Janie Gholston "Maxine" Avent
Dec 26, 2012
Janie "Maxine" Gholston Avent, 90 of Memphis, passed away on Wednesday December 26, 2012 at Saint Francis Hospital. Maxine was born on November 20, 1922 in Potts Camp, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Della Reed and Bedford Forrest Gholston. She was preceded in death by her husband William Avent and two brothers, Sonny Gholston and Billy Gholston. Surviving is...
Ethel Compton Miller
Dec 25, 2012
Ethel Compton Miller, 97, of Marianna, Arkansas, formerly of Memphis, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2012. Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, December 29 at Forest Hill South with visitation from 9 to 10 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will be in Forest Hill South Cemetery. Mrs. Miller is retired from Don Ross Company. She is preceded in death...
Billy W. Sharp
Dec 24, 2012
Billy W. Sharpe, 76, of Memphis, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 24, 2012. Mr. Sharpe is survived by his wife of 57 years, Judith Sharpe; two children, Terrill W. Sharpe of Memphis, and Douglas Allen Sharpe (Pam) of Iuka, MS; three grandchildren, Bethany Hill, Justin Sharpe, and Christy Sharpe, and two great-grandchildren. In lieu of...
Robert Stuart Odle
Dec 23, 2012
Olive Branch - ROBERT "Bob" STUART ODLE, went to be with his heavenly father on December 23, 2012. Bob was a veteran of the Army during the Korean War era and retired as Operations Supervisor from TVA after 30+ years. He was also a former church leader at Bethany Parkway United Methodist Church and current member at Capleville United Methodist...
Marie Hudson Hill
Dec 22, 2012
Marie Hudson Hill, 90, of Germantown, TN, passed away on December 22, 2012. She is survived by her sister, Bettye Campbell; niece, Derrie Hodge; and nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, December 27 at Forest Hill East Funeral Home. Interment will be private. Forest Hill East Funeral Home 901-382-1000
Mary Frances Parker Rygaard
Dec 22, 2012
Mary Frances Parker Rygaard, 87, was welcomed into the waiting arms of her Savior, Saturday, December 22, 2012. Born May 18, 1925, in Parker''s Crossroads, TN, awaiting her in Heaven were her parents, Cecil E. and Stella Parker, her loving husband, John Leslie Rygaard, and her brother Thomas Ray Parker. She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth I. Leebens and...
Helen Jeanette Lewis
Dec 21, 2012
Helen Jeanette Lewis, 76, of Jackson, TN formerly of Memphis, died Friday, December 21, 2012. She was a homemaker and a member of Christian Life Tabernacle in Memphis. Mrs. Lewis was preceded in death by her husband, Billy W. Lewis and is survived by her daughters, Danette Alfer of Jackson, TN, Paula Yeager of Fulton, KY; sons, Joel Lewis of...
Carolyn Parker Clower
Dec 21, 2012
Carolyn Parker Clower, 89, passed away Friday, December 21, 2012. The widow of Robert O. Clower, Jr., she is survived by her sister, Mildred Davidson; and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends at 1 pm, Saturday followed by a 2 pm service both at Forest Hill. Forest Hill Funeral Home-Midtown 901-775-0310
Eunice Jason "Jay" Hogan
Dec 19, 2012
Eunice Jason "Jay" Hogan went to be with his Heavenly Father on December 19, 2012 in his hometown of Memphis, TN. Jay was born on January 1, 1923 in Walnut Ridge, AR to Chas Hogan and Lucinda Morrow. He attended school until the 8th grade, when he went to Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression in Minnesota, to learn a...
Darla Jean Easley
Dec 19, 2012
Darla Jean Easley, 72, passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2012. She is survived by five cousins, Bill Goodwin (Lou), Gary Burnell (Pat), Bill Burnell, Gene Tillman and Bobby Tillman. The family will receive friends, 1-2 pm, Saturday, December 22 prior to the service at 2 pm, both at Forest Hill Funeral Home-Midtown. Forest Hill Funeral Home-Midtown (901) 775-0310