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Mary Chailland
Apr. 24, 2026
The visitation for Mrs. Chailland will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, from 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM. The funeral service will follow, beginning at 2:00 PM. Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119 (901)...
Downing Martin Pryor
Apr. 24, 2026
Downing Martin “Marty” Pryor, 76, died peacefully in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday, April 24, 2026. Marty was many things to many people — sailor, captain, business owner, athlete, coach, storyteller, philosopher, writer, wisecracker. He’ll be remembered by his family and those...
Margaret A. Knudson
Apr. 24, 2026
Margaret A. Knudson Margaret A. Knudson, 90, passed away April 24, 2026 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN. She was born June 20, 1935 in Merrill, WI, the daughter of Henry and Rosalie (Monahan) Julian. On June 25, 1955, she married Thomas J. Knudson in Merrill, WI. They were...
Robert "Rob" L. Coleman
Apr. 23, 2026
Robert "Rob" L. Coleman, 66, of Collierville, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2026. He leaves a legacy through his wife of 44 years Debbie, his son R. Cameron, grandson, Cameron Case, and brother, Chuck. His love will live on through his extended family and friends he shepherded over...
Lucille T. Baker
Apr. 23, 2026
Lucille T. Baker of Germantown, TN, was born March 2, 1928, in Lula, Mississippi. She passed peacefully on the morning of April 23, 2026. Lucille was a graduate of Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi, where she earned a Bachelor's degree in Art. Her talent for drawing portraits and...
Tim Wade Hellen
Apr. 22, 2026
Timothy Wade Hellen, a devoted husband, father, and lifelong learner, passed away April 22, 2026, at the age of 84. An attorney for 40 years with Farris, Mathews, Branan, Bobango & Hellen, he was an avid reader, a lover of history and politics, and a man who found quiet joy in a good PBS...
Marcia Lynn Phillips-Kugele
Apr. 22, 2026
Lynn Phillips Kugele passed away on April 22, 2026, leaving a legacy of brilliance, creativity, and service. A native Memphian, she graduated from White Station High School in 1964 before earning B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mathematics from Memphis State University, an M.B.A. from Christian Brothers...
Annie Joy Davis
Apr. 22, 2026
Annie Joy Davis was born on February 19, 1946, in Memphis, Tennessee, to William and Joy Jennings. Annie accepted Christ at an early age, and her Christianity was reflected by her character. She left this life on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, at 11:29 a.m., at 80 years old. She leaves a legacy of...
Harley Tilley
Apr. 21, 2026
Harley passed away April 21, 2026. He was born in Arkansas and lived there until age 14. At that time, he attended and graduated from the School of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri. Harley was drafted by the New York Yankees out of high school and played with the organization until enlisting...
Jimmy H Humphrey
Apr. 21, 2026
Jimmy H. Humphrey, age 69, passed away on April 21, 2026. Born on June 28, 1956, he was the son of the late R.L. and Margie Humphrey. Jimmy grew up alongside his brothers, where many of his earliest memories were made on the baseball field. Those days shaped his lifelong love for sports and the...
Thomas Musafiri
Apr. 20, 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.”
Mamie Sue Noble
Apr. 20, 2026
The elegant and loving Mamie Sue Noble, 84, of Memphis, TN, died peacefully at home on April 20, 2026, surrounded by family after her battle with cancer. She and her twin sister, Betty Lou, were born on August 1, 1941, in a little farmhouse in the country town of Crowder, MS. As a child, she and...