Don F. Royals' Obituary
Don F. Royals, 77 passed Tuesday August 6, 2013 at St Francis Hospital, Memphis, TN Don is survived by his wife Beatrice Neal Royals, his Sister Doris “Dot” Coggin, his sons Mark Royals (Tina) and John Johnson (Jonella) and daughters Jill Spivey (Robert), Kaye Litano (Nick) and Lynne Neely (Joe) Grandchildren April Barron(David), Erin Boutwell (Kevin) , John Holland Johnson, Ryan Neely, Jonathan Litano, Benjamin Litano and Luke Neely.Don was born March 7, 1936 in High Point, NC. After serving several years in the United States Marines he enjoyed a successful career as a Chrysler Dealer/Owner of Graceland Dodge. Don was recognized consecutively as a Five Star Dealer for Chrysler. Don was an avid golfer and was privileged to play on many prestigious courses including the British Open Courses. Don enjoyed a variety of sports and loved the company of others including sponsoring teams during Memphis in May Bar-B-que affectionately called the “Plastered Porkers”Don leaves behind a host of loving family, friends, coworkers and his adoring 11 year old Dachshund Hans.Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Thursday, August 8 and 1-2 p.m., Friday, August 9; and funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Friday, all at Germantown Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38119, (901)767-8930, “Behind the Stone Wall”.To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family, please visit our Sympathy Store
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