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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.
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.
The racial makeup of the county was 81.96% White, 14.37% Black or African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 2.79% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. 5.46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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A homegoing (or home-going) service is an African-American and Black-Canadian Christian funeral tradition marking the going home of the deceased to the Lord or to Heaven. History [ edit ]
Tito Jackson's family has laid the Jackson 5 singer to rest nearly two months after his death at 70.. According to People magazine, TMZ and the Daily Mail, Jackson's funeral took place Monday at ...
Hollywood Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 22 May 2003, and is the largest of three cemeteries in Jackson listed, the others being Mount Olivet and Riverside. [1] In addition to the cemetery's own database, the Findagrave entry for the cemetery includes more than 10,700 memorials, most of which have been ...
Ebony Taylor performs during the third 'Celebrate Black History Month' celebration inside Jackson City Hall in Jacskon, Tenn., on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.