A memorial service will be held for Laura Marie Barksdale at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 1, at Union Hall Baptist Church.
Mrs. Barksdale, 69, of Brookhaven, went to be with the Lord, January 24, 2025, at King’s Daughters Medical Center. She was born in Brookhaven, MS, May 11, 1955, to Houston Jordan and Gladys Jordan. Laura worked for many years as a cosmetologist, which was a perfect profession because of her outgoing personality and unique social skills. She loved spending time with her family and friends. She was also an avid outdoorswoman, deer hunting and fishing were her specialties. She was a member of Union Hall Baptist Church. Laura will be missed by all who loved her.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Ronald “Brooks” Barksdale; her parents; sister, Louise Jordan Clecker; brother, Calvin H. Jordan Jr.; and brother-in-law, Lamar Case, Jr.
Survivors include her children, Shea Barksdale and daughter-in-law, Dana Barksdale, Joseph “Dusty” Barksdale, and David Jenkins; sister, Virginia Jordan Brumfield; brother-in-law, Glenn E. Brumfield; sisters-in-law, Nita Jordan, Rita Ann Case and Ann Barksdale and husband Larry; special friends, Sandra Elmore, Brenda Davis and Cathie Smith; three grandchildren, Gavin Barksdale, Alexis Barksdale and Olive Barksdale; her cousin Tommy Thompson and a host of nieces, nephews, and other loving family members and friends.
The Barksdale family members express appreciation to Silver Cross Nursing Home and King’s Daughters Medical Center.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Union Hall Baptist Church Cemetery fund.
