Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Donald Lee Rigdon

Donald Lee Rigdon

Jan 20, 2022

A Celebration of Life for Donald Lee Rigdon will be held January 26, 2022, at 2:30 pm at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. Burial will be at National Memorial Cemetery of Phoenix AZ. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Donald Lee Rigdon of Meridian Mississippi passed away suddenly on January 20,...

James Allen Bristow

James Allen Bristow

Jan 20, 2022

Memorial services for Jim Bristow will be held Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church with Pastor Lynne Anderson officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Jim Bristow, age 80, of Meridian passed away Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Anderson Regional Medical Center.

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Michael David Scarbrough

Michael David Scarbrough

Jan 19, 2022

Graveside services for Mr. Michael Scarbrough will be held at noon on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at Bucatunna Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Michael Scarbrough, 68, of Meridian passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2022.

Michael retired from Structural Steel where he worked many years...

Royce "Harv" Dale Beatty

Royce "Harv" Dale Beatty

Jan 17, 2022

Funeral services for Mr. Royce "Harv" Beatty will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Bro. Leon Ballard officiating. Burial will follow at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Royce "Harv" Beatty, age...

Evelyn Janell Shelton

Evelyn Janell Shelton

Jan 16, 2022

Graveside services for Evelyn Janell Shelton will be held Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church Cemetery with Bro. Andrew Black officiating, burial to follow. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Evelyn Janell Shelton, a resident of Toomsuba, MS passed away at

John C. Stennis...

Benny Jack Graham

Benny Jack Graham

Jan 13, 2022

Funeral services for Mr. Benny Jack Graham will begin at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with the Reverend Wayne Hunt officiating. Interment will follow at Blue Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Chunky. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Graham, 83, of...

Homer Gaddy "Gebe" Terry, Jr.

Homer Gaddy "Gebe" Terry, Jr.

Jan 12, 2022

On January 12, 2022, Earth lost a witty and charismatic soul, whose antics entertained a host of relatives and friends for decades. Homer Gaddy Terry, Jr., age 71, or "Gebe" as everyone knew him, succumbed at home to a relatively short recurrence of cancer. He was born on May 27, 1950, in Lexington, MS, to Homer G. Terry, Sr.,...

Mary Hazel Wright

Mary Hazel Wright

Jan 12, 2022

Graveside service for Mary Hazel Wright will be held Friday, January 14, 2022, 2:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Bro. Tim Adams officiating, burial to follow. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Ms. Mary Hazel Wright, age 83, of Marion passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Anderson Regional...

Reverend Wilton D Pigott

Reverend Wilton D Pigott

Jan 12, 2022

Graveside services for Reverend Wilton D. Pigott will begin at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Knoxo Community Cemetery in Tylertown, MS with the Reverend Lynne E. Anderson officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Reverend Pigott, 89, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday January...

Glenda Moody Arnsdorff

Glenda Moody Arnsdorff

Jan 12, 2022

Graveside services for Mrs. Glenda Moody Arnsdorff will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Christopher Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery (1422 County Road 32, Jachin, Alabama 36910), with Reverend David Hopkins officiating. Interment will follow the graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Arnsdorff,...

Timothy Leroy "Tim" Anderson

Timothy Leroy "Tim" Anderson

Jan 12, 2022

Funeral services for Mr. Timothy Leroy “Tim” Anderson will begin at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, January 17, 2022 at GracePointe Church in Meridian, with the Reverends Randall Sims, Lane Busbee, Chuck Overby, and Keith Lovett officiating. Interment rites will be held at Hamrick Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

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Marlan Lavelle Roberts

Marlan Lavelle Roberts

Jan 12, 2022

Graveside services for Mr. Marlan Lavelle Roberts will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the Mississippi Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery, with Dr. Tom Sikes officiating. Interment will follow the graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Roberts, age 86, of Meridian passed away on Wednesday,...

Blanch Marie Dawson

Blanch Marie Dawson

Jan 11, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Blanch Marie Dawson will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Brother Jim Hutchison officiating. Burial will follow at Bethany Baptist Church in Whynot. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mrs. Blanch Marie Dawson, 81, of Spring...

James Howard Slaven

James Howard Slaven

Jan 10, 2022

Mr. James H. Slaven, 72, of Meridian, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 10, 2022 surrounded by his loving family and friends.

James is survived by his wife, Cynthia, numerous children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, siblings, and extended family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two grandchildren.

He was an...

Olivia Maree "Wickie" Thomas

Olivia Maree "Wickie" Thomas

Jan 8, 2022

***UPDATE*** Due to COVID complications, the funeral service for Olivia Maree "Wickie" Thomas will be private, family only.  Friends may sign the online guestbook, which will be printed for the family.

Funeral services for Olivia Maree "Wickie" Thomas will be held January 13, 2022 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Reverend Curt...

Jimmy Ray Litchfield, Sr.

Jimmy Ray Litchfield, Sr.

Jan 8, 2022

Graveside services for Jimmy Ray Litchfield, Sr. will begin at 12:00pm Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Pine Grove Cemetery in the Martin Community with the Reverend Dr. John Temple officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Litchfield, 72, of Collinsville passed away Saturday, January...

Mary Saunders Mundy

Mary Saunders Mundy

Jan 7, 2022

A private family memorial service will be held at later date. Burial to follow at Magnolia Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Ms. Mary S. Mundy, age 93 of Meridian passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, at her home.

Survivors include her children, Pamela Harper, L.W. Mundy, Jr....

Wylie Malcolm Hodges

Wylie Malcolm Hodges

Jan 6, 2022

Funeral services for Mr. Wylie Malcolm Hodges will begin at 11:00 AM Monday, January 10, 2022 at Pine Grove Church in the Martin Community with the Reverend Matt Espey and Tommy Espey officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Hodges, 83, of...

Katrina Kay Davis

Katrina Kay Davis

Jan 6, 2022

Graveside services for Mrs. Katrina Kay Davis will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 10, 2022 at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Interment will follow the graveside service. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Davis, age 53, of Meridian passed away at her residence on January 6,...

Jasper "Bubba" Cunningham

Jasper "Bubba" Cunningham

Jan 5, 2022

Graveside services for Mr. Jasper “Bubba” Cunningham will begin at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Pine Springs Southern Methodist Church Cemetery with the Reverend Randy Caldwell officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Cunningham, 72, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, January 5,...