Mr. Sam Hollingsworth

Sam Hollingsworth, 71, passed away, on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at his home, in West Pont. Sam Alford Hollingsworth was born October 4, 1941 to Allie Mae Hollis Reid and the late William Aaron Hollingsworth. He worked under Sheriff Virgil Middleton as a deputy before becoming a Wildlife Conservation Officer for the State of Mississippi retiring in 1996. Sam was a member of Old Aberdeen Road Church of Christ. He was a Veteran of the Mississippi National Guard serving during the Cuban Crisis. Sam Alford Hollingsworth married Jimmy Dell Thompson Hollingsworth January 5, 1963, in West Point. Funeral services will be Friday, November 2, 2012, 2:00 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Tim Brinkley officiating. Burial will follow in Palestine Cemetery at Montpelier with Wildlife Conversation Burial Honors. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his wife Jimmy Thompson Hollingsworth of West Point; two sons, Mike Hollingsworth (Corinna), and Heath Hollingsworth (Jan) all of Montpelier; five grandchildren; Cody Hollingsworth, Dwayne White, Caroline Blankenship, Lara Hollingsworth and Gracie Hollingsworth; three great grandchildren; Colin Hollingsworth, Carsyn Hollingsworth and Addy Fitzgerald; his Mother Allie Mae Reid (Waymond) of West Point; three sisters, Ruth Ann Self of Kissimmee, FL, Judy Coleman (Billy), Sara Ingram (Chip) all of Houston; one brother, Jack Hollingsworth (Sally) of Panama City Beach, FL. Those preceding him in death were two brothers, Paul Aaron Hollingsworth, Jerry Hollingsworth and one sister Adron Lou Wilson. Pallbearers will be Tim Thompson, Keith Thompson, Bruce Pepper, Jake Hill, Curt Kisner, and Marc McClure. Honorary Pallbearers will be Kenny Dill, Dr. Cameron Huxford, Sammie McNeel, Charlie Dimino, Don Holland, and the Baptist Hospital Hospice Team. Memorials may be made to Palestine Cemetery Fund, c/o Jim Murray, 18515 Hwy 46, Pheba, MS 39755. Visitation will be Thursday, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Calvert Funeral Home.