Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Peggy Mckinion

Peggy Mckinion

Oct 19, 2023

Funeral services for Mrs. Peggy McKinion will begin at 11:30 AM Monday, October 23, 2023 at Westwood Baptist Church with the Reverends Phillip Marshall and Joseph Knight officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. McKinion, 83, of Meridian, died Thursday, October...

James Harold Blackmon

James Harold Blackmon

Oct 19, 2023

A graveside service for Mr. James Harold Blackmon will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery with Brother Calvin Price officiating, burial to follow. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

James Harold Blackmon age 88, of Meridian went to be with his Lord and...

Gail Miller

Gail Miller

Oct 18, 2023

Funeral services for Mrs. Gail Miller will be held Saturday, October 21st, 2023, at 2:00pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Carmel Baptist Church in Meridian. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 20th from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, as well as at 12:30 pm prior to the funeral...

William Douglas Bracken

William Douglas Bracken

Oct 18, 2023

Graveside services for Mr. William Douglas Bracken will be held Monday, October 23, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery, with Dr. John Temple officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Doug Bracken, age 81, of Meridian, MS passed away at Kosciusko Veteran's Home on Wednesday, October 18, 2023. Doug was...

Larry "Skip" Holloway

Larry "Skip" Holloway

Oct 17, 2023

Funeral services for Mr. Larry "Skip" Holloway will begin at 11:00 AM Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend David Keller officiating. Interment will follow at Causeyville Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Holloway, of the Zero Community, died Tuesday,...

Rebecca Turner Booker

Rebecca Turner Booker

Oct 16, 2023

Funeral services for Rebecca Booker, 79, of Butler, Alabama, will be held Friday, October 20, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. at Needham Assembly of God with Sis. Andrea Sprinkle; Bro. Scott Deaton; and Bro. Eric Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the Brightwater Cemetery with Bro. Lester Pope and Bro. Kevin Luker officiating.

Rebecca was born July 14,...

James Clayton Walker

James Clayton Walker

Oct 15, 2023

Funeral services for James Walker will be held Monday, October 23, 2023, at 1:00 PM at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Bro. Justin Fortenberry officiating.  Burial will follow at Stinson Cemetery.  Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. James Clayton Walker, age 18, of Meridian, MS passed away Sunday, October 15,...

Penny Purnell

Penny Purnell

Oct 14, 2023

Funeral services for Mrs. Penny Purnell will be held Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 11:00 AM at First Christian Church with Dr. Mark Benson and Dr. Tom Sikes officiating. Interment will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Penny Purnell, age 85, of Meridian, MS, passed away...

Philip Wayne Hemphill

Philip Wayne Hemphill

Oct 12, 2023

Funeral services for Mr. Philip Wayne Hemphill will begin at 11:00 AM Monday, October 16, 2023 at Cross Mountain Ministries in Porterville, MS with Bro. Doug Stokes officiating. Interment will follow at Rials Creek Cemetery at 2:30 PM in Mendenhall, MS. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Hemphill, 71,...

James M. Weathers

James M. Weathers

Oct 11, 2023

Graveside service for James Weathers will be held Monday, October 16, 2023, at 10:00 AM at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Rev. Charlie Laird and Rev. Gilbert Prince officiating, burial to follow. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. James M. Weathers, age 85, of Meridian passed away peacefully at his...

Dorothy Dudden Durapau

Dorothy Dudden Durapau

Oct 10, 2023

Graveside service for Dorothy DuRapau will be held Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery with Father Augustine Palimattam officiating, with burial to follow. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

It would be easier to list the activities Dot was not involved in. She quietly worked...

Linda Dale Norris

Linda Dale Norris

Oct 10, 2023

Funeral services for Mrs. Linda Norris will be held Saturday, October 14, 2023, at 2:30 PM at Salem Baptist Church in Kewanee, MS, with Bro. Andrew Black and Bro. Lamar Lifer officiating.  Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Linda Dale Norris, age...

James Wayne Crenshaw

James Wayne Crenshaw

Oct 8, 2023

Funeral services for Mr. James Crenshaw will be held Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church with Bro. Joey Shelton officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

James Wayne Crenshaw, age 80, of Toomsuba, MS passed...

Lester R Hopkins, Sr

Lester R Hopkins, Sr

Oct 8, 2023

Graveside Services for Mr. Lester R Hopkins, Sr. will begin at 2:30 PM Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at Lockhart Cemetery in Lauderdale with Reverend Ray Hopkins Jr. officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Hopkins, 76, of Toomsuba, died Sunday, October 8, 2023 at...

Howard Randall George

Howard Randall George

Oct 5, 2023

A memorial service for Mr. Howard "Randall" George will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 11 am at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Raymon Leake officiating.

Howard "Randall" George, 64, of Forest, MS, passed away on October 5, 2023, in Meridian.

Randall was born and raised in Meridian and attended Meridian...

Betty Jean Reynolds

Betty Jean Reynolds

Oct 4, 2023

Funeral services for Betty Jean Reynolds will be held Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Bethany Baptist Church with Brother Matthew Johnson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mrs. Betty Jean Reynolds, age 91, of Whynot Community passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at her home.

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Nathan "Nate" D. Harris

Nathan "Nate" D. Harris

Oct 3, 2023

Nathan DeeWayne Harris, 36, of Meridian, MS, passed away on October 3, 2023, at UMMC in Jackson, MS.

Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM to 11:45 AM, Friday, October 6, 2023, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM, Friday, October 6, 2023, at Robert Barham Family Funeral...

Bobby W Alexander

Bobby W Alexander

Oct 3, 2023

Services celebrating the life of Mr. Bobby W Alexander will begin at 2:00 PM Saturday, October 14, 2023 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverends Lynne Joyner and David Chandler officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Alexander, 80, of Meridian,...

Faye B. Ford

Faye B. Ford

Oct 2, 2023

A funeral service for Faye B. Ford will be held Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Bill Boren officiating. Visitation will be held prior to service from 1:00 PM to 2:15 PM at the funeral home. Burial to follow at Toomsuba Cemetery.

Mrs. Faye B. Ford, age 89...

Charles Wayne "Pappy" Morgan

Charles Wayne "Pappy" Morgan

Oct 1, 2023

Funeral services for Mr. Charles Wayne “Pappy” Morgan will begin at 2:30 PM Sunday, October 8, 2023 at New Hope Baptist Church with the Reverends Doug Goodman, Mike Everette, and Steward McMahan officiating. Interment will follow at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Morgan,...