Mrs. Mildred Perkins Pumphrey Obituary (1934

Mrs. Mildred Perkins Pumphrey, 88, passed away on March 23, 2023, at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point. Mildred was born on September 27, 1934, in Hamilton, the daughter of the late Arlie, Sr. and Mary Bagwell Perkins. She was a member of West End Baptist Church in West Point, where she was a member of the Martha Sunday School Class. She worked as a Nurses Aide at Ivy Memorial Hospital, where she worked in the Nursery. She also worked for Dr. T.N. Braddock. Later, she worked at Calvary Baptist Church Day Care with the Kindergarten children. She enjoyed cooking and feeding her family and friends, reading, and attending church. She was a member of the Martha Chapter of the Eastern Star. Mildred married Rex Pumphrey on May 3, 1958, in Prairie and he predeceased her on February 22, 2021. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her first husband, John McGowan Stovall, Jr., two sisters, Wilma Pounders and Marie Tate: one brother, George Perkins, and four brothers-in-law, Charles Robert, Curtis, Rev. Cecil, and J. E. Pumphrey. Visitation will be Sunday, March 26, 2023, from 1:00-2:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home in West Point. Graveside services will follow at 3:00 P.M. from Arbor Grove Cemetery in Houston with Dr. James Towery officiating. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include her two daughters, Tami Riley (Dave) and Libby Langford, both of West Point: two sons, Jackie Stovall, III and Steve Pumphrey, both of West Point: four grandchildren, Shannon Hall (R.D.) of Aberdeen, Erica Turnipseed (Brock) of West Point, Chris Rodgers of West Point, and Kale Pierce (Maegan) of West Point: four great-grandchildren, Hannah and Evan Atkins of Aberdeen, Riley and Dalton Turnipseed of West Point, and Waverly Pierce of West Point: one brother, Arlie Perkins, Jr. (Sandra) of Aberdeen: three sisters-in-law, Margaret Gurley of Houston, Iva Lee Perkins of Aberdeen, Evelyn Pumphrey of Houston and Joan Pumphrey of Tupelo, and a host of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Dalton Turnipseed, Brock Turnipseed, Evan Atkins, Bob Atkins, Tom Ray, Chris Rodgers, Kale Pierce, and Dave Riley. Honorary Pallbearers will be Friends at West End Baptist Church, Nurses and Staff of Dugan Memorial Home, and Nurses and Staff of North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point. Memorials may be made to West End Baptist Church, P.O. Box 388, West Point, MS 39773. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com