Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Doris Mae Castleberry

Doris Mae Castleberry

Sep 6, 2026

Doris Mae Castleberry, 78, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2026, in Meridian, Mississippi following a long illness.

Born August 6, 1948, to Hagan and Norma Winstead, Doris grew up in rural Mississippi alongside her twin sister, Fay. From an early age, she possessed the intelligence, determination and remarkable competence that would define her life.

Doris dedicated 25 years to the Meridian public...

Brandon Phillip Taylor

Brandon Phillip Taylor

Sep 5, 2026

Services celebrating the life of Brandon Phillip Taylor will begin at 12:00 PM Saturday, September 19, 2026, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel, with friends and family officiating. The Taylor Family will receive guests for a time of visitation from 10:00 AM until 11:45 AM prior to funeral rites in the chapel. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored...

Bettie Gray

Bettie Gray

Sep 5, 2026

Graveside services for Mrs. Bettie D. Gray will be held Friday, September 11, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Meridian Memorial Park with Rev. Kenneth Owen officiating.  Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangments. 

Bettie DuBose Gray, 79, of Meridian, MS, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2026 at her daughter's home.

Bettie was a member of College...

Tommy Strickland

Tommy Strickland

Sep 3, 2026

The family of Tommy Strickland will receive friends for a time to share memories and celebrate his life and birthday on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.

Clyde Tommy Strickland, 80, of Meridian, MS, passed away Thursday, September 3, 2026.

Tommy served in the United States Air Force for four years during which...

Faye Thrash

Faye Thrash

Sep 1, 2026

Graveside services for Faye Thrash will be held Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 1:00PM at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Caroll McLemore officiating. Burial will follow graveside services.

Bobbie Faye Thrash, 87, of Meridian, MS passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center.

Faye worked many different jobs but most of her career was as a...

Donald R Cuatt, Sr.

Donald R Cuatt, Sr.

Sep 1, 2026

Memorial Services for Mr. Donald R. Cuatt, Sr. will be held at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Cuatt, of Florence, MS formerly of Meridian, MS died September 1, 2026, at his home following an extended illness.

Donald was a Christian first and foremost. He was a former member of Northpark...

Floyd Milton Pagan

Floyd Milton Pagan

Sep 1, 2026

Mr. Pagan, 71, of Toomsuba passed away on September 1, 2026 at his residence. Private services will be held at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Survivors include his twin brother, Norman Maxwell Pagan; nieces, Stephanie Ann Pagan and Shannon Marie Ross (Jason); great-nephew, Connor Ross; great-niece, Olivia Ross; and...

Jerry William Fox, Sr.

Jerry William Fox, Sr.

Aug 31, 2026

Funeral Services for Mr. Jerry William Fox, Sr. will begin Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with Reverend Jerry Stokes officiating. Interment will follow Naval Military Honors and graveside rites at Big Oak Church Cemetery located at 4889 Old Jackson Rd, DeKalb, MS 39328. The Fox family will receive guests from 5:00...

Charles Thomas "Tom" Junkins

Charles Thomas "Tom" Junkins

Aug 31, 2026

Memorial services celebrating the life of Mr. Charles Thomas “Tom” Junkins will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Rick Chambers officiating. Inurnment, with military honors, will follow at 1:00 at the Mississippi Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Newton. The family will receive guests for visitation from 10:00 until 10:45 prior to...

Melissa Robinson

Melissa Robinson

Aug 30, 2026

Mrs. Melissa Robinson, age 57, of Collinsville passed away peacefully at her home with her husband by her side.

Survivors include her husband, Allen Robinson; daughter, Amanda Curran; mother, Carolyn Dearing; sister, Cassandra Dearing; several extended family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father Alton McCall.

Online condolences may be expressed at robertbarhamffh.com.

Kaysen Jeffrey Lewis Crocker

Kaysen Jeffrey Lewis Crocker

Aug 30, 2026

A memorial service for infant Kaysen Jeffrey Lewis Crocker will be held at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Infant Crocker, of Bailey, MS, died Sunday, August 30, 2026 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS.

Kaysen taught us so much about love and patience. He was a welcomed...

Alan Day

Alan Day

Aug 30, 2026

A graveside service will be held for Alan Day at Zion Cemetery in Kemper County at 3:00PM on Friday, September 4, 2026 with Father Carlisle Beggerly officiating, burial to follow. The family will receive friends from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home prior to graveside services. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be...

Ann Williams

Ann Williams

Aug 29, 2026

Funeral Services for Mrs. Ann Williams will be held Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 11:30 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Bro. Roger Burke officiating. Interment will follow at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive guests at the funeral home from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM prior to services.

Virginia Ann McRae Williams, affectionately known as "Ann"...

Zachary Thomas Shelton

Zachary Thomas Shelton

Aug 23, 2026

Zachary "Zach" Thomas Shelton of Meridian, Mississippi, formerly of Blytheville, Arkansas, passed from this life on August 23, 2026, at the age of 41.

Zach was preceded in death by his father, Tommy Shelton, mother, Sharon Shelton and sister, Jennifer Shelton. He is survived by uncles and aunts, Mr. and Mrs. James "Butch" Boren of Scottsdale, Arizona, Danny Shelton of Seal...

Thurman Elliott Rogers Jr.

Thurman Elliott Rogers Jr.

Aug 23, 2026

Thurman Elliott Rogers, Jr.

The family of Thurman Elliott Rogers, Jr. is saddened to announce his passing on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at the age of 54.

His family will hold a memorial service celebrating his life on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Trinity Assembly of God (5459 Chandler Rd Meridian MS) at 11:00 a.m. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home...

Mabel Brittain Tucker Coker

Mabel Brittain Tucker Coker

Aug 21, 2026

Mabel Brittain Tucker Coker passed away peacefully at her home, at the age of 89, in Albuquerque, New Mexico August 21, 2026, surrounded by her children.

Mabel was a native of Meridian, Mississippi, where she was born and raised by her parents, the late James Demetrius Tucker Jr. and Mary Louise Rush Tucker. After graduating from Meridian High School and attending...

Laverne G. Banes

Laverne G. Banes

Aug 21, 2026

A graveside service for Mrs. Laverne G. Banes will begin at 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at Union Baptist Church cemetery, 159 MS-514, Meridian, MS with Dr. Will Wall officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. The Banes Family will receive guests for a time of visitation Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Robert Barham...

Tom Sanderford Jr.

Tom Sanderford Jr.

Aug 20, 2026

A Celebration of Life for Tom Sanderford will be held Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 11:30 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev Dr. Richard Short and Rev. Peggy Sanderford Ponder officiating. The family will receive guests from 9:00 until 11:15 a.m. at the funeral home prior to services. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be...

Brandon Stokes

Brandon Stokes

Aug 19, 2026

Memorial services for Mr. Michael Brandon Stokes will begin at 2:30 on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Bro. Doug Stokes officiating. The family will receive guests from 12:30 until 2:15 prior to the memorial service on Saturday. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Brandon was born on Christmas...

Jimmy Carroll Thomas Sr.

Jimmy Carroll Thomas Sr.

Aug 19, 2026

A funeral service for Jimmy Thomas will be held Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 11:30 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Davey Wilkinson and Bro. Danny Napp officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM at the funeral home prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow at Long Creek Baptist...