Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Meridian, Mississippi & Surrounding Areas

Martha Louise Wright

Martha Louise Wright

Dec 31, 2020

Graveside services of death, resurrection and committal for Martha Louise Wright will be held on the Christian holiday of Epiphany at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Lakewood Memorial Park; 6011 Clinton Blvd; Jackson, Miss.  Bro. Jim Wall will officiate.  Interment will follow the graveside rites and a public memorial service will be held at a later date....

Jane Scruggs

Jane Scruggs

Dec 31, 2020

Funeral service for Jane Scruggs will be held Monday, January 4, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Hunt officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mrs. Jane Scruggs, age 77, of Collinsville passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020, at Rush Foundation Hospital.

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Edwin B Walters

Edwin B Walters

Dec 30, 2020

Graveside services for Mr. Edwin B. Walters will begin at 2:30 pm Monday, January 4, 2021 at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Union, MS with the Reverend J.R. Eaton officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Walters, 74, of Meridian, passed away Wednesday, December...

Naomi Rebecca White

Naomi Rebecca White

Dec 30, 2020

Funeral services for Mrs. Naomi Rebecca White will be held Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 11:30 a.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Rev. Corbin Kill and Rev. Glen McLeod officiating.  Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.  Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mrs. Naomi White, 87, of...

Charlene Spann Joiner

Charlene Spann Joiner

Dec 29, 2020

Funeral services for Mrs. Charlene Joiner will be held Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Robert Barham Family funeral Home with Rev. Stephen Stockton officiating

Mrs. Charlene Joiner, 72, of Meridian passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at Regency Hospital.

Charlene was born April 24, 1948 to the late Charles and Arrada Spann. ...

Jewel Inez Thompson Tisdale

Jewel Inez Thompson Tisdale

Dec 28, 2020

Graveside services for Jewel Inez Thompson Tisdale will be held Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 10:00 am at Forest Lawn Cemetery, with Reverend Lannis May officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Tisdale, 93, of Meridian passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at her residence.

She was a longtime member...

James Luther Skipper

James Luther Skipper

Dec 28, 2020

Funeral services for Mr. James Luther Skipper will begin at 11:00am Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home chapel with the Reverends Dr. Tom Sikes and Sephus Garrett officiaiting. Interment will follow at Prospect Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Skipper, 76, of...

J. Stewart Parrish

J. Stewart Parrish

Dec 28, 2020

J Stewart Parrish

A public Celebration of Life for J. Stewart Parrish will be held at a later date.  Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Parrish, 52, of Meridian, passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 at Baptist Memorial Hospital -North Mississippi, in Oxford, MS.

Stewart...

Phillip W. Duke

Phillip W. Duke

Dec 27, 2020

Funeral services for Mr. Phillip W. Duke will begin at 2:30pm Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Goodwater Baptist Church with the Reverend Phillip Gandy officiating. The service will be live streamed from Goodwater Baptist Church’s Facebook page for those who are unable or uncomfortable attending. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored...

Marx Raymond Bunyard, Jr.

Marx Raymond Bunyard, Jr.

Dec 27, 2020

Graveside service for Marx Bunyard, Jr. will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, with Bro. Jimmy Reed officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Marx R. Bunyard, Jr., age 84, of Meridian passed away Sunday, December 27, 2020, at Rush Hospital.

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Clifton L. Jenkins

Clifton L. Jenkins

Dec 26, 2020

Funeral services for Clifton L. Jenkins will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 1:00 pm at Evangel Temple, with Pastors Mike Boles and Ronnie Boles officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Jenkins, 76, of Meridian passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020...

Virginia Darnell Bounds

Virginia Darnell Bounds

Dec 26, 2020

Funeral Services for Mrs. Virginia Darnell Bounds will begin at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, January 3, 2021 at her beloved Liberty Baptist Church, with Reverends Joshua Drury and Jim Rickles officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Virginia Darnell Bounds was born in DeKalb,...

Ruth Hand

Ruth Hand

Dec 25, 2020

Funeral service for Ruth Hand will be Monday, December 28, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. at Pine Grove Church in the Martin Community, with Bro. Tommy Espey and Bro. Kenny Pogue officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Ms. Ruth Hand, age 96, of Collinsville passed away Friday, December 25, 2020, at...

Garcia W. Gibson

Garcia W. Gibson

Dec 25, 2020

Funeral service for Garcia Gibson will be held Monday, December 28, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Dr. Danny Lanier officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Garcia Gibson, age 74, of Meridian passed away December 25, 2020, at Anderson Regional Medical Center.

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Kristi Lanterman

Kristi Lanterman

Dec 24, 2020

Funeral services for Kristi Lanterman will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home with Bro. Jeremey McDonald officiating.  Private family burial will follow.  Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mrs. Kristi Lanterman, age 54, of Meridian, Mississippi passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020...

Marilyn Cullum Faulkner

Marilyn Cullum Faulkner

Dec 23, 2020

Funeral services for Mrs. Marilyn C. Faulkner will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church in Bailey with Rev. Caleb Hughes officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements. Mrs. Marilyn Faulkner, 75, of Meridian passed away Wednesday, December 23 at...

Darren "Sleepy" Herrod

Darren "Sleepy" Herrod

Dec 23, 2020

Darren “Sleepy” Herrod

Graveside service for Darren “Sleepy” Herrod will be Saturday, December 26, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Long Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, with Bro. Marty Harper officiating. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Darren Herrod age 55, of the Causeyville Community passed away Wednesday, December 23,...

Stephen "Steve" Levon Freeman

Stephen "Steve" Levon Freeman

Dec 23, 2020

Graveside services for Mr. Stephen “Steve” Levon Freeman will begin at 2:00 pm Monday, December 28, 2020 at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery with the Reverends Donnie Powell and Len Chesney officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Freeman, 54, of the Suqualena Community, passed...

Alice A Puder

Alice A Puder

Dec 22, 2020

Mrs. Alice A. Puder, age 78, of Lauderdale passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Neshoba County Nursing Home in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

Alice was born and raised in Iowa and spent the majority of her life in Kansas.  She spent the later years of her life living with her daughter in Lauderdale.  She enjoyed reading, sitting on...

Larry Odell Evans

Larry Odell Evans

Dec 22, 2020

Graveside service for Larry Evans will be held Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at 1:00 PM at Meridian Memorial Park, with Rev. Sephus Garrett officiating, with burial to follow. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements.

Mr. Larry Evans, age 72, of Meridian passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Poplar Springs Nursing...