GRENADA — Rev. Phillip Ray Bumpers, 76, of Grenada, passed away Saturday, Oct. 14, at his home.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Rosebloom Church of the Nazarene. Interment will follow in the Strider-Burt Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 –7 p.m. Monday evening at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service Tuesday at Rosebloom Church of the Nazarene.
Rev. Bumpers was born September 28, 1947 in Jackson, Ala. to Clyde Franklin and Sallie Francis Motes Bumpers. A devoted pastor, he served in the Methodist-Protestant Church at Yazoo City, Jackson (Ala.) Church of the Nazarene, Sunflower Church of the Nazarene (Merigold), Rosebloom Church of the Nazarene, Oxford Church of the Nazarene and culminated his service with a pastorate that spanned over 20 years at Nabors Memorial Church of the Nazarene near Senatobia.
“Bro. Bumpers” as many referred to him, was a faithful follower of Jesus and remained faithful to the end. A devoted family man, Bro. Bumpers enjoyed any time he got to spend with his family. He enjoyed cheering on the Auburn Tigers and was a skilled small engine repairman.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Linda Montgomery Bumpers; two daughters, Sarah Wilkerson (Ed) of Grenada and Susan Rowe (Scott) of Willard, Mo.; two sisters, Ellen Roe of Salipta, Ala. and Jane Roberts (Charlie) of Jackson, Ala.; and four grandchildren, Olivia Brown (Calop), Faith Kelley, Trevor Kelley and Eli Pollan.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Francis Bayles, Marcy Gates and Carol Butts; one brother, Louis Bumpers and a grandson, John Phillip Pollan.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.
Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada.
