Postell Buford

Age: 91

Place of death: Martin Health Care

Place of birth: Olive Branch, Mississippi

Funeral service will be Saturday, April 5, 2008, at the Fuller Street Baptist Church in Dresden; 11:00 A.M,

Burial will follow in Parham Cemetery in Martin

Visitation will be Friday, April 4, 2008, at Murphy Funeral Home; 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Survived by sister/care-giver, Dorothy (David) Royster of Martin

Survived by daughters: Violet Buford of Memphis; Helen Duncan of California; Phyllis Duncan of Memphis, Edna Sheppard of Martin; Rachel Fletcher of Martin; Cheryl Shackelford of Grand Rapids, MI; Swanya Shackez of New York; Venessa Buford of Fulton, KY

Preceded in death by son, Postell Buford, Jr.

Survived by niece, Kim Turner of Chicago

Survived by four nephews, Howard Turner of Michigan; Kevin Turner of Martin; Craig Turner of Fredricksburg, VA; Joseph Turner of Chicago, IL

Survived by 19 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild

Preceded in death by parents, John D. and Estelle Newbern Burford

Mr. Buford was a retired mechanic formally Brundige Gulf Service Station and Weakley County Motors. He was a Baptist.