Guy Cain Jr.

Guy Amos Cain Jr., 79, of Memphis died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017.
Funeral services were held Sunday at Serenity Funeral Home in Memphis. Burial followed Monday in Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Obion.
He was born on March 7, 1938, in Obion, to the late Guy Amos Cain Sr. and Eunice Orell Woody. He graduated from Obion High School.
He was first employed at John Gaston Hospital before joining the Memphis Police Department in 1960.  He retired in 1986 with the rank of lieutenant. He then moved to Desoto County, Miss., where he was hired to launch the county’s Crime Stoppers Program.
He was elected a Tennessee state representative in 1986, serving Frayser District 88 until 1990. He then joined the Memphis City School District, teaching criminal justice at Kingsbury Vocational-Technical school until he was recruited at The Hollywood Casino in Tunica, Miss., as director of security.
He was a member of the Order of Freemasons and received numerous accolades for his services.
He is survived by his wife, Joanne Cain of Memphis; two sons, Guy A. Trey (Ginger) Cain III and Jason Melek (Adrienne) Cain; three step-children, Jamie Gateley (Louis) Tedder, Michael (Pam) Gateley and Steve (Pam) Gateley; two sisters, DeLois Lee of Obion  and Peggy Tucker of Memphis; an adopted sister, Betty Chapman; 10 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters, Norma Canada, Sue Fraser and Jackie Gatlin.
Condolences may be left on Serenity Funeral Home’s website: www.serenityfuneralhomememphis.com
Published 11.1.17