James Jewel Cummins

James Jewel Cummins Morton, MS James Jewel Cummins, 89, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at the Martha Jo Leslie Veterans Home in Kosciusko. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Friday, March 31, 2017 at Doty Spring Cemetery. He was a World War II veteran. Survivors include wife, Lillian Cummins of Morton; son, Jim (Vickie) Cummins of Brandon; daughters, Ann (Stuckey) Godfrey of Hoover, AL and Shelia (David) Bennett of Murfreesboro, TN; grandchildren, William and Brittany Cummins, Jason (Christine) Godfrey, Carrie (Chris) Slavich, Ryan (Tiffany) Bennett, and Jessica Bennett; great-grandchildren, Jackson and Miranda Godfrey and Hannah and Madelyn Slavich; sisters, Nadine Hughes and Mildred Mangrum; and sisters-in-law, Willie Ruth Cummins and Dolores Cummins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Selmer and Ruby Cummins; sisters, Hilda Steen and Helen McCool; and brothers, A. C. "Coolidge" Cummins and Ellis Cummins. Online condolences may be made at jordanfuneralhome.com