Mr Arthur Rush Callahan Sr.

February 25, 1949 - October 25, 2019

Arthur Rush Callahan, Sr. Lena, MS Arthur Rush Callahan, Sr., 70, a retired jailer for the Leake County Sheriff's Department, died Friday, October 25, 2019 at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation is 5 pm to 8 pm Monday, Oct. 28, 2019 at Wilcox Funeral Home. Services are 10:00 am Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at the Wilcox Chapel with Rev. Randy Jones officiating. Burial is in Springfield Cemetery near Madden. Wilcox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Callahan, a native of Leake County, is survived by his four children: Arthur Rush Callahan, Jr. of Morton, David Lyle Callahan of Lena, Steven Lamar Gilbert of Morton, and Jessica Maude Pope, of Lena; a brother, Johnny Glenn Callahan of Morton; a sister, Bobbie Jean Richardson of Canton; 12 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are: Blake Callahan, Ben Callahan, Nicholas Callahan, Cody Adams, Thomas Burns, Shannon Moss, and Kanyon Pope.