Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Ella Lafferty

Ella Lafferty

Sep 2, 2011

Services for Ella Lafferty, 89 will be held Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Larry Reynolds and Rev. Lewis Lafferty officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Homer in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be Monday, September 5, at 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mrs....

Glen H. Mosher

Glen H. Mosher

Sep 1, 2011

Glen H. Mosher Services for Glen H. Mosher will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Hal Bates, Reverend Mike Russell and Reverend Wade Ricks officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Mosher, 93, of Collinsville, died September 1, 2011,...

Rufus Alvin Rawson

Rufus Alvin Rawson

Aug 31, 2011

Services for Rufus Alvin Rawson will be held Friday, September 2, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Tom Wood officiating. Burial will be in Rawson Tinnin Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Rawson, 81, of Meridian died Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at his residence. He served...

Kristie Etheridge

Kristie Etheridge

Aug 28, 2011

Kristie Etheridge Services for Kristie Etheridge will be held Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. at Russell Baptist Church, with Reverend Jerry McMullen, Reverend Steve Taylor, Reverend Nate Ballard, Reverend Eb Fox and Reverend David Holifield. Burial will be in Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Ms. Etheridge, 40, of Meridian died Sunday,...

William H. "Buddy" Jay

William H. "Buddy" Jay

Aug 25, 2011

William H. "Buddy" Jay Graveside services for William H. "Buddy" Jay will be held Saturday, at 1:00 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery, with Reverend Jimmy Culpepper officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Jay, 83, of Meridian died August 25, 2011, at Anderson Regional Medical...

Danny M. Holloway

Danny M. Holloway

Aug 24, 2011

Danny M. Holloway Services for Danny M. Holloway will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Lamar Lifer officiating. Burial will be in Forest lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Holloway, 84, of Meridian died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. He...

Martin "Marty" A. Mcdonald

Martin "Marty" A. Mcdonald

Aug 24, 2011

Martin "Marty" A. McDonald Graveside services for Martin "Marty" A. McDonald will be held, Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Dr. Danny Lanier officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mr. McDonald, 50, of Meridian died August 24, 2011, at his residence. He was a member of North Crest Baptist Church...

Sara Catherine Stewart

Sara Catherine Stewart

Aug 23, 2011

Sara Catherine Stewart Services for Sara Catherine Stewart will be held Friday at 10:00 a.m. in Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Kenneth Owens, pastor of College Park UMC and Reverend Dennis Coats, Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of Quitman officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the...

Robert Lee Jones

Robert Lee Jones

Aug 23, 2011

Robert Lee (Bob) Jones A Memorial Service for Robert Lee (Bob) Jones will be held Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with The Reverend Harriet Simmons officiating. Mr. Jones, 75, of Meridian died Tuesday at Regency Hospital. He was a member of IBEW Local 917, a Life Time member of The VFW Post 79, Meridian Moose Lodge...

Florence Rebecca Graham French

Florence Rebecca Graham French

Aug 22, 2011

Florence Rebecca Graham French Services for Florence Rebecca Graham French will be held Wednesday, August 24, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverends A.M. Mansfield, Dewain French, Billy French and Shane Britt officiating. Burial will be in Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. French,...

Gary B. Smith

Gary B. Smith

Aug 21, 2011

Gary B. Smith Services for Gary B. Smith will be held, Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jimmy Harrison officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Smith, 75, of Meridian died Sunday, August 21, 2011, at Infinity Hospice....

Robert Lee Diveley,Sr.

Robert Lee Diveley,Sr.

Aug 21, 2011

Robert Lee Diveley, Sr. Services for Robert Lee (Bob) Diveley, Sr. will be held Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Concord United Methodist Church, visitation will be from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. prior to the funeral service at the church, with Brother Charles Waddell, Don Harrison and Richard Williams officiating. Burial will be in the Concord United Methodist...

Helen M. Johnston

Helen M. Johnston

Aug 20, 2011

Helen M. Johnston Services for Helen M. Johnston will be held Tuesday, August 23, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Tom Sikes officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Johnston, 86, of Meridian died Saturday, August 20, 2011 at Poplar Springs...

Johnnie Earl Ford

Johnnie Earl Ford

Aug 19, 2011

Johnnie Earl Ford Graveside service for Johnnie Earl Ford will be held Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. at Coker's Chapel Cemetery with Reverend Phillip Smith and Reverend Davie Wilkinson and Reverend David Keller officiating. Burial will be in Coker's Chapel with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Ford, 81, of Causeyville Community died...

Janis Harding Combest

Janis Harding Combest

Aug 19, 2011

Janis Harding Combest Services for Janis Harding Combest will be held, Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Sephus Garrett officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Combest, 74, of Meridian, died Friday, August 19, 2011, at Bedford...

Mary Helen Askew

Mary Helen Askew

Aug 15, 2011

Mary Helen Askew Graveside service for Mary Helen Askew will be held Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at Pine Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, with Reverend Chuck Overby and Dr. Jerry L. Carlisle officiating. Burial will be in Pine Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Askew, 88, of Enterprise...

Jim C. Townsend, Jr.

Jim C. Townsend, Jr.

Aug 15, 2011

Jim C. Townsend Graveside service for Jim C. Townsend will be held Monday, August 22 at 1:00 at Magnolia Cemetery, with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home will be in charge of the arrangements. Mr. Townsend, 50, of Gunnison, Colorado died Monday, August 15, 2011, in Colorado. Jim was born in Meridian. He graduated from Meridian High...

Robert Leslie Moore

Robert Leslie Moore

Aug 14, 2011

Robert Leslie Moore On August 14, 2011, Robert Leslie Moore, 88, lifelong resident of Meridian, went to be with his Lord. Leslie was born on January 26, 1923 in Meridian to Lora and W.C. Moore. He was one of six children. He was raised in Meridian and graduated from Meridian High School. Leslie was a member of Central Baptist Church....

Clyde H Clay

Clyde H Clay

Aug 13, 2011

Clyde H. Clay Services for Clyde H. Clay will be held Tuesday August 16, 2011, at 2:30 P.M. at Robert Barham Funeral Home with Reverend Gary House officiating. Mr. Clay, 83 of Lauderdale died Saturday August 13, 2011, Anderson regional Medical Center. Mr. Clay was a member of Lauderdale Methodist Church and Mt. Hebron Methodist Church. Mr. Clay retired from...

Kathryn Thomas

Kathryn Thomas

Aug 12, 2011

Kathryn Thomas Memorial services for Kathryn Thomas will be held at a later date with Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Thomas, 81, of Meridian, died Friday, August 12, 2011 at R.P. White Nursing Center. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church. Mrs. Thomas worked at J C Penney for over 35 years. She graduated...