James Calvin Pope, 70, a native of Robertsdale and a resident of Bay Minette, died Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
He was a 1959 Robertsdale High School graduate and retired from Kimberly Clark after 32 years of employment. He loved to travel and work in the yard and tend to his little garden every year and just enjoyed life to the fullest.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine Pope of Bay Minette; two daughters, Ashlee Smith of Satsuma and Allison Velez of Navarre Beach, Fla.; step-daughter, Cindy Long of Silverhill; step-son, Neal Lunsford of Gulf Shores; three sisters, Eloise Pope of Robertsdale, Bernice Beck of Ocean Springs, Miss., and Mary Mixon of Foley; brother, Sidney Pope of Dallas; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 30 at Mack Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 1 from the chapel of Mack Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Baldwin Memorial Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Mack Funeral Home & Crematory, Robertsdale.
