Oscar Thomas Ammer's Obituary
Oscar Thomas Ammer, 77, passed away October 13, 2014. He was born December 24, 1936 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He played baseball and basketball at Memphis State University, including the 1957 NIT basketball team. He was a teacher and coach at East High School and then went to be headmaster at Elliston Baptist Academy. Later, he went back to Memphis City Schools and retired as an administrator from Raleigh-Egypt High School. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Rhilda Lee Ammer; children, Bradley Ammer and Amy Diaz (Jorge); grandchildren, Josh Ammer, Bailey Ammer, Nolan Ammer, Heather Hartfield, and Marie Diaz; great-grandchildren, Nori Ammer and Riley Hartfield; and sister, Helen Zboran. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Wednesday, October 15 and funeral services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, October 16 at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery. Interment will follow in Southwoods Memorial Park Cemetery. The family requests that memorial donations be sent the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.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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