Pt. 1: The funeral

The following is an excerpt from“The Hall County Gangster:Raymond Ballew” by John R. Ballew.3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, 1938 Raymond Ballew pulled his new, red Studebaker into the South Section of Fairview Cemetery in Memphis. He parked on the dirt road next to his father’s grave. The new headstone had been placed next to his mother’s stone that morning and appeared to be gl...