Background
Furniss, Vernon Delma was born on July 30, 1934 in Belen, Mississippi, United States.
Furniss, Vernon Delma was born on July 30, 1934 in Belen, Mississippi, United States.
Student, Delta State University student, University of Mississippi.
State legislator, Mississippi House of Representatives, Jackson, 1984-1992; state senator, Mississippi State Senate, Jackson, 1993-1997. Chairman veterans and military affairs committee, vice chair corrections Mississippi StateSenate, member economics development, tourism and parks, executive contigent fund, fees, salaries, and administration, finance, highways and transportation, judiciary committees.
Member Delta State Alumni Association, U. Mississippi Alumni Association, Clarksdale-Coahoma Chamber of Commerce, Mississippi History Society, Mississippi Poetry Society, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Gamma Mu, Phi Alpha Theta, Lambda Iota Tau.
M. Edie Roark.