nice Denson B.D. Southerland Age 96 died June 16, 2007 at Trinity Place Healthcare Center in Columbus, MS Services were held at Memorial Funeral Home on Monday, June 18, 2007 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Marion Phagan, Rev. Ben Yarber, and Rev. Marvin Murphy Officiating Burial followed at Smith Cemetery. Visitation was held at Memorial Funeral Home on Monday, June 18, 2007 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Mr. Southerland was born in Union County, Ms on June 8, 1911 to Thomas Wade and Nancy Osceola Southerland. A resident of Columbus since 1926, he was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Mr. Southerland was a dairy farmer and brought some of his first livestock to Columbus on the train, and then took them to his dairy farm in the Prairie. He also owned a grocery store and a service station during his business career. . He worked at Columbus Air Force Base during the Korean Conflict as a water plant operator. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mamie Gray Southerland, brothers Frank and Ellis Southerland and a sister Mary Emma Southerland Laughead .Memorial may be sent in Mr. B.D.'s memory to Trinity Place HealthCare Center, 230 Airline Rd., Columbus, Ms 39702 or Smith Cemetery Association c/o Jeff Smith, P.O. Box 648, Columbus, Ms 39703. Survivors include: Son-Tommy Southerland (Nina) Daughter-Elaine Southerland Bowling of Petaluma, Calif. Daughter-Charlotte Southerland Murphy (Marvin) of Shannon, Miss. Daughter- Marilyn Phagan (Marion) of Flower Mound TX 9 Grandchildren 13 Great Grandchildren 2Great Great Grandchildren Active pallbearers were J.W. Godfrey, Sidney Thompson, Glen Coleman, Gene Coleman, Joe Cook, and Audie Pettit. Honorary pallbearers were Stacy Woolbright, , the Deacons of Immanuel Baptist Church, and the employees and staff of Trinity Place Healthcare Center.
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