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Gifford Franklin Page

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Gifford Franklin Page

Birth
Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA
Death
22 Apr 2015 (aged 91)
Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Iuka, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Gifford Franklin Page, 91, of Iuka, Mississippi, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at the Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. Mr. Page was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and a U. S. Army veteran of WWII. He was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed raising cattle. He also enjoyed trips to the Smokey Mountains with his family. Visitation is scheduled for 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Thursday, April 23, at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 24, at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka, officiated by Bro. Mike Haynes and Ruth Dawson. Interment will follow in Rutledge Salem Cemetery. Pallbearers include Tommy Pounders, Larry Cox, Harold Ferrell, Anthony Robinson, Chris Moss, and Darrell Fell. Honorary pallbearers include James H. Browning, Howard Bridges, and James Ray Page. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka, MS is entrusted with arrangements. He is survived by two daughters, Drusilla Gresham (George) of Belmont, and Denise Wright (Dannie) of Iuka; four grandchildren, Lee Gresham (Dana) of Tishomingo, Angela Simpson (Joe) of Tishomingo, Adam Wright (Samantha) of Iuka, and Jilly Kiddy of Iuka; nine great-grandchildren, Brayden and Josiah Gresham, Isabella, Isaac, and Ilana Simpson, and Jacob Kiddy; one brother, Nolan Page (Nadine) of Crane Hill, AL; three sisters, Jerdine Pruitt (Lester), Evalena Rutherford (Lamar), and Paulette Moss (Jerry), all of Iuka; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Edmondson Page, and his parents, Millard and Agnes Cox Page. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memorial and Honor Program, by phone (901) 578-2805; or online at www.stjude.org/donate, or to the Rutledge Salem Cemetery Fund, c/o Edith Cox, by calling (662) 423-5547.
Gifford Franklin Page, 91, of Iuka, Mississippi, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at the Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. Mr. Page was a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church and a U. S. Army veteran of WWII. He was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed raising cattle. He also enjoyed trips to the Smokey Mountains with his family. Visitation is scheduled for 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Thursday, April 23, at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 24, at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka, officiated by Bro. Mike Haynes and Ruth Dawson. Interment will follow in Rutledge Salem Cemetery. Pallbearers include Tommy Pounders, Larry Cox, Harold Ferrell, Anthony Robinson, Chris Moss, and Darrell Fell. Honorary pallbearers include James H. Browning, Howard Bridges, and James Ray Page. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka, MS is entrusted with arrangements. He is survived by two daughters, Drusilla Gresham (George) of Belmont, and Denise Wright (Dannie) of Iuka; four grandchildren, Lee Gresham (Dana) of Tishomingo, Angela Simpson (Joe) of Tishomingo, Adam Wright (Samantha) of Iuka, and Jilly Kiddy of Iuka; nine great-grandchildren, Brayden and Josiah Gresham, Isabella, Isaac, and Ilana Simpson, and Jacob Kiddy; one brother, Nolan Page (Nadine) of Crane Hill, AL; three sisters, Jerdine Pruitt (Lester), Evalena Rutherford (Lamar), and Paulette Moss (Jerry), all of Iuka; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Edmondson Page, and his parents, Millard and Agnes Cox Page. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Memorial and Honor Program, by phone (901) 578-2805; or online at www.stjude.org/donate, or to the Rutledge Salem Cemetery Fund, c/o Edith Cox, by calling (662) 423-5547.

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