Roy H. Adams
Jul 22, 2015
Roy H. Adams, 77, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital-Memphis. Roy was born in Batesville, MS. He graduated from Central High School in Memphis. In his younger years, he was a page in the Senate for Albert Gore, Sr. and Estes Kefauver. In 1962 he was a proud graduate of U T Knoxville, and he...
Jack Auston Wiley
Jul 21, 2015
Jack Auston Wiley, age 93, of Olive Branch, MS passed away Tuesday July 21, 2015. He was born August 02, 1921 in Chickasha, Oklahoma, to the late John and Mavis Wiley of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He attended Holt High School in Holt, Alabama. Jack served his country in World War II on a cargo ship as a Merchant Marine in the...
Billy D. Thompson
Jul 20, 2015
Billy D. Thompson, 82, of Memphis, TN went to be with the Lord on July 20, 2015. Mr. Thompson was born in Bruce, MS. He served as a US Army Military Policeman stationed in Germany for two years and worked for over 40 years at Illinois Central Railroad. Billy leaves his wife, Eloise; two daughters, Lisa(Steve) Sloas and Teresa(Joe) Sorah;...
Bettye Johnson (Crowell) Johnson
Jul 19, 2015
Bettye was raised in a humble, yet loving home consisting of an older brother, Bob, and a much younger sister, Barbara. Her dad worked for the railroad and her mother was a homemaker and later in life, a nurses'' aid. They lived off of the land as much as possible, slaughtering hogs and curing them in the smoke house. They...
Guy Marion Hagood
Jul 18, 2015
Guy Marion Hagood, 95, of Olive Branch, MS passed away July 18, 2015. Guy served in the U.S. Navy throughout World War II in the Pacific. He was aboard the Battle Ship, West VA when it was sunk at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. He was later on board the USS Lexington when it was also sunk during combat....
Shirley Williams (Wood) Williams
Jul 18, 2015
Shirley "Elouise" Williams, 87, died on Saturday, July 18, 2015 after a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death by her husband Essex "Junior" Williams. Elouise was born in Memphis where she graduated from Humes High School. She was a member of The Order of the Eastern Star Woodlawn Chapter for over fifty years. She retired from Delta Foremost Chemical...
Jerry Franklin Houston
Jul 18, 2015
Jerry Franklin Houston, 73, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at his home in Ashland, MS. Mr. Houston grew up in Memphis and was a graduate of Messick High School. He was a retired fireman from the City of Memphis Fire Department. He was a member of Medlock Methodist Church and was a Mason. His parents, Aubrey Lee and...
Peter Montana Billings
Jul 17, 2015
Born June 16, 1992 Memphis, TN Died July 17, 2015 Nashville, TN Peter Montana Billings was a kid from Memphis who wanted to live an epic life, so he did. His story began on June 16th, 1992 in Memphis, TN. Montana was a lover of life, a lover of God, a lover of music, and a lover of people. At...