Overton

Surviving are one son, Michael D. Lowery of Ooltewah, Tenn.; one daughter, S. Patricia Pelfrey of Chatanooga, Tenn.; one stepson, A.C. “Sonny” McBride of Rossville, Ga.; two stepdaughters, Jean Overton of Chatanooga, Tenn., and Gail Walker of ...

The Overton Park Greensward controversy moves back to City Hall Tuesday as the council talks over an ordinance that sets further in stone the council's decision in March to give the Memphis Zoo control of two-thirds of the greensward. The ordinance is ...

The Overton Park golf course, opened in 1912, is a jewel of Memphis (April 30 letter, “Playing through?”). Where else can you play nine holes for $8 or less? It is a great place for players of all ages to learn the game or just take a couple of hours ...

The writer's zoo parking solution (April 30 letter “Playing through?”) — eliminate the Overton Park golf course — is alarming and destructive. I am at the park at least once a week and never see the greensward without lots of available space, unless ...

At the residence, police encountered Trina Watkins, 28 of Overton, Nevada, and Fonda Ray, 32, of Mesquite. Both are alleged to have had methamphetamines in their possession when police arrived. They were also taken into custody without incident.

Overton studied electrical engineering and law, working for a chemical company and a free-market think tank, before dying in a plane crash in 2003. He focused his attention on economic issues, trying to shift public policy toward more economic freedom.