Michael Lanny Bland's Obituary
Michael Lanny Bland, 42 of Olive Branch passed away May 31, 2017. He was a graduate of White Station High School, where he was in the choir; he attended Ole Miss. Michael was an Eagle Scout; a Vigil Honor Member; Waterfront Director at Camp Tallaha and a Cub Scout Master at Getwell Rd. UMC. Michael worked at International Paper and recently at Methodist Health Care as a Workforce Analyst. Michael leaves his children, Kathryn and Elizabeth Bland; parents, Lanny and Sandra Bland; wife, Jennifer Bland; brother Andy Bland (Melanie) and nephew Andrew Bland, Jr. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, June 4 at 2:30 pm; the family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 1:30 pm all at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery on Poplar Avenue. “Celebrating Life….Behind the Stone Wall.”
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