On Jan. 27, 2010, the spirit of Dylan Lee Barham went to be withour Lord. Dylan remained in the hospital on life support at HancockMedical Center in Bay St. Louis until Feb. 8, 2010, when hisearthly body ceased to breathe.

He was born on Nov. 26, 1991, in Brookhaven. He was 18 yearsold.

He was a junior at West Jones High School in Laurel. Dylan was anoutstanding performer with the award-winning West Jones High SchoolShow Choir as a dancer. He was a bright and shining star, and willbe loved and missed by the entire group.

Dylan is survived by his mother, Suzanne Rose Barham, of Bay St.Louis; his Papa, David Lyle Barham and stepmother, Ruby LouiseBarham, of Sontag; his older brother Derek Van Barham, of Chicago,Ill.; his stepbrother, Kenneth Gauge Herring, of Friendship, Tenn.;his stepsisters, Reagan Louise Herring, of Sontag, and Carrie LynnWaller, of Jackson; his maternal grandparents, Freddie and BettyRose, of Bay St. Louis; his paternal grandmother, Betty SmithBarham, of Sontag; his aunts, uncles, several cousins; a host ofclassmates, whom he loved and who love him.

Dylan was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Howard VanBarham; and his aunt, Penny Rose Clifton.

Services for Dylan Lee Barham, of Bay St. Louis, are 2 p.m. Friday,Feb. 12, at Shiloh Baptist Church in Sontag, with burial in thechurch cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home in Monticello is in charge ofarrangements.

There will be a wake for Dylan at Shiloh Baptist Church in LawrenceCounty on Thursday from 5 until 9 p.m.