(updated 8/1/22)

Thank you for your continued prayers for the family and friends of Rev. Dr. Autura Eason-Williams.

The family has scheduled a viewing on Tuesday, August 2, from 4 – 8 p.m. at Anthony Funeral Home, 135 South 16th Street, West Memphis, AR 72301.

The funeral will be on Wednesday, August 3, at 10 a.m. at Saint Paul United Methodist Church, 2949 Davies Plantation Road, Lakeland, TN 38002. Flowers may be sent to the church for the funeral.

The church will live stream the service.

No media cameras will be allowed inside the church or on the church property.

Parking will be tight. Carpooling is encouraged. Overflow parking and shuttles (from Collierville UMC) will assist with moving people from nearby church lots to St. Paul UMC.

Clergy who attend are requested to wear black robes with white stole or a dark suit so they may line up as Autura passes through during the recession. (More details for clergy)

Memorial gifts may be sent to Wesley Foundation University of MemphisBlack Methodist for Church Renewal (BMCR), or Capleville United Methodist Church (4725 Riverdale Road, Memphis, TN 38141).

Correspondence can be sent to her husband and children at: Darrell Eason-Williams 1000 Whitehaven Ln, Memphis, TN 38116 Ayanna, John, TJ, and Gwendolyn

Dr. Cynthia Bond Hopson shares her thoughts on the tragic death of Rev. Dr. Autura Eason-Williams

I’ve struggled all week with what to say. My thoughts are all over the place again. Rev. Dr. Autura Eason-Williams’ senseless death Monday at the hands of three teenagers in an apparent carjacking, has left me heartbroken, unnerved, scared, puzzled, angry—I don’t even know how or what to feel.

Read more