Richard Glynn Pope

Richard Pope, 72, entered into eternal life on August 19, 2008. Mr. Pope was born on September 21, 1935, in Columbia, Mississippi. He graduated from Pearl River Jr. College in Poplarville, Mississippi, and then attended Southern Mississippi University in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, receiving a degree in Finance and Accounting. Following graduation, he worked for six years as an accountant for W.E. Walker Stores. While in Mississippi, he proudly served as 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army National Guard for eleven years. Before retiring, Mr. Pope worked as a branch manager at Burroughs in Macon for twenty years.

After retiring from Burroughs, Mr. Pope went to work for his wife, BJ. Together they were owners and managers of Pomos House of Barbeque, a very popular dining establishment in Warner Robins from 1981 to 2004. These were the most enjoyable working years of his career. He truly loved serving the community through his work at Pomos. He felt as if the customers were part of his family.

He was a former Boy Scout leader, as well as an avid Southern Mississippi and Northside High School football fan. His favorite hobbies included fishing and hunting. Central Baptist Church was his church home. Mr. Pope served Central as a Deacon, Sunday School teacher, and a member of Fred Smelts' (Jeanette Watson) Sunday School class. His parents, Cowart Pope and Vesta Speights Pope, and brother, Cowart Pope, Jr., preceded him in death.

His memory will forever be treasured by his wife of forty-seven years, Betty J. Pope; daughters, Jenna Dixon (Matt), Elko, and Cara Zammit (Maurice), Centerville; sons, Rick Pope (Lynn), Cumming, and Brad Pope (Michelle), Hawkinsville; grandchildren, Lane, Clay and Carmen Dixon, Emily and Shelby Pope, Giovanna, Joseph, and Jared Zammit, and Chance and Anna Grace Pope; and many other beloved family and friends.

Visitation will be Thursday, August 21, 2008, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22, 2008, at Central Baptist Church with Dr. Owen Bozeman and Reverend Sydney Odom officiating. Interment will follow in Parkway Memorial Gardens.



Funeral Home:
McCullough Funeral Home
417 S. Houston Lake Rd.
Warner Robins, GA
US 31088