Charlotte Mayfield's Obituary
Charlotte Dunagin Mayfield, 90, died Friday morning, February 22, 2013 at Baptist Hospital after suffering a stroke a week ago. She was born May 18, 1922, in Decatur, Mississippi, to George Harmon Love Dunagin and Odis Mae Spivey Dunagin. In May 1942, she received a Bachelor of Arts from Blue Mountain College for Women with a major in music. She was predeceased by her parents, her brother, Dr. James Love Dunagin, and her husband of 50 years, Dr. L. Henning Mayfield. She leaves behind her three children, Charlotte Mayfield Hayes, of Atlanta, and husband Daniel W. Hayes, Jr., Noel Henning Mayfield, and Jane Margaret Mayfield, both of Memphis, grandchildren, Janie Hayes and husband Jimmy Bisese, of Washington, D.C., Danny Hayes, of Washington, D.C., and Cindy Hayes, of Austin, TX, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was a member of First Evangelical Church, lifetime member and past president of the Renaissance Music Circle, and former member of Le Bonheur Club and Memphis Symphony League. The family would like to express special thanks to her devoted and loving caregivers, Rose Sanchez, Ruby Thomas, Juanita Smith and Greta Flowers. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be sent to Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, MS, Christ Community Health Services or Memphis Union Mission. A private burial service will be held on Sunday morning, February 24, at Memorial Park Cemetery with visitation following from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, Tennessee.
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