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Mrs. Juanita Smith Fentress
Sep 15, 2025
Mrs. Juanita Smith Fentress, age 72 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Monday, September 15, 2025.
There will be a viewing for Mrs. Fentress on Saturday, September 27th from 10:00 - 10:55 AM with funeral to begin at 11:00 AM at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. - Chapel, 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38058.
Interment will follow...
Dr. Barbara Alfreda Duncan-Cody
Sep 15, 2025
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Barbara Duncan-Cody, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend, physician (OB/GYN), and surgeon on September 15, 2025. She was born on April 25, 1946. Dr. Barbara Duncan-Cody was a proud graduate of the Manassas High School Class of 1964. After earning her undergraduate degree from Knoxville College, she...
Mrs. Simone D. Fields
Sep 13, 2025
Mrs. Simone D. Fields, age 55 of Millington, Tennessee passed away Saturday, September 13, 2025 at St. Francis Hospital - Bartlett.
A visitation for Mrs. Fields will be held on Friday, September 19th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 3220 Wilkinsville Road, Drummonds, Tennessee 38023.
There will be an additional...
Mrs. Dorothy Marie Person
Sep 13, 2025
Mrs. Dorothy Marie Person, age 64 of Bartlett, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - East, Memphis, Tennessee.
A visitation will be held on Friday, September 19th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at London Branch Baptist Church, 1570 London Branch Road, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012.
There will be an additional...
Ms. Phyllis Leverne Banks
Sep 12, 2025
Ms. Phyllis Laverne Banks, age 81 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025 at her residence.
A Memorial Service for Ms. Banks will be held on Wednesday, September 17th at 11:00 AM at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. - Chapel, 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.
Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. has charge:
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Mr. Thurman Lee Treadwell, Sr.
Sep 12, 2025
Mr. Thurman Lee Treadwell, Sr., age 76, of Atoka, Tennessee passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025 in Ripley, Tennessee.
There will be a visitation for Mr. Treadwell on Saturday, September 20th from 10:00 - 11:55 AM with funeral to begin at 12:00 noon all at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 584 John Hill Road, Brighton, Tennessee 38011....
Mrs. Delphine Jenkins
Sep 11, 2025
Mrs. Delphine Denise Jenkins, age 67, of Millington, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, September 11, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.
There will be a visitation for Mrs. Jenkins on Friday, September 19th from 5 - 7 p.m. at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc., 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053. There will be an additional viewing on Saturday, September 20th from...
Mr. Eddie B. Ward, Jr.
Sep 9, 2025
Mr. Eddie B. Ward, Jr., age 87 of Bartlett, Tennessee, passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at True Living Care Home in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A viewing for Mr. Ward will be held on Saturday, September 27th at 1:00 PM at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc., - Chapel, 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.
Interment will...
Little Master Joseph Levi Ward
Sep 7, 2025
Little Master Joseph Levi Ward, age 4-weeks, passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2025 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - East in Memphis, Tennessee.
A visitation will be held for Little Master Ward on Tuesday, September 16th, from 4:00 - 6:00 PM at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. - Chapel, 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.
Interment will...
Ms. Katrina Gail Starnes
Sep 3, 2025
Ms. Katrina Gail Starnes, age 67 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - East.
A funeral service for Ms. Starnes will be held Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 12:00 noon at Homeland COGIC, 3529 James Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38128.
Interment will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery,...
Mr. Ruebin Terrell
Aug 31, 2025
Mr. Ruebin Terrell age 75 of Millington, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025 in Memphis, Tennessee.
There will be a memorial service for Mr. Ruebin on Sunday, September 7th beginning at 2 p.m. at Millington Church Of Christ, 7320 Raleigh Millington Road, Millington, Tennessee 38053.
Interment will take place on Monday, September 8th...
Mr. Ezell Jackson
Aug 31, 2025
Mr. Ezell Jackson, age 64 of Millington, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at his residence.
Funeral service for Mr. Jackson will take place on Wednesday, September 10th at 12 noon at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc., 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053 with a viewing from 11 a.m. to 11:55.
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Interment...
Mr. Albert Lee Moss, Jr.
Aug 31, 2025
Mr. Albert Lee Moss, Jr. age 80, of Millington, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - East, Memphis, Tennessee.
A Memorial Service for Mr. Moss will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM at Jefferson Mortuary Inc. - Chapel, 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.
Interment...
Mr. Harold E. Mottley
Aug 29, 2025
Mr. Harold "Teddy" Eugene Mottley age 62, of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Friday, August 29, 2025 at his residence.
There will be a viewing for Mr. Mottley on Saturday, September 13th from 10 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. with a funeral service to begin at 11 a.m. at First Gethsemane Baptist Church, 3101 Frayser - Raleigh Road,...
Ms Lavetta Jeanette Thompson
Aug 28, 2025
Ms. Lavetta Jeanette Thompson age 55, of Bartlett, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at St. Francis Hospital - Park, Memphis, Tennessee.
A Memorial Service for Ms. Thompson will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 9200 US-51, Millington, Tennessee 38053.
Jefferson Mortuary, Inc....
Mrs. Ivorie Strong Russell
Aug 22, 2025
Mrs. Ivorie Strong Russell, age 93 of Millington, Tennessee passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025 at Millington Health Care in Millington.
There will be a visitation for Mrs. Russell on Saturday, September 6th from 9 - 10:55 a. m. with service to begin at 11 a.m. at Promiseland M.B. Church, 3728 West Union Road, Millington, Tennessee...
Mrs. Emma Lou Williams
Aug 22, 2025
Mrs. Emma Lou Williams, age 67 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025 at Baptist Hospital East in Memphis.
There will be a visitation for Mrs. Williams on Friday, August 29th from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc., 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.
Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. has charge:...
Ms. Zoë Inez Prewitt
Aug 22, 2025
Ms. Zoë Inez Prewitt, age 12 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025. There will be a visitation for Ms. Prewitt on Saturday, September 6th from 11:00 -11:55 am. The funeral will begin at 12:00 noon at The New Olivet Worship Center,10000 Woodland Hills Drive, Cordova, TN 38018.
Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. has charge:
...Mrs. Lasandra Antoinette Jefferson
Aug 22, 2025
Mrs. LaSandra Antoinette Jefferson age 47 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.
There will be a visitation for Mrs. Jefferson on Friday, August 29th from 5 - 7 p.m. at Mt. Sinai M.B. Church, 4097 Lucy Road, Millington, Tennessee 38053. An additional visitation will take place on...
Ms. Paula Marie Harrison
Aug 21, 2025
Ms. Paula Marie Harrison 57, passed away on August 21, 2025. A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2025 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., at Jefferson Mortuary Chapel 7788 Church St., Millington, TN 38053.
Jefferson Mortuary Inc.
7788 Church St
Millington, TN 38053
901-872-8800 Office
901-872-4722 FAx...
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