Mr. Oscar Melton Sossaman, Jr., 72, of Coffeeville, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford.  He was born December 7, 1948 in Hollandale to Oscar Melton, Sr. and Inez Bonner Sossaman.  A hard-working and dedicated family man, Junior spent most of his life working as a heavy equipment operator.  Junior honorably served our country in the US Army.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service with Rev. Roger Jackson and Rev. Jesse Strider officiating.  The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Monday evening and one hour prior to the service Tuesday all at McKibben and Guinn.  The family respectfully requests that masks be worn at all times.

Survivors include his wife, Norma Joyce Shankle Sossaman; one son, Daniel Sossaman, Sr.(Annette) of Coffeeville; two grandsons, Daniel Sossaman, Jr. of Cascilla and Bailey Sossaman(Samantha) of Scobey; four sisters, Ann Woodard of Byhalia, Edna Woods of Marks, Louise Richardson of Oxford and Linda Leake of Hattiesburg; and six brothers, Jimmy Sossaman of Batesville, John Sossaman of Coffeeville, Albert Sossaman of Coffeeville, Willie Sossaman of Moscow, TN, Robert Sossaman of Water Valley and Mike Sossaman of the Teasdale community.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, David Sossaman.

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).