John Bland Sr. Obituary
We are sad to announce that on May 28, 2020 we had to say goodbye to John Bland Sr. (Oxford, Mississippi), born in Coffeeville, Mississippi. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of John Bland Sr. or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
He was predeceased by: his parent Earline Bland; his stepchildren, Gregory Tinner and Tanya Mathis; his sisters, Eva Bland, Darlene Kimble and Bobbie Jean Booker; and his nephew Ned Booker, Jr..
He is survived by: his former spouses, John Jr. and Johnitta; his grandchildren, Jamesha Wilson (Greg), Zyon McCathern, Kim Parks, Makiha Walker, Robrecus Toles (Aspric), A'Ventae Mathis, Josh Tinner, Daquosha Moody and DeChristian Cummings; his wife Dorothy Mathis Bland of Oxford, MS; his children, John Henry Bland, Jr. of Coffeeville, MS and Johnitta Bland-Walker (Earnest) of Nashville, TN; his stepdaughter Wenda Mathis of Dallas, TX; his siblings, Milton Bland (Ora) of Detroit, MI, Katherine Smith (James) of Coffeeville, MS and Mary Newby of Coffeeville, MS; his great grandchildren, Gabrielle, Janelle, A'Ventae Jr., Kaeden, Raya, Avery, Ra'Mya, Rob, Jr., Kwame, Brianna and Elijah; his mother-in-law Mattie Bell Thompson of Oxford, MS; his close friends, Rachel Wadlington, Jennifer Rockette, Alicia Coleman, Serena Cathey and Demetrica Pegues; his brother-in-law Ned Booker of Memphis, TN; his nieces and nephews, Narvel Louise Booker-Ware, Wanda Bland, Debora Kimble, Robert Booker (Yvette), Wayne Booker (Gwen), Larry Booker (Karen), Ronald Booker (Rachel) and David Kimble (Ava); and his stepdaughter-in-law Regina Tinner.
