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John S. Alexander

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John S. Alexander

Birth
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
Death
24 Oct 1965 (aged 51)
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Troy, Obion County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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John S. Alexander, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee, was killed on October 24, 1965, when the car he was a passenger in slammed into the side of a bridge on U. S. Highway 70, about one mile east of the Memphis city limits.
Mr. Alexander formerly lived in Fulton, Kentucky.

Services have been set for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 26th, at the White-Ranson Funeral Home Chapel in Union City, Tennessee. The Rev. King Dickerson will officiate, and burial will follow in the Troy Hill Cemetery at Troy, Tennessee.

Mr. Alexander was born July 17, 1914, in Jackson, Tennessee, son of John F. Alexander of Jackson and the late Mrs. Alexander. He was an engineer for the Illinois Central Railroad with a record of 27 years of service. He had made his home in Fulton for many years and moved to Memphis three years ago. He was a Methodist.

He is survived by his wife, Emma Hood Alexander, to whom he was married in March of 1962; three sons, Johnny Alexander, Bill Alexander and Jerry Alexander, all of Jackson, Tennessee; his father, a brother, E. K. Alexander of South Fulton, Kentucky; two sisters, Mrs. Roberta Watkins and Mrs. Reba Willoby, both of Jackson, and one grandchild.

From the Union City Daily Messenger.

Rest in peace, John.
John S. Alexander, a resident of Memphis, Tennessee, was killed on October 24, 1965, when the car he was a passenger in slammed into the side of a bridge on U. S. Highway 70, about one mile east of the Memphis city limits.
Mr. Alexander formerly lived in Fulton, Kentucky.

Services have been set for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 26th, at the White-Ranson Funeral Home Chapel in Union City, Tennessee. The Rev. King Dickerson will officiate, and burial will follow in the Troy Hill Cemetery at Troy, Tennessee.

Mr. Alexander was born July 17, 1914, in Jackson, Tennessee, son of John F. Alexander of Jackson and the late Mrs. Alexander. He was an engineer for the Illinois Central Railroad with a record of 27 years of service. He had made his home in Fulton for many years and moved to Memphis three years ago. He was a Methodist.

He is survived by his wife, Emma Hood Alexander, to whom he was married in March of 1962; three sons, Johnny Alexander, Bill Alexander and Jerry Alexander, all of Jackson, Tennessee; his father, a brother, E. K. Alexander of South Fulton, Kentucky; two sisters, Mrs. Roberta Watkins and Mrs. Reba Willoby, both of Jackson, and one grandchild.

From the Union City Daily Messenger.

Rest in peace, John.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206418010/john_s-alexander: accessed ), memorial page for John S. Alexander (17 Jul 1914–24 Oct 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 206418010, citing Terrace Hill Cemetery, Troy, Obion County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Patsy (contributor 47671646).