James Edward Plunkett, Jr., 74, of Jackson passed away March 29, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Crook Avenue Chapel with Pastor Michael Rickenbaker officiating. Burial will follow at Chester County Memory Gardens. The family received friends at Crook Avenue from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday.
He was born Aug. 8, 1950, in Nashville, the son of Frances Mae Lamar Plunkett and the late James Edward Plunkett, Sr. He grew up in Henderson and was a 1968 graduate of Chester County High School.
He joined the U.S. Airforce and spent 20 years in service retiring in Sept. 1988 as Tech Sergeant and was a jet engine mechanic and Vietnam war veteran.
He married Christine Faye Lott on Sept. 17, 1990, and they made their home in Jackson for the past 25 years.
He enjoyed buying and shooting guns, drinking coffee and spending time with Faye and his dog “Minnie Pooh.” He was Pentecostal in belief.
He is survived by his wife, Christine Faye Lott Plunkett of Jackson; a daughter, Dana Michelle (Timothy) Borders of Bolivar; three grandchildren, Timothy David Borders, Jr., Tyler Lee Borders and Allyson Michelle Borders; three great-grandchildren, Carter Reed Borders, Carsen Lane Borders and Harper Mai Borders; his mother, Frances Mae Lamar Plunkett of Henderson; one brother, Steve (Christiene) Plunkett of Lexington; a sister, Sarah Plunkett of Henderson; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and a son, Danny Edward Plunkett, on June 27, 2019.
