There will be a private graveside service held for John David Southerland, Wednesday, April 8.
Mr. Southerland, 66, passed from this life April 4, 2020, in Meadville, MS. He was born in Natchez March 2, 1954, to Howard Leslie Southerland and Ruby Louise Maher Southerland-Steen. He was a First Lieutenant Game Warden with the MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks.
John David, "Tubb," enjoyed spending time with his family and being
outdoors. Most days you could find him on his tractor, fishing, or hunting deer, turkey, or rabbits.
For many years, he enjoyed playing softball
and made many lifelong friends. He was a big bear of a man whose size
made you notice him, but his personality drew you in. Wise beyond his
years, he was never afraid to tell you what you needed to hear. He
loved God, his family, America, and working with his hands. After
serving as a game warden for thirty years, he retired as a First
Lieutenant. He enjoyed his term as a supervisor of Franklin County
District Two and serving his community. He was a proud member of the
Mississippi Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association, Inc., NRA, and
the Crappie Club. If he could share one thing with you now, it would be
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whosoever
believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16
He is preceded in death by his father and granddaughter, Ramsey Kaye Hill.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Eileen Ashley Southerland; mother, Louise Southerland-Steen and husband, Gene; daughters, Ashley Allan Hill and husband, Stanley, Jordan Leslie Skinner and husband, Thomas; brother, Leslie Paul Southerland and wife, Marlene; two grandchildren, John Dale Hill and Mary Everett Skinner; other family members include, aunt, Shirley Knapp Howington, cousin, Tim Brown, his friend, Andrew “AJ” Smith, nephew, Les Southerland, nieces, Robin Brown and Hannah Cook along with a multitude of cousins and friends who are as close as family.
