Mr. Bumpus died Thursday evening at his home in Saulsbury, TN.
A native of Hickory Flat, MS, he was the son of the late Albert and Myrtle Mays Bumpus and had lived in Saulsbury since his childhood. Mr. Bumpus married the former Rose Mary Yopp on November 4, 1961 and was a member of the class of 1960 at Grand Junction High School. He attended the Rogers Springs Church of Christ and worked at Reichold Chemical for 27 years and had been a supervisor at Bolivar Wood Products.
He leaves his wife, Rose Bumpus of Saulsbury, a son and his wife, Keith and Karen Bumpus of Middleton, two additional sons, Christoper and Jeffrey Bumpus, both of Saulsbury; a sister and her husband, Mary Ann and George Hertz of Millington; three grandchildren, Jeremy, Jessica and Jon Bumpus; one great-granchild, Ella Bumpus; and his best friend and his wife, Johnny and Ann Smith.