Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
William "Matt" Goodman
May 24, 2012
William "Matt" Goodman Graveside service for William "Matt" Goodman will be held Friday, May 25, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Reverend Kenneth Owen officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Goodman, 24, of Meridian died Thursday May 24, 2012 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his sister Elizabeth...
Dorothy Dearman Roberson
May 21, 2012
Dorothy Dearman Roberson Services for Dorothy Dearman Roberson will be held Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Reverend Ray Welcher and Reverend Paul Queen officiating. Burial will be in Crossroads Methodist Church Cemetery in Quitman with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Roberson, 85, of the Whynot...
Howard Mack Herrington, Sr.
May 21, 2012
Howard Mack Herrington, Sr. Services for Howard Mack Herrington, Sr. will be held Thursday, May 24, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at Antioch Southern Methodist Church with Reverend Joseph Hallman officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Southern Methodist Church Cemetery, with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Herrington, 77, of the Martin Community died Monday, May...
Gloria Lee Milton Straus
May 20, 2012
Gloria Lee Milton Straus Services for Gloria Lee Milton Straus will be held Friday, May 24, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Burial will be in Cemetery Beth Israel with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Straus died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Regency Hospital. She served as...
Susie Inez Dunn Ellis
May 19, 2012
Susie Inez Dunn Ellis Services for Susie Inez Dunn Ellis will be held Monday, May 21, 2012 at 3:00 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Dan Lanier officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Ellis, 91, of Meridian, died Saturday, May 19, 2012 at J.T. Champion Nursing Facility. She was a member of Northcrest Baptist...
Wilbur "Red" Jerome Rigdon, Sr.
May 10, 2012
Wilbur Jerome "Red" Rigdon, Sr. Services for Wilbur Jerome "Red" Rigdon, Sr. will be held Saturday, May 12, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Chuck Overby officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Rigdon, 71, of Meridian, died Thursday, May...
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...




