Mr. James Ralph Gipson, 72, passed on March 24, 2011 at the Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, March 31, 2011 from the Beck Funeral Home Chapel in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Burial will be held at the Mars Hill C.O.G.I.C. cemetery. Beck Funeral Home Philadelphia is in charge of the arrangements.