A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Tillatoba Baptist Church for Mr. William Baucum Chambers, 74, of Tillatoba, who died on Good Friday, March 29, in Oxford. The Rev. Rickey Harris will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until service time on Saturday, April 6, at Tillatoba Baptist Church. The family and out-of-town guests will gather in the church Fellowship Hall for refreshments immediately following the service.
Baucum was born on Dec. 13, 1949, in Tallahatchie County, the son of the late Ben Frank Sr. and the late Mary Elizabeth Ross Chambers. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and attended Tillatoba Baptist Church. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and yard work. He also had a soft spot for animals and was a dog lover. Above all, he was a devoted family man who deeply cared for those he loved, especially his children and grandchildren.
His parents, Ben Frank Chambers Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Ross Chambers Tunnell; his stepfather, James Tunnell Sr.; one sister, Quay Wolfe, and one brother, Ben Frank Chambers Jr., preceded Baucum in death.
Survivors include, his wife of 48 years, Karen Chambers; daughter, Angel Pernell (Pete) of Holcomb; three sons, William Baucum Chambers Jr. (Sherry) of Houston, Texas, Christopher Frank Chambers (Angie) of Pope and Jeff Allen Chambers of Tillatoba; one sister, Charla Campbell (David) of Carrollton; one brother, Ben Allen Chambers (Debbie) of Batesville; nine grandchildren, Matt Chambers, Jessica Chambers, Hunter Chambers, Haden Franklin, Kevin Chambers, Bryer Cook, Drake Franklin, Parker Pernell and Aaron Pernell; two great grandchildren, Ava Vest and Haven Chambers; lifelong friends, Bill and Joyce Doubleday; nephew and his namesake, Bill Wolfe, and a host of other nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be directed to the American Heart Association or to SHARE — Grenada, P.O. Box 2082, Grenada, MS 38902.
Online condolences can be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada is in charge of arrangements.
