TUPELO – June Boren Wildmon, longtime Lee County educator and beloved citizen, died suddenly Sunday, March 6, 2011, at the North Mississippi Medical Center.
June was the daughter of the late Clifton and Bernice Long Boren of Verona. She was born Feb. 9, 1931, in Itawamba County and spent her formidable years there until moving with her family to Shannon and then Verona. She graduated from Tupelo High School in 1948 and from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., in 1952. At Union University June was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha social society and was named to top honors including Miss Union University, Most Popular Girl, Most likely To Succeed and Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges. She was the first female editor of the University newspaper. After graduation, she was employed as a hostess on G.M.&O. Railroad’s Rebel.
June married the love of her life, Johnny Wildmon , in 1954. They can be remembered for starting the June Bug Shop, a clothing store in downtown Tupelo. Selling came easy to June, because as she described it, “Selling is helping.” June would say, “Making people feel good is what selling is about, that will make you feel better than any amount of money.” After Johnny died in 1981, June returned to Union University to serve as their Director of Women’s Housing. Here June was a second mother to many.
Teaching was June’s passion. Her teaching career spanned over 30 years with most of those years teaching English in the Tupelo Public Schools. She and Johnny also spent several years teaching adult education classes for Itawamba Community College. Although June believed in education, she also believed in peoples’ potential for success in other areas of life. June constantly spoke of the good attributes in people. As her daughters, Jenny and Judy, will tell you, June was a sympathetic, understanding and caring woman. Those were the real lessons she taught. June would always say, “Look for the good in people. They may be different from the way they appear. You don’t know what they are going through or what has happened in their lives.” One of her all-time favorites: “I bet he or she is not a snob, just shy and doesn’t know what to say.” This attitude toward life is what made June a friend to everyone. June opened her home to all. It was a place you could go and know you were welcome and most certainly loved. June’s high school album perfectly describes her – “Loyal hearted, strong of mind, a finer girl you’ll nowhere find.”
June is survived and will be missed by her daughters, Jenny Decker (Larry) and Judy Simpson (Bill) of Tupelo; six grandsons, Cliff Decker (Leslie), John Decker, Ti Simpson, Mark Simpson, Ryan Hansen and JP Hansen; brother, Bill Boren, and sister, Nancy Williams (Leon); brothers-in-law, Don Wildmon (Lynda) of Tupelo and Allen Wildmon (Mickey) of Cordova; sisters-in-law, Louise Yancey (Mike) of Memphis and Helen Tenebaun of Burlington, Vt.; two great-grandchildren, Grace Decker and Mary Thomas Decker; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family extends a very special thank you to her special caregivers, Ann Blanchard, Emma Hatchett and her “Earth Angel,” Martha Rogers.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Johnny, in l981; daughter, Jan Wildmon Hansen, in 2005; and brother, Charlie Boren (Jean-deceased).
A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at St. Luke Methodist Church, Tupelo. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to service at the church. Holland Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
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June was the daughter of the late Clifton and Bernice Long Boren of Verona. She was born Feb. 9, 1931, in Itawamba County and spent her formidable years there until moving with her family to Shannon and then Verona. She graduated from Tupelo High School in 1948 and from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., in 1952. At Union University June was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha social society and was named to top honors including Miss Union University, Most Popular Girl, Most likely To Succeed and Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges. She was the first female editor of the University newspaper. After graduation, she was employed as a hostess on G.M.&O. Railroad’s Rebel.
June married the love of her life, Johnny Wildmon , in 1954. They can be remembered for starting the June Bug Shop, a clothing store in downtown Tupelo. Selling came easy to June, because as she described it, “Selling is helping.” June would say, “Making people feel good is what selling is about, that will make you feel better than any amount of money.” After Johnny died in 1981, June returned to Union University to serve as their Director of Women’s Housing. Here June was a second mother to many.
Teaching was June’s passion. Her teaching career spanned over 30 years with most of those years teaching English in the Tupelo Public Schools. She and Johnny also spent several years teaching adult education classes for Itawamba Community College. Although June believed in education, she also believed in peoples’ potential for success in other areas of life. June constantly spoke of the good attributes in people. As her daughters, Jenny and Judy, will tell you, June was a sympathetic, understanding and caring woman. Those were the real lessons she taught. June would always say, “Look for the good in people. They may be different from the way they appear. You don’t know what they are going through or what has happened in their lives.” One of her all-time favorites: “I bet he or she is not a snob, just shy and doesn’t know what to say.” This attitude toward life is what made June a friend to everyone. June opened her home to all. It was a place you could go and know you were welcome and most certainly loved. June’s high school album perfectly describes her – “Loyal hearted, strong of mind, a finer girl you’ll nowhere find.”
June is survived and will be missed by her daughters, Jenny Decker (Larry) and Judy Simpson (Bill) of Tupelo; six grandsons, Cliff Decker (Leslie), John Decker, Ti Simpson, Mark Simpson, Ryan Hansen and JP Hansen; brother, Bill Boren, and sister, Nancy Williams (Leon); brothers-in-law, Don Wildmon (Lynda) of Tupelo and Allen Wildmon (Mickey) of Cordova; sisters-in-law, Louise Yancey (Mike) of Memphis and Helen Tenebaun of Burlington, Vt.; two great-grandchildren, Grace Decker and Mary Thomas Decker; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family extends a very special thank you to her special caregivers, Ann Blanchard, Emma Hatchett and her “Earth Angel,” Martha Rogers.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Johnny, in l981; daughter, Jan Wildmon Hansen, in 2005; and brother, Charlie Boren (Jean-deceased).
A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at St. Luke Methodist Church, Tupelo. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to service at the church. Holland Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
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TUPELO – June Boren Wildmon, longtime Lee County educator and beloved citizen, died suddenly Sunday, March 6, 2011, at the North Mississippi Medical Center.
June was the daughter of the late Clifton and Bernice Long Boren of Verona. She was born Feb. 9, 1931, in Itawamba County and spent her formidable years there until moving with her family to Shannon and then Verona. She graduated from Tupelo High School in 1948 and from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., in 1952. At Union University June was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha social society and was named to top honors including Miss Union University, Most Popular Girl, Most likely To Succeed and Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges. She was the first female editor of the University newspaper. After graduation, she was employed as a hostess on G.M.&O. Railroad’s Rebel.
June married the love of her life, Johnny Wildmon , in 1954. They can be remembered for starting the June Bug Shop, a clothing store in downtown Tupelo. Selling came easy to June, because as she described it, “Selling is helping.” June would say, “Making people feel good is what selling is about, that will make you feel better than any amount of money.” After Johnny died in 1981, June returned to Union University to serve as their Director of Women’s Housing. Here June was a second mother to many.
Teaching was June’s passion. Her teaching career spanned over 30 years with most of those years teaching English in the Tupelo Public Schools. She and Johnny also spent several years teaching adult education classes for Itawamba Community College. Although June believed in education, she also believed in peoples’ potential for success in other areas of life. June constantly spoke of the good attributes in people. As her daughters, Jenny and Judy, will tell you, June was a sympathetic, understanding and caring woman. Those were the real lessons she taught. June would always say, “Look for the good in people. They may be different from the way they appear. You don’t know what they are going through or what has happened in their lives.” One of her all-time favorites: “I bet he or she is not a snob, just shy and doesn’t know what to say.” This attitude toward life is what made June a friend to everyone. June opened her home to all. It was a place you could go and know you were welcome and most certainly loved. June’s high school album perfectly describes her – “Loyal hearted, strong of mind, a finer girl you’ll nowhere find.”
June is survived and will be missed by her daughters, Jenny Decker (Larry) and Judy Simpson (Bill) of Tupelo; six grandsons, Cliff Decker (Leslie), John Decker, Ti Simpson, Mark Simpson, Ryan Hansen and JP Hansen; brother, Bill Boren, and sister, Nancy Williams (Leon); brothers-in-law, Don Wildmon (Lynda) of Tupelo and Allen Wildmon (Mickey) of Cordova; sisters-in-law, Louise Yancey (Mike) of Memphis and Helen Tenebaun of Burlington, Vt.; two great-grandchildren, Grace Decker and Mary Thomas Decker; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family extends a very special thank you to her special caregivers, Ann Blanchard, Emma Hatchett and her “Earth Angel,” Martha Rogers.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Johnny, in l981; daughter, Jan Wildmon Hansen, in 2005; and brother, Charlie Boren (Jean-deceased).
A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at St. Luke Methodist Church, Tupelo. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to service at the church. Holland Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
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June was the daughter of the late Clifton and Bernice Long Boren of Verona. She was born Feb. 9, 1931, in Itawamba County and spent her formidable years there until moving with her family to Shannon and then Verona. She graduated from Tupelo High School in 1948 and from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., in 1952. At Union University June was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha social society and was named to top honors including Miss Union University, Most Popular Girl, Most likely To Succeed and Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges. She was the first female editor of the University newspaper. After graduation, she was employed as a hostess on G.M.&O. Railroad’s Rebel.
June married the love of her life, Johnny Wildmon , in 1954. They can be remembered for starting the June Bug Shop, a clothing store in downtown Tupelo. Selling came easy to June, because as she described it, “Selling is helping.” June would say, “Making people feel good is what selling is about, that will make you feel better than any amount of money.” After Johnny died in 1981, June returned to Union University to serve as their Director of Women’s Housing. Here June was a second mother to many.
Teaching was June’s passion. Her teaching career spanned over 30 years with most of those years teaching English in the Tupelo Public Schools. She and Johnny also spent several years teaching adult education classes for Itawamba Community College. Although June believed in education, she also believed in peoples’ potential for success in other areas of life. June constantly spoke of the good attributes in people. As her daughters, Jenny and Judy, will tell you, June was a sympathetic, understanding and caring woman. Those were the real lessons she taught. June would always say, “Look for the good in people. They may be different from the way they appear. You don’t know what they are going through or what has happened in their lives.” One of her all-time favorites: “I bet he or she is not a snob, just shy and doesn’t know what to say.” This attitude toward life is what made June a friend to everyone. June opened her home to all. It was a place you could go and know you were welcome and most certainly loved. June’s high school album perfectly describes her – “Loyal hearted, strong of mind, a finer girl you’ll nowhere find.”
June is survived and will be missed by her daughters, Jenny Decker (Larry) and Judy Simpson (Bill) of Tupelo; six grandsons, Cliff Decker (Leslie), John Decker, Ti Simpson, Mark Simpson, Ryan Hansen and JP Hansen; brother, Bill Boren, and sister, Nancy Williams (Leon); brothers-in-law, Don Wildmon (Lynda) of Tupelo and Allen Wildmon (Mickey) of Cordova; sisters-in-law, Louise Yancey (Mike) of Memphis and Helen Tenebaun of Burlington, Vt.; two great-grandchildren, Grace Decker and Mary Thomas Decker; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family extends a very special thank you to her special caregivers, Ann Blanchard, Emma Hatchett and her “Earth Angel,” Martha Rogers.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Johnny, in l981; daughter, Jan Wildmon Hansen, in 2005; and brother, Charlie Boren (Jean-deceased).
A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, 2011, at St. Luke Methodist Church, Tupelo. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to service at the church. Holland Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
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