Mr. James Robert Pope

Mr. James Robert Pope, 85, passed away on January 10, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Golden Triangle in Columbus. Mr. Pope was born on July 29, 1931, in West Point the son of the late Walter Brooks and Ethel E. Duke Pope. Mr. Pope was a member of First United Methodist Church in West Point. Mr. Pope was a Veteran of the United States Air Force where he served from 1950 – 1971, retiring as a Staff Sergeant. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson: Christopher Stone, two sisters: Catherine Pope Farmer and Christine Pope and a brother: Walter Duke Pope. Graveside services will be Friday, January 13, 2017, at 10:00 A.M. from Greenwood Cemetery in West Point with Mr. Robbie Robinson officiating. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his daughter, Patricia "Patti" Stone (Rick) of Leesburg, GA; his son, Michael Brooks Pope, Sr. (Kristen) of Valdosta, GA; Two Grandchildren; Alden and Brooks Pope; a great granddaughter, Gracie Ann Stone and a nephew: Robert Pope (Dudley Ann) of Columbus. Memorials may be made to Paralyzed Veterans of America, P.O. Box 758532, Topeka, KS 66675-8532. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com