Obituaries

Mar 28, 2023

Mr. Richard Lewis Merriweather, age 69, of Memphis, TN passed away on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at Methodist University Hospital.

There will be a visitation for Mr. Merriweather on Saturday, April 8th from 10 - 10:55 a.m. with a funeral service to begin at 11:00 a.m. at Messiah MB Church 2390 Chelsea Ave., Memphis, TN 38108.

Mar 27, 2023

Mr. William Earl Thompson, age 64, of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023 at Veterans Administration Hospital in Memphis.

There will be a visitation for Mr. Thompson from 11 - 11:55 a.m. with a memorial service to begin at 12 noon on Wednesday, April 5th at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc., 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee...

Mar 20, 2023

Mr. Duncan Eric Hicks, age 65, of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023 at his residence.

There will be a visitation for Mr. Hicks on Saturday, April 1st from 10 - 11:55 a.m. with a celebration of life service to begin at 12 noon at Greenwood A.M.E. Church,  8017 Donnell Road, Millington, Tennessee 38053....

Mar 20, 2023

Mr. Carl Louis McKinnie, age 84 of Savannah, Georgia passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023 in Savannah.

There will be a visitation for Mr. McKinnie on Thursday, April 6th from 10 - 10:55 a.m. with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m. at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc., 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.

Interment...

Mar 19, 2023

Mrs. Marjorie Christopher Watson, age 58, of Oakland, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.

There will be a visitation for Mrs. Watson on Saturday, April 1st from 12 - 12:55 p.m. with a memorial service to begin at 1 p.m. at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. Chapel, 7788 Church Street,...

Mar 17, 2023

Ms. Linda Lakay Christopher, age 66, of Millington, Tennessee passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023 at her residence.

There will be a memorial service for Ms Christopher on Friday, March 31st from 12  - 2 p.m. at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc., 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.

Please wear your mask.

Jefferson Mortuary,...

Mar 17, 2023

Mrs. Careline Mallory Howard 75, passed away on March 17, 2023.  A service will be held on Saturday, March 25,  with a viewing from 10:00 - 10:55 a.m., at Little John Baptist Church 2315 Fite Rd., Memphis, TN 38127 service will follow at 11:00 a.m.  Interment in Pleasant Rest Memorial Gardens of Millington.

Jefferson Mortuary Inc.

Mar 15, 2023

Mrs. Gertrude Janet Thompson, age 84, of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Spring Gate Health Care Center in Memphis.

There will be a visitation for Mrs. Thompson on Friday, March 24th from 6 - 7 p.m. and on Saturday, March 25th from 10 - 10:55 a.m. with a memorial service to follow...

Mar 14, 2023

Mr. Arthur Bonner, age 66, of Memphis, TN passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at his residence in Memphis, TN.

There will be a visitation on Friday, March 24, 2023 from 12:00-12:55 p.m. with a funeral service to begin at 1:00 p.m. at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc, Chapel, 7788 Church St., Millington, TN 38053.

Interment...

Mar 10, 2023

Mr. Stanley Donnell Macklin, Sr., age 68, of Covington, TN passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN.

There will be a visitation for Mr. Macklin on Friday, March 17th from 5 - 7 p.m. at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc, Chapel, 7788 Church St., Millington, TN 38053.

An additional visitation...

Mar 10, 2023

Little Ms Breseis Jermani Lewis, age 1, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Methodist LeBonheur Children's Hospital. Funeral service is Monday, March 20, 2023 at 11AM at Jefferson Mortuary 7788 Church St. Millington, TN 38053 with burial to follow at Pleasant Rest Cemetery 6235 Raleigh Millington Rd Millington, TN 38053.

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Mar 9, 2023

Mr. Oran Ople Sanders, age 75, of Brownsville, TN passed away on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt, TN.

There will be a visitation for Mr. Sanders on Saturday, March 18th from 11 - 11:55 a.m. with a funeral service to begin at 12:00 noon at Holy Deliverance Church, 20 E Cherry...

Mar 8, 2023

Mr. Jerry L. Barker, age 66, of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday March 8, 2023 at Rainbow Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bartlett, Tennessee.

There will be a viewing for Mr. Barker on Friday, March 17th from 10 - 10:55 a.m. with a funeral service to begin at 11:00 a.m. at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. Chapel, 7788...

Mar 5, 2023

Mr. Michael Tyrone Heaston, 49, passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023 in Chattanooga, TN.

Services entrusted to:

Jefferson Mortuary Inc.

7788 Church St

Millington, TN 38053

901-872-8800

Mar 3, 2023

Mr. Hubert Beard, 59, died Friday, March 3, 2023 in Bartlett, Tennessee.

There will be a memorial service for Mr. Beard on Saturday, March 11th at 11 a.m. at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc., 7788 church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.

Please wear your mask.

Services entrusted to:

Jefferson Mortuary

7788 Church...

Mar 2, 2023

Mrs. Bertha Mae Smith, age 94, of Millington, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.

There will be a visitation for Mrs. Smith on Friday, March 10th from 4 - 7 p.m. at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc., 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.  An additional viewing will be from 11...

Mar 1, 2023

Mrs. Christine Elizabeth Armstrong Brown, age 87, of Munford, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at her residence.

There will be a visitation from 10 - 10:55 a.m. with a Celebration of Life Service to begin at 11 a.m. for Mrs. Brown on Saturday March 18th at Redeeming Life Ministries, 8921 Highway 51 North, Millington,...

Feb 28, 2023

Mr. Adrian Ontwiaun Benton, age 46, of Memphis, TN passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 in Memphis, TN.

There will be a visitation for Mr. Benton on Sunday, March 5th from 1 - 1:55 p.m. with a funeral service to begin at 2:00 p.m. at Historical First Baptist Church, 4284 Shelby Rd., Millington, TN 38053.

Feb 26, 2023

Mr. David Hurd, age 75, of Memphis, TN passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Methodist Hospital North in Memphis, TN.

There will be a visitation for Mr. Hurd on Thursday, March 9th from 10 - 10:55 a.m. with a funeral service to begin at 11:00 a.m. at Noah Chapel AME Church, 6791 Pleasant Ridge Rd.,...

Feb 26, 2023

Mrs. Bernice Barber, age 91, of Lawton, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at her residence.

There will be a viewing for Mrs. Barber on Saturday, March 11th from 10 - 10:55 a.m. with a funeral service to begin at 11a.m. at St. Mark M.B. Church, 3220 Wilkinsville Road, Drummonds, Tennessee 38023.

Interment...