MR. JOHNNY LAMAR BURNHAM

MR. JOHNNY LAMAR BURNHAM obituary, Kosciusko, MS

MR. JOHNNY LAMAR BURNHAM

JOHNNY BURNHAM Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by John E. Stephens Chapel Funeral Services on Dec. 18, 2025.
Funeral services for Mr. Johnny Lamar Burnham will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at John E. Stephens Chapel with REv. Michael Harper and Rev. John E. Stephens officiating. Interment will be in Parkway Cemetery in Kosciusko, MS. Visitation will be 9 AM - 11 AM Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at John E. Stephens Chapel.

Mr. Johnny Lamar Burnham, 77, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at the MS VA Nursing Home in Kosciusko, MS. He was a disabled US Army Veteran and was Baptist by Faith. His hobbies were spending time with his grandchildren and working in the yard.

Mr. Burnham is preceded in death by his parents, Bill Burnham, Eva and Ed Peeples; daughter, Melissa Burnham; infant son; brothers, Bobby, Robert, Luther Burnhma, Jim Fisher.

Survivors include his wife, Carol Burnham; daughters, Sera Graham (Richard), Amy Burnham, Allisha Ferguson (Jamie); sons, Daniel Burnham (Kim), John Chambliss (Nikki), Ryan Burnham (Cynthia); sisters, Kathryn Grimes, Mary Strickland; (4) grandchildren, Trey Johnson, Bryan Johnson, Katelyn Entrekin, Mason Burnham; (1) great-granddaughter, Kinsley Rae Johnson, and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers are Trey Johnson, Bryan Johnson, Richard Graham, Britt Fox, Will Johnson, Chris Entrekin, Mason Burnham.

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