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R.S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home has operated continuously in downtown Memphis, Tennessee since 1914. The home has held services for many prominent African-Americans, including Benjamin Hooks and Martin Luther King Jr. The Lewis family was known for its civic leadership.
R. Bernard Funeral Services opened in 2017 in Memphis, Tennessee. [3] The Bernard family received national publicity for the funeral home due to viral marketing campaigns. [1] [3] After the business received publicity, Ryan Bernard was contacted by producer Warren D. Robinson about developing a comedic reality series. [4]
He is buried beside the family plot of Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. [8] Forrest himself was also originally buried at Elmwood, [9] but in 1904 the remains of Forrest and his wife Mary were disinterred and moved to a Memphis city park originally named Forrest Park in his honor, that has since been renamed Health Sciences Park. [10]
Young Dolph's funeral service came about two weeks after he was shot and killed Nov. 17 at Makeda's Homemade Butter Cookies.
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.
A GoFundMe set up to cover Young's funeral and memorial expenses had raised nearly $40,000 as of Wednesday morning. Teen in custody after 5 members of same family killed in Washington state
Attending were the late monarch’s closest family members as well as some 500 world leaders and foreign dignitaries. In total, 2,000 guests bid farewell to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.
Lewie Ford (1889-1931) started the family funeral business and became allied with E.H. Crump, an influential white politician in Memphis and the state in the early 20th century. Newton Jackson Ford (1914–1986) was an undertaker and businessman, and his wife Vera (Davis) Ford (1915–1994), were prominent members of the African-American community.