Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
Fredna Rae Harris Camp
Jun 19, 2025
Funeral services for Mrs. Fredna Camp will be held Monday, June 30, 2025, at 1:00 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Franklin McLelland officiating. Burial will follow at Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Fredna Rae Harris Camp, 86, of Meridian, MS, passed...
Henry Batson Sullivan
Jun 17, 2025
A memorial service for Mr. Henry Batson Sullivan will be held on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 11:30 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Bro. Ben Laird officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mr. Henry "Bat" Sullivan, age 85, of Meridian, passed away on June 17, 2025, at Baptist...
Doris B. Lassetter
Jun 16, 2025
Mrs. Doris B. Lassetter, 88, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama passed away peacefully on Monday, June 16, 2025 in Meridian with family by her side. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Doris was born December 6, 1936 in Jefferson County, Mississippi. She graduated from the Mercy Hospital Nursing School in Vicksburg in 1957...
Al Turnipseed
Jun 16, 2025
Funeral Services for Mr. Al Turnipseed will begin at 11:00 AM Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Blackwater Baptist Church with the Reverends Gary Rivers and Sean Burleson officiating. Service music will be provided by Rev. Rusty Walton. Interment will follow graveside rites in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements....
Martha "Marty" Moore Derusha
Jun 15, 2025
Memorial services for Mrs. Martha "Marty" Derusha will be held Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 11:30 PM in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Dennis Robinson officiating. Visitation will be from 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM at the funeral home prior to services. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the...
Ruth Avery Dubois Priester
Jun 14, 2025
Ruth Avery Dubois Priester passed away peacefully asleep in her home on Saturday, June 14, 2025. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa on August 16, 1918, to Lyman Samuel Dubois and Martha Avery Dubois. She graduated from Belhaven College in Jackson and later worked as a case worker for the Meridian Welfare Department. Ruth was a faithful member...
George Allen Rawson
Jun 13, 2025
Funeral services for Mr. George Allen Rawson will begin at 2:30 PM Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at Blackwater Baptist Church with the Reverends Sean Burleson and Dennis Robinson officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Rawson, 72, Friday, June 13,...
Willis Herrington
Jun 12, 2025
Services celebrating the life of Mr. Willis Herrington will begin at 10:00 AM Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Crossroads Baptist Church in Neshoba County, with Bro. Len Wedgeworth officiating. A private Interment will follow at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Herrington, 86, of the House...
Norma Jean Williams
Jun 12, 2025
A funeral service for Mrs. Norma Jean Bailey Williams will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Causeyville Baptist Church with Brother Mike Powell officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 10:45 a.m. prior to the funeral service. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to...
Kent R Bowen, Sr.
Jun 12, 2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Kent Ross Bowen Sr., who departed this world on June 12, 2025, at the age of 78. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Kent lived a full and meaningful life defined by kindness, devotion, and hard work.
He is preceded in death by his father, R.E. Gullick Bowen.
Kent...
Betty Lovell Piersol
Jun 10, 2025
Betty Piersol, age 88, of Venice, Florida passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday June 10, 2025, in Meridian Mississippi. She was born in White Lake, WI on January 29, 1937 the daughter of Ruben and Beth Eldridge.
Betty grew up in Zion, IL but had a passion for travel and having as much fun as...
William David Burcham
Jun 9, 2025
A memorial visitation for David Burcham will be held Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.
David was born in Hurley, New Mexico to his parents Doris and Bill Burcham. At 17 years old, he and his family moved to Meridian, Mississippi where he resided until being called...
Rayburn Dennis Rush
Jun 9, 2025
A Celebration of Life for Mr. Ray Rush will be held Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 2:00 PM at North Park Church with Rev. Jim Feirtag officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in the House Community. Â Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Rayburn Dennis Rush, 84,...
Edna M Ridout
Jun 9, 2025
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna M Ridout will begin at 10:00 AM Friday, June 13, 2025 in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend Gilbert Eaves officiating. Â Interment will follow graveside rites at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Ridout, 91, died...
Patsy Naomi Branning
Jun 8, 2025
A funeral service for Pat Branning will be held Friday, June 13, 2025, at 11:30 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Officiants Mother EzGi Perkins and Reverend Lane Townsend. Burial to follow at Meridian Memorial Park. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Pat Branning, age 85, of Meridian passed...
Cassandra Ann Singley
Jun 8, 2025
Mrs. Cassandra "Sandy" Ann Singley, age 56, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at her residence. Cassandra was a loving and "crazy" aunt and sister. She loved spending time with her family.
Cassandra was a strong believer in her faith. She loved making crafts and enjoyed giving them to her family.
If you...
David Morten Jentoft
Jun 7, 2025
Mr. David Morten Jentoft, age 88, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025, in Meridian, Mississippi. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
Born in Stamford, CT to Otto and Vera Jentoft, David grew up in the town of Darien, Connecticut and attended Darien High School with the class of...
Dudley G. Tisdale
Jun 6, 2025
Funeral services for Mr. Dudley G. Tisdale will begin at 12 Noon, Monday, June 9, 2025, in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend Scott Harrell officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites at Center Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in Kemper County. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
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Barbara Ann Shelton
Jun 2, 2025
Barbara Ann "Bobby" Shelton, age 90, passed away on June 2, 2025 at Bedford Care Center of Marion, Mississippi.
Barbara was born on May 30, 1935 to Dorine and Ralph McWhirter in Illinois. She married Jesse Shelton and lived in Denver, Colorado most of her life. After the passing of her husband, she moved to Collinsville, Mississippi...
Tommy Mondell Watson, Jr.
May 31, 2025
Funeral services for Mr. Tommy Mondell Watson, Jr. will be held on Friday, at 11:30AM, June 6, 2025, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Chapel with Reverend Fred Thornhill, Reverend Evelyn Thornhill, and Reverend Karsten Gullette officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
Mr. Tommy Watson, Jr., age 64, passed...