When thinking of the loved ones who have passed on before us, thank GOD for the years we had them on this earth to love. Remember the words of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NIV) that say,
“Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have not hope. We believe that JESUS died and rose again and so we believe that GOD will bring with JESUS those who have fallen asleep in Him.”
So, let us rejoice knowing that when the believer passes away, we will see him/her again, if we accept JESUS CHRIST.
Homegoing Services
The entire St. John MBC family offers our sincerest prayers for Sis. Calandra Smith in the transitioning of her daughter, Easte Wheeler Tolliver.
Easte was also the sibling of Meagan and Ericson Wheeler, and the granddaughter of Sis. Inez Rose.
Homegoing arrangements are as follows:
Visitaton
Saturday, August 29, 2026
9 a.m.
St. John Missionary Baptist Church (1656 Pendleton Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38114)
Celebration of Life
Saturday, August 29, 2026
10 a.m.
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Burial
Memorial Park Cemetery
5668 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee
38119
Repast
St. John MBC Fellowship Hall
1656 Pendleton Street, Memphis, Tennessee 38114
Please keep the entire family in your thoughts and prayers.
Let us pray for bereaved families everywhere.
“Those we love don’t go away; they walk beside us every day.”
In Loving Memory of Our St. John Members who Passed in 2025:
Lillie Rose Brown – March 12, 2025
Bertha Jones – March 13, 2025
Fannie Tolliver – July 18, 2025
Robert Dumas – August 31, 2025
Mary Mason – November 1, 2025
Richard Tolliver – December 9, 2025
In Loving Memory of Our St. John Members who Passed in 2024:
Irene Woods – March 22, 2024
Pearline Leaks – March 25, 2024
Roy Walker – April 1, 2024
Dorothy Townsend – July 15, 2024
Lula Frances Jeffries – November 19, 2024
Rosie McNeil – November 23, 2024
In Loving Memory of Our St. John Members who Passed in 2023:
Juanita Reeder Turner – February 20, 2023
Essie B. Crumpton – April 19, 2023
Sloan “Alliece” Luellen – July 6, 2023
James Ella Daniel – September 4, 2023
Massareno Stanback Richmond – September 8, 2023
Mattie Austin Teal – October 29, 2023
JoAnn Jones Causey – November 15, 2023
Willie Frank Neal, Sr. – December 23, 2023
In Loving Memory of Our St. John Members who Passed in 2022:
Sis. Juanita Edwards – January 18, 2022
Minister James Lee – June 29, 2022
Bro. Paul Reynolds Sr. – October 17, 2022
Sis. Brenda McGhee – October 29, 2022
