Robert Cecil Phelps, 74, passed away Tuesday, March 26. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. and the service at 11 a.m. Friday, March 29, at Gatesville Baptist Church with burial at Gatesville Cemetery.

Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs is handling arrangements.

Mr. Phelps was a lifetime member of the Mississippi Wild Turkey Federation. He loved hunting, fishing and old westerns.

He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Phelps; brothers, James Edward Phelps, David Wayne Phelps (Stephanie), and Leroy Phelps (Pattie); sister, Mae Cantin; and 11 nieces and nephews.

The family would like to express a special thanks to Compassus Hospice.