June Ellen Carlson's Obituary
June Ellen Carlson, 85, went to meet her heavenly father January 26, 2016. Born in Geneva NY, July 1, 1930 and moved to Memphis in 1971, that began a very active life in her church and community. Some of her accomplishments were serving as President of Memphis Newcomers, Chairman of ladies golf at Chickasaw Country Club, co-founder of Ladies Heart Tournament, served on Board of Directors and past chairman of the Memphis Heart Gala and was a scorer for the St. Jude Golf Tournament for 40 years. June was a longtime member of Church of The Holy Spirit where she was a daily mass communicant and Eucharistic Minister. She was preceded in death by Howard, her loving husband of 60 years. She is survived by 3 children, Kathleen Van Zant (Jack) of Memphis, TN, Michael (Margaret) of Atoka, TN and Kevin (Lois) of Marietta GA; 4 grandchildren, Lisa, Elizabeth, Taylor, Jesse and 4 great-grandchildren, Kelsey, Ryan, Tristen and Kailee. A special thank you to her caregivers; Eileen, Cille, Jenny, Lora, Elizabeth and the staff at Methodist Hospice on Quince Road. Services will be held Friday, January 29 at Church of the Holy Spirit beginning with a Rosary at 9:30 am, visitation at 10:00 am and Funeral Mass at 11:00 am. Entombment will follow at Memorial Park Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project or your favorite charity.Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119. “Celebrating Life… Behind the Stone Wall”
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