Delma Furniss
{{Short description|American railroad conductor and politician (1934–2022)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| state_senate = Mississippi
| district = 11th
| termstart = January 1993
| termend = January 6, 2004
| state_house1 = Mississippi
| termstart1 = January 1984
| termend1 = January 1993
| district1 = unknown
| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|7|30}}
| birth_place = Belen, Mississippi, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| death_date = {{dda|2022|1|31|1934|7|30}}
| education = Delta State University (BA)
University of Mississippi (MS)
}}
Vernon Delma Furniss (July 30, 1934 – January 31, 2022) was an American Democratic politician and railroad conductor. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1993 to 2004, and a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1984 to 1993.
Biography
Vernon Delma Furniss was born on July 30, 1934, in Belen, Mississippi.{{Cite web|title=Vernon Delma Furniss' Biography|url=http://votesmart.org/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-17|website=Vote Smart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000302221935/http://www.votesmart.org:80/ |archive-date=2000-03-02 }}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iBBUZ4HdSAQC&q=1934+belen|title=Mississippi Official and Statistical Register|date=1996|publisher=Secretary of State|pages=27|language=en}} He received a B. A. degree from Delta State University and a M. S. degree from the University of Mississippi. Furniss was a conductor for the Illinois Central Railroad.{{Cite web|title=SR 109 (As Adopted by Senate) - 2003 Regular Session|url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2003/html/SR/SR0109PS.htm|access-date=2021-06-17|website=billstatus.ls.state.ms.us}} He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1984 to 1993. He then was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1993 until his retirement in 2004. Furniss was a Democrat. Furniss died on January 31, 2022.{{Cite web|title=Delma Furniss remembered as leader across the Mississippi Delta|url=https://www.pressregister.com/local-content-communities-obituaries-state-politics-top-stories/delma-furniss-remembered-leader|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Press Register|language=en}}
References
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Category:Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
Category:Democratic Party Mississippi state senators
Category:Delta State University alumni
Category:University of Mississippi alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature
Category:People from Quitman County, Mississippi
Category:20th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature
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