James Tollett
Posted: August 2, 2015
COLUMBUS — James Burton Tollett, 70, died July 30, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Services are 3 p.m. today at Adaton Baptist Church in Starkville with the Rev. Hal Selby officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Visitation is 1-3 p.m. prior to the funeral at the church. Mr. Tollett was the son of the late Aaron B. Tollett and Lois Elizabeth McAtee Tollett. He was formerly employed as a draftsman by Gulf States Manufacturing and as a professor at Itawamba Junior College. He was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association and Jail Ministry. He is survived by his wife, Tammie Tollett of Starkville; daughters, Tonya Perniciaro of Hattiesburg, Roxanne Elliot of Magee; sons, Andy and Shane Trice both of Starkville; sister, Emma Jean Howell of Aberdeen; brother, John Tollett of Santa Fe, New Mexico; and five grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Adaton Baptist Church.