Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
Mary Ann Lewis
Mar 13, 2023
Funeral Services for Mrs. Mary Ann Lewis will be held Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 2:30 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Joseph Knight officiating. Burial will be at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mary Ann Lewis, age 90, of Meridian passed...
Mgysgt Jesse Anthony Mendiola
Mar 10, 2023
A memorial service for Master Gunnery Sergeant Jesse Anthony Mendiola will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Poplar Springs Drive United Methodist Church with Rev. Matt Hall officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements. MGySgt Jesse Mendiola, age 64, of Meridian passed away peacefully on Friday, March 10, 2023....
Benny Joe Duett
Mar 10, 2023
Funeral services for Benny Joe Duett will be held Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Campbell officiating. Burial to follow at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS at 1:00 PM. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Benny Joe Duett...
Denton "Doc" Braswell
Mar 10, 2023
Mr. Denton Graham “Doc” Braswell, Sr. joined his Lord Jesus Christ in victory on Friday, March 10, 2023 - one day before his 94th birthday. Doc’s lifetime maxim was “Keep the Faith, Redeem the time” - paraphrasing Ephesians 5:15 - and his favorite bible verse was Proverbs 3:5-6.
Doc lived his life assuming “The Lord keeps you...
Jesse Livingston Hearne
Mar 9, 2023
Graveside services for Mr. Jesse Livingston Hearne will begin at 11:00 AM, Monday, March 13, 2023 at Blackwater Baptist Church Cemetery with Reverend Barry Fulton officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Hearne, 40, of Meridian, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Ochsner...
Patricia Ann Batarseh
Mar 8, 2023
Funeral services celebrating the life of Mrs. Patricia Batarseh will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with the Reverend Bobby Barfoot officiating. Interment rites will immediately follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Batarseh, age...
Carolyn Mae Barrett
Mar 8, 2023
Funeral services for Mrs. Carolyn Barrett will be held Monday, March 13, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. John Dudley and Rev. Lane Townsend officiating. Burial will follow at Toomsuba Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mrs. Carolyn Barrett, age 79, of Toomsuba passed...
Terry Ellen Widener Wade
Mar 5, 2023
Graveside services celebrating the life of Mrs. Terry Ellen Widener Wade will begin at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Wade, age 78, of Meridian passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at the UAB Hospital.
Terry...
Raymond Lamar Massey
Mar 3, 2023
Funeral services for Mr. Raymond Lamar Massey will begin at 11:00 AM Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Russell Baptist Church with the Reverends Steve Taylor and David Holifield officiating. Interment will follow at Old Marion Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Massey, 83, of Russell, passed away Friday,...
Walter Kenneth Todd
Mar 2, 2023
Walter "Kenneth" Todd, 92, of Martin, MS passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Brookdale Senior Living. He was born on August 18, 1930 in Duffee, Mississippi. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He retired from James Rivers after 25 years.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, from 12:00 PM until 1:45 PM...
Margaret Virginia Johnson Barlow
Mar 1, 2023
Graveside services for Ms. Margaret Virginia Johnson Barlow will be held on Monday, March 6, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. at Kewanee Cemetery with Dr. John Temple officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Ms. Barlow, age 94, of Meridian, MS passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Ochsner Rush...
Amanda Diane Hopkins
Mar 1, 2023
A graveside service for Mrs. Amanda Hopkins will be held at noon on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Lockhart Cemetery on Minnow Bucket Road. Mrs. Hopkins' husband, Brother Ray Hopkins, will officiate the service. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mrs. Amanda Hopkins, age 51, of Toomsuba, went to her heavenly...
James Leroy Riley
Mar 1, 2023
Funeral services for Mr. James Riley will be held at 11:30 AM on Monday, March 6th, 2023 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Pastor Bob Null, Pastor Jimmy Reed, and Pastor David Chandler officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr....
Jeff Holland
Feb 28, 2023
A Memorial Tribute to Jeff Holland will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, beginning at 3:30 PM, at The Temple Theater in downtown Meridian.
Mr. Jeff Holland, age 59, of Meridian, MS passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at his home in Meridian, MS. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the...
William Herman Horne
Feb 27, 2023
Mr. William Herman Horne, “Billy”, age 70, of Meridian, MS passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, at his favorite sister’s home. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements. Billy is best described as a rolling stone yet had the uncanny ability to grow deep roots everywhere he went. His career path began when he...
Raymond Obbie Culpepper
Feb 26, 2023
Interment will be held at Pine Grove Church Cemetery in the Martin Community. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Culpepper, 93, of Collinsville, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023, at his home in Collinsville.
Mr. Raymond is survived by his children, Janet Snowden (Pete), Mitzi Denise Baggs...
Jerry Reynolds Greene
Feb 24, 2023
Jerry Reynolds Greene passed away peacefully February 24 th , 2023. Jerry was loved, admired, and respected by all who knew him for his kindness, gentleness, and judiciousness. He was known for his ease of temperament and positive attitude within every situation. He was often defined as a true Southern Gentleman.
Jerry was born in Mobile, AL...
Lavern "Goose" Green
Feb 24, 2023
Funeral services for Mr. Lavern “Goose” Green will begin at 1:00 PM Monday, February 27, 2023 at Pine Forest Baptist Church with the Reverends Andy May and Dr. Dan Fulton officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Green, 70, of Collinsville, passed...
Mary E. Parten
Feb 24, 2023
Funeral services for Ms. Mary E. Parten will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Coker's Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Dennis Lewellyn, Rev. David Keller, and Rev. Davey Wilkerson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Ms. Mary...
Nellie L. Catlett
Feb 23, 2023
Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie Catlett will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with the Reverend Dr. Michael Bird officiating. Interment rites will immediately follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Catlett, age 87, of...




