James Carothers, 87, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo.  Services will be on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. at East Providence MB Church, 21 Highway 334, Oxford, MS. Visitation will be on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, from 5-7 p.m. at Serenity Martin Funeral Home Chapel, 294 Highway 7 North, Oxford, MS  Burial will follow at Oxford Memorial Cemetery.