Memorial Park backs off crematorium plans after neighbors complain
Memorial Park had planned a crematorium at its East Memphis location, but late Monday said it was changing the location and postponing the process for a month. (Jane Roberts/The Daily Memphian)
“It’s gotten to be such a big deal where we’re going to put it that we’ve decided to put it somewhere else,” said Joe Lowery, market general manager for owner Northstar Memorial Group.
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Memorial Park Funeral Home & Cemetery Joe Lowery Brett Oxman Yates RoadJane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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