All Obituaries

A memorial service will be held at a later date for Mrs. Bonnie Prettyman. Barham Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Prettyman, 84, of Newton, passed away Thursday at her residence. She was retired as a licensed vocational nurse and enjoyed many hobbies in her spare time. Some of those include sewing and quilting, in which she made the small quilts that residents at local nursing homes would enjoy. She loved just about anything that was arts and crafts and was a member of the...

A private graveside service will be held Saturday at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens for Mrs. Mildred Inez Williams. Pastor Triston Rowell will officiate the service. Arrangements have been entrusted to Barham Funeral Home, Forest Lawn Chapel. Mrs. Williams, 85, of Meridian, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her family on Tuesday at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. She was born in Cincinnati, OH and was a proud military wife for twenty years. Mrs. Williams was married to the love of...

A private graveside service for Carrie Joan Gaddis will be Thursday, April 23, 2020 at Sageville United Methodist Church cemetery in Meridian. Barham Funeral Home – Forest Lawn Chapel is handling her arrangements. Ms. Gaddis, 82, died Monday, April 20, 2020, at Rush Hospital. Ms. Gaddis is survived by her daughters Patricia Warren and Mary Fisher (Jeff Gardner); grandchildren Mandy Pearson, Josh Gaddis, Terah Puckett, Robert Fisher, Patrick Fisher, Rhonda Gardner and Amanda Tyson as well...

Paula Jean Leahy, 72, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Anderson’s hospital. The family will have a private memorial service later. Barham Funeral Home-Forest Lawn Chapel is handling the arrangements. Mrs. Leahy was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a cabinet maker/machinist. She is survived by her sister, Kathleen Downs of San Antonio, Texas.  

Funeral services for Mr. Tony Gerzsenye will be held Saturday at 11 am at Stephens Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Mr. Gerzsenye, 35, of Toomsuba, passed away at his residence on February 19, 2020. He enjoyed all types of music and anything that had to do with cars or trucks. Mr. Gerzsenye was also an accomplished artist and tattooist. He is survived by his wife Ashley Gerzsenye; grandfather Willard Osborne; aunt Tonya Ellison and uncles Larry...

Graveside services for Billy Joe Boyette will be Saturday, January 18, 2020, 3:00 pm, at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Bro. Frankie Boyette will be officiating. Barham Funeral Home Forest Lawn Chapel is handling his arrangements. Mr. Boyette, 77, died Friday at The Specialty Hospital of Meridian. He was retired from the Meridian Fire Department, with 21 years of service as a firefighter. He was also a longtime paper carrier for the Meridian Star as well as an electrician, and at one time...

Funeral services for Rev. William Walker will be held Wednesday at 12 noon at Barham Funeral Home, Forest Lawn Chapel. Rev. Jackie Strebeck, Rev. Warren Hedgepeth and Dr. Danny Lanier will be officiating. Burial will follow in Conehatta Methodist Cemetery. Rev. Walker 88, of Meridian, passed away November 16th at The Oaks Nursing Center. He was a veteran, having served his country in the U.S. Air Force. After his military service, Rev. Walker began his many years of ministry in the Baptist...

Funeral services for Clarky “Jane” Griffin will be Friday, November 22, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Barham Funeral Home-Forest Lawn Chapel. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens with Bro. Jack Kern officiating.  Mrs. Griffin, 88, died Friday, November 15, 2019, at Bedford Care Center in Marion. Jane was born and raised in Kemper county. She moved to Meridian for a job and met Wilmer Griffin. They married and raised five children. They loved camping and were very proud...

Services for Mr. Robert "Bobby" Hale will be held on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Barham Funeral Home-Forest Lawn Chapel at 11:00 a.m. with visitation from 10:30 a.m. until service time.  Interment will be in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens cemetery. Mr. Hale, 73, passed away on November 11, 2019 at his home surrounded by loved ones. He was veteran of the United States Navy. Retired from Roadway after 30+ years. He loved spending time in the outdoors, building fires...

Fairie Jean Houston, 87, passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 at her home in Collinsville, MS. The family will have a private memorial service later. Barham Funeral Home-Forest Lawn Chapel is handling the arrangements. Mrs. Houston was a longtime cake maker and decorator, operating out of her home in Collinsville. She was well renowned in the cake decorating business and was the past president of the Mississippi Cake Decorators Association. She and her late husband, Max Lamar Houston, used...