Ben Cauley Jr.

Birth Name:
Ben S Cauley Jr.
Birth Date:
October 3, 1947
Birth Place:
Memphis, Tennessee
Death Date:
September 21, 2015
Place of Death:
Memphis, Tennessee
Age:
0
Cause of Death:
Multiple health issues
Cemetery Name:
New Park Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
A member of the legendary Stax Records group the Bar-Kays and a Memphis Music Hall of Famer, he was the sole survior of the plane crash that took the lives of Otis Reading and his fellow Bar-Kays.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

New Park Cemetery

4536 Horn Lake Road

Memphis, Tennessee, 38119

USA

North America

Grave Location:

Garden of Eternity

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