Scott Suber

1934 - 2015

CALHOUN CITY – Billie Scott Suber, 80, died on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Born Wednesday, September 26, 1934, in Grenada, he was the son of the late Lawrence Clayton ""L.C."" Suber and Velma Brasher Suber. He was also preceded by a brother, Jimmy Dale Suber.
He served in the Mississippi Army National Guard during the Berlin Crisis. He graduated from Calhoun City High School, lettering three years in basketball and football. After graduation he attended Mississippi State University, where he played football from 1952 to 1956. While at MSU, he played left guard where he was 1st team All-SEC (AP and UPI), All American, SEC MVP Lineman. He was a graduate of Mississippi State and an honorary captain of MS State Football team in 2008. He was inducted into The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1993. After graduation, Scott worked at First National Bank in Clarksdale, where he and Patricia raised their two children, Susan and John Scott. Scott and family moved to Tupelo in 1981 where he became executive vice president at Peoples Bank, now Renasant Bank. After retiring in 1996, Scott and Patricia returned to his hometown of Calhoun City. Scott was an avid hunter and member of several hunting clubs, M Club Alumni member, and active member of First Baptist Church where he served on the church care center, building and grounds center. He was a former member of Exchange Club, Grandmaster of Masonic Lodge in Clarksdale and Shriner.
Surviving are his wife of 51 years, Patricia Mitchell Suber of Calhoun City; son, John Scott (Mandy) Suber of Calhoun City; daughter, Susan Turner of Batesville; grandsons, Bradley Turner of Batesville, Coleman Suber and Carson Suber, both of Calhoun City; brother, Louis Steve (Barbara) Suber of Monette, Ark.; sister-in- law, Paulette Suber of Calhoun City; brother-in-law, John Edward Mitchell (Gayle) of Spring, Texas.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2015, at First Baptist Church, Calhoun City, with Bro. Mike Smith officiating and Bro. Ben Toole assisting. Interment will be in Calhoun City Cemetery in Calhoun City.
Pallbearers will be Britt Bailey, Perry Bailey, Ben Suber, Christopher Suber, Jim Suber and Eric Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers will be MSU football team, 1952-1956, Henry Lackey, Robin McGraw, George Mart Mounger, Corky Springfield, Michael Watkins and Jamie Wright.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 today, April 2, 2015, at First Baptist Church, Calhoun City.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to: Sanctuary Hospice House, P.O. Box 2177, Tupelo, MS 38803 or First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 94, Calhoun City, MS 38916.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.parkermemorialfuneralhomes.com.