Lovely A. Free MD
November 22, 1936 - March 16, 2022
Lovely was born to Murrell and Essie Hunley in Church Hill Tn. November 22, 1936, the 2nd of 5 siblings (2 sisters and 2 brothers, Dorothy, then Mom, Lyle, Lowell and Trula. She was named after her older sister’s best friend at her sister’s request (if the new baby was a girl). She graduated from East Tennessee State University and was accepted into the University of Tennessee Medical College and graduated in 1962 earning a Doctor of Medicine degree. While in college she had a son Alan, and in med school she had a daughter, Cindy. She had a private practice but applied for and accepted the position of Medical Director for the Methodist Emergency Room (Downtown) which she held for 15 years until retirement. Retirement didn’t really suit her so she then worked at the Naval Air Station Hospital (Millington), then Baptist Minor Medical Clinics, a clinic of the City of Memphis, and consulted for a private business. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 23 at 1:30 p.m. with a funeral service to follow at 2:30 p.m. in the Fireside Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN, 38119. (901) 767-8930. To view the service online, click on the link below; http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/71312/hash:2C098C07FAFCC8AE
Lovely was born to Murrell and Essie Hunley in Church Hill Tn. November 22, 1936, the 2nd of 5 siblings (2 sisters and 2 brothers, Dorothy, then Mom, Lyle, Lowell and Trula. She was named after her older sister’s best friend at her sister’s... View Obituary & Service Information