Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Willie Mae Bracken

Willie Mae Bracken

Sep 7, 2023

A memorial gathering for Mrs. Willie Mae Bracken will be held Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.

Mrs. Willie Mae Bracken, age 75, of Meridian, Mississippi passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023 at Ochsner Rush Hospital.

Mae Bracken was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister,...

Sherrie Anne Carroll

Sherrie Anne Carroll

Sep 7, 2023

Memorial services for Mrs. Sherrie Carroll will be held at a later date.  Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Sherrie Carroll, age 71, of Toomsuba passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023, at her home.

She enjoyed her years spent driving a school bus for Northeast Elementary School where...

Mathilde Turner "Tile" Howell

Mathilde Turner "Tile" Howell

Sep 6, 2023

Funeral services for Mathilde "Tile" Turner Howell will be held Friday, September 8, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with The Rev. A. Austin McGehee officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mathilde "Tile" Turner Howell of Meridian passed away September 6,...

Kenneth R. Jones

Kenneth R. Jones

Sep 6, 2023

Funeral services for Mr. Kenneth R. Jones will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at Clarke Venable Baptist Church in Decatur, Mississippi with Brother Mark Vincent officiating. Burial will follow at Decatur City Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Kenneth R. Jones, age 82, of...

Mary D Pace

Mary D Pace

Sep 5, 2023

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary D. Pace will begin at 10:00 AM Friday, September 8, 2023 at Arkadelphia Baptist Church with Bro. Keith Lovett officiating. Interment will follow in the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Kemper County. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Pace, 83, of the Blackwater Community,...

Willie "Rae" Clarke

Willie "Rae" Clarke

Sep 4, 2023

Funeral services for Mrs. Willie “Rae” Clarke will begin at 11:00 AM Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church with Reverend Mike Sullivan officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Clarke, 81, of the Damascus Community, in Kemper County,...

Mary Ellie Wilson

Mary Ellie Wilson

Sep 3, 2023

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Wilson will be held Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 1:00 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Bro. Darrell Thomas officiating. Interment will follow at the Damascus Freewill Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to service time. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

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Robert E. Spears

Robert E. Spears

Sep 1, 2023

Funeral services for Mr. Robert E. Spears will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brothers Steve Taylor, Gary Morris, Paul Trosper, and Jack Kern officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr....

Johnnie Mayatt Howle

Johnnie Mayatt Howle

Aug 30, 2023

Graveside services for Ms. Johnnie Mayatt Howle will begin at 9:30am, Friday, September 1, 2023, at Antioch Southern Methodist Church Cemetery with her family officiating. Interment will follow the graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Ms. Howle, 91, of Collinsville, died Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at Anderson Regional...

Joe O. Chambers

Joe O. Chambers

Aug 30, 2023

Funeral services celebrating the life of Joe O. Chambers will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Wayne Edwards officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Joe O. Chambers, 81, of Meridian...

Viola Rae Henderson

Viola Rae Henderson

Aug 29, 2023

Funeral services for Mrs. Viola Henderson will be held Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at 1:00 PM in the chapel of Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Bob Followell officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery in Kemper County, MS.  Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Viola...

Roger G. Williams

Roger G. Williams

Aug 28, 2023

Funeral services for Mr. Roger G. Williams will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 2, 2023 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Jason Castle officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Roger G. Williams, age 61, of Meridian, Mississippi passed...

Richard "Dick" Earl Mayo

Richard "Dick" Earl Mayo

Aug 21, 2023

Memorial Services for Dick Mayo will be held on Saturday, October 14th 2023, at 11:30 am  at Clarke Venable Baptist Church, Decatur, MS with Pastor Mark Vincent officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Richard Earl (Dick) Mayo, age 88, of Decatur, Mississippi passed away on August 21, 2023, at...

Gaines Michael Bonner

Gaines Michael Bonner

Aug 21, 2023

Mr. Gaines Michael Bonner, age 63, of Mobile, Alabama passed away peacefully at Queen City Nursing Center after a cancer battle on Monday, August 21, 2023.

Gaines was an electrician for most of his life. A long time resident of Mobile, Gaines relocated to Meridian a few years ago so his family could assist him in his...

Bishop Anthony M Mansfield

Bishop Anthony M Mansfield

Aug 21, 2023

Funeral services celebrating the life of Bishop Anthony M. Mansfield will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at Abundant Life Tabernacle (1921 Highway 19 North, Meridian, Mississippi 39307). A private family interment will be held at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements....

Dustin Hiram Blake "Jim" Mcdaniel

Dustin Hiram Blake "Jim" Mcdaniel

Aug 20, 2023

Funeral services for Dustin Hiram Blake “Jim” McDaniel will begin at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with the Reverends Ben Jones and Davey Wilkinson officiating. Interment will follow at Oxford Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Lauderdale. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. McDaniel,...

Vickie Yvonne Lawson

Vickie Yvonne Lawson

Aug 20, 2023

Mrs. Vickie Lawson, age 61, of Meridian, MS, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2023 at her home.  Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

She was a mom first and foremost, she loved and cared for her children very much. Being a mom was her full time job and she did it...

Ray L Oglesby

Ray L Oglesby

Aug 20, 2023

Funeral services for Mr. Ray L. Oglesby will begin at 6:00 PM Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend Tommy Espey and Brother Craig Espey officiating. Interment will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at Stonewall Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

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Martha Joan Westbrook

Martha Joan Westbrook

Aug 18, 2023

A memorial service for Martha Joan Westbrook will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Joan Westbrook, age 86, of Lauderdale, Mississippi passed away peacefully at home on...

Larry Blakely

Larry Blakely

Aug 15, 2023

Larry E. Blakely, age 81, of Meridian, MS passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 15, 2023, in his home.

Born in 1941 in Dodge City, KS, he grew up with aspirations for the world and discovered his love of electronics, music, and travel while in the high school band.  He served in the Army National Guard after finishing...