Mr. Richard Scott Dykes, 55, of Grenada, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2024 at his residence.  He was born July 2, 1969 in Grenada to Tommy and Bobbye Allday Dykes.  Scott was a 1987 graduate of Grenada High School and earned both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Geology from Mississippi State University and received the accreditation of (ABD) PhD in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at MSU.  Scott bled maroon and white and loved cheering on the bulldogs at every opportunity.  He worked in the Petroleum business for many years at Halliburton and also used his expertise to teach in the Geology Department at Mississippi State.  Scott honorably served in the Mississippi Army National Guard and was a member of First Methodist Church in Grenada.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada with Bro. Ken Salley and Rev. Daniel Herring officiating.  Interment will follow in the Oddfellows Cemetery in Grenada.  The family will receive friends from noon until service time Tuesday at McKibben and Guinn.

Survivors include his wife, Hope Heath Dykes of Grenada; mother, Bobbye Dykes of Grenada; daughters, Christi Smith(Rob) of Caledonia and Amber Bailey(Cody) of Grenada; brother, Kyle Dykes(Ashley) of Altamonte Springs, FL; grandchildren, Brylee Smith, Douglas and Michael Bailey; mother-in-law, Joyce Buice and lifelong friends, Mike Lawrence, David Philley, Brad Pender, and Steve Hardin.

Scott is preceded in death by his father.

Cody Bailey, Steve Hardin, Chris Jarreau, Mike Lawrence, Kevin McCurdy, Brad Pender, David Philley and Robert Smith will honor Scott by serving as pallbearers and carry him to rest in the Oddfellows 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 ).