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  2. R. S. Lewis Funeral Home - Wikipedia

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    At the time, the city's hotels were racially segregated, and opposing team members were lodged at the funeral home. [1] [2] Lewis' sons Clarence Lewis and Robert Lewis Jr. took over the family business. Robert Lewis Jr. became a business leader in Memphis, and was noted for his efforts at establishing T. O. Fuller State Park. Other noted ...

  3. Funeral of Martin Luther King Jr. - Wikipedia

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    King's first funeral took place on April 5, 1968, at R.S. Lewis Funeral Home in Memphis. After the shooting, King was taken by ambulance to the emergency room at St. Joseph's Hospital and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. King's closest aides contacted Robert Lewis Jr.—a local funeral director who had first met King two days prior—to retrieve the body and prepare it for viewing.

  4. J. O. Patterson Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Patterson was born in Memphis, the son of the first international Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), J. O. Patterson Sr. (1912–1989) and Deborah Mason Patterson (1914–1985). He was the grandson of COGIC founder Bishop Charles Harrison Mason (1864–1961) and cousin of the late Presiding Bishop of COGIC Gilbert E ...

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    A Memphis native, Bobby Mullins previously served as national alumni president of the Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary from 2004-2006. He also served on the executive board of the ...

  6. Memorial Park Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee) - Wikipedia

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    It is located at 5668 Poplar Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. Different species of trees of different ages, as well as bushes, can be found throughout the cemetery, enhancing the atmosphere of a park-like setting. The cemetery is noted for its Crystal Shrine Grotto, a hand-built cave depicting Biblical scenes built by artist Dionicio Rodriguez.

  7. Freeport's family-owned Walker Mortuary has seen a lot of ...

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    Walker Mortuary Ltd., at 123 W. Main St., will celebrate its 100th anniversary Sunday with an open house. Freeport's family-owned Walker Mortuary has seen a lot of changes in 100 years Skip to ...

  8. Tom Hayes (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    After attending Atlanta University, Lincoln University and the University of Illinois, Hayes returned to Memphis to help run the family funeral home by the mid-1920s. In 1929, he married Helen Meadow. [3] Hayes was involved in multiple other business ventures in Memphis, including insurance, hotels, restaurants and nightclubs. [2]

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