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Bobby Joe Middleton
Bobby Joe “Cooter” Middleton, 71, of Laurel, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011 at South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Saturday, September 3 at Faith Chapel Church in Jones County with burial to follow in the Church cemetery. Rev. Dusty Golobay will officiate.
Mr. Middleton was a retired carpenter.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Tina Marie Middleton; parents, James H. Middleton and Elver Ellzey Middleton; brother, Thomas R. Middleton and sister, Maxine Oakes and her husband Tommy.
Survivors include his son, Kimble Middleton of Texas, daughters, JoAnn Middleton and Grace Morales both of Texas, and brothers and sisters, Louise Cochran, Rufus Middleton and wife Horty, Sybil Toombs and husband Otho, Billy R. Middleton and wife Jonie, Jimmy Middleton, Donnie Middleton and wife Annette, Robert Middleton and wife Charlene, Charles R. Middleton and wife Mona, Maurine Ward and husband Cecil, Richard Middleton, Dennis Middleton and wife Dorthy, Paula Lilly and husband Rick and special friend, Lynn Hodge.
Pallbearers will be Lynn Hodge, Hollis Lee, Kent Hodge, Eddie Burke, Roger Bradford, and Clarence Mosley. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Pat Langley and Mallet Yarbrough.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 am until service time Saturday at Faith Chapel Church.
Memory Chapel of Laurel is in charge of the arrangements.
(May 12, 1940 - August 30, 2011)