Mr. Roland Bigham Obituary (1956

Emmett R. "Sonny" Bigham, 55, passed away, on Friday, December 16, 2011 at North MS Medical Center-West Point. Emmett Roland Bigham was born January 13, 1956 in Mathiston, Mississippi to Peggy Jean Boyette and Emmett Bigham and Emmett R. "Sonny" Bigham was a Supervisor in Tankage at Bryan Foods and later for 19 years and later he worked at Mississippi State University as an Animal Care Technician in Research. Emmett R. "Sonny" Bigham was a member of Pheba Baptist Church. He was a Veteran of the Army National Guard having served during in the 1970's. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 18, 2011; 2:30 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Terry Rhodes officiating assisted by Byron Davis. Burial will follow in Pheba Cemetery. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his daughter, Emily Bigham of Amory; two sons, Dwayne Bigham of Cedar Bluff, and Jason Bigham of Pheba; five grandchildren; Mickie Jo Bigham, Breanna Bigham, Alex Bigham, Gage Bigham, and Josilynn McKinney; his Parents, Emmett and Peggy Jean Boyette Bigham of Pheba, two sisters, Barbara Philips (Lamar) of Van Vleet, Brenda Washington (Bob) of Pheba; four brothers, Lynn Bigham (Louise) of Pheba, Dale Bigham, Patrick Bigham all of Pheba, and Royce Bigham (Linda) of West Point. Pallbearers will be Jason Bigham, Dwayne Bigham, Nicholas Bigham, Lamar Bigham, Royce Bigham, Dale Bigham, and Robert Palmer. Honorary Pallbearers will be Larry Mack Roberts, Cecil Adcock, Don Hubner, and his friends in the Pheba Community. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942 or to Pheba Cemetery Fund, c/o Mrs. Becky McNeel, P. O. Box 23, Pheba, MS 39755. Visitation will be Sunday 1:00 until 2:30 service time at Calvert Funeral Home