DR. THOMAS L. VINSON Dr. Thomas Lynn Tommy Vinson age 64 died Sunday, September 29, 2013 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Services will be held Tuesday, October 01, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Granville Wiggins and Rev. Walter Butler officiating, burial will follow at Memorial Gardens of Columbus. Visitation will be held from 11:00 am until service time at the funeral home. Dr. Vinson was born on Thursday, September 01, 1949 in Oxford, MS to the late James Preston and Gertrude Fooshee Vinson. He was a member of First Baptist Church Columbus. He graduated from Oxford High School in May of 1967, then Graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1971 with a degree in Liberal Arts " Pre-Medicine, and in 1975 graduated from the University Medical Center. He then moved to Mobile, Alabama to complete his residency and internship at Mobile General Hospital, which he completed in 1980. Dr. Vinson was a member of the USAFROTC at University of Mississippi, and upon finishing his medical residency was commissioned to the United States Air Force. He completed four years of military service at Columbus Air Force base from 1980-1983. During his thirty plus years of medical service, he served at Baptist Memorial Hospital, North Mississippi Medical Center, and many other local facilities, while also committing himself to his local practice. Personally, he devoted himself to his wife and family, friends, and patients. His fervent passions included owning and showing Tennessee Walking horses and supporting Ole Miss Athletics. He came to know the Lord in 1961 and was baptized at Yellow Leaf Baptist Church in Lafayette Co. MS. Survivors include: His Wife: Patricia Jean Vinson Columbus MS One Daughter: Whitney Allen (Jeff), Oxford, MS Three Sons: Corey Vinson, Oxford, MS Paul Hawkins (Katelyn), Dallas, TX Tony Hawkins, Denver, CO One Brother: Jimmy Vinson (Diane), Oxford, MS Four Grandchildren: Hardy Allen Scout Hawkins River Hawkins Ryder Hawkins Mother-In-Law: Ellen Davis, Hamilton, MS The Pallbearers will be: Bill Dorrah, Edgar Abernathy, Corey Vinson, David Shepherd, Paul Hawkins, and Tony Hawkins In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: UAB Neuro-Oncology Program 510 20th Street South FOT 1020 Birmingham, AL 35294 A difference, to be a difference, must make a difference. Gertrude Stein
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