Norma Jenkins Bean

Funeral services for Mrs. Norma Jenkins Bean will begin at 12 O'clock Noon, Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at Carmel Baptist Church with Reverend Charles Davis officiating. Service music will be provided by Reverend Chris Lee, Mrs. Bobbie Gibson, and Mrs. Betty Carol Flanagan. Interment will follow graveside rites at Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Norma Jenkins Bean, 87, was called home to be with her Heavenly Father Thursday, April 3, 2025. She passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her greatest joy was caring for her family, whom she loved unconditionally. Norma was also a faithful member of Carmel Baptist Church, where she served as pianist for 60 years. Norma and Betty Carol Flanagan served together as instrumentalist at Carmel Baptist Church from 1962 until 2022. They were an inseparable pair, playing countless worship services, weddings, funerals, and revivals.

Norma was born January 9, 1938, to Bryant Ray and Eddie Jenkins in Meridian, MS. She attended Kate Griffin Jr. High School and graduated from Vimville High School in May of 1956. Norma started dating her sweetheart, Fred, in 1953. They were married December 2, 1956, and later had three children, Donnie, Patti, and Suzanne.

In her younger years, Norma worked as a receptionist for Dr. Adler and Dr. Gilmore in Meridian. In 1990, she and her husband, Fred, were employed with the Masonic Home in Meridian, where they served as Administrators for two and a half years, caring for children of the Masonic Families. Norma also supported her husband in various Masonic and Shrine activities throughout the years. Later, she found joy in caring for her grandchildren, cherishing every moment spent with them and creating memories that will be treasured forever.

Norma will be remembered for the countless cherished memories she created, her selfless love and kindness, and her incredible talent as a pianist.

Norma is survived by her husband of 69 years, Fred Bean; her son, Donnie Bean; daughters, Patti Vick (Randy) and Suzanne Wilson; grandchildren, Derek Vick (Rebecca), Melissa Smith (Randolph), Brittany Chambers (Michael), and Cody Wilson; great-grandchildren, Kendall Bean, Gunner Smith, Bennett Smith, Jackson Vick, Samuel Chambers, and Avery Chambers; her sister, Edwina Wilkinson; her brother, Ted Jenkins (Sue); as well as a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family members.

Mrs. Bean is preceded in death by her parents, Bryant Ray and Eddie Miller Jenkins; her brother, Sonny Jenkins (Genola); sisters-in-law, Claudia Ruth Coker (Bro. J.W) and Estelle Glass (Ray); and brothers-in-law, Joe Bean (Bessie) and Joe Wilkinson.

Pallbearers will be Larry Whitehead, Jamie Rawson, Josh Timms, Phil Jenkins, Dennis Coker, and Jeff Coker. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Men's Sunday School Class of Carmel Baptist Church.

The Bean Family would like to express special appreciation to Cindy Bonner Mason and Michelle Walker with Gentiva Hospice for their exceptional love and care of Mrs. Norma during her illness.

Online condolences may be expressed at robertbarhamffh.com.

The Bean Family will receive guests from 10:00 AM until 11:45 AM prior to funeral rites at Carmel Baptist Church.