ACKLEN-ZAPP, Ehrai "Muffy", age 92 of Nashville. February 6, 2013.
She leaves to cherish her memories: husband, James S. Zapp, Sr.; children, Joyce Acklen, Walter Acklen, Gail Taylor, James Zapp, Jr., Jenniffer Chaviest, Richmond (Connie) Zapp & James Arnell (Gerilyn) Zapp; sister, Brunece Brunson; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives & friends.
Public viewing Sunday, February 10, 2013 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., Lewis & Wright Funeral Home, 2500 Clarksville Pk. Family visitation Monday, February 11, 2013 from 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., with "Ivy Beyond the Wall" @ 10:30 a.m., Assumption Catholic Church, 1227 7th Ave. N., funeral to follow, Father Michael Souza officiating.
Interment Chavers Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, TN.
LEWIS & WRIGHT FUNERAL HOME, (615) 255-2371.
Published in The Tennessean on Feb. 9, 2013
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An Ancestry.com Family Tree has Ehrai "Muffy" Walker, born in 1921 in GA to James Matthew "Matt" Walker and Queenie M Chavers; married Theodore H (Lilly) Acklen; died 6 Feb 2013 in Nashville, Davidson County, TN.
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But after Uncle Teddy married Ehrai “Muffy” Walker Acklen, a former dancer who had worked with Nat King Cole when he, too, was just scuffling, she gave her husband the idea of bringing elaborate stage shows into the club. The downstairs bar area was remodeled, a stage was built, and the Del Morocco started booking small-scale Vegas-type revues complete with singers, dancers, and comedians.
from NashVille Scene - "Scuffling
The Lost History of Nashville Rhythm & Blues"
DANIEL COOPER DEC 12, 1996
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1930 Census, taken 4 Apr 1930, has Mat Walker, 44, office porter, married at 20 to Queen, 44, married at 20, living in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Children are: Azerline, f, 21; Leandro, m, 17; Bennie, f, 15; and Ehrai, f, 10. Also in the household are: nephew James Bell, 18, laundry helper; nephew Alonzo Bell, 22, steel mill chipper; brother-in-law Malcom Chavers, 31, office porter; and aunt Eliza Jennings, 77, widow.
1940 Census, taken 9 Apr 1940, has Lawrence Dopson, 29, born in SC, parking lot car washer, married to Azerleen, 22, born in TN, beautician at own shop, living in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Also in the household are: father Mat Walker, 55, born in TN, porter for private house; lodger Willie Robertson, m, 22, restaurant dish washer; and lodger Ehrai Walker, f, 20, born in TN, actor-dancer.
Tennessee Marriage Records have Theodore Lilly married Ehrai Walker on 17 Apr 1947 in Williamson County.
US Public Records Index, Vol 1 has Ehrai W Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, living in Nashville, TN in 1986.
US Public Records Index, Vol 1 has Ehrai A Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, living in Nashville, TN in 1993.
US Social Security Death Index has Ehrai A Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, died 6 Feb 2013. SSN issued in IL.
She leaves to cherish her memories: husband, James S. Zapp, Sr.; children, Joyce Acklen, Walter Acklen, Gail Taylor, James Zapp, Jr., Jenniffer Chaviest, Richmond (Connie) Zapp & James Arnell (Gerilyn) Zapp; sister, Brunece Brunson; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives & friends.
Public viewing Sunday, February 10, 2013 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., Lewis & Wright Funeral Home, 2500 Clarksville Pk. Family visitation Monday, February 11, 2013 from 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., with "Ivy Beyond the Wall" @ 10:30 a.m., Assumption Catholic Church, 1227 7th Ave. N., funeral to follow, Father Michael Souza officiating.
Interment Chavers Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, TN.
LEWIS & WRIGHT FUNERAL HOME, (615) 255-2371.
Published in The Tennessean on Feb. 9, 2013
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An Ancestry.com Family Tree has Ehrai "Muffy" Walker, born in 1921 in GA to James Matthew "Matt" Walker and Queenie M Chavers; married Theodore H (Lilly) Acklen; died 6 Feb 2013 in Nashville, Davidson County, TN.
--
But after Uncle Teddy married Ehrai “Muffy” Walker Acklen, a former dancer who had worked with Nat King Cole when he, too, was just scuffling, she gave her husband the idea of bringing elaborate stage shows into the club. The downstairs bar area was remodeled, a stage was built, and the Del Morocco started booking small-scale Vegas-type revues complete with singers, dancers, and comedians.
from NashVille Scene - "Scuffling
The Lost History of Nashville Rhythm & Blues"
DANIEL COOPER DEC 12, 1996
-
1930 Census, taken 4 Apr 1930, has Mat Walker, 44, office porter, married at 20 to Queen, 44, married at 20, living in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Children are: Azerline, f, 21; Leandro, m, 17; Bennie, f, 15; and Ehrai, f, 10. Also in the household are: nephew James Bell, 18, laundry helper; nephew Alonzo Bell, 22, steel mill chipper; brother-in-law Malcom Chavers, 31, office porter; and aunt Eliza Jennings, 77, widow.
1940 Census, taken 9 Apr 1940, has Lawrence Dopson, 29, born in SC, parking lot car washer, married to Azerleen, 22, born in TN, beautician at own shop, living in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Also in the household are: father Mat Walker, 55, born in TN, porter for private house; lodger Willie Robertson, m, 22, restaurant dish washer; and lodger Ehrai Walker, f, 20, born in TN, actor-dancer.
Tennessee Marriage Records have Theodore Lilly married Ehrai Walker on 17 Apr 1947 in Williamson County.
US Public Records Index, Vol 1 has Ehrai W Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, living in Nashville, TN in 1986.
US Public Records Index, Vol 1 has Ehrai A Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, living in Nashville, TN in 1993.
US Social Security Death Index has Ehrai A Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, died 6 Feb 2013. SSN issued in IL.
ACKLEN-ZAPP, Ehrai "Muffy", age 92 of Nashville. February 6, 2013.
She leaves to cherish her memories: husband, James S. Zapp, Sr.; children, Joyce Acklen, Walter Acklen, Gail Taylor, James Zapp, Jr., Jenniffer Chaviest, Richmond (Connie) Zapp & James Arnell (Gerilyn) Zapp; sister, Brunece Brunson; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives & friends.
Public viewing Sunday, February 10, 2013 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., Lewis & Wright Funeral Home, 2500 Clarksville Pk. Family visitation Monday, February 11, 2013 from 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., with "Ivy Beyond the Wall" @ 10:30 a.m., Assumption Catholic Church, 1227 7th Ave. N., funeral to follow, Father Michael Souza officiating.
Interment Chavers Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, TN.
LEWIS & WRIGHT FUNERAL HOME, (615) 255-2371.
Published in The Tennessean on Feb. 9, 2013
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An Ancestry.com Family Tree has Ehrai "Muffy" Walker, born in 1921 in GA to James Matthew "Matt" Walker and Queenie M Chavers; married Theodore H (Lilly) Acklen; died 6 Feb 2013 in Nashville, Davidson County, TN.
--
But after Uncle Teddy married Ehrai “Muffy” Walker Acklen, a former dancer who had worked with Nat King Cole when he, too, was just scuffling, she gave her husband the idea of bringing elaborate stage shows into the club. The downstairs bar area was remodeled, a stage was built, and the Del Morocco started booking small-scale Vegas-type revues complete with singers, dancers, and comedians.
from NashVille Scene - "Scuffling
The Lost History of Nashville Rhythm & Blues"
DANIEL COOPER DEC 12, 1996
-
1930 Census, taken 4 Apr 1930, has Mat Walker, 44, office porter, married at 20 to Queen, 44, married at 20, living in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Children are: Azerline, f, 21; Leandro, m, 17; Bennie, f, 15; and Ehrai, f, 10. Also in the household are: nephew James Bell, 18, laundry helper; nephew Alonzo Bell, 22, steel mill chipper; brother-in-law Malcom Chavers, 31, office porter; and aunt Eliza Jennings, 77, widow.
1940 Census, taken 9 Apr 1940, has Lawrence Dopson, 29, born in SC, parking lot car washer, married to Azerleen, 22, born in TN, beautician at own shop, living in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Also in the household are: father Mat Walker, 55, born in TN, porter for private house; lodger Willie Robertson, m, 22, restaurant dish washer; and lodger Ehrai Walker, f, 20, born in TN, actor-dancer.
Tennessee Marriage Records have Theodore Lilly married Ehrai Walker on 17 Apr 1947 in Williamson County.
US Public Records Index, Vol 1 has Ehrai W Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, living in Nashville, TN in 1986.
US Public Records Index, Vol 1 has Ehrai A Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, living in Nashville, TN in 1993.
US Social Security Death Index has Ehrai A Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, died 6 Feb 2013. SSN issued in IL.
She leaves to cherish her memories: husband, James S. Zapp, Sr.; children, Joyce Acklen, Walter Acklen, Gail Taylor, James Zapp, Jr., Jenniffer Chaviest, Richmond (Connie) Zapp & James Arnell (Gerilyn) Zapp; sister, Brunece Brunson; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives & friends.
Public viewing Sunday, February 10, 2013 from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., Lewis & Wright Funeral Home, 2500 Clarksville Pk. Family visitation Monday, February 11, 2013 from 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., with "Ivy Beyond the Wall" @ 10:30 a.m., Assumption Catholic Church, 1227 7th Ave. N., funeral to follow, Father Michael Souza officiating.
Interment Chavers Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, TN.
LEWIS & WRIGHT FUNERAL HOME, (615) 255-2371.
Published in The Tennessean on Feb. 9, 2013
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An Ancestry.com Family Tree has Ehrai "Muffy" Walker, born in 1921 in GA to James Matthew "Matt" Walker and Queenie M Chavers; married Theodore H (Lilly) Acklen; died 6 Feb 2013 in Nashville, Davidson County, TN.
--
But after Uncle Teddy married Ehrai “Muffy” Walker Acklen, a former dancer who had worked with Nat King Cole when he, too, was just scuffling, she gave her husband the idea of bringing elaborate stage shows into the club. The downstairs bar area was remodeled, a stage was built, and the Del Morocco started booking small-scale Vegas-type revues complete with singers, dancers, and comedians.
from NashVille Scene - "Scuffling
The Lost History of Nashville Rhythm & Blues"
DANIEL COOPER DEC 12, 1996
-
1930 Census, taken 4 Apr 1930, has Mat Walker, 44, office porter, married at 20 to Queen, 44, married at 20, living in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Children are: Azerline, f, 21; Leandro, m, 17; Bennie, f, 15; and Ehrai, f, 10. Also in the household are: nephew James Bell, 18, laundry helper; nephew Alonzo Bell, 22, steel mill chipper; brother-in-law Malcom Chavers, 31, office porter; and aunt Eliza Jennings, 77, widow.
1940 Census, taken 9 Apr 1940, has Lawrence Dopson, 29, born in SC, parking lot car washer, married to Azerleen, 22, born in TN, beautician at own shop, living in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Also in the household are: father Mat Walker, 55, born in TN, porter for private house; lodger Willie Robertson, m, 22, restaurant dish washer; and lodger Ehrai Walker, f, 20, born in TN, actor-dancer.
Tennessee Marriage Records have Theodore Lilly married Ehrai Walker on 17 Apr 1947 in Williamson County.
US Public Records Index, Vol 1 has Ehrai W Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, living in Nashville, TN in 1986.
US Public Records Index, Vol 1 has Ehrai A Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, living in Nashville, TN in 1993.
US Social Security Death Index has Ehrai A Zapp, born 13 Feb 1920, died 6 Feb 2013. SSN issued in IL.
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