WEST POINT, Miss. — Frank Barham, 76, died, Friday, June 5, 2009 at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Kosciusko.

Henry Franklin Barham was born Oct. 11, 1932 in Lowndes County to the late Ruby Adair Barham and Robert Doyle Barham. He was a supervisor of data processing for Amback in Columbus for a number of years. He was a member of the Old Aberdeen Road Church of Christ.

Mr. Barham graduated with honors from Mississippi State University and was a veteran of the U. S. Army during the Korean War.

He was preceded in death by a baby brother, Charlie Wayne Barham.

Survivors include three daughters, Debra Baird (Danny), and Gail Ray (Junior) all of West Point, and Nita Woodson (Stan) of Vicksburg; one son, Bruce Barham of Waco, Texas; eight grandchildren, Stephanie Craven (Chris), Erica Davidson (Marcus), Justin Baird (Bobbi Jo), Adam Baird, Miles Baird, Conner Baird, Tanner Woodson and Bowen Woodson; five great grandchildren, Jaden Craven, Raylee Craven, John Ross Craven, Welton Davidson and Kyle Baird; one sister, Frances Taylor (Don) of Crawford; and two brothers, Eldon Barham (Mary Frances) of Caledonia and Paul Barham (Janice) of West Point.

Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel in West Point with brother Chris Craven officiating. Burial will follow in Sailors Cemetery near Vernon, Ala.

Pallbearers will be his grandsons Justin Baird, Adam Baird, Miles Baird, Conner Baird, Tanner Woodson, Bowen Wooden, and Marcus Davidson.

Memorials may be made to Sally Kate Winters Home for Children, P. O. Box 1233, West Point, MS 39773 or to Palmer Home for Children, P. O. Box 746, Columbus, MS 39701.

Visitation will be Monday from Noon until service time at Calvert Funeral Home.