Funeral Services celebrating the life of John Marsh will be 1 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2025 at Lone Oak Baptist Church with Bro.Tracy Quillian officiating and Jonathan Marsh delivering the eulogy. Burial will follow at Oaks Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 9, 2025 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and on Friday from 11 a.m. until service time at the church.
John passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at his home at the age of 64. He was born on July 10,1961 at Whitfield Hospital to the late Samuel Martin Marsh and Mary Louise York Marsh. John graduated in 1979 from Kossuth High School then he later attended Northeast Mississippi Community College. John drove a tour bus with Senator Coaches for Brooks and Dunn. Since 2003 John, was the owner and operator of Slugburger Cafe where he acquired the famous name "Slugburger Man." While working at the cafe John made numerous friends and some of them even became family.
Up until John became ill he was an active member of Lone Oak Baptist Church for over 20 plus years. Even though John was sick, he never let his faith fall short, and he would say, "God is Good" period! John enjoyed all sports, NASCAR, local dirt track racing, country music, telling stories from his tour bus days, exotic birds, seeing his customers at the cafe, and spending time with his grandchildren.
John was greeted in heaven by his parents Samuel Martin Marsh and Mary Louise York Marsh and his father and mother in law, Eddie Clyde Dunn and Brenda Jones Dunn.
John is survived by his wife and soulmate Cindy Dunn Marsh of 27 years; children, Dustin Marsh (Jessica), JonScott Marsh (Emily), Maggie Macias (Julio), and Maecie Grose (Ryan); grandchildren, Jacob Marsh, Jayden Marsh, Cooper Marsh, Oakleigh Marsh, Maddie Essary, Eddien Macias, Elliot Macias, Lio Macias, Elonso Macias and Emiliana Macias, Emma Kate Grose, and Brodie Grose; siblings, Jeannie Arnold (Ronnie), Deb Spivey (Mike), and Ricky Marsh (Cathy); and his special friends, his cafe girls.
Pallbearers include Doug Essary, Joey Gilmore, Johnny James, Joe Sanders, Roger Spencer, and Maurice Stafford. Honorary pallbearers include, Ronnie Chappell, Gerald Essary, Don Phifer, Zack Stacy, Joe Price, Marcus Simmons, and Alan Wooten.
John has lived an exciting life filled with joy. This isn't goodbye John "Henry," this is see you later PERIOD.
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