WILLIE JAMES WASHINGTON, SR,
55, of Memphis, husband of Sabrina Washington, retired correctional
officer for Shelby County Corrections, alumnus of Booker T. Washington
High School died on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 at Methodist North Hospital.
Visitation will be held Sunday, July 22, from 3-5 p.m. at Harrison’s
Funeral Home Chapel, 2647 Carnes Ave. He will lie in state Monday, July
23, from 10-11:55 a.m. at Jordan River Church Ministries, 616 Scott St.,
where he attended, with funeral ceremony at 12 Noon. Pastor Gerald
Jordan will be officiating. Interment to follow in Memorial Park South
Woods, 5485 Hacks Cross Rd. His memory will be cherished by his three
sons, Willie James Washington, Jr. of Nashville, TN and Georgio DeMarcus
Washington and Brandon LaDarius Washington, both of Memphis, TN; his two
stepdaughters, Shannel Annette Whitmill of Dallas, TX and Jasmine
Charisse Whitmill of Memphis; four sisters, Susie (Tyrone) Robinson,
Merry Anderson, Diane (Clarence) Benson and Barbara (James) Grant, all
of Memphis; two grandchildren, Myyarie D. Washington and Travon D.
Washington, both of Nashville, TN; and a host of other relatives and
friends. Harrison's Funeral Home, Inc.
www.harrisonsfuneralhome.com 901-452-7331
Published in The Commercial Appeal on 7/19/2007.
Published in The Commercial Appeal on 7/19/2007.
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