Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at Grace Baptist Church in Grenada for Mr. James Henry Carpenter, 73, of Madison, formerly of Grenada, who died on Saturday, Feb. 8. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Dr. Kevin Jackson and the Rev. Mark Nail will officiate. The family will receive friends from noon until service time on Thursday, Feb. 13, at Grace Baptist Church.
James Henry was born on Aug. 14, 1951, in Grenada, the son of the late Henry Edward and Mary Frances Nail Carpenter. He was a graduate of Binford High School and Holmes Community College. He retired as general manager at Kirk Auto Company in Grenada where he enjoyed a career spanning more than 40 years.
James Henry honorably served in the Mississippi Army National Guard and was a member of Old Rice Road Baptist Church. He and his wife, Sallie, were also charter members of Grace Baptist Church in Grenada and were very active prior to their move to Madison. James Henry enjoyed studying his Bible and loved to text his daily devotionals to his friends and loved ones each day. He also enjoyed watching old Westerns on TV. James Henry will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
In addition to his father, his beloved grandparents that raised him, Onie and JJ Nail, preceded James Henry in death.
Survivors include, his wife of 52 years, Sallie Trussell Carpenter; mother, Frances Nail Hunter of Sumter, S.C.; daughter, Lyndi Carpenter Rives (Scott) of Madison; son, James H. “Jay” Carpenter Jr. of Oxford; brothers, Timothy Hunter and Jeff Hunter, both of Sumter, S.C.; grandchildren, Walker Rives and Emily Rives of Madison and a special aunt, Willie Paul DuBois of Grenada.
Charles Ashley, Cannon Kirk, Scott Kirk, Walker Rives, Randy Sweet and Charlie Whitfield will honor James Henry by serving as pallbearers and carry him to rest in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Dynamite Kirk will serve as an honorary pallbearer.
Online condolences can be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
