Southaven, Mississippi- L J Furnish, 89, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at Desoto Baptist Hospital in Southaven. He was born January 8, 1927 in Lake City to the late Parker and Hattie Osburn Furnish. L J was farmer in the Trumann area, had owned a gas station and his last business was a trucking company. He loved telling stories of his life and the history of this area. He will be remembered as a loving father and grandfather. He was survived by his children, Katrina Chunn (Mike) and Dean Furnish (Michelle) and Tim Furnish (Marilyn) all of Southaven and Shane Furnish (Amanda) of Independence, Mississippi; six grandchildren, Michelle Smith (Jerry) of Brighton, Tennessee, Celesta Ellis (Keith) of Horn Lake, Mississippi, Jacob Furnish of Southaven, Brent Chunn (Blair) of Brighton, Jennifer Waters (Jeremy) of Whitesville, Kentucky and Jeremy Furnish of Southaven; ten great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Mollie Jeanette Furnish, who passed in December 2015; three sisters, Mary Bolyn, Mabel Riley and Claudine Lankford; a brother, LeRoy Furnish. A celebration of his life will be 2:00 pm Monday, April 18, 2016 at Gregg-Langford Bookout Funeral Home Chapel with Bob Riley officiating. Burial will follow at Nettleton Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 pm Monday at Gregg- Langford Bookout Funeral Home at 300 W. Matthews Ave in Jonesboro. Honored to serve as pallbearers are Dean Furnish, Brent Chunn, Shane Furnish, Keith Ellis, Corey Ellis, Jerry Smith, Jeremy "Muddy" Waters, Kerry Bolyn and Jeremy Furnish and honorary, Mike Sanders, Billy Knight and Shannon Knight. Lasting memorials may be sent to St. Jude's Children Hospital.