Jimmie Dean McGuff, Jr., "Little Jim",  48 of Ackerman, MS passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Sanctuary Hospice House, Tupelo, MS.

Visitation will be Saturday, April 9, 2016, from 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS.  A Funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Grant Mitchell officiating.  Interment will be in Marvin Cemetery, Pickens County, AL with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mr. McGuff was born July 17, 1967, in Columbus, MS to Mr. Jimmie Dean & Cherie Hunter McGuff, Sr.  He was a 1985 graduate of Caledonia High School. Mr. McGuff was a veteran of the United States Army and employed as a rigger with Burkhalter Rigging for 9 years.  He was a member of Caledonia United Pentecostal Church, Caledonia, MS and was really involved in church.  Mr. McGuff always put the Lord first and studied The Scripture daily.  He enjoyed riding motorcycles, playing computer games and was an avid Alabama football fan. In addition to his parents, Mr. McGuff is preceded in death by his aunt - Mildred Walden.

Mr. McGuff is survived by his wife – Merry Beth Evans McGuff, Ackerman, MS; daughter – Chelsea McGuff, Columbus, MS; parents – Jimmie Dean and Cherie Hunter McGuff, Sr., Daphne, AL; brothers – Jeff ( Gwain ) McGuff, Charlotte, NC and Jody McGuff, Foley, AL; grandmother – Mollie McGuff, aunt – Mildred Walden; cousins – Danyale Walden, Katherine Walden and Scott Gibson and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Jeffrey McGuff, Jody McGuff, Kyle McGuff, Jacob McGuff, Corey Miller, Jonathan Alexander, Jeremy Willis and John White.  Honorary pallbearers will be David James, Rick Blake, and everyone at Burkhalter Rigging.

Memorials may be made to Sanctuary Hospice House, 5159 Main Street, Tupelo, MS  38801.