Fred Smith, who pioneered the express delivery industry when he founded FedEx more than 50 years ago, died at the age of 80 in Memphis, Tenn., on Saturday, June 21.

A celebration of life event will be held for FedEx founder Fred Smith at FedExForum in Downtown Memphis on what would have ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith, whose express shipping company set the standard for absolutely, positively overnight delivery, has ...

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Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx who helped create the overnight delivery industry, changing the way businesses and consumers get the goods they purchased, has died. He was 80 years old. His death was ...

FedEx currently has 710 aircraft, including nearly 400 planes it operates on trunk routes and 310 turboprop regional aircraft operated by contractors that feed FedEx hubs with shipments from ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred Smith, the FedEx Corp. founder who revolutionized the express delivery industry, has died, the company said. He was 80. FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small ...

FILE - FedEx founder and CEO Fred Smith asks a question of President Barack Obama during the president's meeting with leading CEOs to discuss ways to promote the economy and create jobs during his ...

FedEx founder Fred Smith, known by many as Memphis, Tennessee’s "most important citizen," has died. He was 80 years old. Smith started FedEx in 1973 with 14 small planes flying packages to 25 U ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Founder of the FedEx Corporation, Fred Smith, has died Saturday at 80. Smith was born in 1944 in Marks, Mississippi, before going on to earn his undergraduate degree at Yale ...

FedEx executives honored founder Fred Smith, who died June 21, during a quarterly earnings call. Smith's successor, Raj Subramaniam, shared his admiration for Smith's leadership and vision.