Laura Lou Whitlock Temple

Graveside services for Mrs. Laura Lou Whitlock Temple will begin at 11:00 AM Monday, November 9, 2026, at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Reverend Wayne Hunt officiating. Interment will follow graveside rites. The Temple family will receive guests for a time of visitation from 9:30 AM until 10:30 AM at the funeral home prior to departure to the cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mrs. Temple, 91, of Meridian, died Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at Poplar Springs Nursing Center following a brief illness.

Mrs. Temple was in real estate management working at Mark Villa and Willow Ridge Apartments. She also previously worked at East Mississippi Electric Power Association. She loved being outdoors and fishing in her spare time. She was an active member of Trinity Baptist Church, where she was a founding member, as long as her health permitted. She was a skilled cook and enjoyed sharing her table with her family and friends.

Mrs. Laura is survived by her son, Harold Temple (Lori); her grandchildren Jennifer Vansikes (Ricky) and Robin Temple; three great-grandchildren; her siblings, Janette Batchelor, Frances Glosson, Sue Lowe (Cliff), Barbara Chapman (Zane), and Robert Whitlock (Kim); sister-in-law, Judy Whitlock; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

Mrs. Temple is preceded in death by her parents, H.D. and Mamie Whitlock; her husband, Jim Temple; her daughter, Myra Hymann; her brother, Harold Whitlock, Jr.

Online condolences may be expressed at robertbarhamffh.com.