Rep. Nunnelee passes away

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee, a Mississippi Republican representing the 1st Congressional District which includes Columbus and West Point in the Golden Triangle region, died Friday at his home in Tupelo. He was part of the historic 2010 GOP election wave. He was 56. Nunnelee was serving his third term. He was serving on the House Appropriations Committee; and was vice chair of the panel's subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies. He was a graduate of Clinton High School and Mississippi State University. Nunnelee's health had declined over the winter holidays. He died Friday from inoperable brain cancer and complications from a subsequent stroke. Nunnerlee is survived by his wife, Tori, and three children, Reed, Emily and Nathan. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday (Feb. 9) at Calvary Baptist Church in Tupelo. (Source: Clarion Ledger 02/07/15)