Bob Pillow, Jr. was born and raised in Greenwood , Ms . He graduated from Mississippi State University in 1979 with a B.S. in Agriculture , Engineering , and Business . He owned his own farming business for twenty-five years producing cotton primarily . He was named Leflore County’s Most Outstanding Young Farmer in 1989 . He moved with his familyt o Jackson , Ms in 2003 , and worked in commercial construction for nine years . In March 2012 he earned his Real Estate license through the Mississippi Realtors Institute . He is a full time Realtor with Nix Tann and Associates , and focuses on homes , land and property management in the Jackson Metro area . Bob is married to Linda Spivey Pillow and has two children , Jane Critz Pillow and Rob Pillow , III . He attends Pine Lake Church in Madison and is an avid outdoorsman and hunter. He also enjoys swimming for exercise and ballroom dance.