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Photo of Roxie Mayman Simmons

Roxie Mayman Simmons

March 02, 1932 – November 25, 2008

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James Thomas Parson

April 12, 1983 – November 25, 2008

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Ronnie Hardin

November 24, 2008

Ronnie Hardin, 53, of Lenox, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

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Roy Cooper

November 23, 2008

Roy Cooper, 75, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008 at his residence. He was a painter for Raymond Cooper Painting Company and a member of Westside Baptist Church.

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Betty Pleasant

November 23, 2008

Betty Pleasant, of New Port Richey, Fla., formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008 at Morton Plant North Bay Hospital in New Port Richey, Fla. She was a homemaker and a member of West Dyersburg Church of Christ.

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Timothy Hayes

November 23, 2008

Timothy Hayes, 46, of Ridgely, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a sergeant with Northwest Correctional Complex and a Baptist.

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Photo of Nolie May Rutkowski

Nolie May Rutkowski

November 10, 1941 – November 21, 2008

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Photo of Hugh Lincoln Maness

Hugh Lincoln Maness

September 08, 1929 – November 21, 2008

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Photo of Ruby Inez Hollingsworth

Ruby Inez Hollingsworth

December 18, 1926 – November 19, 2008

Ruby "Inez" Hollingsworth, 81, of Newbern, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a former machine operator for Sylvania and a member of Emmaus Baptist Church in Newbern.

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Photo of George Bazil Pakish

George Bazil Pakish

January 14, 1932 – November 19, 2008

George Bazil Pakish, 76, of Tiptonville, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 at the Regional Hospital in Jackson.

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Ina Hudson

September 20, 1923 – November 18, 2008

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Photo of Carolyn Marie Rogers

Carolyn Marie Rogers

December 05, 1943 – November 17, 2008

Carolyn Marie Rogers, 64, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired employee of Sylvania and Wal-Mart.

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Effie I. Holmes

February 22, 1922 – November 12, 2008

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Photo of Myra Sue Marbry

Myra Sue Marbry

March 17, 1935 – November 12, 2008

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Photo of Gerald Ray Massengill

Gerald Ray Massengill

November 11, 2008

Gerald Ray Massengill, 58, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 at his residence. He was a retired telecommunications engineer, a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam, and a Baptist.

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Jimmy Wayne Warden

November 10, 2008

Jimmy Wayne Warden, 60, of Unionville, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

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John Thomas Johnson

September 09, 1936 – November 10, 2008

John Thomas Johnson, 72, of Finley, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 at his residence. He was retired from the maintenance department at PolyOne, a member of Finley Church of Christ and a former member of the Tennessee Army National Guard.

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James Roy Howe

March 23, 1940 – November 08, 2008

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Photo of Christine Louella Heathcott French

Christine Louella Heathcott French

January 28, 1921 – November 06, 2008

Christine Heathcott French, 87, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired cook at First Citizens National Bank and Finley Elementary School and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Dyer County Memorial Gardens with Bro. Jim Chamblee officiating. The family will receive visitors at 1-3 p.m. today at Curry Funeral Home. Survivors include a daughter, Janie Heathcott of Dyersburg; three sons, Preston Heathcott and wife, Elaine, Jerry Heathcott and wife, Ronda, and Mike Heathcott and wife, Beverly, all of Dyersburg; a brother, George Freeman Strawn and wife, Mary, of Dyersburg; seven grandchildren, John Heathcott of Knoxville, Jim Heathcott of Union City, Torrie Dodds, Phillip Heathcott and Amy Martin, all of Dyersburg, Gina Heathcott of Jackson and Danny Hayes Jr. of Bogota; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Carl Preston Heathcott and Albert French; her father, George Strawn; her mother and stepfather, Lexie Jane Strawn Winchester and Clarence Winchester; and a granddaughter, Nancy Heathcott Lopez. Pallbearers will be Danny Hayes Jr., Jim Heathcott, Phillip Heatcott, Logan Throgmorton, Danny Hayes Sr. and Steve Throgmorton.

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Photo of James Joseph Bock

James Joseph Bock

June 02, 1944 – November 04, 2008

James Joseph Bock, 64, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 at his residence. He was a retired machinist for Amtrak, a member of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Chicago and attended Cottonwood Baptist Church in Ridgely.

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Photo of Bradley Nathan Strain

Bradley Nathan Strain

April 24, 1969 – November 03, 2008

Bradley Nathan Strain, 39, of Hornbeak, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City.

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Photo of Louise Hensley Walker

Louise Hensley Walker

April 16, 1944 – November 03, 2008

Louise Hensley Walker, 64, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

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Harold Wayne Cartwright

March 24, 1941 – November 02, 2008

Wayne Cartwright, 67, of Ripley, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley.

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Alvie Astor Pride

July 24, 1926 – November 01, 2008

Alvie Astor Pride, 82, of Jackson, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

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Virginia Strachn

June 11, 1926 – November 01, 2008

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Photo of Ricky Glen Booker

Ricky Glen Booker

November 03, 1954 – November 01, 2008

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Photo of Callie Lu Acred

Callie Lu Acred

December 07, 1934 – October 29, 2008

Callie Lu Fowler Acred, 73, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. She was a homemaker, a member of First United Methodist Church where she was also a member of the youth and senior choir and United Methodist Women, a former Girl Scout leader, Cotillion Club member, charter member of Budding Garden Club, partner in Acred Shoe Store, member of the Parent-Teachers Association, and recently celebrated her 55-year high school class reunion.

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Bea Turnbo

February 23, 1944 – October 26, 2008

Bea Turnbo, 64, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. She was a homemaker and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ in Hickman, Ky. for 32 years. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Uzzle officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors at 11 a.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband, John H. Turnbo of Dyersburg; a daughter, Judy Hamil and husband, Philip, of Union City; a son, Gary Turnbo and wife, Susan, of Dyersburg; her mother, Christine Rundles Maxwell of Dyersburg; and five grandchildren, Ryan Hamil, Jon-Tyler Hamil, Monica Turnbo, Beth Pittman and Matt Pittman. She was preceded in death by her father, Willie Rundles; and two brothers, Hugh Rundles and J.B. Rundles. Pallbearers will be Tyler Uzzle, Aaron Baker, Jaron Baker, Chase Jones, Randy Jones and Jeff Jones.

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Photo of Marguerite Burrus Moore

Marguerite Burrus Moore

May 30, 1933 – October 17, 2008

Marguerite Burrus Moore, 75, of Hornbeak, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. She was a homemaker.

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Photo of Bettye Diggs Downing

Bettye Diggs Downing

October 16, 2008

Bettye Diggs Downing, 66, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 at her residence. She was retired from the quality-control department at Quebecor World, attended Lakeview Baptist Church, and was a retired supervisor for H.I.S. Manufacturing.

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Photo of Edna Earle Boyd

Edna Earle Boyd

January 04, 1912 – October 12, 2008

Edna Boyd, 96, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

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Photo of Robert Louis Grunert

Robert Louis Grunert

March 18, 1943 – October 11, 2008

Robert "Bob" Grunert, 65, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 at his residence.

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Photo of Lillie Mai Burns Copeland

Lillie Mai Burns Copeland

April 09, 1917 – October 10, 2008

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Photo of Dorothy Lee Carter

Dorothy Lee Carter

August 24, 1931 – October 09, 2008

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Photo of Berenice Owen Rogers

Berenice Owen Rogers

December 07, 1916 – October 07, 2008

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Photo of Rev. Howard Augusta Truett

Rev. Howard Augusta Truett

August 21, 1930 – October 05, 2008

Howard Augusta Truett, 78, of Ridgely, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 at The Bridge at Ridgely.

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Photo of Grace Vaughn Butler

Grace Vaughn Butler

October 01, 2008

Grace Vaughn Butler, 99, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center.

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Photo of Frances Hansbrough Yarbro

Frances Hansbrough Yarbro

June 01, 1918 – September 30, 2008

Frances Hansbrough Yarbro, 90, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 at Dyersburg Manor following a long illness. She was retired as food-stamp supervisor for Dyer County Human Services. She was born June 1, 1918 in Sharon, the second child of Marcellus Theopolus and Charles Allen McDearmon Hansbrough. She had been a member of First United Methodist Church since Nov. 25, 1945, where she was involved in local and district leadership in United Methodist Women, a member of Outpost Sunday School Class, organized mission studies and health fairs, was a Sunday School teacher, MYF leader and choir member. She received her education in Greenfield City Schools, University of Tennessee Junior College in Martin, and University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she received her Smith-Hughes degree in Home Economics in 1940. She taught home economics in Wardell, Mo., where she built the Home Economics Cottage there, and taught high school in Monroe, La. She was also named Miss Greenfield, and was a volunteer with the Girl Scouts, Alice Thurmond PTA, UNICEF and AFS (American Field Service). She was a member of Summer Hill Garden Club, Alpha Delta Pi Alumnae Association, West Tennessee Council on Aging, and Rotaryann. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Phillip Cook, the Rev. Terry Presson and the Rev. Robert Craig officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. The family will receive visitors from 4-7 p.m. today at Curry Funeral Home and from 1-2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include four daughters, Frances Ann Y. McCoin and husband, Mac, of Charleston, Tenn., Mary Jane Y. Frederick and husband, Kevin, of Valdese, N.C., Amy Y. Heckethorn and husband, Patrick, of Dyersburg, and Dr. Gro Nylander of Oslo, Norway; a son, Dr. George L. Yarbro Jr. and wife, Kathy, of Finley; a sister-in-law, Norma Moore of Sharon; nine grandchildren, Joseph Y. McCoin III and wife, Elizabeth, of Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Reed Hogan-Yarbro of Chicago, Ill., Jayme Lawson Hogan-Yarbro of New Orleans, La., Frances Marion H. France and husband, Christopher, of Ft. Collins, Colo., Sarah Elizabeth Heckethorn of Greenville, S.C., William Patrick Heckethorn Jr. and James Forrest Heckethorn, both of Dyersburg, Eleanor Allen Frederick and Samuel George Frederick, both of Valdese, N.C.; two great-grandchildren, Joseph Y. "Mac" McCoin IV and Charles Hardwick McCoin, both of Lookout Mountain; special caregivers Kathy Shaw, Carolyn Robinson, Debbie Dance, Jo Vene Patton, Florence Jones and Ella Cheer; and many cousins, nieces and nephews whom she held dear. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Lawson Yarbro Sr., whom she married June 14, 1942; a sister, Anna Kathryn H. Grice; and four brothers, Mac T. Hansbrough, Thomas Forrest Hansbrough, Charles Allen Hansbrough and Robert Lee Moore. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family requests that any memorials be directed to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 452, Dyersburg, TN 38025-0369; Safeline, P.O. Box 1831, Dyersburg, TN 38025-1831; or Reelfoot Rural Ministries, 6923 Minnick-Elbridge Road, Obion, TN 38240.

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Photo of Liddie Magaline Henry

Liddie Magaline Henry

September 04, 1920 – September 28, 2008

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Photo of Dana Celine Pierce

Dana Celine Pierce

September 27, 2008

Dana Celine Pierce, 47, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at The Bridge at Ridgley.

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Photo of Obie Harris

Obie Harris

April 08, 1918 – September 27, 2008

Obie Harris, 90, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at his residence.

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Photo of Gavin Crocker Webb

Gavin Crocker Webb

September 27, 2008

Gavin Crocker Webb, infant son of Chad and Mandy Webb, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

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Photo of Thomas L. "Tom" Eison

Thomas L. "Tom" Eison

September 27, 2008

Thomas L. "Tom" Eison Sr., 70, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2008 at his residence. He was a retired innkeeper and co-owner of Holiday Inn, a farm owner, a member of Phillips Street Church of Christ, retired member of the Air National Guard, and a member of the Dyersburg Saddle Club.

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Photo of Charles Joe Roark, Jr.

Charles Joe Roark, Jr.

February 08, 1934 – September 27, 2008

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Photo of Rev. Eart "E.J." Davis

Rev. Eart "E.J." Davis

September 25, 2008

The Rev. Eart "E.J." Davis Jr., 79, of Southaven, Miss., formerly of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 at VA Hospital in Memphis. He was a Church of God minister, a member of Oak Forest Church of God in Southaven, Miss., and an Army veteran.

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