James “Bubba” Anderson

James “Bubba” Anderson, age 68, of Byhalia, MS, died Sunday, September 23, 2018, at North Delta Hospice in Southaven, MS. He was an avid drag racer and hunter. He was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. “Bubba” was a hard worker and worked daily, hanging drywall until his hospitalization.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, September 28, 2018, at Holly Springs Funeral Home Chapel in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Burial will be in the Pine Grove Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Glenda Wilkerson Anderson; two sons, Chuck Wilkerson of Ashland and Matt Anderson (Kimberly) of Byhalia; two sisters, Carolyn Anderson and Josephine Thorton; three brothers, Jimmy, David and Cotton Anderson; four grandchildren, Hayden Wilkerson, Ty Wilkerson, Daniel Walker and Zyler Davis; many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents, James and Lilly Anderson; his father- and mother-in-law, Charles and Velma Wilkerson; his sisters, Helen Keith and Effie Anderson; his brother, Milton Anderson; and lifelong friend, Jim “King Snake” Tuttle.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Sept. 27, at the funeral home and until service time on Friday, Sept. 28.

Pallbearers are Kevin Yager, Randy Yager, Joey Ward, Joey Young, J.L. Blackard, Charles Busby, Brad Davis, Jeffery Dale Abels. Honorary pallbearers will be Wesley Anderson, Ron Chatterston, and long-time friend, Rodger Smith.

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