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Carol Franklin Osteen
Jan. 09, 2026
Elva Carol Franklin Osteen, aged 89, of Germantown, Tennessee, peacefully passed away surrounded by her loved ones, after a short illness on January 9th. Carol, as she was known, was born in Greenville, SC. She was the daughter of Hoke and Mary Edith Franklin. She was a graduate of Easley High...
Naciel Carpenter
Jan. 09, 2026
Naciel Kendale Carpenter, affectionately known as Angel, passed away on January 9, 2026, in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 16. Born on June 17, 2009, in Memphis, Naciel brought light and love into the world from the very beginning. A junior at Shrine School, Naciel was a young man whose...
Vivian Veazey Randall
Jan. 09, 2026
Vivian Veazey Randall was born April 20, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee. She died peacefully at her home on January 9, 2026. She attended Coldwater High School and graduated from The University of Mississippi in 1964 with BAE. She married Randy Randall, moved to the Gulf Coast and taught school for...
Rickey Lane Bowen
Jan. 09, 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.
Wilma Ruth Walk
Jan. 08, 2026
Wilma Ruth Walk passed away on January 8th, 2026 at the age of 89 surrounded by the love of her family and close friends. She was born at her home in Covington, Tennessee weighing in at only 2 pounds. Her miraculous life began that day only to continue throughout her lifetime accomplishing much....
John Lewis Zoccola
Jan. 07, 2026
John L. Zoccola, 92, of Memphis, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at his home on January 7, 2026, held lovingly in the arms of his devoted wife, Patricia W. Zoccola. His final moments reflected the way he lived his life—surrounded by love, grace, and unwavering faith. John was born December 29,...
Kenneth "Kewe" Glasper DeBerry
Jan. 07, 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.”
Danny Chou
Jan. 07, 2026
Danny Chou, a loving husband, brother, and father, peacefully departed this life on January 7, 2026, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and soon after moved to Cotton Plant, Arkansas, during his childhood years. He lived and worked alongside his parents and siblings at...
Rudell Wilson
Jan. 07, 2026
Mr. Rudell Wilson age 94 of Collierville, Tennessee passed away on January 7, 2026. He was born in Hudsonville, Mississippi to the late Robert Harvey Wilson and Rena Skelton Wilson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Dot. He is survived by his sons,...
Doris Regina Quinn
Jan. 07, 2026
Doris Regina Shaw Quinn, 90, of Memphis, TN, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 7th, 2026. Doris Regina Shaw Quinn, the only child of Thelma Jones and Cleotha Shaw was born in Haywood County, Tennessee on May 31, 1935. At the age of 11, she accepted Christ and united with...
Joan Lois Kaswinkel
Jan. 04, 2026
Joan Pytell Kaswinkel, a radiant soul known for her constant kindness, warm smile, and boundless love for family, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2026, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, following complications from surgery. She was 90 years old. Born on October 2, 1935, in...
Sandra Canaday Powers
Jan. 04, 2026
Sandra May Canaday (Sandy) Powers was born on September 10, 1946, in Danville, Illinois, to R. Chris Canaday, an aerosol industry executive and WW II hero, and May Alma Leonard, a homemaker. She grew up in Danville along with her younger sister, Su, graduating from Danville High School. She...