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Willis McCalman Obituary
WILLIS MACON "Sonny" McCALMAN, 72, of Memphis died Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at his residence. He was a respected and beloved local stage star, remained a familiar face to Memphians thanks to more than 30 years as a character actor in Hollywood. Mr. McCalman retired in 1997 after suffering a heart attack and returned home to Memphis. He was also a veteran during the Korean Conflict in the United States Army. Mr. McCalman is survived by his sisters, Elizabeth Ann Caldwell and Margaret Jane Davis and her husband, Ray Davis all of Memphis; longtime friend, Anastasia Herin of Memphis; 11 nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. Friday, December 2 at Whitehaven United Methodist Church of Memphis. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 2, at Whitehaven United Methodist Church in Memphis under the direction of Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with the interment to follow at Stephenson’s Chapel Cemetery in Memphis. Anyone considering memorials please donate to the charity of donor’s choice. Memphis Funeral Home Poplar 901-725-0100 www.memphisfuneralhome.netTo plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Julie Evans
November 25, 2024
Macon, you are greatly missed. Hope you're seeing my folks up there. Thx for the tour in LA in 1990 and attending my wedding in 1998. Keep smiling.
Margie Collins
December 2, 2005
To Lib, Jane and all of Sonny's family: I want you to know you are in my thoughts and prayers. I have so many happy memories of visiting my grandmother (who lived across the "road" from Sonny). We had great times playing in the barn (which was forbidden territory) and even then Sonny's acting skills were evident as most of our days were filled with "pretend like" entertainment. He was a great guy and I know he will be missed by all of his loving family and friends.
Julie Rosenthal
December 1, 2005
I am Irving & Phyllis Evans' daughter and admired and loved Sonny dearly. When I was in California in 1990, he took me around town, to see Barbara Cason and Dennis Patrick and we even had dinner at Dixie Carter's and Hal Holbrook's house but they were out of town. We had a great time. This was a month or so before Barbara pasted away. He also came to my wedding with Anastasia late June 1998 and became ill a week after that. I really felt bad about that but was glad he was able to see me and Henry get married. I have seen him on many other occasions over the years with my parents. He will be missed and I still get excited when I see him on TV. My family always calls each other when we see him on TV. My sympathy to the family. Julie
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