Cmsgt. Roy H. Jump, Usaf (Ret.)

CMSgt. Roy Herschel Jump, 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2020.

CMSgt. Jump was born on May 29, 1929 in Stevens, Georgia to the late Claude A. and Myrtle Barnwell Jump. He proudly served his country with valor and honor in the United States Air Force, retiring after thirty years as a Chief Master Sergeant. After his military service, he continued serving his community as Past Master of Jefferson Lodge #133 in Jeffersonville, Georgia, and an affiliated member of Houston Lodge #35 in Perry, Georgia. He was also a 32 Degree Scottish Rite Mason, Past Commander of Al Sihah Legion of Honor, Past Potentate of Al Sihah Shrine Temple, Klassic Auto, and a Jester. As a Shriner, he oversaw the transportation of children to Shriners’ Hospitals throughout the country. CMSgt. Jump truly lived his life for the purpose of serving others. He was a member of Centerville United Methodist Church.

His memory will forever be treasured by his adoring wife of sixty-seven years, Bertha Alean Scott Jump; his daughter, Kathleen Armstrong (Les) of Nashville, Tennessee; his son, R. Howard Jump (Marianne) of Chicago, Illinois; his granddaughters, Katlyn Scott and Mallory Scott; his sister, Marjorie Heckman of Allentown, Pennsylvania; and a host of other loving family members and friends.

Services for CMSgt. Jump are postponed at this time. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that donations be made in memory of CMSgt. Roy H. Jump to Shriners’ Hospital for Children, 950 West Faris Road, Greenville, South Carolina 29605.

McCullough Funeral Home and Crematory has the privilege of being entrusted with these arrangements.