Murry Cuthbert “Chooky” Falkner Sr.

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Murry Cuthbert “Chooky” Falkner Sr.

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23 Apr 2004 (aged 75–76)
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Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Oxford - Murry Cuthbert "Chooky"Falkner Sr. 76, died Friday April 23, 2004, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was a retired insurance agent with Lamar Life Insurance Company and a retired brigadier general with the Mississippi Army Reserve National Guard. He received 12 ribbons for his service, the highest of which were the Army Commendation Medal and the Mississippi Magnolia Medal. He also served in the U.S. Navy as a seaman 2nd Class and received the World War II Victory Medal. He was a lifetime member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, and a member of the Rotary Club and Lions Club. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
Services were at 10 a.m. Monday April 26th at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Oxford with the Rev. Taylor Moore officiating. Burial was in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife Dianne Logan Falkner of Oxford; three sons: Murry Cuthbert Falkner Jr., of Aberdeen, John Barlkey Falkner of Oxford and Charles Ramey Falkner of Dallas Texas; a stepdaughter, Leslie Jones Ferguson of Oxford; four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellleine "Mutt" Williams Falkner.
Oxford - Murry Cuthbert "Chooky"Falkner Sr. 76, died Friday April 23, 2004, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was a retired insurance agent with Lamar Life Insurance Company and a retired brigadier general with the Mississippi Army Reserve National Guard. He received 12 ribbons for his service, the highest of which were the Army Commendation Medal and the Mississippi Magnolia Medal. He also served in the U.S. Navy as a seaman 2nd Class and received the World War II Victory Medal. He was a lifetime member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, and a member of the Rotary Club and Lions Club. He was a graduate of Mississippi State University and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
Services were at 10 a.m. Monday April 26th at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Oxford with the Rev. Taylor Moore officiating. Burial was in Oxford Memorial Cemetery. Waller Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife Dianne Logan Falkner of Oxford; three sons: Murry Cuthbert Falkner Jr., of Aberdeen, John Barlkey Falkner of Oxford and Charles Ramey Falkner of Dallas Texas; a stepdaughter, Leslie Jones Ferguson of Oxford; four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ellleine "Mutt" Williams Falkner.