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Martha Pugh
Sep. 02, 2026
Services are pending with Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery.
Deborah Coleman
Sep. 02, 2026
Services are pending with Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery.
Gloria Hepburn
Aug. 30, 2026
Gloria Jean Hepburn Pritzke passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 30, 2026. She was born on April 13, 1946, in Memphis, Tennessee, to David Russell and Lillie Williams Hepburn. Preceding her in death were her parents and her two brothers, David Russell Hepburn, Jr. and James Hall Hepburn....
Deborah Koch Michael
Aug. 30, 2026
Deborah Koch Michael passed into the loving arms of Jesus on August 30, 2026, at the age of 77 years. Debby was born on March 10, 1949, in Elgin, Illinois, and her family moved to Memphis in 1951. She grew up in the Cherokee neighborhood, graduated from Messick High School in 1967, and attended...
James "Jim" Allen Watson
Aug. 30, 2026
James Allen Watson (Jim), 77, passed away at home with his loved ones in Germantown, TN on August 30, 2026. Jim was born March 24, 1949, in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Arthur Ewell Watson and Clara Williams Watson. He graduated from Hamilton County Public Schools and continued on to college at...
Herman "Gene" Brown
Aug. 28, 2026
Gene Brown, 76, passed away on August 28, 2026. Gene was a devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, loyal friend, and dedicated employee whose work ethic and warm spirit left a lasting impression on everyone who knew him. A familiar and welcoming presence, Gene was often the first to...
Judy Tate Pegg
Aug. 28, 2026
Judy Tate Pegg, 81, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 28, 2026. Judy was born on September 12, 1944 in Ripley, Mississippi to Lacy Caswell Tate and Sarah Ragan Tate. An only child, she spent the first 9 years of her life in Ripley where she cherished the countless hours she spent at...
Sybil Lennon Tucker
Aug. 27, 2026
Sybil Lennon Tucker was called to her eternal home on August 27, 2026, at the age of 92. She was born on November 2, 1933, in Evergreen, NC, and was predeceased by her faithful husband of 68 years, Donald Webb Tucker; her parents, Denver Hartford Lennon Sr. and Mary Alice Kelly Lennon; and five...
Andrew "Andy " Freeny Saunders III
Aug. 27, 2026
During his 80 years on this Earth, Andrew Freeny “Andy” Saunders III left a larger-than-life impression. From his days striding across the Harding College campus belting out operatic arias in the mid-’60s to his performance of “The Impossible Dream” during a Memphis University School theater...
Jean H Priester
Aug. 27, 2026
Jean Hicks Priester, 85, of Memphis, Tennessee, passed into life eternal to dwell forever in the presence of her Lord, Thursday, August 27, 2026, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, TN. Born Cornelia Jean Hicks on October 4, 1940, in Natchez, Mississippi, she was known throughout her life as...
Mary Elizabeth Bullard
Aug. 26, 2026
Mary Elizabeth (McCollum) Bullard, age 90, of Memphis, Tennessee passed away in her home on August 26, 2026. Mary was born in Ripley, Tennessee on September 7, 1935. Mary moved to Memphis after graduating from Ripley High School to enter Nursing School. However, money grew short and she went to...
Harold Adams
Aug. 25, 2026
Harold Adams was born on September 2, 1946, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Bleachie Greene Adams and J. D. Adams. On August 25, 2026, just days before his 80th birthday, Harold peacefully transitioned from this earthly life, leaving behind a legacy of faith, family, service, and love. Harold received...