Michael Philip Sobczak
Sep 16, 2015
Michael Philip Sobczak, 60 of Memphis, TN, passed away in his home on Sept 16, 2015. He was born on November 10, 1954 in Chicago, IL. He was a beloved father and grandfather, an avid University of Memphis basketball fan, and a graduate of Memphis State University. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Louis Sobczak, and Florene...
Richard Lloyd Vaughan
Sep 14, 2015
Richard Lloyd Vaughan, 69, widower of Mary Jeanette Vaughan, died on September 14, 2015. Richard Vaughan served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and the United States Postal Service for 44 years. He is survived by: daughter Sharon Vaughan Gay, son Bryce Lloyd Vaughan; son in law Chris A Gay; grandchildren Taylor Marie Culpepper, Jason Alexander Gay, Bryson Lloyd Vaughan,...
Mary E. Smith
Sep 13, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Smith, 90, of Punta Gorda, FL passed on at home on September 13, 2015. She was the daughter of Jessie and Ann (Connor) White, born October 12, 1924, in Sheffield, AL. Mary and her husband, James L. Smith, moved to Punta Gorda Isles in 2001, and made PGI their second retirement home. After losing her husband of 64...
Judith Ann Dias
Sep 11, 2015
Judith Ann Dias, 72, was born November 13, 1942 and died September 11, 2015. Visitation is Tuesday, September 15, 2015 5p.m. - 7p.m. at Twin Lakes Baptist Church 5900 Twin Lakes Drive, Horn Lake, MS 38637. Services will be Wednesday, September 16, 2015, 2p.m. Twin Lakes Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, 1661 S. Elvis Presley...
Boyd T. Kelly
Sep 11, 2015
Boyd T. Kelly, 80, of Millington, TN, passed away on September 11, 2015. He was born in Loyall, Kentucky on April 21, 1935 to the late William & Pearl Saylor Kelly. Mr. Kelly was a retired Master Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps after 26 years. He was a member of The Apostolic Church of Millington. Mr. Kelly...
Martha Pitts (White) Pitts
Sep 11, 2015
Martha Lynn White Pitts, born to Bruce and Hester White August 12, 1928 in Covington, Tennessee. There she attended Garland Elementary and graduated from Byars Hall High School. She moved to Memphis, Tennessee after graduation where she met Kenneth Pitts in 1947 while employed at Union Planters Bank. They married May 21, 1948 in Washington, D.C. and returned to Memphis...
Artie Ree Thornton
Sep 11, 2015
Artie Ree Thornton, 75, of Memphis, TN, passed away on September 11, 2015. She retired from Woolworth and was a member of New Life Baptist Church. Mrs. Thornton was the widow of the late, Paul Jerry Thornton. She is survived by two sons, Paul Duel (Wendy) Thornton, Shawn Lee (Mindy) Thornton; daughter, Dottie Tallent; two sisters, Linda (Larry) Malone, Donna...
Suzanne Elder (Caldwell) Elder
Sep 10, 2015
Suzanne Caldwell Elder, 86, formerly of Memphis, TN, passed away Thursday, September10, 2015 at Parkview Nursing Home in Paducah, Kentucky after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held at Forest Hill Funeral Home on Monday, September 14 from 5-7 p.m. with final services on Tuesday, September 15 at 10 a.m. She is a graduate of Osceola High School, in Osceola,...
Robert Earl "Bob" Ammons
Sep 10, 2015
Robert "Bob" Ammons, Jr., 90, of Memphis, TN, went to be with the Lord September 10, 2015. He was an athlete, retired educator from Shelby County Schools and an avid fan of Memphis Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals. Mr. Ammons served in the US Navy and was a member of Central Church. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather....
William Michael "Mike" Chandler
Sep 9, 2015
William Michael "Mike" Chandler, 62, of Glens Falls, and formerly of Memphis, Tennessee, died on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 after a brief and brave battle with cancer. The son of Clyde W. "Bill" and Elizabeth (Scott) Chandler, Mike was born in Memphis on December 20, 1952 in the back of a taxi cab en route to the hospital. His mother...