Bobby Cheatham

SERVICES:  MONDAY, JUNE 3, 201311:00 A. M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION:  SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 20135:00 - 8:00 P. M.INTERMENT:  CEDARLAWN CEMETERYOFFICIATING:  DR. MIKE CARR  Mr. Cheatham, 83, died Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Anderson Regional Medical Center-North in Meridian. He was a native of the Deemer community of Neshoba County and a longtime resident of Philadelphia, Mississippi.  He was a retired carpenter and formerly served as a policeman for the City of Philadelphia.  Mr. Cheatham attended Trinity Baptist Church.  He was a member of the Philadelphia Masonic Lodge and the Neshoba County Shrine Club.  He formerly served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his wife, Hilda Cheatham of Philadelphia; daughter, Dianne (George) Tidwell of Union; son, Robert (Nancy) Cheatham of Columbia; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and their families. Mr. Cheatham was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Alberta Cheatham; brothers, Jack, Willard, Norman and Bennie Cheatham; sisters, Mozelle Heen, Bonnie Lynch and Patsy Carter.Pallbearers were Tye Whitfield, Blake Tidwell, Matt Cheatham, Mark Cheatham, Tommy Knight, Chris Cheatham, Richard Heen and David Turk.