Walter Leon "W.L." Duncan Jr.

Funeral services celebrating the life of Mr. Walter Leon "W.L." Duncan, Jr. will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home, with Brother Charles Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive guests from 10:00 until 10:45 prior to the service on Wednesday. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements.

Mr. Duncan, 84, of Meridian passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2026.

W.L. was born on October 22, 1941 in Meridian, Mississippi to the late Walter Leon Duncan, Sr. and Evelyn Seward Duncan. W.L. honorably served his country in the United States Marine Corp. He loved his country and the freedom he so courageously fought and served for; he was a strong believer in exercising one's right to vote and was a strong supporter of President Donald Trump. He worked for many years until his retirement as a mechanic. W.L. was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a member of Carmel Baptist Church.

Mr. Duncan is survived by his children, Randy Lee Breedlove (Theresa), Sandy Stewart (Steve), Diane Stewart, Steve Duncan (Judy), and Scott Duncan (Dawn); 12 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and other family members and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Jo Sullivan; parents, Walter Leon Duncan, Sr. and Evelyn Seward Duncan; one sister, Jeanette; and his son-in-law, Rawlin Stewart.

In addition to floral tributes, the family requests that memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Duncan be made to support Disabled American Veterans.

Pallbearers will be Wade Akins, Jimmy Breedlove, Matthew Duncan, Chris Butler, Connor Etheridge, Justin Anderson, and Austin Anderson.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.robertbarhamffh.com.