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John F. Boyle Jr. John F. Boyle Jr., a former doctor from Mansfield, Ohio, was convicted for the murder of his wife Noreen in 1989. His case became highly publicized due to the nature of the crime, where he suffocated his wife and then entombed her body inside a home he owned in Erie, Pennsylvania. Despite the gruesome nature of his crime ...
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.
Dyer County, Tennessee. Not to be confused with Dyer, Tennessee. Dyer County is a county located in the westernmost part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,801. [2] The county seat is Dyersburg. [3] Dyer County comprises the Dyersburg, TN Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Years of service. 1958–1962. Rank. Petty officer second class. Wayne Walter Dyer (May 10, 1940 – August 29, 2015) was an American self-help author and a motivational speaker. Dyer earned a Bachelor’s degree in History and Philosophy, a Master’s degree in Psychology and an Ed.D. in Guidance and Counseling at Wayne State University in 1970.
FIPS code. 47-22180 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1283253 [4] Website. www.cityofdyertn.com. Dyer is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,341 at the 2010 census. Dyer was originally known as Dyer Station, a name given by railroad workers in the early days of rail.
Headquarters. 374 Vance Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Number of locations. 2. Website. rslewisandsonsfuneralhome .com. 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.
Occupation. Former Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee 1982, State Legislator, Bishop, Pastor, Attorney and Mortician. James Oglethorpe Patterson Jr. (28 May 1935 – 25 June 2011) was a Holiness Pentecostal minister in the Church of God in Christ and a former Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, the first African-American to hold the office. [1][2]
The first memorial service following the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, took place the following day at the R.S. Lewis Funeral Home in Memphis, Tennessee. This was followed by two funeral services on April 9, 1968, in Atlanta, Georgia, the first held for family and close friends at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King ...