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Death

HOLLY SPRINGS – Leslie Tomlinson, 87, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. He was born the eldest son of Silas Barton Tomlinson and Bessie Mae Furr. He graduated from Holly Springs High School and was inducted into the military in June, 1945. He received his training at Fort McClellan in Anniston, Ala. Upon completion of basic training, he was sent to Germany and France where he remained during his enlistment. He attended Mississippi College in Clinton for a brief period and then enrolled at Mississippi State University in Starkville. He married Eleanor Lee Ferris on April 29, 1950. They lived in Starkville while he completed his studies in agriculture. They returned to Holly Springs where he began his farming operation. He raised strawberries and cotton in the earlier years and has continued to raise strawberries throughout his life for family and friends. He was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at First Presbyterian Church. Holly Springs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Eleanor Lee Ferris Tomlinson; son, Leslie L. Tomlinson (Mellisa); son, Stacy Tomlinson (Debbie); daughter, Eleanor Stroupe (Hal); son, Marshall Tomlinson (Louanne), all of Holly springs; 14 grandchildren, Matt Tomlinson, Peyton Tomlinson, Stacy Tomlinson Jr., Torey Tomlinson, Dr. Courtney Woodmansee, Simpson Stroupe, Tyler Stroupe, Brittney Tomlinson, Heather Tomlinson, John Tomlinson, A.J. Bryant, Chelsa Sanders, Austin Sanders and Abby Sanders; eight great-grandchildren; a sister, Bertie Jewel Boone; a sister-in-law, Dottie Huggins Tomlinson, both of Holly Springs; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Bart and Bessie Tomlinson; brother, Bart Tomlinson Jr.; son, William Stanley Tomlinson; and daughter, Holly Ferris Tomlinson. The family will receive visitors at 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church.
Published in Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal on May 23, 2014