Funeral services for Jimmy T. Summers will be on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Brookhaven Funeral Home (Natchez Drive) in Brookhaven, MS, at 11:00 AM with burial to follow in the Robert's Memorial Cemetery in Topeka, MS. Bro. James Harris will be officiating the services with Brookhaven Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements. Visitation will be at Brookhaven Funeral Home (Natchez Drive) on Monday, December 26, 2016, from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM and will continue at Brookhaven Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, from 10:00 AM until the time of the service at 11:00 AM.
Mr. Summers, 70, passed from this life on Saturday, December 24, 2016, at his residence with his loving family by his side. He was born on April 29, 1946, in Lawrence County, MS, to Kie and Ira Jordan Summers. He was of the Baptist faith; was a retired machinist from Jacobson Homelite where he worked for 27 years, and later worked at Polyflex in Summit, MS, and Dixie Packaging in Summit, MS; and enjoyed taking care of his cattle, walking his dogs, watching sports on TV and spending time with his family. He was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and friend.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Kie and Ira Jordan Summers; sisters, Willie Mae Summers Case, Mildred Summers Howell, Susie Nell Summers Reid and Marie Summers; and brothers, Miles, Ford, Johnny and Marvin Summers.
Survivors are his wife of 35 years, Oma Jean Thames Summers; daughter, Wendy Summers Butler and husband Jody of Bogue Chitto, MS; step-daughters, Amy Wade of Jayess, MS, and Kim Greer of Brookhaven, MS; grandchildren, Jesielyn Butler, Blake and Emily Boyd; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Pallbearers are Orville Martin, Nathan Martin, Wallace Pope, Josh Davis, Shane Thompson and Robert Rinehart. Honorary pallbearers are Blake Boyd, Robert Peden, Ethan Thames and David Greer.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Erin Deaton for her special help during this time and to the staff of Camilla Hospice of McComb for their loving care.