Ms. Mattie Mae Tatum, 95, of Memphis, TN passed away on June 17, 2026 at her home in Memphis, Tennessee. Mattie was born on March 9, 1931 to Luster Spinks and Rose Ellar Franklin-Spinks in Moscow, Tennessee. She is survived by five children, Irma P Butler (Clyde), Nancy Seymore (Melvin),Rosie Hill, Cheryl Patton, and Timothy Tatum (Rose); twenty-three grandchildren; forty-eight great-grandchildren and thirty-four great-great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Luster Spinks and Rose Ellar Franklin-Spinks. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 2nd, 2026 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm at R.S. Lewis and Sons Funeral Home located at 3651 Austin Peay Highway, in Memphis, TN. Funeral services will be on Friday, July 3rd, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the St Stephen Baptist Church. Burial will take place at Historic Elmwood Cemetery.

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St Stephen Baptist Church

4245 Walter K Singleton Parkway
Memphis, TN 38128

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM