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February 08, 2009
Billy Gaither, 86, of Dyersburg, formerly of Memphis, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired salesman, a communicant of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Memphis and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Cemetery in Kirkwood, Mo. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Read full obituary → February 07, 2009
Blake Jordan, 29, of Finley, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 at his residence.
He was a truck driver, a member of Trimble First Baptist Church, 1999 graduate of Dyer County High School, played basketball, football and baseball and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
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February 10, 1934 – February 07, 2009
Sue Smith, 74, of Obion, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009 at her residence. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Zion Cemetery in Elbridge with Bro. John Fowler officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband, L.B. Smith of Obion; a stepdaughter, Pat Smith and husband, Louis, of Dyersburg; a sister, Maxine Tyland of Hasperia, Mich.; a brother, J.W. Pruitt of Phoenix, Ariz.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dick and Pearl Blacley Pruitt; two sisters, Helen Pruitt and Carolyn Pruitt; and a brother, Charles Pruitt. Pallbearers will be Eddie Pruitt, Bart Sanders, Kevin Sanders, Gary Jones, Roger Roberts, Jamie Pritchett and Freddie Smith. The family requests that any memorials be directed to Alzheimer's Association: Mid-South Chapter, West Tennessee Office, 326 Ellsworth St., Memphis, TN 38111.
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Read full obituary → February 04, 2009
Mary Lucy Jones, 86, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired bookkeeper for Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Dyersburg and Basil Smith Insurance Co., a member of Parr Avenue Church of Christ, Dyersburg Senior Citizens Club and Dyersburg Home Demonstration Club, and a former substitute teacher for the Dyersburg City School System.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Scott Owen and Bro. Mason Harris officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
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September 19, 1940 – February 04, 2009
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Read full obituary → February 03, 2009
Lessie Lee Beal, of Dyersburg, formerly of Ridgely, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a retired cook for Lake County School System and a member of Ridgely First Baptist Church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the Ridgely chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Mackie Prince, the Rev. David Prince and the Rev. Ralph Moore officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely.
Dyersburg Funeral Home
Read full obituary → February 03, 2009
Evelyn Pritchett, 87, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
She was a homemaker and a member of Dyersburg First Baptist Church.
Dyersburg Funeral Home
Read full obituary → February 02, 2009
James Michael Hendrix Jr., 40, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at his residence.
He was a stud welder for ERMCO and an avid hunter.
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Read full obituary → February 02, 2009
Howard Martin Vaughn Sr., 88, of Tiptonville, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis.
He was a farmer, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving in Europe, a member of First United Methodist Church in Tiptonville for more than 70 years, a 32nd-degree Mason and Shriner, a Tiptonville alderman for 14 years, Lake County magistrate for 10 years, a member of First State Bank's board of directors for 22 years, a member of the Lake County Levee Board, and owned and operated J.E. Vaughn Lumber Co. for 35 years.
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Read full obituary → January 31, 2009
Rickey Lee Dees, 60, of Finley, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. He was a former district director in Tennessee for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a member of Finley United Methodist Church where he played piano and organ, a 1966 graduate of Dyersburg High School, a 1971 graduate of Lambuth College, and a former teacher at Finley School.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Gunter officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
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August 29, 1923 – January 30, 2009
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September 24, 1935 – January 29, 2009
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Read full obituary → January 28, 2009
Brian Pruett, 27, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 at his residence.
He was a nurse externist at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center, a member of Dyersburg Church of God, a 2000 graduate of Dyersburg High School, a 2004 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin, and a former member of Phi Beta Kappa.
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Read full obituary → January 27, 2009
Sarah Ruth Harrison Moore, 87, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
She was a homemaker, a dietician for Parkview Hospital, owner of Moore's BBQ and Downtown Deli, former manager of the airport restaurant, a member of Northside Church of Christ, caretaker for many family members and friends, and loved to cook, especially wild game.
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January 27, 2009
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August 01, 1921 – January 27, 2009
Fleming Hodges, 87, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was retired district attorney general for Dyer, Lake, Obion and Weakley counties and a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church. He was a 1939 graduate of Dyersburg High School and a 1942 graduate of Murray State College, and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II; after his 26th mission, he was shot down and captured by German troops and spent more than six months as a prisoner of war. In 1947, he received his law degree at the University of Tennessee where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa, Leadership Fraternity and Phi Delta Phi. He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1951 and to the state Senate in 1953. He was appointed to and served as assistant clerk to the Senate from 1955-1958 at which time he was elected district attorney general for Dyer, Lake, Obion and Weakley counties and served in that position until his retirement in 1979. He continued to practice law until 1995. He was an avid golfer and UT fan where he once served on the athletic board. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Dyersburg with Father Gary Meade officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Peggy Hodges of Dyersburg; two daughters, Carol Miller and husband, Richard, of Loxley, Ala. and Lynn Smith and husband, Fred, of Knoxville; a son, John Hodges and wife, Polly, of Knoxville; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Fleming and Louise Tickle Hodges; and a sister, Annabelle Triplett. The family requests that any memorials be directed to St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 108 King Ave. N, Dyersburg, TN 38024.
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Read full obituary → January 25, 2009
Gertrude Tubbs, 86, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was a retired Dietary Department employee of Parkview Hospital and a Methodist.
Dyersburg Funeral Home
Read full obituary → January 24, 2009
John Roland Cannon Jr., 30, of Finley, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a welder for Systems Contracting, a Baptist, former lieutenant with the Dyer County Sheriff's Department, and an avid fisherman and NASCAR fan.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Dyersburg Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Dyersburg Funeral Home
Read full obituary → January 24, 2009
Syble M. Walker Lawton, 73, of Burbank, Ill., formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 at her residence.
She was a retired retail sales associate and a member of United Pentecostal Church in Harvey, Ill.
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Read full obituary → January 24, 2009
Elizabeth Maupin Helsing, 94, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Bogota, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009 at Friendship Gardens Inc. in Clearwater, Fla. She was a retired waitress and a member of Hercules Church of Christ in Dunedin, Fla.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern with Tom Bright officiating.
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January 30, 1971 – January 22, 2009
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January 22, 2009
Charlotte A. Cook, 66, of Cordova, formerly of Dyersburg, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 at Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. She was officer manager for Cook Sales. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Curry Funeral Home with Bro. Jim Pilcher officiating. Memphis Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive visitors at noon today at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, James "Jim" Cook; two daughters, Alicia Rumbarger of Memphis and Sonya Starnes of Drummonds; a son, James Thomas "Bubba" Cook of Bartlett; her mother, Doris Vaughn Harris of Dyersburg; two sisters, Tommie Sue Kindle and Su Ann Childress, both of Dyersburg; five grandchildren, Jared Hyder, Walter E. Hyder, Jason Starnes, Thomas Clinton Starnes and James Nathan Starnes; and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, Thomas D. Vaughn.
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December 26, 1944 – January 22, 2009
Mary Lynn Harris, 64, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 at Oakwood Community Living Center. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Williams officiating. Burial will be in Sorrell's Chapel Cemetery in Dyersburg. The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Hallmark of Dyersburg; three sons, Clyde Nathan Harris, Frankie Harris and Gene Harris, all of Dyersburg; three sisters, Hazel Garrard of Mantachie, Miss., Marylee McDonald of Saltillo, Miss., and Evelyn Thomas of Guntown, Miss.; two brothers, Larry Gene Brown of Saltillo, Miss., and Jimmy Allen Brown of Guntown, Miss.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Daniel Harris; her parents, James Edward and Lina Othello Brown; and a sister, Rosie Mae Cook. Pallbearers will be sons and grandsons, David Hallmark, Erick Hallmark, Bradley Harris, Clyde Nathan Harris, Frankie Harris and Gene Harris. The family requests that any memorials be directed to the American Red Cross.
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Read full obituary → January 21, 2009
Ora Lee Hendrex, 81, of Camden, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 at Camden Healthcare & Rehab.
She was a retired seamstress for Rolane Manufacturing and H.I.S. Manufacturing and was a Baptist.
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Read full obituary → January 21, 2009
Imogene Butcher, 82, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Parr Avenue Church of Christ.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Scott Owen officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
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January 11, 1943 – January 21, 2009
Dyersburg - DORIS PARMENTER KARLGAARD, 66, retired raw material recipe coordinator at Polyone, died January 21, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 25 at First United Methodist Church, Dyersburg, TN conducted by Dr. Phillip Cook. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, TN. She leaves her husband, Wayne Karlgaard of Dyersburg, TN; two step-daughters, Susan Sartain, Shari Garrett, both of Lakeland, FL; one son, Tracy Allen Voss and wife, Jessica of Oakland, TN; mother Lucille Parmenter of Dyersburg, TN; three sisters, Shirley F. Gibson, Patsye Jones, both of Dyersburg, TN, Dianna Flatt of Newbern, TN; brother, Billy E Parmenter of Dyersburg, TN; four grandchildren, Gavin Allen Voss, Sonja Sartain, Annie Garrett, Matthew Garrett. She was preceded in death by her father, Bill Parmenter and sister, Linda J. Foster. Roy Campbell, John Gardner, John T. Yarbro, J.D. Stephens, Lowell Beck, Ben Ragan will serve as pallbearers. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 452, Dyersburg, 38025-0452 or Community Cancer Fund, P.O. Box 1002, Dyersburg, TN 38025-1002
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Read full obituary → January 20, 2009
Mary Elizabeth Tribone Staymate, 79, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
She was a retired medical secretary-transcriptionist, a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and attended Harvest Baptist Church.
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Read full obituary → January 20, 2009
Dorothy Beatrice Haynes, 89, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
She was a homemaker and a member of Finley Baptist Church.
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July 10, 1924 – January 20, 2009
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January 18, 2009
Mary Sue Staggs, 77, of Bogota, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Springhill Baptist Church with the Rev. James Branscum officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely.
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December 08, 1924 – January 18, 2009
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August 06, 1927 – January 15, 2009
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Read full obituary → January 14, 2009
Barbara Childress Holt Williamson, 77, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis.
She was retired from the Social Security Administration after 33 years of service, and a member of First Baptist Church, American Business Women's Association, Professional Secretaries International, and Union Mission Ladies Auxiliary.
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January 14, 2009
Jaxon Layne Morris, infant son of Adam Morris of Finley and Monica Jackson of Gates, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Brandon Lindsey and the Rev. John Morris officiating. Private burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. The family will receive visitors at 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In addition to his parents, survivors include his grandparents, Patsy Whitson of Gates, Pattye Morris of Finley and Gregg Morris of Atlanta, Ga.; and his great-grandparents, Carolyn Standley of Hayti, Mo., Frank Jackson of Ripley, Buck and Sue Moore of Finley and John and Jean Morris of Dyersburg.
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March 04, 1925 – January 13, 2009
Inez W. Williams, of Roanoke, Va., formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009 at her son's residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Keesee; a son, Danny Williams; five grandchildren, Brock Williams, Stepheny Lin Andrews, Jess Williams, Josh Williams and Drew Keesee; and a great-granddaughter, Jade Andrews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ulas N. Williams; and a son, Stephen Williams.
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Read full obituary → January 11, 2009
Hiram Myles Jones, 61, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 at his residence.
He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Vietnam, and a Baptist.
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May 16, 1953 – January 11, 2009
Shelia Elizabeth Robbins, 55, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and floral arranger for 12 years and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy on Upper Finley Road. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Dr. E.C. McKinley, Bishop Eugene Weakley, Bishop Clayton Mahan and Bishop Sam Clements officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband, Jerry Robbins of Dyersburg; a daughter, Amy Robbins Wilson of Dyersburg; a son, Jeremy Robbins of Dyersburg; two sisters, Lesia Reddin of Henderson and Mary Lucille Beck of Alamo; two brothers, Frankie Luther of Dyersburg and Odell Luther of Brownsville; and three grandchildren, Justin Tyler Robbins, Baylee Erin Robbins and Jacob Christian Wilson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Elizabeth Luther; and a brother, James Edward Luther. Pallbearers will be Darrell Ward, Drew Tankersley, Kenny Simmons, Harold Brasfield, David Brasfield Jr., Todd Luther, Cody Ellzey and Micah Luther. The family requests that any memorials be directed to the Church of God of Prophecy, 1620 Upper Finley Road, Dyersburg, TN 38024.
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Read full obituary → January 10, 2009
Buddy Wade Moore Sr., 72, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.
He was property assessor of Lake County and the longest-serving property assessor in Tennessee at 37 years, he was a member of Crockett's Chapel United Methodist Church, a U.S. Army veteran, former police commissioner, coached youth league baseball, girls and women's softball for many years, was a lifelong farmer and a road commissioner.
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Read full obituary → January 09, 2009
Audie Belle Gauldin, 94, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 at Oakwood Community Living Center.
She was a homemaker and the oldest member of Springhill Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school for 60 years and sang in the choir.
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September 16, 1924 – January 09, 2009
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Read full obituary → January 08, 2009
Emily Hopper Bivens, 56, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
She was a teacher for 32 years in first and second grade for the Dyersburg City School System, and a member of McCulloughs Chapel Baptist Church and the Tennessee Education Association.
Dyersburg Funeral Home
Read full obituary → January 07, 2009
Earl Stafford, 72, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
He was retired manager of employee relations of Bridgestone America, and a member and Sunday school teacher at Hillcrest Baptist Church.
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Read full obituary → January 07, 2009
Margaret Louise Barham, 89, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at Crockett County Nursing Home in Alamo. She was a retired housekeeper for Parkview Hospital and a member of Second Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. George Edward Epperson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
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June 12, 1930 – January 04, 2009
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Read full obituary → January 03, 2009
Charles E. Lee, 61, of Ridgely, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 at The Bridge of Ridgely. He was a retired construction worker.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Ridgely Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Jeff O'Dell officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery.
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May 03, 1914 – January 03, 2009
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Read full obituary → January 02, 2009
Joe Lee Callens, 73, of Ridgely, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 at his residence. He was a retired farmer and retired as a truck driver for Ragan Trucking.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Ridgely Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Clayton Mahan officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery.
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