It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Mrs. Bobbie Jean Hayward James on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at her residence in Gore Springs at the age of 88. Mrs. James was born on July 23, 1935 in Greenwood to Albert Martin and Jenny Eugenia Pyron Hayward. Mrs. James had a long and fulfilling life, during which she was a devoted homemaker and an exemplary public servant. She worked with the United States Postal Service in several locations, ultimately retiring as the Postmaster at the Gore Springs Post Office. Mrs. James was also an active member of Gore Springs Baptist Church, where she served as Church Treasurer and Sunday school teacher. Her unwavering faith and commitment to her church community were inspirational to many. Mrs. James was known for her culinary skills and was an excellent cook. She loved preparing delicious meals for her family and was famous for her divine homemade candies. Her family and friends will always cherish the memories of her sumptuous meals and sweet treats. Mrs. James was a kind, loving, and generous soul, who touched the lives of everyone she met. Her passing is a great loss to her family, friends, and community.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, March 28, 2024, at Gore Springs Baptist Church, with Rev. Eric Sherwood officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Wednesday evening at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service and one hour prior to the service Thursday at Gore Springs Baptist Church.

Survivors include three daughters, Jonie Blakely(Larry) of Gore Springs, Vickie Robinson(Earl) of Duck Hill and Cheryl Keen(Lewis) of Gore Springs; sister, Jo Ann Peterson of Longmont, CO; eleven grandchildren, Leah Clark(Lee), Jonathan Blakely, Jenny Lynn Hill(Richie), Corey Blakely(Ashley), Nicholas Robinson(Katie), Victor Robinson(Lyndsey), Brice Robinson(Nikki), Breeann Welch(Chase), Brittany Dudley(Chase), Wesley Keen and Austin Keen; 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband, John Mack James.

Grandsons Corey Blakely, Jonathan Blakely, Austin Keen, Wesley Keen, Brice Robinson, Nic Robinson and Victor Robinson will honor Mrs. James by serving as pallbearers and carry her to rest in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com.

Arrangements have been entrusted to McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada, ( 662-307-2694 ).