Menlinda Beth Lapina Obituary
In loving memory of Menlinda Beth Lapina (Chattanooga, Tennessee), born in Memphis, Tennessee, who departed this world on March 14, 2025 at the age of 59. Menlinda Beth leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Menlinda Beth may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her son James Peter Lapina (Little Jim); her father James "Terry" Nickerson; and her grandparents, Charles Dudley, Martha Dean Fish Nickerson, Dubert J. (DJ) and Nova Christopher Pyron.
She is survived by: her husband Pete Lapina; her mother Betty Nickerson; her siblings, Blaine Nickerson and Deana O'Brien (Cory); and her aunt Pat. She is also survived by aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
