Delma Furniss

Delma Furniss
Delma Furniss
Member of the Mississippi Senate; from the 11th district
	In office; January 1993 – January 6, 2004
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives; from the unknown district
	In office; January 1984 – January 1993
Personal details
Born	July 30, 1934; Belen, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	January 31, 2022 (aged 87)
Political party	Democratic
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[edit]

Vernon Delma Furniss was born on July 30, 1934, in Belen, Mississippi.^[1]^[2] 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.^[1]^[3] He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1984 to 1993.^[1]^[3] He then was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1993 until his retirement in 2004. Furniss was a Democrat.^[1]^[3] Furniss died on January 31, 2022.^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Vernon Delma Furniss' Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Secretary of State. 1996. p. 27.
^ ^a ^b ^c "SR 109 (As Adopted by Senate) - 2003 Regular Session". billstatus.ls.state.ms.us. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
^ "Delma Furniss remembered as leader across the Mississippi Delta". Press Register. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

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