Barham died at the age of eighty-two in a Covington hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife, the former Ann Lavois (born 1925); son, Bret Lane Barham (born 1947), then an attorney in [[Lake Charles]]; daughter, Megan Barham Richardson (born 1950) of Covington; a sister, Ertie Mae Bowdon of [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]; five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. | Barham died at the age of eighty-two in a Covington hospital after a lengthy illness. Survivors include his wife, the former Ann Lavois (born 1925); son, Bret Lane Barham (born 1947), then an attorney in [[Lake Charles]]; daughter, Megan Barham Richardson (born 1950) of Covington; a sister, Ertie Mae Bowdon of [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]; five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. |