SOUTHAVEN — The funeral service for James O. "Sonny" Medlin, 74, was Thursday at Forest Hill South with interment in Forest HIll South Cemetery. Medlin died Dec. 12. He spent his youth in Elaine, Ark. He served in the National Guard, worked as a wallpaper contractor and in the maintenance department for the DeSoto County School System. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Hernando and the Memphis Kennel Club and also served on the board of directors. He enjoyed fishing and making bass lures. His parents E. F. Medlin and Catherine Wommack Goodell preceded him in death. He leaves his wife, Patricia Hale Medlin; daughter, Leann J. Medlin of Southaven and son, James A. Medlin of Horn Lake; three sisters, Sandra Lewis of Mattawan, Mich., Juanita Medlin of Corinth and Cindy Goodell of Memphis; also two brothers, Charles E. Medlin of Wartburgs, Tenn. and David L. Medlin of Walnut. Memorials may be sent to: 1st Presbyterian Church 1455 McIngrate Rd., Hernando, MS 38632 or American Cancer Society.
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