Obituaries

May 6, 2026

Mrs. Anna Mae Brown, age 80 of Bartlett passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at her residence.

There will be a Visitation for Mrs. Brown on Friday, May 15th from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. - Chapel, 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.

Interment will follow at Memphis Memory Gardens,...

May 5, 2026

Mrs. Flora Beatrice Williams, age 89 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at Methodist Hospital - North.

There will be a Visitation for Mrs. Williams on Friday, May 15th from 4:00 - 7:00 PM at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. - Chapel, 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.

An additional Viewing will be...

May 5, 2026

Mrs. Lois Maxine Lee, age 71 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

There will be a Visitation for Mrs. Lee on Friday, May 22nd from 4:00 - 7:00 PM at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 1444 Austin Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38108.

An additional Viewing will be held on Saturday, May 23rd from...

May 2, 2026

Mr. Robert Lee Hunt, age 88 of Millington, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Methodist Hospital - North.

There will be a Visitation for Mr. Hunt on Friday, May 22nd from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at St. James CME Church, 6836 Navy Road, Millington, Tennessee 38053.

An additional Viewing will be held...

Apr 30, 2026

Mrs. Charisti Sharda Ervin, age 33 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

There will be a Viewing for Mrs. Ervin Saturday May 16, 2026 from 9:00 - 10:55 AM with her Funeral Service to begin at 11:00 AM at Historical First Baptist Church, 4284 Shelby Road, Millington, Tennessee 38053.

Jefferson Mortuary,...

Apr 24, 2026

Mrs. Eunestine Moore, age 85 of Atoka, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2026 at her residence.

There will be a Viewing for Mrs. Moore on Saturday, May 2nd from 11:00 - 12:45 PM with her Funeral Service to begin at 1:00 PM at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 1998 Atoka Idaville Road, Atoka, Tennessee 38004....

Apr 23, 2026

Mr. Michael Carl Green, age 67 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at Methodist University Hospital.

There will be a Viewing for Mr. Green on Friday, May 1st from 12:00 - 12:55 PM with his Funeral Service to begin at 1:00 PM at Meek and Humble COGIC, 1086 Chelsea Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38107....

Apr 22, 2026

Mrs. Tonya Renee Byears-Hughes, age 50 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at Methodist Le Bonheur Hospital  Germantown.

There will be a Visitation for Mrs. Byears-Hughes on Friday, May 1st from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Jefferson Mortuary Chapel 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.

An additional Viewing will be held...

Apr 19, 2026

Mrs. Del  Petresse  Starnes 75, passed away on April 19, 2026.   Arrangements are pending.

Jefferson Mortuary Inc.

7788 Church St.

Millington, TN 38053

901-872-8800 Office

901-872-4722 Fax

jeffersonmortuary@yahoo.com

Apr 18, 2026

Mr. George Richard Farris, Jr., age 75 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Friday, April 18 2026 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - East.

There will be a Viewing for Mr. Farris, Jr. on Saturday, May 2nd from 10:00 - 11:55 AM with his Funeral Service to begin at 12:00 noon at Greater Bush Grove Missionary Baptist Church,...

Apr 13, 2026

Ms. Christy Michelle Sheffield, age 46, of Littlerock, Arkansas passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026.  There will be a Viewing for Ms. Sheffield on Saturday,  April 25th from 9:00 - 10:55 AM with her Funeral Service to at begin 11:00 AM at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. - Chapel, 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.

Interment will follow...

Apr 11, 2026

Mrs. Vanessa Vantrice Trezevant, age 68, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at her residence.

There will be Visitation for Mrs. Trezevant on Friday, April 24th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Soul Winners Church, 882 East Trigg Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38106.

An additional Viewing will be held on Saturday, April 25th from 11:00...

Apr 11, 2026

Mr. Desmon D'undre Taylor, age 25, of Dallas, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, Texas.

There will be a Viewing for Mr. Taylor on Saturday, April 25th from 12 noon - 12:55 PM with his Funeral Service to begin at 1:00 PM at St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church, 4245...

Apr 11, 2026

Mr. Tyrone C. Brunson, age 52, of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Saturday,  April 11, 2026.  There will be a Viewing for Mr. Brunson on Saturday, April 25th from 10:00 - 11:55 AM with his Funeral Service to begin at 12 noon at Church of Christ, 7320 Raleigh Millington Road, Millington, Tennessee  38053.

Jefferson Mortuary Inc. has...

Apr 10, 2026

Mrs. Mary Ewing Davis, age 86, of Cordova, Tennessee passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026 at Methodist Hospice House in Memphis, Tennessee.

There will be a visitation for Mrs. Davis on Saturday, April 18th from 10 A.M. - 10:55 A.M. with a funeral service to begin at 11 A.M. at Norris Road Church of Christ, 1055...

Apr 4, 2026

Mr. Willie Lee Carpenter, age 71 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at his residence.

There will be a Viewing for Mr. Carpenter on Thursday, April 16th from 10:00 - 10:55 AM with his Funeral Service to begin at 11:00 AM at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc. - Chapel, 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053....

Apr 3, 2026

Pastor Earnest Mottley, age 79 of Memphis, Tennessee passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026 at Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital in Germantown, Tennessee.

There will be a Visitation for Pastor Mottley on Friday, April 10th from 4:00 - 6:30 PM at Spring Hill Baptist Church, 3815 Hawkins Mill Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38128.

There will...

Apr 2, 2026

Mr. Michael Davis 78, passed away on April 2, 2026.  A viewing will be held on Saturday, April 18th, from 10:00 - 10:55 a.m., with a service to begin  11:00 a.m., at Oak Spring Baptist Church 10250 Godwin Rd., Arlington, TN 38002.

Interment in West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery 4000 Forest Hill Irene Rd, Memphis, TN 38125...

Mar 31, 2026

Mr. Robert Terry Doggett, Jr., age 68, of Munford, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Covington, Tennessee.

There will be a Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Mr. Doggett on Saturday, April 11 at 1:00 PM located at Great Expectations Ministries COGIC, 2053 Hwy 51 South, Covington, TN  38019.

Mar 30, 2026

Mr. Alton Edward Singleton, age 92, of Millington, Tennessee passed away on Monday, March 26, 2026 at St Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee.

There will be a Viewing for Mr. Singleton on Thursday April 9th from 5:00 - 7:00 PM at Jefferson Mortuary, Inc., - Chapel, 7788 Church Street, Millington, Tennessee 38053.

An additional Viewing...