There are 4 article(s) tagged Kim Bearden:

• September 2023

  • Characters of yore come to life Elmwood’s annual City of Soul

    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. 

    By Jane Roberts September 11, 2023

• September 2022

  • Elmwood’s Soul of the City salutes musical talent buried there

    Three nights of costumed walking tours, Oct. 6-8, pay tribute to the songwriters, producers, composers and singers buried in Memphis’ oldest cemetery.

    By Jane Roberts September 18, 2022

• July 2022

  • Elmwood executive director’s got a plan, and it’s busy

    Elmwood is a cemetery, yes, but with 80 acres, some of the best statuary in the region and a history that represents pretty much every decade of the last 170 years, it has become a Memphis destination.

    By Jane Roberts July 17, 2022

• June 2020

  • Elmwood cradle gardeners tend roots of history

    There are thousands of cradles graves at Elmwood. Slowly, in pockets and bunches, they are being planted by a troupe of volunteers finding particular solace tending a cemetery in a pandemic.

    By Jane Roberts June 09, 2020