LEGACY: Barbara Neely, co-founder of Jim Neely’s Interstate Barbecue, dies at 87

Barbara Neely, co-founder and longtime matriarch of the legendary Interstate Bar-B-Q in Memphis, passed away Monday, June 16. She was 86. Neely wasn’t just the wife of barbecue icon Jim Neely. For nearly half a century, she was the restaurant’s beating heart and smiling face, working tirelessly alongside her husband to build one of Memphis’ […]