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Interment

Mar. 20, 2026

9:00 a.m.

West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery

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Sulphia Donelson Obituary

Sulphia Donelson was born on May 20, 1927, in Fayette County, Tennessee to the late Amos Landers and Harriett Coburn. She professed a hope in Christ at an early age and was a member of Morning View M.B. Church in Eads, Tennessee. She was united in holy matrimony to Yular C. Donelson.

She transitioned from Earth to Glory on February 27, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Sulphia was preceded in death by her parents; and her beloved husband, Yular.

She leaves to cherish her memory, four sons, Brownlee Donelson, Daniel Donelson, Douglas Donelson, and Dewayne Donelson; two daughters, Royce Butler and Sandra Donelson; one brother, R.V. Landers; two sisters, Annie B. Jamerson and Louise Seymore; 15 grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation Friday, March 6, 2026, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at H.C. Jett-H.C. Ford Funeral Home, 203 Washington St., Collierville, TN 38017. Funeral Service Saturday, March 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Morning View M.B. Church, 14665 TN Highway 196, Eads, TN 38028. Interment Friday, March 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, 4000 Forest Hill Irene Rd., Memphis, TN 38125. Reverend Albert Brown, III, officiating.

H.C. Jett-H.C. Ford Funeral Home
203 Washington Street
Collierville, TN 38017
(901) 853-2323

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Published by The Daily Memphian on Mar. 5, 2026.

Memorial Events
for Sulphia Donelson

Mar

6

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

H.C. Jett-H.C. Ford Funeral Home

203 Washington St, Collierville, TN

Mar

7

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Morning View M.B. Church

14665 TN Highway 196, Eads, TN

Mar

20

Interment

9:00 a.m.

West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery

4000 Forest Hill Irene Rd.,, Memphis, TN

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