Lionel Levelle Warner
Lionel Levelle Warner, Jr., 72, passed away on January 6, 2018 at his residence in Starkville, MS. He was a retired welder/fitter with Taylor Machine Works in Louisville, MS.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lionel Levelle Warner & Ruby Eaves Warner; sons, James Warner, James Parnell, and Johnny Wayne Parnell.
He is survived by his wife, Vernice Miller Warner of Starkville, MS; daughters, Tammy Garrison (Tim) of Louisville, MS, Carolyn Edmonds (Kenny) of Starkville, MS, Kathy Wells (Paul) of Starkville, MS, and Lisa Allen (Jackie) of Richland, MS; sister, Faye King of Louisville, MS; 12 grandchildren, and 8 great grandchildren.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Chapel Church in Louisville, MS.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made online to: American Heart Association, www.heart.org.
You can leave the family a condolence at: www.welchfuneralhomes.com
Going into 2018, Perkins said the biggest issue will be the continuing discussion of the annexation of the city.
“Any time you talk about annexation, the community gets involved, the board gets involved into a very involved and contentious discussion,” Perkins said. “No one is going to ever be satisfied with any plan that comes up.”
With the annexation, Perkins said comes the potential question of redrawing the ward lines because of the extension of the city.
“That's going to be a derivative of annexation,” Perkins said.
Perkins said his concern is the city is looking at bringing in more members and areas into the city, when it currently still has areas in need of the city's services and attention.
“The question is, where are you going to get the money from to do all of that infrastructure improvements,” Perkins said. “We cannot even take care of what we've got from 1998 (annexation),”
Perkins said moving forward, many members of the board are looking to go far east and south, when the city should be equal and fair to its citizens and look west and north as well.
“At this point, I want to see the entire plan and I'll make a decision based upon the evidence that's presented,” Perkins said. “Let's have an equitable plan”