1926
Billy
2008
Billy Tompkins
January 20, 1926 — August 17, 2008
Billy E. (Cuz) Tompkins, age 82, of Saucier, passed away at home early Sunday, August 17, 2008.
He was born in Kilmichael, MS on January 20, 1926 to James V. (JV) and Emma Lee Tompkins.
Billy was preceded in death by his parents; five sisters, Virginia, Eddie Ruth, Bertie Mae, Dorothy, and Shirley; and three brothers, Ronald, Donald, and James.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Betty Jean Tompkins; his four children, Robert Tompkins and his wife, Jenell, of Saucier, Judy Aubuchon and her husband, Joe, of Humble, TX, Eddie Tompkins and his wife, Renee, of Hot Springs, AR, and Morris Tompkins and his wife, Deborah, of Brandon, MS; a sister, Maurice Redden and her husband, Tip, of Mayfield, KY; a brother, Harold, of Brandon, MS; sixteen grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren.
Cuz was a Navy veteran. He retired in 1974 after twenty years of service from the Jackson Fire Department as District Chief. He then worked for the Montgomery County (MS) Sheriff's Department and the Kilmichael Police Department until his final retirement in 1987.
Memorials may be given to Poplar Springs Cemetery, c/o Poplar Springs Baptist Church, 125 Poplar Springs Rd., Kilmichael, MS 39747.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11213 Highway 49, Gulfport, where a funeral service will follow at 8:00 PM. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 1:00 PM at the Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Kilmichael, MS where friends may call from noon until service time. Burial will follow at Poplar Springs Cemetery, Kilmichael.
An online obituary may be viewed and a guestbook signed at www.riemannfamily.com.
He was born in Kilmichael, MS on January 20, 1926 to James V. (JV) and Emma Lee Tompkins.
Billy was preceded in death by his parents; five sisters, Virginia, Eddie Ruth, Bertie Mae, Dorothy, and Shirley; and three brothers, Ronald, Donald, and James.
He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Betty Jean Tompkins; his four children, Robert Tompkins and his wife, Jenell, of Saucier, Judy Aubuchon and her husband, Joe, of Humble, TX, Eddie Tompkins and his wife, Renee, of Hot Springs, AR, and Morris Tompkins and his wife, Deborah, of Brandon, MS; a sister, Maurice Redden and her husband, Tip, of Mayfield, KY; a brother, Harold, of Brandon, MS; sixteen grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren.
Cuz was a Navy veteran. He retired in 1974 after twenty years of service from the Jackson Fire Department as District Chief. He then worked for the Montgomery County (MS) Sheriff's Department and the Kilmichael Police Department until his final retirement in 1987.
Memorials may be given to Poplar Springs Cemetery, c/o Poplar Springs Baptist Church, 125 Poplar Springs Rd., Kilmichael, MS 39747.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11213 Highway 49, Gulfport, where a funeral service will follow at 8:00 PM. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 1:00 PM at the Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Kilmichael, MS where friends may call from noon until service time. Burial will follow at Poplar Springs Cemetery, Kilmichael.
An online obituary may be viewed and a guestbook signed at www.riemannfamily.com.
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