Delma Furniss

Vernon Delma Furniss 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. 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. 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.