Mary Lou Samuels Wade Minor

She was born to the late Dr. John G. Samuels and Ola Mae (Johnson) Samuels on October 6th, 1940 in Hickman, Kentucky. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband William F. Wade, Jr.; her second husband, Forrest W. Minor; and her brother in law, Lt. Col. Ret. William O. Hurtubise.

Mary is survived by her children, William F. Wade, III (Angela), Leigh Ann Wade Dunlap, John Samuels Wade; grandchildren, Christin Lorenson (Justin), Lindsey Walden (Patrick), William (Ryan) Dunlap (Laura), Rebecca Dunlap; great-grandchildren, Alaina Lorenson, Savannah Wade (Walden), Cayden Walden; her sister, Shirley Samuels Hurtubise; and a host of nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Asbury Methodist Church, The Burn Unit at Regional One, or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Family will receive friends from 1:00pm to 2:00pm on Friday, June 4th, at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd, Bartlett, TN. Services will follow at 2:00pm.