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William B. Daniels Jr. "Danny"
Jan. 31, 2026
William B. Daniels, Jr. "Danny", 78, of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2026. Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119 (901) 767-8930 "Where Memphis comes to remember, since 1924."
Marlyin Raye Henry
Jan. 30, 2026
Marlyin Raye Henry, 85, of Nesbit, MS passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026, Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119 (901) 767-8930 "Where Memphis comes to remember since 1924."
BJ Taylor Jr.
Jan. 28, 2026
LCDR B J(Jere) Taylor, Jr. USN (Ret.), 87, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2026, surrounded by his beloved sisters at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN. Born in Brownsville, TN to the late BJ Taylor and Polly Halliburton Taylor, he grew up in Ripley, TN where he graduated...
Charles C. "Pete" Craft
Jan. 28, 2026
Charles C. “Pete” Craft Sr. passed away on January 28, 2026. Born in June of 1929 to James Harry and Charlotte Cummings Craft he was a lifelong Memphian. Pete began his career in the hardwood lumber industry and later retired from the Illinois Central Railroad in1994 as a stationary...
Genie Jenkins Braden
Jan. 28, 2026
Genie Jenkins Braden passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, after a brief illness. She was 68 years old. She was born on March 18, 1957, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Sarah Catherine and James E. Jenkins. Genie moved to Memphis early in life and always considered it home. She was a...
Jane McKnett
Jan. 28, 2026
Jane McKnett, age 89, of Southaven, Mississippi, passed away on January 23, 2026. Jane lived a full and meaningful life, marked by quiet strength, kindness, and a gentle spirit that left a lasting impression on all who knew her. She found joy in her family and offered warmth, steadiness, and love...
Virginia Louise Fryman
Jan. 27, 2026
Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119 (901) 767-8930. “Where Memphis comes to remember, since 1924.”
Diana Marie Wagner Veneklase
Jan. 27, 2026
Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119 (901) 767-8930. “Where Memphis comes to remember, since 1924.”
Sheri Taylor Stevens
Jan. 27, 2026
Sheri Taylor Stevens, 65, passed away on January 27, 2026, in Germantown, Tennessee. The family will receive friends on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM. A funeral service will follow. Interment will be in Memorial Park...
Chris "Boo" Loveland
Jan. 26, 2026
Chris passed away peacefully in his home in downtown Memphis, Tennessee — the city he loved deeply and supported fiercely. Memphis wasn’t just where he lived; it was part of who he was. From championing local businesses and local bands to dancing the night away at Lafayette’s, Chris embraced his...
Roy Alan Pritchard
Jan. 26, 2026
Roy Alan Pritchard, 83, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026. The visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the service time at 12:00 p.m., Friday, February 6th, 2026 at White Station Church of Christ. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Coach Pritchard's full obituary will be posted...
Richard DeMeyere Chotard Jr.
Jan. 26, 2026
Mr. Richard DeMeyere Chotard, Jr., died in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 26, 2026, at the age of 88. He was former President of Trustmark Corporation and former Deputy Comptroller of the Currency. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Mary Jane Calame Chotard; his two dearly beloved sons,...