Mark Flemmons

CLEVELAND - Mark Alan Flemmons, age 51, of Merigold, died on Tuesday June 16, 2009 at his residence after a long battle with a Lymphoma. He was born on July 31, 1957 to John and Lillie(Pritchard) Flemmons in Clarksdale, MS. Mark grew up in Cleveland and attended MS Delta Community College majoring in Electronic Communications and later Political Science at Delta State University. He married Paula Greenhaw Flemmons on January 05, 1980 in Cleveland, MS. He was member of Morrison Chapel Baptist Church. Here, he served in many different roles within AWANA. Additionally, he served in other ministry roles including College Ministry Director, College Sunday School teacher, VBS teacher and within the electronic media ministry for his church over the years.. For over 25 years, Mark worked as a Senior Electronics Technician and Manager of a local Motorola service shop. He was a former Peavey Electronic Technician for several years and taught electronic classes at East Central Community College. More recently, Mark served as a State Advocate giving speeches for the MS Leukemia Lymphoma Society. Visitation will be held from Thursday 6/18/2009 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Cleveland Funeral Home in Cleveland. Funeral Services will be held Friday 6/19/2009 10:30 AM at Morrison Chapel Baptist Church in Cleveland. Burial will follow at the North Cleveland Cemetery. Rewv. Fish Robinson and John Thomas will officiate the services. He is survived by wife of 29 years, Paula G. Flemmons of Merigold, MS. Father & Mother, John & Lillie P. Flemmons of Cleveland, MS. Daughter; Ashley F. and husband (Jason) Robertson of Moon Lake, MS. Son, John Oliver Flemmons and fiance, Lisa James of Murfreesboro, TN. Daughter, Allyn Elizabeth Flemmons of Clinton, MS. Sister, Pamela F. and husband (Ty) Dedwylder of Corinth, MS. 2 Grandsons, Nathan & Noah Robertson of Moon Lake, MS. Pallbearers will be Jimmy Avery, Jamie Barefoot, Mike Burchfield, Gary Gilder, Charles Gilmer, Bill Horton, Thomas Howarth, and Danny Wilson. Honorary pallbearers will be Kent Buckley, Oliver Greenhaw, G. R. Harden, Carl Norwood, Bill Quinton, Lee Tedder, Gerald Yeager, Mark Blackwood, Ty Dedwylder, Keith Lyon, Jeff Sherwood, Dr. Don Blackwood and Dr. John Greer. The family has requested in lieu of flowers that donations be made either to the Children's ministries at Morrison Chapel Baptist Church, Cleveland, MS or the North Sunflower Medical Foundation, Ruleville, MS.