Joan Gaston Wentzell Hamner's Obituary
Joan Gaston Wentzell Hamner, 78, passed away September 19, 2014. She was born on September 1, 1936 in Memphis, TN to Lynn Eloise Gaston and Harry Albert Wentzell, III. She was a graduate of Central High School, Memphis. She went on to receive her dental hygienist degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. She is survived by her sons, Rev. Dr. James Edward Hamner, IV (Cindy) and Dr. Harry Wentzell Hamner; grandchildren, Rachael, Anne, Rebecca, Sarah, Nicholas, Caryn, Claire, and Caroline; great-grandson, Jaxson; and sister, Barbara Phillips (Don). Family and friends are invited to gather at the funeral home beginning at 2 p.m. before graveside services at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 23 at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, “Behind the Stone Wall.”
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