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Obituary

Joseph Orgill III
Retired Charman of Orgill, Inc.

oseph Orgill III, retired chairman of Orgill,
JInc., died on March 12, 2018 after a brief
illness. Having graduated from The Taft School
in 1955 and Yale University in 1959, Mr Orgill
joined Orgill Brothers & Company as a salesman;
and later served as President from 1968-1980
and Chairman of the Board until 2005.He was an
inaugural inductee into the Home Channel Hall
of Fame as well as the President of the Society of
Entrepreneurs.
Active in the business, civic, and religious
life of his city - Memphis, TN - Mr Orgill served
as Director of First Tennessee Bank, Chairman
of the Board of the Dixon Gallery and Gardens,
and Chairman of the Board of the Church Health
Center. He gave and received much joy in serving
others in many ways, including delivering Meals
on Wheels. A lifelong Episcopalian, he was a
member of St John’s Episcopal Church.
He enjoyed spending time in Charlevoix, MI
and, above all else, he loved his family. He is
survived by his wife of over sixty years, Irene
Leatherman Orgill, four daughters, Adele, Irene,
Anne, and Kate, nine grandchildren, two great
grandchildren, and a sister, Kate Orgill Boone. The
family wishes to thank Gloria Williams, Wyvonnie
Smith and Stanley Jenkins.
Funeral services were held on March 15th at St.
John’s Episcopal Church, with visitation following
in the Parish Hall. Private burial will be in Polk
Cemetery in Bolivar, TN.
The family requests that memorials be sent
to the Dixon Gallery and Gardens (4339 Park
Avenue, Memphis, TN 38117), the Church Health
Center (1350 Concourse Avenue #142, Memphis,
TN 38104), or St John’s Episcopal Church (3245
Central Ave., Memphis, TN, 38111).

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
GAF ...................................................11 Orgill, Inc. .......................................... 3
ACCEO Solutions .............................13 Jeld-Wen ......................................... 17 Programmed Insurance Brokers ......19
Atlas Polar Company Ltd .................. 7 Nicholson and Cates ............................ Taiga Building Products Ltd ................
Castle Building Centres Group Ltd ....... ................................. inside back cover .................................inside front cover
...............................outside back cover Nu-Forest Products (Canada) Inc. .19 TIMBER MART ................................... 4

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