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06/06/2026

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06/05/2026

Joseph Allen Stalnaker, Jr., age 55, passed away on June 3, 2026, in Memphis, Tennessee. Born on October 29, 1970, in Memphis, Joe lived a life centered on faith, family, friendship, and a lifelong love of sports.

Joe graduated from Kirby High School, where he played baseball and de...

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06/04/2026

Nellie Jean Cook Mathis, age 70, of Memphis, passed away on June 1, 2026.

Nellie was born September 26th, 1955, in Morenci, Arizona to Ellen Marie and Otis L. Cook. The third of four children, they moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where she attended school, ultimately earning an associate’s de...

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06/03/2026

Louis Wayne “Rick” Chaffin was born to Louise and Sanford Chaffin on August 22, 1946.
He was their only child. Rick attended Frasier High School graduating in 1964. He attended college at the University of Tennessee Martin where he was a proud member of Phi Sigma Chi.

Rick was a fierce fr...

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06/03/2026

On June 1, 2026, Phillip Curtis Braun passed away at his home after a lengthy illness with cancer.
Phil grew up in Midtown Memphis and at 13 moved to East Memphis. He attended and graduated from the first class at Ridgeway High School. Having attended Memphis State University, he worked simultaneo...

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06/01/2026

Jed Dreifus died peacefully in his sleep at the Allen Morgan center at Trezevant Manor on May 25, 2026, after a long period of declining health. He was 97.

Jed was born in Detroit Michigan and moved to Memphis in 1936 with his parents (Fred Dreifus and Myra Finsterwald Dreifus) and his 5-yea...

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05/31/2026

Mary Ellen Hanser, (Simmons) age 85, a lifelong resident of the Binghampton Community in Memphis, Tennessee, and most recently a resident of Springville, Henry County Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 26, 2026, at home with her daughter.

Ellen was born on October 30, 1940, in ...

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05/28/2026

Sandra (Sandy) Hanover Grissom, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday evening, May 19, 2026, falling asleep with the same grace and quiet dignity that guided her life.

She was born Sandra Joan Fink on February 12, 1935,...

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05/27/2026

Linda Self Roper, age 84, of Memphis, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2026.

She was born on June 14, 1941, in Brownwood, Texas, the daughter of Tilman and Minnie Lee Self. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1959 and married Randall Roper on February 20, 1960, raising t...

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