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Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee

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This project is for all those interred in Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.

The cemetery has also been known as Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery and Memphis Memorial Park. It is located on 5668 Poplar Avenue.

Notable Interments

  • James Pinckney Alley (1885-1934) - Cartoonist
  • J. Blackfoot (1946-2011) - Musician
  • Cecil Stamps Blackwood (1934-2000) - Gospel Singer (Blackwood Brothers)
  • Bobby "Blue" Bland (1930-2013) - Singer, Songwriter
  • Don Briscoe (1940-2004) - Actor
  • Ronnie Caldwell (1948-1967) - Musician
  • O'Landa Draper (1963-1998) - Gospel Singer
  • Donald "Duck" Dunn (1941-2012) - Bass Player, Record Producer, Songwriter
  • Larry Finch (1951-2011) - Pro Basketball Player
  • Marshall Grant (1928-2011) - Country Musician
  • Jimmy Arthur Griffin (1943-2005) - Singer, Songwriter
  • Billy Hardwick (1941-2013) - Pro Bowler
  • Isaac Hayes (1942-2008) - R&B Singer, Actor
  • William E. Eustis, Jr. (1926-1982) - Musician
  • Shawn Lane (1963-2003) - Jazz Musician
  • Charlie Lea (1956-2011) - MLB Player
  • Andrew Love (1941-2012) - Musician
  • Clyde Lee McCoy (1903-1990) - Musician, Composer, Big Band Leader
  • Thomas Vernon McGarity, II (1921-2013) - WWII Congressional Medal Recipient
  • James William "Jimmy" Moore (1902-1986) - MLB Player
  • Gilbert Earl Patterson (1939-2007) - Religious Leader
  • Sam Cornelius Phillips (1923-2003) - R&R Pioneer, Founder of Sun Records
  • Marguerite Piazza (1920-2012) - Opera Singer
  • Charlie Rich (1932-1995) - Singer, Musician
  • Gail Robinson (1946-2008) - Opera Singer
  • Bob Welch - Singer, Musician (Solo & Fleetwood Mac)
  • Red West (1936-2017) - Actor, Stuntman, Body Guard for Elvis Presley

Links

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