Curtis Paul “Jerry” Mize

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Mr. Curtis Paul “Jerry” Mize, 81, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi. The funeral will be Monday, April 15, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of Waller Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Bain officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 9:30 A.M. Burial will follow the service in St. Peter’s Cemetery.

Mr. Mize was born on August 26, 1942, to the late Louise Boatright and Curtis Relbue Mize. A lifelong resident of Lafayette County, he was a former member of Calvary Baptist Church and worked as a trusted electrician in the area until his retirement. In his leisure, Mr. Mize looked forward to quiet afternoons spent on the golf course. He often pursued his passion of vintage cars, attending the Cruising the Coast car show as many years as he could. His adventurous side led him to pursue his pilot’s license, achieving a long-held dream. Most of all, he loved and cherished his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Mr. Mize is survived by his daughter, Vickie Robison and her husband, Randy, of Water Valley, MS; son, Bubba Mize of Oxford, MS; four sisters, Rhelda Castles of Tupelo, MS, Linda Davis of Tupelo, MS, Terry Chailland of Pickwick, MS, and Tina Cook of Columbus, MS; seven grandchildren, Crystal Bell, Stormy Robison, Hunter Robison (Victoria), Reed Robison, Trustin Mize, Kruse Mize, and Ribbon Robison Shaw (B.J.); and five great-grandchildren, Ridge Yeargin, Goldie Robison, John Taylor Davis, Jackson Shaw, and Conway Shaw.

Expressions of sympathy or memorial contributions in Mr. Mize’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 or online at https://www.heart.org/, or to the American Diabetes Association, 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22202 or online at https://diabetes.org/ .