Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Christopher "Chip" Slayton

Christopher "Chip" Slayton

Jul 4, 2025

A memorial service for Chip Slayton will be held Friday, July 18, 2025, at 12:00 PM at Central United Methodist Church with Reverend Dr. Scott Wright officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Christopher “Chip” Slayton, 49, of Meridian passed away Friday, July 4, 2025.

Survivors include his...

David Paul Thompson

David Paul Thompson

Jul 4, 2025

Graveside services for Mr. David Paul Thompson will begin at 10:00 AM Thursday, July 10, 2025, with Dr. Dan Lanier officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Thompson, 86, of Meridian, died Friday, July 4, 2025, at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS following...

Vivian Ruth Mosley

Vivian Ruth Mosley

Jul 2, 2025

Graveside services for Vivian Ruth Mosley will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM at Hamrick Cemetery with Pastor Scott Harrell officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Vivian Ruth Mosley, 79, of Meridian, MS, passed away Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

A complete obituary will be...

Jeffrey Scott Vance

Jeffrey Scott Vance

Jul 2, 2025

Graveside services for Mr. Jeffrey Scott Vance will begin at 2:00 PM Friday, July 11, 2025, in at Calvary Cemetery in Jordan, MN. Interment will follow graveside rites at Calvary Cemetery. Ballard – Sundar Funeral Home and Robert Barham Family Funeral Home are honored to have been entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Vance, 56, of Meridian, died...

Dr. John William Cope

Dr. John William Cope

Jun 27, 2025

Graveside services for Dr. John William Cope will begin at 10:00 AM Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Emmaus Cemetery located at 830 East 3rd Street Luverne, AL 36049, with Reverend John Branning officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Dr. Cope, 72, of Meridian, died...

Jackie M. Thompson

Jackie M. Thompson

Jun 24, 2025

A memorial service for Jackie Thompson will be held Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 11:00 AM at Church of the Way with Rev. Jack Giles officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time at the church. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mrs. Jackie M. Thompson, age...

Kay Gough

Kay Gough

Jun 23, 2025

A service celebrating the life of Mrs. Kay Gough will be Sunday, August 3, 2025, from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM with remembrances beginning at 4:00 PM at the Gough Home located at 3660 Lauderdale Rd. Lauderdale, MS 39335. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to have been entrusted with the arrangements.

Kay Gough, a beloved...

Richard D. James

Richard D. James

Jun 22, 2025

A funeral service for Mr. Richard D. James will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Tom Sikes officiating. Burial will follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Richard D. James, 95, of Meridian,...

Ronnie Freeman

Ronnie Freeman

Jun 20, 2025

A funeral service for Ronnie Freeman will be held Monday, 23, 2025, at 2:30 PM at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Aaron Parker officiating. Burial to follow at Rock Hill Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Ronnie Freeman, age 72, of Chunky passed away peacefully on Friday,...

Leonard L. "Bubba" Aust

Leonard L. "Bubba" Aust

Jun 20, 2025

Funeral services for Mr. Leonard L. "Bubba" Aust will be held Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM at The Church of DeKalb, with Rev. Owen Gordon and Bro. Mike Sims officiating. Burial will follow at The Aust Family Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, June 23, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral...

Mark Gipson

Mark Gipson

Jun 19, 2025

A funeral service for Mark Gipson will be held Monday, June 23, 2025, at 11:30 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Dr. Raymon Leake and Bro. Ben Laird officiating. A family burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

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Fredna Rae Harris Camp

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...