Barry Leon Bennett, 63, of Carrollton, Mississippi, died Saturday, August 1, 2026 at University Medical Center in Jackson. Services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Old Union Church of Christ, with visitation 2 p.m. until service time. Rev. Mike Schmitz will officiate. Burial will follow in Old Union Church of Christ Cemetery.

Barry was born December 12, 1962, in Greenwood, to Benjamin Leon Bennett and Dorothy Mae Beckwith Bennett. He was a member of Old Union Church of Christ and a graduate of J.Z. George High School. He worked for Corrections Corporation of America and retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He was preceded in death by his brother, Gary Dale Bennett, and his parents.

He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Deborah Gale Malone Bennett of Carrollton, MS; son, Michael Parker and wife Camille of Holcomb, MS; daughter, Tina Davis and husband Cole of McCarley, MS; five grandchildren, Leigh Ann Parker Hill and husband Nolan, Wesley Davis and wife Francie, Kimberly Parker Jones and husband Dane, Kayla Davis, and Nelson Parker; and two great grandchildren, Jude Hill and Michael Jones.

Pallbearers will be Jerry McLean, Shane Tucker, Park Haddon, Derek Malone, Nelson Parker, and Nolan Hill. Military rites will be conducted by Keesler-Hamrick-Gillespie American Legion Post 29.

Williams & Lord Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.