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James "Jiggs" Matthews Sr.

1942 - 2025

BORN

1942

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Holland Funeral Directors - Tupelo Chapel

5281 Cliff Gookin Blvd.

Tupelo, Mississippi

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Dec. 6, 2025

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Holland Funeral Directors

James Matthews Obituary

PLANTERSVILLE - James A. "Jiggs" Matthews, Sr., 83, died Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel at Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Saturday, December 6, 2025, and from 1:00 p.m. - service time, Sunday, December 7, 2025, at Holland Funeral Directors. Burial will be at Plantersville Cemetery. See hollandfuneraldirectors.com for full obituary.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Daily Journal from Dec. 3 to Dec. 4, 2025.

Memorial Events
for James Matthews

Dec

6

Visitation

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Holland Funeral Directors

5281 Cliff Gookin Blvd, Tupelo 38801

Dec

7

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Holland Funeral Directors

5281 Cliff Gookin Blvd, Tupelo 38801

Dec

7

Service

3:00 p.m.

Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel

5281 Cliff Gookin Blvd, Tupelo 38801

Funeral services provided by:

Holland Funeral Directors - Tupelo Chapel

5281 Cliff Gookin Blvd., Tupelo, MS 38801

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