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...

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.”

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...

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,...

Annie Stovall Ruff, age 82, of Memphis, Tennessee passed away surrounded by her family and friends on January 25, 2026. Born August 10, 1943, Annie was the 2nd child of Baird and Frances Stovall of Oxford, North Carolina. Annie grew up in Oxford with a big and close extended family. Her best...

Ernesto Gonzalez went home to be with Jesus on January 25, 2026. He was 88-years-old. Ernesto came from Cuba in 1964 with his beautiful bride, Elia Margarita Santiesteban, and his baby boy, Josue. His little American daughter, Esther, was his princess. It was a 65-year romance and the American...

Jerry Ballard passed into the presence of the Lord on January 23, 2026, at St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett. Jerry was born to Joan and Jack Ballard at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee on January 15, 1954. He grew up in East Memphis, where he attended Overton High School and graduated...

Peggy Marshall Boyce Jemison Bodine In July 2025, Peggy Jemison Bodine and 200 of her family and friends danced and celebrated her 100 years on this earth. On January 22, 2026, she joined the better dance party on the golden streets with the best company around. Peggy loved life, her Lord, her...

Lois Loftin Moore was born on February 18, 1934, in rural McNairy County, TN and passed peacefully from this life on January 20, 2026. She was the daughter of Orba Otis Loftin and Leeora Smith Loftin. After graduating from High school in Lexington, TN, Lois briefly attended Bethel College in...

Bette Eppes Colter, 78, died January 20, 2026, at her home in Memphis, Tennessee. A service in her memory will be held at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Memphis on February 7th, 2026, at 10:00 AM. She is predeceased by her parents William Pike Eppes, Jr. and Clara Darden Smith Eppes. Bette...

Ewing Graves Haley, Jr. (97), of Collierville, TN, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville. Ewing, known to family and friends as “Budge,” “Budgie,” “GranBudgie,” or simply “GB”, leaves behind his wife of 71 years, June Anderson Haley; two...

Patti Lou Smith, 68, of Southaven, Mississippi, passed away on January 19, 2026. She was born on May 27th, 1957 to the late Geraldine Griffith (McDaniel) and Marvin Carl Griffith Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. Patti, an alumni of Whitehaven High School class of 1974, dedicated over 20 years of...