The graveside service for Mr. Bobby Sciple of Scooba, MS will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 20, 2021, at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, located off Jackson Highway in Scooba. Reverend Wilson Kendrick will officiate at the service. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Cockrell Funeral Home 3478 Jefferson Street Macon, MS 39341. (Masks are not required but are preferred at the visitation). Memorials may be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 3500 Blue Lake Drive #225 Birmingham, Al 35243. Mr. Sciple passed away peacefully on August 15th at the University of Alabama Birmingham Medical Center after a long battle with cancer.
Bobby Sciple was born on September 18,1964 to Clara Dean Patterson Sciple and the late Ralph Sciple in Noxubee County, MS. He lived in Noxubee and Winston Counties as a child before moving to Kemper County along with his family. He attended West Kemper High School where he met and fell in love with his sweetheart, Melinda McMurtry. The two graduated in May of 1982 and were married on June 29, 1985.
Bobby learned to work hard by going to work with his father at an early age. In doing so he developed a passion for operating heavy equipment, and he became a very talented operator. His Dad helped teach him all the skills that he needed to be successful. Bobby was recently employed by The North American Coal Cooperation at their Kemper County Liberty Mine and the Red Hills Mine in Ackerman, MS.
Serving his community was very important to Bobby and it allowed him to make many life-long friends. He enjoyed serving as a long-time member of the Town of Scooba Board of Aldermen and he and his family were members of the Scooba Bar-B-Que Club where he served as President for many years until his passing. He was blessed to be a member of the Geiger United Methodist Church in Geiger, AL.
The top priorities in Bobby’s life were his family and his friends. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and he loved making lasting memories with his children as they hunted deer, turkey, or spent some quiet time together at the “blue hole”. His greatest joy, however, was found in spending time with his grandchildren.
Bobby Sciple leaves to mourn his passing his wife of 36 years: Melinda McMurtry Sciple and their two children: Christopher Sciple (Meagan) and Christina Vernon (Kyle) as well as his mother: Clara Dean Patterson Sciple. He also leaves behind his brother: Jimmy Sciple (Lisa) and his sister: Peggy Sue Besse (Shannon) and his two precious grandchildren: Hadlee Hailey (age 8) and Miles Vernon (age 1).
