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Chad Tyrone Irvin
Jan. 28, 2026
Chad Tyrone Irvin, 60 years old, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN. He is survived by his devoted wife and best friend, Glenda W. Irvin; mother, Betty Baxter; mother-in-law, Henrietta Washington; children, Jediah (Mark), Michael (Cindi), Lenora...
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
Virginia Louise Fryman, 99, passed away January 27, 2026, in Collierville, Tennessee. She was born October 19,1926 in Waldenburg, Arkansas to Lee and Adelia Boyd. She graduated from Waldenburg High School in 1946 where she met her future husband, Keg Fryman. They married after his return from...
Diana Marie Wagner Veneklase
Jan. 27, 2026
Diana Marie Wagner Veneklase, 84, of Byhalia MS, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026. Diana was born on October 31, 1941, to Anton and Alice Wagner. She lived a full and meaningful life defined by love, resilience, and devotion to family and friends. Diana had a gentle spirit,...
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, of Memphis, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 26, 2026. Alan was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, teacher, coach, and faithful servant of God. A longtime member of White Station Church of Christ, his faith was the foundation of his life...
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,...
Annie Stovall Ruff
Jan. 25, 2026
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...