James Pointer

James E. "Honey P" Pointer, 74, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013, at a local hospital.He retired from TVA as a construction worker. He also served his country in the U.S. Army.His survivors include his wife, Sylvia Pointer; two sons, Eddie and Dion (Jennifer) Pointer; two daughters, Melissa (Kevin) Millsaps and Keary (Xavier) Bledsow; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Charles Dale (Pamela) Pointer; Earl S. "Chuck" Pointer; a host nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.Services will be held at noon Friday, Sept. 6, 2013, at Union Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Taylor and Rev. Charles E. Moore officiating.Interment in National Cemetery.The body will lie in state after noon today with the family receive friends from 78 p.m. at John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.