William Richards Eades, Jr.'s Obituary
William R. Eades Jr., 87, died peacefully in his sleep at 6:35 AM on June 23rd, 2009 with family by his side.Bill Eades (self-employed Architect) continued his practice to his final days. Previously he was main owner and President of Archeon, an architectural firm specializing in hotel design. Earlier career he was VP of W.W.Bond, a Memphis architectural firm which designed most all of the franchise Holiday Inns developed in the 60’s and 70’s.Bill Eades survived his wife, Frances, who died in August 2000.He is survived by his son Dick Eades (Architect), Jane Eades (Surgical Nurse), and Bob Eades (Architect), 8 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. He was a hard-working, fair, honest, and an exceptionally unselfish and patient man, whom many respected and loved. He will be greatly missed!Visitation will be at Memorial Park Funeral Home on Friday 26th 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Funeral service will be Saturday 27th at 1:00 PM followed by grave-side service also at MPFH.Memorial donations to the American Heart Association would be appreciated.
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