Benjamin Wade Pylant, 26, died Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis after a prolonged struggle with Hodgkin''s Lymphoma.

Ben enjoyed, motorcycles, mountain biking, working on cars, gardening and hiking. Ben especially loved the mountains, in January of 2012 he and his dad hiked the Fiery Gizzard Trail at South Cumberland State Park in TN. Ben carried a 40 lb. backpack and finished the whole hike, in spite of his cancer. When they finished, rather than tent camping for the night, Ben requested that he and his dad get a hotel, and they did. Ben was also a music lover, and especially recently enjoyed Reggae because of its light hearted rhythm and ability to relax him. Ben was a member of First Baptist Church Millington where he participated in the College and Career Class.

His survivors include his parents, Larry and Debbie Leigh Holder Pylant of Munford; a brother, Daniel E. Pylant of Munford; grandmother, Alice M. Pylant of Covington; grandparents, William "Billy" & Gerry Holder of Covington; Aunt Terri (Steve) Cruze of Beaufort, SC; Uncle David (Susan) Holder of Bartlett; Uncle Gary (Karen) Pylant of Bartlett; Aunt Susan (Michael) Creamer of Panama City, FL; and numerous cousins. He is preceded in death by a grandfather, Ira Pylant; and grandmothers, Arlene Hicks and Shirley Nystrom.

The family will receive friends at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, from 5-8. Funeral Services will be at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 2:00. Interment will be at Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society Memorial Foundation Hope Lodge ~ Nashville 2008 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37203; (615) 342-0840.