Characters of yore come to life Elmwood’s annual City of Soul
City of Soul is Elmwood Cemetery’s largest fundraising event. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The tour is designed to showcase the stories enshrined at Elmwood. In the case of Robert Church and Boss Crump, it shows the vast difference in lives of two men from Holly Springs, Miss.
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Kim Bearden City of Soul Elmwood CemeteryJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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