Little said Freeman had been sick for about a week.
Doris Freeman
Jackson, TN
Doris Freeman, age 91, died Friday evening August 5, 2016 at Regency Retirement Village.
She was born March 25, 1925 in Jackson, TN, the daughter of the late Felix and Mattie Branch. Doris was a pioneer for women in workplace leadership and management. She was an on air personality as well as a sales executive for WDXI Radio. She managed Old Hickory Mall, was Marketing Director for Jackson Madison County General Hospital, very active in the Jackson Chamber of Commerce through their Red Coats Ambassador program. She served on numerous boards and was involved with many groups to make Jackson a better place. Especially those involving children.
She created the character "Cousin Tuny" in the late 1950's with a television show for WDXI Television, which later became WBBJ. Cousin Tuny continued to be active for charities and the benefit of children for many, many years.
Doris is survived by three daughters, Pat Little of Jackson, TN, Cindie Haynie of Los Angeles, CA, Connie Freeman Prince of Pigeon Forge, TN, one son James V. Freeman, Sr of Greenville, SC, four grandchildren, Brad Little, Stephen Little, Jay Freeman, Ben Freeman and five great grandchildren.
SERVICES: A visitation for friends wanting to pay respects (family will not be present)
will be Wednesday from 12:00pm - 4:30pm at Arrington Funeral Directors. A visitation with the family will be held Thursday from 4:00pm - 7:00pm in Hope Hall at Northside United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00am at Northside United Methodist Church. A private family burial will be held at Ridgecrest Cemetery.
Those serving as pallbearers will her grandsons, Brad Little, Stephen Little, Ben Freeman and Jay Freeman. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Arrington, Steve Beverly, Tom Britt, Conrad Delaney, Stan Harris, Chris Ladd and Woody Pipkin.
The family has requested that the Chamber Red Coats were their coats and sit as a group as well as the staff at Regency Retirement Village sit together.
The family has requested that you please, please direct memorial contributions to The Carl Perkins Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, 178 Airways Blvd, Jackson, TN 38301, Cerebral Palsy Association of West TN, 34 Garland Dr, Jackson, TN 38305 or the Doris "Cousin Tuny" Freeman Endowment for Special Needs Children, West TN Healthcare Foundation, 620 Skyline Dr, Jackson, TN 38301. The family extends a special thank you to the staff at Regency Retirement Village for the care and friendship extended to Doris during her stay.
Arrington Funeral Directors, 148 W. University Parkway, Jackson, TN 38305. 731.668.1111 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jacksonsun/obituary.aspx?n=doris-freeman-cuzin-tuny&pid=180996685&fhid=3208#sthash.5NltbYNX.dpufFuneral arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Freeman began her career in the 1930s as a Saturday regular feature radio singer and tap dancer, according to her biography on the website of the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame, which inducted her in 2014. She created "Cousin Tuny" as a child-loving, adult-entertaining character that she took to radio, television and live venues, entertaining generations and raising millions of dollars over the decades for organizations such as the West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Center, the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, the March of Dimes, the United Negro College Fund and more, hosting over 70 telethons all connected with children and education causes, according to the Hall of Fame.
"Tuny" also hosted daily and weekly radio shows on WDXI/Jackson, a daily TV children's show in Jackson (1955-1967), sang across West Tennessee as the lead vocalist of the Moonglows Dance Combo (1951-1977) and headed up Cousin Tuny Enterprises, one of Jackson's first advertising agencies.
As a single mother of four, she became Jackson's first female radio advertising representative with WDXI in 1948 and was known as a top rep there and later and WTJS and WJAK. She produced and hosted live radio coverage of the Miss Tennessee Pageant for more than 20 years and gave Jackson audiences first-hand, behind-the-scenes coverage of the Miss America Pageant live from Atlantic City
Cousin Tuny (Doris Freeman
The masters of television's pioneer children's hours helped amuse us, shape us, and raise us. Those captains, Misses, colonels, or officers became our favorite uncles, aunts, or even broadcast parents.
When the Union Broadcasting System of Union University in Tennessee adopted the history of local children's broadcasting for online research, one choice alone surfaced to whom this site would be dedicated. This kidvid legend is a "cuz," as she refers to everyone she meets. Her closest friends know her as Doris Freeman. To west Tennessee, she has been Cousin Tuny since the days of radio. A cross between the late Minnie Pearl, Lucille Ball and a lot of Doris' own personality, Cousin Tuny created the definitive children's television show for thousands of children from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Doris Freeman was a first for women in broadcasting without being a vocal activist.
Doris became the first woman to sell advertising in west Tennessee. She was a master at sales in both radio and television. When her daily broadcasting career ended, she continued in the business world as the first general manager of Jackson, Tn.'s Old Hickory Mall. In the 1980s, she became the primary spokesperson for health care in west Tennessee as the director of public relations and marketing for Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
To this day, Cousin Tuny has been the co-emcee of the annual West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Telethon. The Cerebral Palsy Center in Jackson is a labor of love for "Cuz," who regularly visits and sings to its children. From the inception of the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse in the early 1980s, Doris joined with the legendary composer of "Blue Suede Shoes" for the center's annual telethon.
Perkins' death in early 1998 has left a major gap in the west Tennessee area, as well as the field of music worldwide. In character as Cousin Tuny, Doris continues to carry the torch for the fight against child abuse in the medium where she helped raise so many children.
Cousin Tuny has been far more than a television character. She has been the embodiment of love for one's fellow man.
Freeman continues fundraising work today for such causes as the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the March of Dimes.
The above has been partly extracted from thr web address Doris (Cousin Tuny) Freeman
Doris Freeman
Jackson, TN
Doris Freeman, age 91, died Friday evening August 5, 2016 at Regency Retirement Village.
She was born March 25, 1925 in Jackson, TN, the daughter of the late Felix and Mattie Branch. Doris was a pioneer for women in workplace leadership and management. She was an on air personality as well as a sales executive for WDXI Radio. She managed Old Hickory Mall, was Marketing Director for Jackson Madison County General Hospital, very active in the Jackson Chamber of Commerce through their Red Coats Ambassador program. She served on numerous boards and was involved with many groups to make Jackson a better place. Especially those involving children.
She created the character "Cousin Tuny" in the late 1950's with a television show for WDXI Television, which later became WBBJ. Cousin Tuny continued to be active for charities and the benefit of children for many, many years.
Doris is survived by three daughters, Pat Little of Jackson, TN, Cindie Haynie of Los Angeles, CA, Connie Freeman Prince of Pigeon Forge, TN, one son James V. Freeman, Sr of Greenville, SC, four grandchildren, Brad Little, Stephen Little, Jay Freeman, Ben Freeman and five great grandchildren.
SERVICES: A visitation for friends wanting to pay respects (family will not be present)
will be Wednesday from 12:00pm - 4:30pm at Arrington Funeral Directors. A visitation with the family will be held Thursday from 4:00pm - 7:00pm in Hope Hall at Northside United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00am at Northside United Methodist Church. A private family burial will be held at Ridgecrest Cemetery.
Those serving as pallbearers will her grandsons, Brad Little, Stephen Little, Ben Freeman and Jay Freeman. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Arrington, Steve Beverly, Tom Britt, Conrad Delaney, Stan Harris, Chris Ladd and Woody Pipkin.
The family has requested that the Chamber Red Coats were their coats and sit as a group as well as the staff at Regency Retirement Village sit together.
The family has requested that you please, please direct memorial contributions to The Carl Perkins Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, 178 Airways Blvd, Jackson, TN 38301, Cerebral Palsy Association of West TN, 34 Garland Dr, Jackson, TN 38305 or the Doris "Cousin Tuny" Freeman Endowment for Special Needs Children, West TN Healthcare Foundation, 620 Skyline Dr, Jackson, TN 38301. The family extends a special thank you to the staff at Regency Retirement Village for the care and friendship extended to Doris during her stay.
Arrington Funeral Directors, 148 W. University Parkway, Jackson, TN 38305. 731.668.1111 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jacksonsun/obituary.aspx?n=doris-freeman-cuzin-tuny&pid=180996685&fhid=3208#sthash.5NltbYNX.dpufFuneral arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Freeman began her career in the 1930s as a Saturday regular feature radio singer and tap dancer, according to her biography on the website of the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame, which inducted her in 2014. She created "Cousin Tuny" as a child-loving, adult-entertaining character that she took to radio, television and live venues, entertaining generations and raising millions of dollars over the decades for organizations such as the West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Center, the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, the March of Dimes, the United Negro College Fund and more, hosting over 70 telethons all connected with children and education causes, according to the Hall of Fame.
"Tuny" also hosted daily and weekly radio shows on WDXI/Jackson, a daily TV children's show in Jackson (1955-1967), sang across West Tennessee as the lead vocalist of the Moonglows Dance Combo (1951-1977) and headed up Cousin Tuny Enterprises, one of Jackson's first advertising agencies.
As a single mother of four, she became Jackson's first female radio advertising representative with WDXI in 1948 and was known as a top rep there and later and WTJS and WJAK. She produced and hosted live radio coverage of the Miss Tennessee Pageant for more than 20 years and gave Jackson audiences first-hand, behind-the-scenes coverage of the Miss America Pageant live from Atlantic City
Cousin Tuny (Doris Freeman
The masters of television's pioneer children's hours helped amuse us, shape us, and raise us. Those captains, Misses, colonels, or officers became our favorite uncles, aunts, or even broadcast parents.
When the Union Broadcasting System of Union University in Tennessee adopted the history of local children's broadcasting for online research, one choice alone surfaced to whom this site would be dedicated. This kidvid legend is a "cuz," as she refers to everyone she meets. Her closest friends know her as Doris Freeman. To west Tennessee, she has been Cousin Tuny since the days of radio. A cross between the late Minnie Pearl, Lucille Ball and a lot of Doris' own personality, Cousin Tuny created the definitive children's television show for thousands of children from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Doris Freeman was a first for women in broadcasting without being a vocal activist.
Doris became the first woman to sell advertising in west Tennessee. She was a master at sales in both radio and television. When her daily broadcasting career ended, she continued in the business world as the first general manager of Jackson, Tn.'s Old Hickory Mall. In the 1980s, she became the primary spokesperson for health care in west Tennessee as the director of public relations and marketing for Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
To this day, Cousin Tuny has been the co-emcee of the annual West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Telethon. The Cerebral Palsy Center in Jackson is a labor of love for "Cuz," who regularly visits and sings to its children. From the inception of the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse in the early 1980s, Doris joined with the legendary composer of "Blue Suede Shoes" for the center's annual telethon.
Perkins' death in early 1998 has left a major gap in the west Tennessee area, as well as the field of music worldwide. In character as Cousin Tuny, Doris continues to carry the torch for the fight against child abuse in the medium where she helped raise so many children.
Cousin Tuny has been far more than a television character. She has been the embodiment of love for one's fellow man.
Freeman continues fundraising work today for such causes as the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the March of Dimes.
The above has been partly extracted from thr web address Doris (Cousin Tuny) Freeman
Little said Freeman had been sick for about a week.
Doris Freeman
Jackson, TN
Doris Freeman, age 91, died Friday evening August 5, 2016 at Regency Retirement Village.
She was born March 25, 1925 in Jackson, TN, the daughter of the late Felix and Mattie Branch. Doris was a pioneer for women in workplace leadership and management. She was an on air personality as well as a sales executive for WDXI Radio. She managed Old Hickory Mall, was Marketing Director for Jackson Madison County General Hospital, very active in the Jackson Chamber of Commerce through their Red Coats Ambassador program. She served on numerous boards and was involved with many groups to make Jackson a better place. Especially those involving children.
She created the character "Cousin Tuny" in the late 1950's with a television show for WDXI Television, which later became WBBJ. Cousin Tuny continued to be active for charities and the benefit of children for many, many years.
Doris is survived by three daughters, Pat Little of Jackson, TN, Cindie Haynie of Los Angeles, CA, Connie Freeman Prince of Pigeon Forge, TN, one son James V. Freeman, Sr of Greenville, SC, four grandchildren, Brad Little, Stephen Little, Jay Freeman, Ben Freeman and five great grandchildren.
SERVICES: A visitation for friends wanting to pay respects (family will not be present)
will be Wednesday from 12:00pm - 4:30pm at Arrington Funeral Directors. A visitation with the family will be held Thursday from 4:00pm - 7:00pm in Hope Hall at Northside United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00am at Northside United Methodist Church. A private family burial will be held at Ridgecrest Cemetery.
Those serving as pallbearers will her grandsons, Brad Little, Stephen Little, Ben Freeman and Jay Freeman. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Arrington, Steve Beverly, Tom Britt, Conrad Delaney, Stan Harris, Chris Ladd and Woody Pipkin.
The family has requested that the Chamber Red Coats were their coats and sit as a group as well as the staff at Regency Retirement Village sit together.
The family has requested that you please, please direct memorial contributions to The Carl Perkins Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, 178 Airways Blvd, Jackson, TN 38301, Cerebral Palsy Association of West TN, 34 Garland Dr, Jackson, TN 38305 or the Doris "Cousin Tuny" Freeman Endowment for Special Needs Children, West TN Healthcare Foundation, 620 Skyline Dr, Jackson, TN 38301. The family extends a special thank you to the staff at Regency Retirement Village for the care and friendship extended to Doris during her stay.
Arrington Funeral Directors, 148 W. University Parkway, Jackson, TN 38305. 731.668.1111 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jacksonsun/obituary.aspx?n=doris-freeman-cuzin-tuny&pid=180996685&fhid=3208#sthash.5NltbYNX.dpufFuneral arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Freeman began her career in the 1930s as a Saturday regular feature radio singer and tap dancer, according to her biography on the website of the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame, which inducted her in 2014. She created "Cousin Tuny" as a child-loving, adult-entertaining character that she took to radio, television and live venues, entertaining generations and raising millions of dollars over the decades for organizations such as the West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Center, the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, the March of Dimes, the United Negro College Fund and more, hosting over 70 telethons all connected with children and education causes, according to the Hall of Fame.
"Tuny" also hosted daily and weekly radio shows on WDXI/Jackson, a daily TV children's show in Jackson (1955-1967), sang across West Tennessee as the lead vocalist of the Moonglows Dance Combo (1951-1977) and headed up Cousin Tuny Enterprises, one of Jackson's first advertising agencies.
As a single mother of four, she became Jackson's first female radio advertising representative with WDXI in 1948 and was known as a top rep there and later and WTJS and WJAK. She produced and hosted live radio coverage of the Miss Tennessee Pageant for more than 20 years and gave Jackson audiences first-hand, behind-the-scenes coverage of the Miss America Pageant live from Atlantic City
Cousin Tuny (Doris Freeman
The masters of television's pioneer children's hours helped amuse us, shape us, and raise us. Those captains, Misses, colonels, or officers became our favorite uncles, aunts, or even broadcast parents.
When the Union Broadcasting System of Union University in Tennessee adopted the history of local children's broadcasting for online research, one choice alone surfaced to whom this site would be dedicated. This kidvid legend is a "cuz," as she refers to everyone she meets. Her closest friends know her as Doris Freeman. To west Tennessee, she has been Cousin Tuny since the days of radio. A cross between the late Minnie Pearl, Lucille Ball and a lot of Doris' own personality, Cousin Tuny created the definitive children's television show for thousands of children from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Doris Freeman was a first for women in broadcasting without being a vocal activist.
Doris became the first woman to sell advertising in west Tennessee. She was a master at sales in both radio and television. When her daily broadcasting career ended, she continued in the business world as the first general manager of Jackson, Tn.'s Old Hickory Mall. In the 1980s, she became the primary spokesperson for health care in west Tennessee as the director of public relations and marketing for Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
To this day, Cousin Tuny has been the co-emcee of the annual West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Telethon. The Cerebral Palsy Center in Jackson is a labor of love for "Cuz," who regularly visits and sings to its children. From the inception of the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse in the early 1980s, Doris joined with the legendary composer of "Blue Suede Shoes" for the center's annual telethon.
Perkins' death in early 1998 has left a major gap in the west Tennessee area, as well as the field of music worldwide. In character as Cousin Tuny, Doris continues to carry the torch for the fight against child abuse in the medium where she helped raise so many children.
Cousin Tuny has been far more than a television character. She has been the embodiment of love for one's fellow man.
Freeman continues fundraising work today for such causes as the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the March of Dimes.
The above has been partly extracted from thr web address Doris (Cousin Tuny) Freeman
Doris Freeman
Jackson, TN
Doris Freeman, age 91, died Friday evening August 5, 2016 at Regency Retirement Village.
She was born March 25, 1925 in Jackson, TN, the daughter of the late Felix and Mattie Branch. Doris was a pioneer for women in workplace leadership and management. She was an on air personality as well as a sales executive for WDXI Radio. She managed Old Hickory Mall, was Marketing Director for Jackson Madison County General Hospital, very active in the Jackson Chamber of Commerce through their Red Coats Ambassador program. She served on numerous boards and was involved with many groups to make Jackson a better place. Especially those involving children.
She created the character "Cousin Tuny" in the late 1950's with a television show for WDXI Television, which later became WBBJ. Cousin Tuny continued to be active for charities and the benefit of children for many, many years.
Doris is survived by three daughters, Pat Little of Jackson, TN, Cindie Haynie of Los Angeles, CA, Connie Freeman Prince of Pigeon Forge, TN, one son James V. Freeman, Sr of Greenville, SC, four grandchildren, Brad Little, Stephen Little, Jay Freeman, Ben Freeman and five great grandchildren.
SERVICES: A visitation for friends wanting to pay respects (family will not be present)
will be Wednesday from 12:00pm - 4:30pm at Arrington Funeral Directors. A visitation with the family will be held Thursday from 4:00pm - 7:00pm in Hope Hall at Northside United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00am at Northside United Methodist Church. A private family burial will be held at Ridgecrest Cemetery.
Those serving as pallbearers will her grandsons, Brad Little, Stephen Little, Ben Freeman and Jay Freeman. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Arrington, Steve Beverly, Tom Britt, Conrad Delaney, Stan Harris, Chris Ladd and Woody Pipkin.
The family has requested that the Chamber Red Coats were their coats and sit as a group as well as the staff at Regency Retirement Village sit together.
The family has requested that you please, please direct memorial contributions to The Carl Perkins Exchange Club Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, 178 Airways Blvd, Jackson, TN 38301, Cerebral Palsy Association of West TN, 34 Garland Dr, Jackson, TN 38305 or the Doris "Cousin Tuny" Freeman Endowment for Special Needs Children, West TN Healthcare Foundation, 620 Skyline Dr, Jackson, TN 38301. The family extends a special thank you to the staff at Regency Retirement Village for the care and friendship extended to Doris during her stay.
Arrington Funeral Directors, 148 W. University Parkway, Jackson, TN 38305. 731.668.1111 - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jacksonsun/obituary.aspx?n=doris-freeman-cuzin-tuny&pid=180996685&fhid=3208#sthash.5NltbYNX.dpufFuneral arrangements are incomplete at this time.
Freeman began her career in the 1930s as a Saturday regular feature radio singer and tap dancer, according to her biography on the website of the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame, which inducted her in 2014. She created "Cousin Tuny" as a child-loving, adult-entertaining character that she took to radio, television and live venues, entertaining generations and raising millions of dollars over the decades for organizations such as the West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Center, the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, the March of Dimes, the United Negro College Fund and more, hosting over 70 telethons all connected with children and education causes, according to the Hall of Fame.
"Tuny" also hosted daily and weekly radio shows on WDXI/Jackson, a daily TV children's show in Jackson (1955-1967), sang across West Tennessee as the lead vocalist of the Moonglows Dance Combo (1951-1977) and headed up Cousin Tuny Enterprises, one of Jackson's first advertising agencies.
As a single mother of four, she became Jackson's first female radio advertising representative with WDXI in 1948 and was known as a top rep there and later and WTJS and WJAK. She produced and hosted live radio coverage of the Miss Tennessee Pageant for more than 20 years and gave Jackson audiences first-hand, behind-the-scenes coverage of the Miss America Pageant live from Atlantic City
Cousin Tuny (Doris Freeman
The masters of television's pioneer children's hours helped amuse us, shape us, and raise us. Those captains, Misses, colonels, or officers became our favorite uncles, aunts, or even broadcast parents.
When the Union Broadcasting System of Union University in Tennessee adopted the history of local children's broadcasting for online research, one choice alone surfaced to whom this site would be dedicated. This kidvid legend is a "cuz," as she refers to everyone she meets. Her closest friends know her as Doris Freeman. To west Tennessee, she has been Cousin Tuny since the days of radio. A cross between the late Minnie Pearl, Lucille Ball and a lot of Doris' own personality, Cousin Tuny created the definitive children's television show for thousands of children from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Doris Freeman was a first for women in broadcasting without being a vocal activist.
Doris became the first woman to sell advertising in west Tennessee. She was a master at sales in both radio and television. When her daily broadcasting career ended, she continued in the business world as the first general manager of Jackson, Tn.'s Old Hickory Mall. In the 1980s, she became the primary spokesperson for health care in west Tennessee as the director of public relations and marketing for Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
To this day, Cousin Tuny has been the co-emcee of the annual West Tennessee Cerebral Palsy Telethon. The Cerebral Palsy Center in Jackson is a labor of love for "Cuz," who regularly visits and sings to its children. From the inception of the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse in the early 1980s, Doris joined with the legendary composer of "Blue Suede Shoes" for the center's annual telethon.
Perkins' death in early 1998 has left a major gap in the west Tennessee area, as well as the field of music worldwide. In character as Cousin Tuny, Doris continues to carry the torch for the fight against child abuse in the medium where she helped raise so many children.
Cousin Tuny has been far more than a television character. She has been the embodiment of love for one's fellow man.
Freeman continues fundraising work today for such causes as the Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse and the March of Dimes.
The above has been partly extracted from thr web address Doris (Cousin Tuny) Freeman
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