Lou McFarland

July 27, 1931 - January 16, 2021

Lou Meals McFarland, 89, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2021 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Lou was born to parents, Sam Meals and Ida (Glasgow) Meals in Jackson, TN on July 27, 1931. She was raised in Jackson and came to live in Memphis as a young adult. She was married to James Michael McFarland on January 6, 1968. They have been residents of Germantown, TN for more than 40 years. Lou was a devout Christian and a long-time member of Christ United Methodist Church. She worked as a Manager of Unemployment Security for the State of TN for 43 years before taking retirement. She is survived by her husband, Jim McFarland; her stepdaughter, Debi Stoddard; step grandchildren, Dean Proffer and his wife Heather, and Kelly Castleman; and step great grandchildren, Mason Proffer and Marisa Proffer. She was preceded in death by her stepson, Michael McFarland. Lou leaves many friends for whom she deeply cared. She intensely loved her husband and her dogs. She was a beautiful and kind lady that will be greatly missed by all. Funeral services are Sunday, January 24th, at Memorial Park Funeral Home at 2 p.m. The visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. To view the webcasted service click the link below: http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/46173 The family is requesting that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or to the building fund of Christ United Methodist Church in lieu of flowers.