Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada for Mr. Mark Sanders Mattox, 73, of Grenada, who died on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at his residence surrounded by his wife and children. Burial followed in Moore’s Memorial Cemetery in Carroll County. Dr. Brent Barker officiated.
Mark was born on Sept. 22, 1950, in Oakland, Calif., the son of the late Stanny Sanders and the late Norma Gloria Harding Mattox. He was the founder and owner of EMC, Inc., a Grenada-based land and hydrographic surveying firm, which performs professional survey work across the nation. He was a Professional Land Surveyor and Certified Hydrographer.
Mr. Mattox honorably served our country in the United States Army Reserves. He obtained his pilot’s license and enjoyed flying, hunting and bird watching in his spare time. He also enjoyed boating and had traveled extensively in his RV in recent years. Above all, Mark was a devoted family man and enjoyed any time that he spent with his family. A faithful member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Mark held in his soul the cure to death, a relationship with Jesus Christ. He loved to share his faith with others and even during the most difficult times of his 44-month long battle with cancer, he never failed to tell a member of his treatment team or hospital staff “God Bless You” because he always wanted others to know that they were appreciated and were loved by God.
In addition to his parents, a son-in-law, Rodney Shaw, preceded Mark in death.
Survivors include, his wife of 52 years, Patsy Goss Mattox; five children, Jonathan Mattox (Carmen) of Oxford, Suzy Winstead of Grenada, Melody Macon (Kevin) of Brandon, Josh Mattox (Marie) of Grenada and Jake Mattox of Grenada; one sister, Lynn Wessman (Ben) of Carrollton; one brother, Lee Mattox (Gena) of Madison; 14 grandchildren, Lane Barry (Kassidy), Brantley Shaw (Madison), Caleb Barry, Dalton Winstead, Brianna Shaw, Braylee Shaw, Hudson Mattox, Blake Mattox, Sanders Mattox, Abbie Mattox, Allie Mattox, Carter Mattox, Kohen Mattox and Joanna Mattox and a great-grandchild, Everleigh Barry.
Grandsons honored Mr. Mattox by serving as pallbearers and carried him to his final resting place.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Online condolences can be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
