Freddie M. Bartholomew

1937 - 2018

Freddie M. Bartholomew obituary, 1937-2018

Freddie M. Bartholomew

1937 - 2018

BORN

1937

DIED

2018

Freddie Bartholomew Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jul. 18, 2018.
Freddie M. Bartholomew, 81, of Oakland, TN passed away on July 18, 2018 at his home with his family by his side after battling cancer and heart disease. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, Willie Sue and Charlie Bartholomew, brother Dwayne Bartholomew; and his sister, Louise Jones.
He was born on Mother's Day, May 8, 1937 in Scotts Hill, Tennessee. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Sarah and daughter, Theresa Tillery (Ronnie), 2 grand-daughters, Christina (Josh) Taff and Rachel Tillery, and 2 great-grandchildren, Jaxon and Teagen Taff. He is also survived by his brother Don Bartholomew of North Carolina, and 2 sisters, Mary Cochran Ward of Texas, and Linda Sanders of Tennessee.
He was a loving father and husband who loved to fish, gardening, hunt, and loved traveling around the US. He will be greatly missed.
Family will receive friends on Friday, July 20th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN. Services will be on Saturday, July 21st at 10:00am at Memphis Funeral Home. Interment will be at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens, 3700 N. Germantown Rd, Bartlett, TN.

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