Obitauries July 24, 2008

Rev. Ronald Barham The Rev. Ronald Jerry Barham, 65, United Methodist pastor, planter of trees and other growing things, lover of birds and bees and all God's beasts and critters, teacher, learner, civil rights defender, master cook, word lover, nature guide, fiddler with gadgets and tools, hunter, fisher, carpenter, storyteller, died Sunday, July 20, 2008, at Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian of complications after a medical procedure. Bro. Ron was a member of the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church and served in many ministerial capacities over his 40-year career. He was a former pastor at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Tupelo. He graduated from Millsaps College in 1965 and received his Master of Divinity from Emory University's Candler School of Theology. He is survived by an... [read full story]