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Funeral services set for Janet Hooks
WREG articles via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFuneral arrangements have been set for former city councilwoman Janet Hooks, who died Tuesday at age 70. Loved ones say they will join in celebrating...
'A social justice icon': Memphis activist Georgia King remembered for 'tireless advocacy'
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGeorgia King, a longtime activist known in Memphis as "Mother Georgia King," has died. King died...
Janet Hooks, former Memphis city councilwoman, has died at 70
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJanet Hooks, a special advisor to the Shelby County Clerk and former Memphis City Councilwoman,...
Verna Lambert remembered as a woman who helped build Memphis
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLambert developed the Uptown Memphis project, worked on schools around the city and spent years with...
Dora Purdy, longtime Memphis teacher and former 'Ms. Melrose,' dies. She was 83
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA longtime teacher in the Memphis school system has died. Dora Marie Cursey Purdy died June 1, 2022, leaving behind her husband of 49 years, George Purdy Sr., family and friends. While attending ...
