Merle Flowers (born October 20, 1968) is an American businessman and politician from the

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. A member of the Republican Party, Flowers served in the

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. Flowers retired from the Mississippi Senate in 2012 to spend more time with his family. Flowers is Chairman of the Board for Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare Olive Branch Hospital. Flowers is former Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 241 and father of 5 Palm

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, Jackson Flowers. He is President of Flowers Properties, LLC in DeSoto County. He is a member of The Well Methodist Church in Lewisburg. Flowers serves on two statewide Boards; The Mississippi Development Bank and The Mississippi Business Finance Corporation.

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1968 births Living people People from Camden, Tennessee People from Olive Branch, Mississippi Auburn University alumni University of Mississippi alumni Republican Party Mississippi state senators 21st-century members of the Mississippi Legislature {{Mississippi-politician-stub