Graydon Pearson Tines' Obituary
Graydon Pearson TinesBorn: September 4, 1925 (Jackson, Tennessee) Deceased: January 24, 2014 (Collierville, Tennessee)Preceded in death by: Parents: Elta and A.G. Tines; Sisters: Annette Weaver, Joy Carroll, Barbra StegallSurvived by: Wife: Peggy Pennington Tines (68 years of marriage) (Collierville, Tennessee); Son: Steven Pearson Tines (Memphis, Tennessee); Daughter: Cynthia Tines Godley & her husband, William Joseph Godley (Collierville, Tennessee); Sister: Jean Rogers (Decatur, Alabama); Granddaughters: Cristen Roberts & her husband, Joshua Roberts (Wetumpka, Alabama), Emily Via & her husband Jeffery Via (Williston, Tennessee); Grandson: William Grant Godley (North Pole, Alaska); Granchildren: Graydon Roberts, Ensley Roberts, Blythe Roberts, Mida GodleyEducational Achievements: Graydon graduated from Steele High School in Jackson, Tennessee and later attended Southern Law University, and the FBI Academy.Military Service: He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. In World War II he worked in the Seabees and during the Korean War he served aboard the USS New Jersey. While on the USS New Jersey, Graydon was placed in charge of the ship’s police and achieved the rank of Chief Master of Arms.Occupational History: While Graydon wore many hats in his lifetime, his service in the Memphis Police Department is perhaps the most notable. He joined the Memphis Police Department on February 3, 1948. From 1948 until he was recalled to active Navy duty in 1950, he served as a Patrolman in the traffic division.He returned to the MPD in May 1952, where he was appointed to Uniform Patrol Division. In February 1956 Graydon earned the rank of Detective and began his work with the Vice division. In June of the same year he advanced to the rank of Lieutenant in the Vice division.In 1960, Graydon received the rank of Captain and placed in command of the Investigative Bureau Traffic Division. Under his leadership, the IBTD presided over all hit & run, fatal, and potentially fatal traffic accidents in Memphis. Four years later in 1964, Graydon achieved the rank of Inspector and was placed second in command of the Traffic Division.In 1966, Inspector Tines was appointed to lead the MPD’s Inspectional Bureau, which consisted of Internal Affairs, Intelligence Bureau, Community Relations, Planning and Research, and Recruit Investigation.Two years later, Graydon received a promotion to Chief Inspector where he also served as Night Chief of Police. In 1970, Graydon was placed in charge of all Uniform Patrol Operations. In January 1972,he accepted the position of Director of Internal Affairs, before ultimately retiring from the Memphis Police Department on November 6, 1973.After retirement he worked for a number of years as a private investigator specializing in inventory loss, a security consultant for several Memphis landmarks, and owned his own furniture store. Mr. Tines was an entrepreneur as a realtor, a painter, an electrician – he could do most anything.Until the Lord called him home, Graydon and Peggy were dedicated and active members of the Woodland Hills Church of Christ.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, (901)767-8930, “Behind the Stone Wall”
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