Springfield, James' Obituary
James F Springfield, Sr. (Jim/Jimmy) died on April 30, 2025 at the age of 95. He was born in Memphis in 1929 and graduated from Germantown High School, Rhodes College and the University of Memphis School of Law. He proudly served for 3 years in the US Navy. He spent his entire working career of 43 years at Union Planters Bank (now part of Regions Bank) and led the Trust Division for many years and then became General Counsel for a number of years before retiring at the age of 65. He was a 50+ year member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church. He believed in serving the community and was involved in many organizations including the Plough Foundation, WKNO and a number of others. He was preceded in death by his parents Mildred and Lomax Springfield, his brothers Lomax Springfield and John Murry Springfield, his ex-wife and mother of his children Shirley Springfield and his wife Nancy Springfield. He is survived by his children Sidney Evans (Dan), Susan Springfield and Jim Springfield (Shawn) and his grandchildren Scott Evans (Caitlyn), Katie Evans (Ned), Jake Springfield and Drew Springfield. The family would also like to acknowledge the many caregivers at Allen Morgan Health Center who took such great, loving care of him for the last 5 years. Visitation will be held from 11 AM to 1 PM on Tuesday, May 13 with a memorial service to follow at 1 PM at Memorial Park Funeral Home in Memphis. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to University of Memphis School of Law, Rhodes College, Emmanuel United Methodist Church or the donor’s choice of other charitable organizations.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38119 (901) 767-8930. “Where Memphis comes to remember, since 1924.”
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