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Scott Allen Main
Feb 18, 2026
Visitation for Mr. Scott Main will be on Monday, February 23, 2026, at Robert Barham Family Funeral from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. A second visitation for his Indiana family and friends will also be held Friday, February 27, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Bozell Funeral Home, Pendleton, Indiana.
Scott Allen Main, 61, of Meridian, MS, passed away...
Jere Kent Skelton
Feb 18, 2026
A funeral service for Jere Skelton will be held Monday, February 23, 2026, at 11:30 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Bro. Jesse Quinn officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM at the funeral home prior to the service in the chapel. Burial will follow at Coker’s Chapel Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral...
Dental Ray Shelton
Feb 18, 2026
Graveside services with military honors for Mr. Ray Shelton will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2026 at the Mississippi Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in Newton, MS. The family will receive guests from 9:00 until 10:00 a.m. on Friday at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Mr....
Jim Wayne Harris
Feb 15, 2026
Funeral services for Mr. Jim Wayne Harris will begin at 1:30 PM Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with the Reverends Dr. Dan Lanier and Dr. Wade Phillips officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. The Harris Family will receive guests from 11:30 AM until 1:15 PM at the funeral home...
Betty Miles
Feb 13, 2026
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Miles will be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Bro. Timmy Flake officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM at the funeral home prior to services. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to...
Kenneth "Tree" Wade Gilliland Sr.
Feb 10, 2026
Memorial services for Kenneth Wade Gilliland, Sr., lovingly known as "Tree," will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church, 406 Shiloh Mantachie Road, Mantachie, Mississippi, on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., with Bro. Robert Humphres and Pastor Jake Steele officiating. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. and continue until the time of service at the church. Robert Barham Family...
Don Robert Wade
Feb 10, 2026
Funeral services celebrating the life of Mr. Don Wade will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2026 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Mother Ezgi Perkins and Father Patrick Perkins officiating. The family will receive guests from 1:00 until 1:45 prior to the services at the funeral home. Interment will follow graveside rites and military honors at...
Terry Taylor
Feb 8, 2026
Mr. Terry Earl Taylor, age 67, of Meridian, MS, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at his residence.
Terry served his country honorably as an Aviation Mechanic in the U.S. Navy for nine years. He then went to work as a Plane Captain Civilian Contractor at NAS Meridian.
Mr. Taylor is survived by his wife of 45 years Nenita Taylor; children,...
Greg Alvin Merritt
Feb 7, 2026
The family of Mr. Greg Alvin Merritt invites friends and loved ones from the Meridian area to join in a gathering of remembrance at the home of Mrs. Jean R. Merritt on Thursday, February 19, 2026, from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. A blessing of peace will be offered by Pastor Cory Phillips of Covenant Global Methodist Church.
Greg Merritt, age 72,...
Earl J Sheffield IV
Feb 6, 2026
Mr. Earl J Sheffield IV, age 56, formerly of Texas, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026 at his home in Meridian, Mississippi.
Mr. Earl J Sheffield IV will be laid to rest at 1:15 p.m. on Friday, February 27, 2026, at Houston National Cemetery, with military honors provided by the United States Navy Funeral Honors Team.
A celebration of life will...
Donna Jill Johnson
Feb 5, 2026
A Memorial Service of Christian Burial For Ms. Donna Jill Johnson will begin at 11:00 AM Monday, February 16, 2026, at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Fr. Augustine Pallimattam officiating. A Private Family inurnment will be held at Magnolia Cemetery at a later date. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Ms. Johnson, 80, of...
Wavelene Crenshaw
Feb 5, 2026
A graveside service for Mrs. Wavelene Crenshaw will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Dr. Drew Dockery officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home prior to the graveside service. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with...
Michael John Miller
Feb 5, 2026
Funeral services for Mr. Michael John Miller will begin at 12:00 PM Monday, February 9, 2026, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Pastor Jerry Gressett officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. The Miller Family will receive guests from 11:00 AM until 11:45 AM prior to funeral rites in the chapel. Robert Barham Family Funeral...
Carolyn Diane Shelton
Feb 5, 2026
Funeral services celebrating the life of Mrs. Carolyn Shelton will begin at 11:30 on Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Rev. Larry Reynolds officiating. The family will receive guests from 10:00 until 11:15 prior to the services at the funeral home. Interment will follow graveside rites at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Robert Barham Family Funeral...
Bobby Lee Reed, Jr.
Feb 3, 2026
Bobby Lee Reed Jr, age 61, of Meridian, MS, passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
Bobby attended church at Peace Tabernacle Revival Center of Meridian, MS. He attended school at West Lauderdale. Bobby worked for the Northeast Lauderdale Water Association, and he also worked offshore as a Crew Hand for Tidewater Marine. He loved to hunt and fish whenever he found...
Billy Smith
Feb 2, 2026
Funeral services for Billy Smith will be held Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 11:00 AM at Cuba Baptist Church with Bro. Mike McKee officiating. The family will receive friends at the church from 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM prior to the service. Burial to follow at Sumter Memorial Gardens in Cuba. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be...
William "Bill" Clark Barber
Jan 31, 2026
Graveside services for Mr. William “Bill” Clark Barber will begin at 12:45 PM Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at Pine Grove Church Cemetery in the Martin Community with The Reverends Dr. Nathan L. Barber and Kyle Thompson officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. The Barber Family will receive guests from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM, at the funeral home, prior to...
Rod Ezelle
Jan 29, 2026
Memorial services for Rod Ezelle will be held Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 12:00 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Pogue officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until 11:45 AM prior to the service. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Rod Ezelle was born August 2, 1935, and went...
Mary "Joyce" Mars
Jan 27, 2026
Funeral services celebrating the life of Mrs. Mary Joyce Mars will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Rev. Jimmy Williams officiating. The family will receive guests from 12:00 until 12:45 prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be held at Boman Family Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral...
Emily "Sis" Thompson
Jan 25, 2026
Ms. Emily "Sis" Thompson, age 97, of Plaquemine, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2026, at The Preserve in Meridian, Mississippi. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at a later date in Louisiana. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.
Emily, affectionately known as Sis, was born on January 17, 1929,...
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