Morehouse County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BARHAM, BEN EDWARDS II. November 11, 2014
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News Star World - November 13, 2014
BEN EDWARDS II. BARHAM

Funeral services for Ben Edwards Barham II, age 55, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. 
Thursday, Nov. 13th. at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Oak Ridge, 
Louisiana, with the Reverend Whit Stoghill officiating. Burial will follow at 
the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer cemetery under the direction of Cox 
Funeral Home of Bastrop. A visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. prior to the 
funeral service at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer.

Ben was a farmer, an instrument rated pilot, and a life-long student. He was 
born on April 23, 1959, the oldest son of Bennie Berry Barham and the late Erle 
Edwards Barham. He graduated from Riverfield Academy in 1977, and attended the 
University of Louisiana at Monroe where he received his Bachelor's degree. He 
also attended Delta Community College and acquired an Associate's degree. He 
lived and worked in both Mississippi and Louisiana. He was an avid birdwatcher 
and enjoyed the outdoors with canoeing, fishing, hunting, and camping. He also 
loved to play his guitar.

Ben was loved by all who knew him and will be remembered as a kind, gentle soul 
who was quick to laugh. He knew the importance of faith and family, and was a 
good son, husband, brother, and father.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Bonnie Dry Barham, and two daughters: 
Stacy Barham Walker and Lydia Barham Acey and her husband Justin Acey. He loved 
his precious grandchildren: Logan Aaron Edwards Hodges, Arrielee Elizabeth 
Acey, Lilly Grace Rosalie Acey, Etta Elise Acey, Peyton Allen Walker, and 
Rebecca Laura Ellen Walker. He is survived by his mother Bennie Berry Barham. 
His surviving brothers are Erle West Barham and his wife Trudy Bridges Barham 
and their sons, Laten Edwards Barham and Nathaniel West Barham; and his 
youngest brother Robert Berry Barham and his wife Camille Robichaux Barham and 
their children, Graham Edwards Barham, Bailey Anne McKoin Barham, and Robert 
Collier Barham; and his sister, Amy Barham Westbrook and her husband Scott 
Hamilton Westbrook and their daughters, Margaret Benjamin Westbrook and Anna 
Claire Swearingen Westbrook. He was also blessed with the loving families of 
his uncles, Thomas West Barham and Robert Jocelyn Barham.

Pallbearers will be Laten Barham, Logan Hodges, Scott Westbrook, Justin Acey, 
Dan Dry, and John Dry.

Honorary pallbearers will be Nathan Barham, Graham Barham, Collier Barham, 
Peyton Walker, Erle West Barham, Berry Barham, Joe Cooper Rolfe, Wayne Lord, 
and Jim Rolfe.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research 
Hospital , Leukemia & Lymphoma SocietyAdvertisement , the Cancer Research 
Institute, or a charity of the donor's choice .

Cox Funeral Home, Bastrop 

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