Arthur Singleton Cheeks, Jr. was born on October 7, 1972 at The Baptist Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi to his parents, Mother Ida B. Greenlee Cheeks and Father Arthur Singleton Cheeks, Sr. (Deceased). He is lovingly known as "Arthur, Artie, Art and Scrap".

Arthur confessed his faith in God the Father, The Son Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit at a very young age. He attended the Buffalo United Methodist Church growing up in Kosciusko, Mississippi where he most certainly began his Christian Journey.

Arthur's Education encompasses the following: Pre-School-Central Mississippi Incorporated Project Headstart in McCool, Mississippi; Kosciusko Elementary School System and Chicago Public Schools; Luther High School South in Chicago, Illinois; Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts in English; Ole Miss University in Oxford, Mississippi pursuing a Masters Degree in English Literature; and The Taekwondo University in Martial Arts. Arthur had a very loving, giving, compassionate, caring, kind, gentle and fun spirit. He enjoyed reading voraciously, traveling, photography and historiography in many genres.

Arthur leaves to cherish his memories: Mother Ida B. Greenlee Cheeks (Chicago, IL); Grandmother Ozella Cheeks (Laurel, Mississippi); Aunts: Annie Greenlee (Chicago, IL); Olivia Cheeks Griffiths (Byram, MS); Delores Cheeks (California), Siblings: DeAndre Wheatley (Houston, TX), Rashad Cheeks (Atlanta, GA), Makisha Cheeks (Charlotte, NC); niece (Dorian Wheatley; Brothers: Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, F. & A.M. of Tennessee, Masonic Moolah Temple #54, Memphis, Tennessee Southside Lodge No. 337; The Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated; Sisters: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated; Tennessee Chicago Bears Club, Wrestling Club, Comic Book Aficionado Friends; Two Great Uncles: Floyd Greenlee (San Diego, CA) and Jesse Greenlee (Vera) of Kosciusko, MS; One Great Cousin Vernita Gilkey (Ann Arbor, Michigan); A host of Special Relatives, Friends and Classmates.

PLACE OF SERVICE: Buffalo U.M. Church, Kosciusko, MS

DATE OF SERVICE: Saturday 11/30/2019 @ 12:00 noon

INTERMENT: Buffalo U.M. Church Cemetery, Kosciusko, MS