Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Kathy Turnipseed Mccarty

Kathy Turnipseed Mccarty

Aug 23, 2024

A Celebration of Life for Mrs. Kathy McCarty will be held Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 7:00 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Chris Gully and Brother Dennis Robinson officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM prior to services at the funeral home. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to...

David Larkin

David Larkin

Aug 22, 2024

Mr. David Larkin, 78, of Meridian, died Thursday, August 22, 2024, at his residence. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Bobbie Jean Gardner

Bobbie Jean Gardner

Aug 22, 2024

Graveside services for Mrs. Bobbie Jean Gardner will begin at 11:00 AM Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Magnolia Cemetery with Reverend Davey Wilkerson officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Gardner, 91, of Meridian, died Thursday, August 22, 2024, at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical...

Sylvia Joanne Miles

Sylvia Joanne Miles

Aug 20, 2024

Funeral services for Mrs. Sylvia Joanne Miles of Meridian will begin at 2:30 pm Friday, August 23, 2024 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Chuck Overby officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mrs. Miles, 88, passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2024 at Ochsner Rush Medical Center in Meridian...

Mary Leigh Freeman

Mary Leigh Freeman

Aug 18, 2024

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Leigh Freeman will begin at 2:30 PM Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Aaron Parker officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Freeman, 78, died Sunday, August 18, 2024,...

Jerry Jean Jordan, Jr.

Jerry Jean Jordan, Jr.

Aug 17, 2024

Memorial services for Mr. Jerry Jordan Jr. will be held on Friday, August 23, 2024, at 10:00 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Bart Latner III officiating.  Inurnment will follow at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM prior to services.  ...

Margaret Louise Boone

Margaret Louise Boone

Aug 16, 2024

A private family service for Mrs. Margaret Boone will be held Monday, August 19, 2024. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Margaret Louise Jones Boone, age 96, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2024, at Brookdale Senior Living. She was a wife, mother, and homemaker from a very early age...

Rebecca Tipper Esther

Rebecca Tipper Esther

Aug 13, 2024

Graveside services for Mrs. Rebecca Tipper Esther will begin at 11:00 AM Friday, August 16, 2024, at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Bro. David Chambers officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Esther, 84, of Meridian, died Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at Northpointe Health...

Helen Ruth Stewart

Helen Ruth Stewart

Aug 13, 2024

A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 24, 2024, with Bro. Jeremy Stewart officiating. Burial will be a private service for family and close friends held at Hamrick Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mrs. Helen Stewart, age 70 of Meridian passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at her...

Infant Milagros Santiago Villegas

Infant Milagros Santiago Villegas

Aug 11, 2024

Memorial services for Infant Milagros Santiago Villegas will be held at 2:30PM, Friday, August 16, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Father Augustine Palimattam officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

Milagros was born on Saturday, August 10, 2024, and passed away on Sunday, August 11,...

John Bernard Pearson, Iii

John Bernard Pearson, Iii

Aug 9, 2024

Funeral services for Mr. John Bernard Pearson, III will begin at 12:00 PM Friday, August 16, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with Chaplain Moore officiating. Interment will follow Graveside rites with Military Honors at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Lt. Colonel John Bernard Pearson,...

Norma J. Long

Norma J. Long

Aug 5, 2024

Funeral services for Mrs. Norma J. Long will begin at 12:00 PM Friday, August 9, 2024, at Midway Baptist Church with Reverend Michael Pogue officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites at Meridian Memorial Park Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Long, 94, of Meridian, died Monday, August 5,...

Frances Wynell Todd

Frances Wynell Todd

Aug 5, 2024

Funeral services for Mrs. Frances Wynell Todd will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Chapel Home with Reverend Damon Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Church Cemetery in the Martin Community. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Frances "Wynell"...

Dr. Gary Alan Bickford

Dr. Gary Alan Bickford

Aug 4, 2024

Services celebrating the life of Dr. Gary Alan Bickford will begin at 11:30 AM, Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Bethany Church in Quitman, MS with Reverend Glenn Lafferty officiating. Inurnment will follow graveside rites at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Dr. Bickford, 75, of Meridian,...

Glenda Elizabeth Smith

Glenda Elizabeth Smith

Aug 1, 2024

Funeral services for Mrs. Glenda Elizabeth Smith will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, August 10, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Matt Hall officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the funeral arrangements.

Glenda Smith, age 85, passed away Thursday, August...

Mary Ann Pool

Mary Ann Pool

Jul 30, 2024

Mary Ann Julian Pool, age 73, passed away on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend. Mary enjoyed spending time outdoors. She especially liked to fish and go hunting for arrowheads. Mary was loved by many and will be dearly missed.

Mary is survived by her son, JD Broadway (Amy Reed); daughter,...

Earl Hoven

Earl Hoven

Jul 30, 2024

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, August 2nd, 2024, at 1:30pm at Brookdale Senior Living, 4555 35th Avenue, Meridian, MS. Internment will be held at 10:30am on Saturday, August 3rd, 2024, at Stave Creek Baptist Church, 3495 AL-69, Jackson, AL. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Sidney Earl...

Sherry Jane Kirchner

Sherry Jane Kirchner

Jul 29, 2024

Mrs. Sherry Jane (Lang) Kirchner, age 77, of Marion, Mississippi (formerly Charleston, IL) passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on July 29, 2024.

Sherry was born in Charleston, Illinois on February 25, 1947, to parents Barbara (Lee) Kater and Harold Lang. She married John Kirchner September 9, 1988

Sherry loved planting beautiful...

Wilson Crawford Joyner

Wilson Crawford Joyner

Jul 29, 2024

Graveside services for Senior Master Sergeant Wilson “Bill” Crawford Joyner will be held Saturday, August 3, 2024, at 2:30 PM at Magnolia Cemetery with Rev. Ebb Fox officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Visitation will be held from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM at the funeral home prior to graveside services. SMSGT...

Charley "Chuck" Pace Jr.

Charley "Chuck" Pace Jr.

Jul 24, 2024

Funeral services for Mr. Charley “Chuck” William Pace Jr. will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, July 29, 2024, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM at the funeral home prior to funeral services. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is...