Graveside Services for Richard Leon Callender, age 76, of Carriere, MS, who passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2023 in Carriere, MS will be held Friday, January 5, 2024, at 12:00 pm at Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery, Liberty, MS.

Burial will be in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Brown Funeral Home, Gloster, MS.

A native of Biloxi, MS, he was a self-employed business owner. He was a US Navy Veteran and a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard L. Callender and Leonia Marie Tarver Callender; wives, Paula Callender (2008) and Joyce Callender (2012).

Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Trina Lee (Waimon) Hendrix; son, Charles "Chuck" Richard (Sabrina) Callender; 9 grandchildren, Derek (Nicole) Callender, Devan (Katie) Taylor, Michael (Maranda) Matesi, Ryan (Kayla) Callender, Kristin Callender, Hailey (Dylan) Thibodaux, Kelsie Callender, Jordan Hendrix, and Grace Hendrix; several great grandchildren; sister, Sue Davis; 2 nieces, Gina (Mike) Boyett and Brandi (Mike) Meissner; 1 nephew, Chris Davis.