MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Memphians and Mid-Southerners are coming collectively Friday morning in honor and reminiscence of mom and trainer Eliza Fletcher.

The 34-year-old was working close to the University of Memphis campus when a person, now recognized as Cleotha Henderson, abducted her and later dumped her body.

It’s a narrative that has captured the hearts and a focus of not solely the Mid-South however the nation.

Parts of the Bluff City are flooded with individuals ending Fletcher’s final run.

Memphis Police Department says the group can count on street closures and detours between the hours of 4-7:30 a.m. alongside Central Avenue from Belvedere Boulevard to Zack Curlin Street.

Re-routing will happen because the race/stroll time approaches, in accordance with MPD. The streets will open on a rolling foundation as quickly because the final participant has handed and all course supplies are eliminated.

The following streets might even see minor visitors delays:

• Rozelle Street
• Belvedere Boulevard
• S McLean Boulevard
• Cooper Street
• East Parkway
• S. Hollywood Street
• Milton Avenue
• S. Greer Street
• S. Highland road
• Patterson Street
• Zach Curlin Street

The occasion will likely be centered on the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception at 1695 Central Ave.

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