James Perry Guest , 61, of Drew, MS died Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Bolivar Medical Center in Cleveland, MS. Services will be Sunday at Williams & Lord Funeral Home in Ruleville, MS with visitation 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. service time at the funeral home. Burial will be in Drew Cemetery. Rev. Robert Haney will officiate.

Mr. Guest was born January 3, 1960 in Drew, MS to Joe Miller Guest and Clara Burton Guest. He was preceded in death by his son, James Mitchell Guest; his father; brother, Joe Guest, Jr; cousins, Drake Guest, Jimmy Guest, and Billy Joe McAtee that all grew up like brothers;  maternal grandparents, E.R. and Nancy Bell Burton; and paternal grandparents, J.W. and Effie Ward Guest.  He worked at Parchman for 11 years as a security guard. He bought Guest Grocery and ran it for several years, then he went to work for Jim Harris' Farm where he helped leveling land and building air ports in several places. Perry loved horses and riding on trail rides in the hills. He loved duck hunting, boating, skiing, camping, and cooking, on Grenada Lake with family and friends.

He is survived by his son, Ryan Smith (Mallorie) and grandson Calvin of Charleston, MS; sister, Nancy (Les) Moon of Cleveland, MS; mother, Clara Burton Guest of Drew, MS; Margaret Mitchell the love of his life; mother-in-law, Margrette Mitchell; nephews, Dillon Moon and Colton (Lindsay) of Coldwater, MS; sister-in-law, and Debbie Breland that cooked a lot of his meals for him while he was in Ridgeland sick.

The family would like to thank hospice doctors, nurses, and aids for all their help in taking care of him. Also the doctors and nurses at Delta Rehab. Pallbearers will be family and friends.