Melvin Barrow Jr. Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Melvin Barrow Jr. (Gray, Louisiana), who passed away at the age of 80, on December 9, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Melvin Barrow Jr. to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Melvin Barrow, Sr. and Zenobia Barrow; his daughter Patrice Barrow; his grandchild Zoria Barrow; his great grandchild Knora James; and his brothers, Lionel Barrow, Sr. and Lawrence Barrow.
He is survived by: his wife Brenda Lee Collins Barrow; his children, Melvin Barrow, III, Christopher Barrow of Gray, Louisiana, Denise Barrow of Gray and Sheimekia Nixon of Houma, Louisiana; and his siblings, Alexander Barrow of Raceland, Claudell Welch, Chester Welch, Russell Barrow of Gray, Louisiana, Barbara James of Gray, Louisiana., Shirley Patrick of Gray, Louisiana., Thelma Short of Gray, Louisiana. and Brenda Smith of Gray, Louisiana..
Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 20th 2025 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Eagle Wright Baptist Church (3590 LA-316, Gray, LA 70359). A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 20th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the same location. A burial will be held on Saturday, December 20th 2025 at the Garden of Memories (3658 W Main St, Gray, LA 70359).