Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas
Lexa Palmer
Mar 4, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Lexa Palmer will begin at 10:00 AM Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Mike Boles officiaiting. Interment will follow at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Lexa Palmer, 78, of...
Rickey Lin Swanner
Mar 4, 2022
Funeral services for Mr. Rickey L. Swanner will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2022 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Giles officiating. Burial will follow at Bucatunna Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mr. Rickey L. Swanner, age 57, of Meridian,...
Jimmie Ray Speed
Mar 3, 2022
Funeral service for Jimmie Ray Speed will be held Wednesday, March 9, 2022, 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Father Augustine Palimattam officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mr. Jimmie R. Speed, age 79, of Enterprise passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Anderson Regional Medical Center....
Mary Lou Ross
Mar 3, 2022
Graveside services for Mrs. Mary Lou Ross will begin at 2:30 PM Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery with Dr. Marcus Finch officiating and the Reverends Joey Shelton and Michael Yancy assisting. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Ross, 94,...
Langdon A Barber
Mar 3, 2022
Graveside Services for Mr. Langdon A. Barber will begin at 11:30 AM Tuesday, March 8, 2022 from Chunky Cemetery with the Reverend Robert Rowzee officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Barber, 92, of Chunky, passed away Thursday March 3, 2022 at Anderson Regional...
John A. Collier
Mar 3, 2022
Memorial services for Mr. John A. Collier will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Hebron Baptist Church with Rev. Richard Wallace officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements, Mr. John A. Collier, age 72, of Meridian passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Mr. Collier was born January 6,...
Betty Gipson Williams
Mar 2, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Gipson Williams will begin at 2:00 PM Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Sephus Garrett officiating. Interment will follow at Old Marion Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Williams, 86, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday...
Mark A. Goffrier
Mar 2, 2022
Graveside services for Mr. Mark A. Goffrier will be held at noon on Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery at Bonita. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements. Mr. Mark A. Goffrier, age 63, of Meridian passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at Anderson Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his children,...
Ellen Maye Swiderski
Feb 28, 2022
Memorial services for Mrs. Ellen Maye Swiderski will be held at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Swiderski, age 86, of Marshall, Arkansas passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022 at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian.
She is survived by her son, Terry...
Roger Earl Robinson
Feb 27, 2022
Roger "Big John" Earl Robinson
Funeral service for Roger E. Robinson will be held Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 12:00 p.m. at Bucatunna Baptist Church with Bro. Paul Trosper and Dr. Raymon Leake officiating, burial to follow. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mr. Roger Earl Robinson, age 74, of...
James "Jimmy" Allen Dyer
Feb 26, 2022
A visitation for Mr. James “Jimmy” Allen Dyer will be on Thursday, March 3, 2022 from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. There will be no memorial service. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr. Dyer, age 34, of Meridian passed away on Saturday, February 26,...
Stan Watts
Feb 26, 2022
Graveside Committal Services for Mr. Stan Watts will begin at 2:00 pm Monday, February 28, 2022 at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Sebastopol, MS. Interment will follow graveside rites. A service celebrating his life will be held at a later date for family and friends. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements....
Katie C. Upchurch
Feb 22, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Katie C. Upchurch will begin at 1:00 pm Thursday, February 24, 2022 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Joshua Drury officiating. Interment will follow at Oddfellows Cemetery in Macon, MS. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. Upchurch, 94, of Bailey, formerly of...
Billie Jean Drennan
Feb 22, 2022
Graveside service will take place on Saturday, February 26, 2022, 2:30 p.m. at Magnolia Cemetery in Meridian with The Reverend A. Austin McGehee officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Billie Jean Powe Drennan, 94, passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Anderson Regional Medical Center South in Meridian, Mississippi. She...
Michael W. Trawick
Feb 22, 2022
Memorial services for Mr. Michael W. Trawick will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Mr. Stanley Rawson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mr. Michael W. Trawick, age 75, of Meridian, Mississippi passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2022....
Marjorie Mcwhirter
Feb 20, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. Marjorie McWhirter will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church (4805 Highway 39 North, Meridian, Mississippi 39303), with Pastor Steven Mazzaferro officiating. Interment rites will be held at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mrs. McWhirter,...
Marion Nan Allen Kent
Feb 20, 2022
Marion Nan Allen Kent died Sunday, February 20, 2022, in Henderson, Tennessee, where she was living with her daughter, Gayle. Mrs. Kent, 75, was a devoted mother and grandmother. She had battled liver disease for the last several years and passed away peacefully at home with her family.
Graveside services will be held Friday, March 4, at...
Richard "Rick" Dubose
Feb 18, 2022
Richard “Rick” DuBose
Memorial Rosary Services for Mr. Richard “Rick” DuBose will begin at 11:00 AM Thursday 24, 2022 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with Fr. Augustine Palimattam officiating. Private family interment will follow at Rose Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
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Joann George Braddock
Feb 17, 2022
Funeral services for Mrs. JoAnn George Braddock will begin at 1:00 PM Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with the Reverends Dr. Raymon Leake and Dr. Nathan VanHorn officiating. Service music will be provided by Rev. David Bishop, Mr. Barry Germany, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Aycock. A Private Family Interment will follow at...
Jimmie Ray Martin
Feb 17, 2022
Funeral services for Jimmie Ray Martin will be held Sunday, February 20, 2022, 1:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with a one-hour visitation prior to service, Bro. Brad Bakane officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.
Mr. Jimmie Ray Martin, age 82, of Quitman passed away peacefully Thursday, February...




