Below is a list of FOP Members in need. This includes members that are sick or in the Hospital, and members that have recently passed. Please take a moment and show your support for them. Contact Shelby County Metro FOP Lodge 35 Chaplain Tom Whitaker at 901-299-1904 (email: whitakert43@yahoo.com) if you know of any members or their families that need our assistance. Thank you for your support!
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” – Matthew 5:9
Updates
Arrangements for Mary Jo Ray, a member of the F.O.P. Lodge #35 Auxiliary Lodge and wife of F.O.P. Lodge #35 member Tommy Ray, passed away this past Sunday after a long battle with cancer. She was a beloved member and worked tirelessly for the F.O.P. She will be dearly missed.
Her arrangements are as follows:
Visitation:
Friday, October 1oth from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm
Memorial Park
5668 Poplar
Funeral:
Sunday, October 12th at 2:00 pm
It is with a heavy heart to announce the passing of one of our very own, Alvin Moore.
Alvin Moore was a long time member of FOP Lodge 35 and a Lieutenant with the Sheriff’s Office. He passed away on October 20, 2024.
Funeral arrangements are as follows:
Visitation: Friday, November 8, 2024 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Mt. Moriah East Baptist Church
1248 Haynes St.
Memphis, TN 38114
Funeral: Saturday, November 9, 2024 11:00am
Mt. Moriah East Baptist Church
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery
824 S. Dudley St.
Memphis, TN 38104
**It is with a heavy heart to report the passing of Bobby Simmons on June 18, 2024. Bobby was a long-time member of FOP Lodge#35 and retired captain of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department.
Services for Bobby will be on Tuesday, June 25 at noon at the Faith Baptist Church located at 3755 N Germantown Pkwy., Bartlett, TN. A visitation will be from 10 am until noon.
Please remember Bobby’s wife, Sherry and his family in your prayers.




