James “Jimmy” Craft

Published 4:11 pm Tuesday, June 7, 2016

By Holley Cochran

Mr. James A. Craft, 63, died Friday morning May 27, 2016 at his home in rural Jefferson Davis County. Services for Mr. Craft were held on Saturday June 4, 2016 at Rock Hill Church Holiness in Mt. Olive, with Pastor Richard Drummonds officiating. Interment was in the Rock Hill Cemetery, with Laird Mortuary in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Craft was the son of the late Garfield Craft and the late Mae Lene Womack Craft of rural Simpson County. After uniting in marriage to Shelia Graves, Mr. Craft joined the Rock Hill Church and remained a faithful member until his death. Mr. Craft served his Lord and Church as a trustee and a member of the choir.

Mr. Craft graduated from McLaurin High School in 1970, prior to attending Utica Jr. College, in Utica, Mississippi.

Email newsletter signup

After college, Mr. Craft joined the Mississippi Army National Guard, and served from 1973 to 1990, while working at Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, retiring in 1990.

Mr. Craft also worked as a carpenter, gardener, and delighted in doing lawn care for neighbors and friends. In his spare time, Mr. Craft enjoyed deer hunting.

Mr. Craft was preceded in death by his son, LaMarcus Craft and his brother, Earnest Craft.

Mr. Craft’s survivors include his wife, Shelia Graves Craft; one son, Hashim Craft of Augusta GA, one daughter, Pamela T. Doby of Slidell, LA one step-son J’Vante Graves of Prentiss; four sisters, Rene (James) Hooker of Mendenhall, Shirley Ann Griffith of Magee, Cynthia and Vanessa Craft, both of Wiggins, MS; five brothers, Farcia (Gwen) Craft of Horace, IW, Gartha (Glenda) Craft, Curtis Craft, Elijah Craft, all of Mendenhall, and Nelson Craft, of Gulfport; a loving mother-in- law, Betty L. Graves of Prentiss and a number of other relatives and friends.

More Obits

Irish Harper

Betty Robbins Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Robbins were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at Society Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Young officiating. Interment followed in the Society Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Robbins, age 75, entered into the eternal rest of her Lord early Saturday morning, July 13, 2024, at the Forrest General Hospital. Saulters Moore Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements. The Robbins family received friends one hour before the funeral service, beginning at noon, Tuesday, at Society Hill Baptist Church. Pallbearers included Kelley LeNormand, Cymantha Shellenberger, Mason Robbins, Jenna Robbins, Frank Vice and Frank Vice Jr. Betty Robbins was born on June 6, 1949, in Magee, Mississippi to Walter R. and Margaret Jones Bishop. Mrs. Robbins was a long-time resident of Carson. She and her husband would go on to raise a happy family of six children that would multiply over the years with the addition of in-laws, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Robbins loved the country life and will be remembered for not only growing a yard full of beautiful flowers, but also a vegetable garden of which she fed her family. An animal lover, she also had dogs, chickens and hogs over the years. Mrs. Robbins was a member of Society Hill Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Walter R. and Margaret Bishop, her husband, Kenneth Terrell Robbins Sr; her daughter, Pamela Robbins; sisters, Patsy Holden, Margaret  Coble, Linda Hester and her brother, Richard Bishop. Her memory will forever be cherished by her daughter, Billie Jo Williamson of Prentiss; sons, Kenny Robbins Jr. (Kathy) of Carson, Mikell Robbins (Kelley) of Palestine, Texas, John Robbins (Nicole) of Sumrall, Daniel Robbins, (Tanya) of Ft. Worth, Texas; brother, Ray Bishop (Nancy) of Magee and her sister, Myrtis Craig (Ed) of Rossville, Georgia. Mrs. Robbins also leaves behind 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Online condolences and guest registry are available at www.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com

Evelyn Davis Ranager

John E. Donaldson

Print Article

SportsPlus