James W. “Bubba” Blocker,71, of Hattiesburg passed away on August 5, 2019, at the V. A. Home in Collins. Services will be Friday, August 9, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg followed by burial in Roseland Park Cemetery.
Mr. Blocker was a member of Glendale Baptist Church. He served in the Vietnam War as a United States Marine. He served 37 years in the Hattiesburg Fire Department where he retired as a District Captain. He was a member of the Hub City Masonic Lodge # 627. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Dan Hoover and Mary Katherine Blocker; and close family friend, Helen Miller.
He is survived by his daughter, Mary Katherine Shepherd (Wade) of Lanesville, IN; his son, James Timothy Blocker (Suzanne) of Ocean Springs; his five grandchildren, Alex Younger, Timothy Younger, Conner Shepherd, Logan Blocker, and Brandon Blocker; his two sisters, Patricia Blocker of Hattiesburg and Kathy Crosby of Hattiesburg; one niece; and one nephew.
Visitation will be Thursday, August 8, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Moore Funeral Home in Hattiesburg.
