James Wesley Gipson, Sr

Memphis, TN –

JAMES WESLEY GIPSON, SR.,

84, was born May 7, 1931 in Memphis, TN and passed away

July 29, 2015

at Grace Healthcare of Cordova.  He was a retired truck driver for Yellow Freight and a member of Teamsters Local 667.  Mr. Gipson was a Mason, Shriner, and was a member of the Scottish Rite.  He is survived by two sons, Kenneth Gipson and his wife, Debbie of Lebanon, TN and Butch Gipson and his wife, Stephanie of Memphis; two sisters, Martha McDurmon and Delores Ryan, both of Memphis; five grandchildren; and seven great grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Cuedell Gipson; his parents, Lloyd and Willie Pearl Gipson and one brother, Kenneth Gipson.  Visitation will be

Friday, July 31

from

5-8 p.m.

at Twin Oaks Funeral Home in Southaven.  Services will be

Saturday, August 1 at 10 a.m.

at the funeral home with burial in Nesbit Cemetery in Nesbit, MS.