christopher "Chris" Ethridge, II Services for John Christopher "Chris" Ethirdge, II will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 2:30 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Alan Singletary officiating. Burial will be at Magnolia Cemetery. Mr. Ethridge, 65, of Meridian passed away peacefully, April 23, 2012 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Chris is a widely celebrated...

Ruby Catherine Chisolm New

Ruby Catherine Chisolm New

Apr 22, 2012

Ruby Catherine Chisolm New Graveside service for Ruby Catherine Chisolm New will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Reverend Jimmy Harrison officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. New, 101, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Poplar Springs Nursing Center. She was a lifelong resident...

Billy Gene Jay, Jr.

Billy Gene Jay, Jr.

Apr 22, 2012

Billy Gene Jay, Jr. Services for Billy Gene Jay, Jr. will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 11:00 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Reverends Albert McMullin, Roy Dabbs and Ron Leonard officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Jay, 61, of the Snell Community...

Dr. Walter M Arshall "Sonny" Gilmore

Dr. Walter M Arshall "Sonny" Gilmore

Apr 20, 2012

Dr. Walter Marshall "Sonny" Gilmore Dr. Gilmore, a lifelong Meridian resident, passed from this life on April 20, 2012 in his home. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, dentist, and friend to many. Dr. Gilmore was born on December 14, 1925 to George Walter Gilmore and Jewell Jones Gilmore. Of his many accomplishments, he regarded his years as starting...

Patricia A. "Pat" Latham

Patricia A. "Pat" Latham

Apr 19, 2012

Patricia A. "Pat" Latham Services for Patricia A. "Pat" Latham will be held Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. at Goodwater Baptist Church with Reverend Jim Smith officiating. Burial will be in Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Latham, age 72, of Meehan Community, died Thursday, April 19, 2012, at...

Marcus Willis Johns

Marcus Willis Johns

Apr 14, 2012

Memorial service for Marcus Johns will be held Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Gary McInnis officiating. Mr. Johns, 41, of Quitman, Mississippi died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at his residence. Survivors include his daughters Marly Johns and KC Johns of Quitman, step-son Jonathon Whitaker of Quitman, brother Anthony Johns...

Angela Sims Spears

Angela Sims Spears

Apr 13, 2012

Angela Sims Spears Services for Angela Sims Spears will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at First Baptist Church of Rose Hill, Mississippi, with Reverend Eddie Martin officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Ms. Spears, 43, of Rose Hill died Friday, April 13, 2012 at...

Madelon I. Campbell

Madelon I. Campbell

Apr 8, 2012

Madelon Campbell Services for Madelon Campbell will be held Thursday, April 12, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Elder David Winford officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Campbell, 79, of Meridian died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Anderson Regional...

James Henry "Lightning" Talbert

James Henry "Lightning" Talbert

Apr 7, 2012

James Henry "Lightning" Talbert Services for James H. Talbert will be 11:30 Tuesday April 10, 2012 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Mike Boles officiating with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Talbert died Saturday April 7, 2012 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Lovett Talbert; children, Patricia Talbert Todd,...

Jessie Gray Floore

Jessie Gray Floore

Apr 7, 2012

Jessie Gray Floore Graveside service for Jessie Gray Floore will be held Tuesday, April, 10, 2012 at 3:00p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Rev. Donald Turner officiating and Robert Barham Family funeral home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Floore, 85, 0f Meridian died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at Golden Meadows in Shubuta, MS. Mr. Floore was a veteran of the...

Bonnie Jean Fairchild Cook

Bonnie Jean Fairchild Cook

Apr 4, 2012

Bonnie Jean Fairchild Cook Services for Bonnie Jean Fairchild Cook will be held Friday, April 6, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at New Hope Baptist Church on Highway 45 South, with Reverend Doug Goodman and Reverend James Gibson officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Cook,...

Charles B. Williamson

Charles B. Williamson

Apr 4, 2012

Charles B. Williamson Services for Charles B. Williamson will be held Saturday, April 7, 2012 at 1:00 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Mike Vick officiating. Burial will be in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Frazier Grove Community, Kemper County. Mr. Williamson, 86, of Collinsville died Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at his residence. Mr. Williamson was raised in...

Marcella Pinson

Marcella Pinson

Mar 31, 2012

Services for Ms. Pinson will be held Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at New Harvest Church in Collinsville, MS. with the Reverend David Deweese officiating with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Ms. Pinson, 71, of Collinsville died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at her home. Ms. Pinson worked for Smith's Bakery for 32 years and...

Charles Larry Wilson

Charles Larry Wilson

Mar 31, 2012

Charles "Larry" Wilson Graveside services for Charles "Larry" Wilson will be held Tuesday 2:00 p.m. with Reverend Davey Wilkinson officiating at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mr. Wilson 69, of Meridian, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Gulfport MS. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Lucille NeSmith...

Elaine Reynolds

Elaine Reynolds

Mar 31, 2012

Services for Elaine Nelson Reynolds will be held Monday, April 2, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Richard Davis and the Reverend Rusty Walton officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in House, MS. Mrs. Reynolds, 93, of Meridian, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Fisher Care in Meridian. She...

Halane Smith Pike

Halane Smith Pike

Mar 31, 2012

Halane Smith Pike Services for Halane Smith Pike will be held Friday, April 6, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church in Kemper County, with Reverend Robert Null officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Pike, 59, of Kemper County died Saturday, March...