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Joseph Hamilton
Sep. 28, 2025
Services are pending with Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery.
Newton Pond McLean
Sep. 28, 2025
Newton Pond McLean, 73, of Memphis, Tennessee, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon after a long illness. Newton was the youngest of five children and displayed an early aptitude for music that would shape his life. He grew up in Midtown Memphis and attended Snowden School and Central High...
Donna Kaye Carman
Sep. 28, 2025
On September 28, 2025, Donna Kaye Carman of Memphis, Tennessee, went to her Heavenly home. Born on March 6, 1952, Donna was truly one of God's chosen angels on earth. After an accident at the age of 17 limited her to a wheelchair, Donna went on to become Miss Wheelchair Tennessee, earn a degree...
Edward K. Thiele Sr.
Sep. 27, 2025
Edward K. Thiele Sr. passed away on September 27, 2025 in Bartlett Tennessee. He was born on July 31, 1936 in St. Louis, Missouri to Theodore and Dolores Thiele. He was the second of three sons. He entered the Marine Corps after high school and served during the Korean War as a crew chief of a...
Luca Mendes Patterson
Sep. 26, 2025
Luca Mendes Patterson passed away on September 26, 2025, surrounded by the love of his parents, Dustin and Queila Patterson. Though only four years old, Luca filled the world around him with a brightness and joy that felt infinite. Luca loved everything that moved, glowed, or flew — rockets,...
Roger Latham Jr.
Sep. 26, 2025
Roger Gaines Latham Jr., 68, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded in death by his father, Roger Latham Sr.; mother, Carolyn Latham; sister, Melanie Latham; sister-in-law, Sharon Latham; and brother-in-law, Jim...
Betty Eudell Bennett
Sep. 25, 2025
Betty Eudell Bennett, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2025, at the age of 91. Born June 8, 1934, in Memphis, Tennessee, Betty was a lifelong resident of the city she cherished. She attended Messick High School and developed a lifelong love for music. She...
Rick Condrey
Sep. 25, 2025
Rick Condrey, 71, of Memphis, Tennessee, went to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 25, 2025. Born in Memphis on September 19, 1954, Rick attended Bartlett High School and proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Lindenwood Christian Church where his faith...
Betty Jean Cossey
Sep. 25, 2025
Betty Jean Cossey, 79, of Southaven, Mississippi, entered her eternal rest on September 25, 2025. Born on January 1, 1946, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Melba Ruth Feezor and Ernest Eugene Phillips, Betty was a proud New Year’s Baby. She spent her early years in Memphis before moving to California as...
Charles A. Echols
Sep. 24, 2025
Charles Albert Echols passed away at his home on September 24, 2025. He was born on December 12, 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana to his late parents, Charles Preston and Grace Davis Echols. He moved to Memphis as a child with his parents and siblings, Susan Echols Durham (sister, deceased), and...
Robert Walker Hawks
Sep. 24, 2025
Robert Walker Hawks, age 82, passed away in his sleep on September 24, 2025 at The Highlands Health & Rehab Nursing Home in Memphis. He was born in Trenton, Tennessee to the late Robert T. Hawks and Evelyn Walker Hawks. His family moved to Union City, Tennessee in his teens where he attended...
Shirley Strickland Son
Sep. 23, 2025
Shirley Strickland-Son, age 81, born July 19, 1944, departed this life in Knoxville, Tennessee September 23, 2025, with her children by her side as the final illness came swiftly and closed the last chapter of her earthly journey. For most of her days she made her home in Memphis, Tennessee; a...