Thelma Koen Bridges of Caledonia, Mississippi

January 25, 1920 - July 21, 2019

Thelma Koen Bridges, age 99, of Caledonia, MS, formerly of Memphis, TN, passed away July 21, 2019, at her residence.  Graveside services will be Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 3:00 PM at Memorial Park Cemetery in Memphis, TN, with Rev. John Latimer officiating.  Visitation will be from 2:00 PM until the time of the service at Memorial Park Funeral Home.  Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory College St. location of Columbus, MS, is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Bridges was born January 25, 1920, in Memphis, TN, to the late John Wesley and Alice Mock Koen.  She was a graduate of Southside High School of Memphis.  Mrs. Bridges was known as the Story Teller at Park Avenue Cumberland Presbyterian Church where she was a charter member.  She was a member of the Eastern Star Normal Assembly.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ghormley Nelson Bridges, and brothers, Clifford, Earl, Sam, J. D., Phil, and Wesley Koen.

Survivors include her daughter, Garnet Bridges Tanner and her husband Ronald of Caledonia, MS, grandchildren, Kathy Johnson and her husband Dr. Andrew, Ron Tanner, Jr. and his wife JoJi, and Randy Tanner and his wife Jennifer, and great grandchildren, Drew Johnson, Tanner Johnson, John Hunter Johnson, Ron Tanner, III, Keeli Tanner, Dillan Tanner, Koen Tanner, Conley Tanner, and Gracie Tanner.

Great grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105-9959