Obituaries

Arnold Guthrie Grief, Jr., 58, of Trimble, Tennessee died on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City in Union City, Tennessee. Born Thursday, December 12, 1963 in South Haven, Michigan, he was the son of the late Arnold Guthrie Grief, Sr. and the late Robbie Goodman Grief. He was a former employee of Colonial Rubber Works and a self-employed laborer...

Marshall Boyd "Bo" Goad, age 91, of Dyersburg, TN passed away Monday, May 16, 2022 at West TN Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital. He was born on December 9, 1930 in Midway, TN to the late Rice Pierce Goad and Maude Willard Goad. Marshall was a member of the VFW, American Legion, and a 50 year member of the Hess Masonic Lodge #93. ...

Randy Lee Denton, loving husband, son, and friend passed away after a courageous battle with major illness. Randy was born July 19, 1956 to Frances and Dovie Denton in Dyersburg. He graduated from Dyersburg High School in 1974, then continued his studies at Dyersburg Community College, UT Martin and UT Memphis. Randy worked hard to pursue his dream of becoming a pharmacist, and graduated with a Dr. of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee, Memphis Tn. in 1980...

Funeral services with military honors for Terry William Greene, 66, will be held on Saturday May 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Friendship Funeral Home with Rev. Clyde Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in the Friendship Cemetery. Mr. Greene died on Friday May 6, 2022 after a sudden illness in Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital in Columbia, MO...

Annie M. Parker ‘Ann’ Alexander passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, profoundly affecting Mother’s Day the following day and her family’s reverence for it always. Almost reaching her 98th birthday, Ann was born July 9, 1924 to Emmett Garfield Parker and Hattie Celestia Humphreys Parker on the Oldham-Parker farm, ‘Frog Jump’, in Crockett County, Tennessee...

Evelyn Virginia Johns Joslin Borden, age 89, passed away May 7, 2022 in Jackson at the home of her friends, Don and Becky King. She was born January 20, 1933 in Newbern, TN the daughter of the late Arter Edward and Effie Collins Johns. She was born and raised in Newbern/Dyersburg area. She was married to Wayne Edward Joslin and later Gerald Franklin Borden...

Elwood “Woody” Clifton, walked into the arms of his Savior Friday, May 6, 2022 while being held in the arms of the one he adored holding and kissing him as he drew his final earthly breath. He fought a long battle with Parkinson’s disease and ultimately God healed him of that when he took him home. Woody was born on January 2, 1932 in McNairy, Arizona to James and Eva McDaniel Clifton. He was a people person who had a quick wit living life to the fullest and experiencing many accomplishments and failures – heartaches and triumphs. He was the founder and president of Clifco Incorporated in Dyersburg.

Mr. Roy Brown Chandler, of Dyersburg, passed away May 3, 2022 at West Tennessee Healthcare-Jackson General Hospital. He was born December 20, 1934 to the late Johnny & Pauline Chandler. He was a graduate of Dyersburg High School. Roy spent much of his life working in Dyersburg, as a young man at the Dyersburg Cotton Mill, where his parents also worked for much of their lives. ...

Rita Jean Enochs, 84, of Finley, TN, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at AHC Healthcare in Dyersburg. Rita was born on November 5, 1937, in Midway, TN, to the late John Osborn Grizzle and the late Jessie Louise Walker Grizzle. She was a former employee of Allwear Manufacturing and enjoying fishing...

Toddrell Lamont Bell, age 23 of Antioch, TN. (formerly of Dyersburg) died April 19, 2022, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Visitation will be Saturday, April 30, 2022, 1:00p.m.-1:55p.m. at Family Living Center, 296 James H. Rice Road in Dyersburg. Celebration of Life will follow at 2:00p.m. Burial will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dyersburg, TN...

Errol David Beard, age 82, of Newbern, TN passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at West TN Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital. Born on August 12, 1939 in Grayson, KY to the late Orby Ray and Edythe Webb Beard. After graduating high school David joined the United States Navy where he was accepted into the United States Navy Academy and graduated in 1962 as a Lt. ...

Tracy Rebecca Sayer, 41, died and received into Heaven Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at her home in Mobile, Alabama. Born Sunday, August 10, 1980, in Mobile, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late James Norman Sayer and Mary Elizabeth Enochs Sayer...

Angela Carolyn Gean, 60, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, died on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at her residence in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Born Tuesday, January 2, 1962, in Dyer County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Joe Gean and the late Carolyn Fultz Gean. Ms. Gean was an employee of SRG Global in Newbern, Tennessee...

Sylvia Marie Adams, 81, of the Fowlkes Community passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson, Tennessee. Marie was born in Finley and raised in the Frog Jump Community of Crockett County. She was a retired nurse and a member of the Dyersburg Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She was a devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, friend and caregiver. Marie felt honored to serve her patients at the Dyersburg Manor Nursing Facility until her retirement...

David Samuel Parmenter, 64, of Dyersburg, TN, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022 at his residence. David was born on July 30, 1957, in Dyersburg, TN, to Margaret "Margie" Patterson Galloway and the late, Thomas Samuel Parmenter. He was a security guard for Walden Security and was a member of Parr Avenue Church of Christ. David was an avid reader and loved watching and reading westerns. He proudly served his country in the United States Army...

Michell Ann Wilson, 47, of Dyersburg, TN, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022 at her residence. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Jeremy Robbins officiating. Burial will be in Sorrells Chapel Cemetery...

Ms. Bernadette Russell Jones, age 69 of Dyersburg, TN. died Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg. Arrangement entrusted to McCreight Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Friday, April 15, 2022, at 5-7p.m. at McCreight Funeral Home, 1607 Hornbrook St., Dyersburg, TN. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2022, 12 noon at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 539 East Court St., Dyersburg, TN. Officiating the service will be Rev. Louis Hudson...

Hazel Faye Floyd, 84, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, died Saturday, April 9, 2022 at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Funeral services for Ms. Floyd will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 in the Chapel of Johnson-Williams Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Rehoboth Cemetery...

Hugh "Buddy" Griffin, Jr., 86, of Dyersburg, TN, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2022 at NHC in Milan, TN. Buddy was born on April 5, 1936, in Brownsville, TN, to the late, Hugh Lloyd Griffin, Sr. and Olivia Robbs Griffin. He was an employee of the highway department for the State of Tennessee for 30 years and was a part-time farmer on the side. In his spare time, Buddy enjoyed junking and going to yard sales. He was a faithful member of Sorrells Chapel United Methodist Church...

James Henry "Jimmy" Cowles, III, 81, of Dyersburg, TN, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.

Russell Nye Barton, 54, of Nashville, TN and Dyersburg, TN, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022 at his residence in Nashville. Russell was born on January 14, 1968, in Minneapolis, MN to Stephen Barton and Roxey Findorff. He was a graduate of Porter-Gaud High School in Charleston, South Carolina and a graduate of Emory University, where he was a Merit Scholar and a Dean's Scholar. He was a graduate in computer science from Brown Institute (Minnesota)...

Nancy Yarbro Davis passed away in her sleep on March 29, 2022 at the Union City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Nancy was born in Decatur County on June 10, 1936, and her family relocated to Menglewood in Dyer County when she was still a small girl. She lived for a short time on Ft. Hudson Road, but Troy Avenue in Dyersburg was home for her school years. Nancy was a lifelong member of Dyersburg First United Methodist Church...

Barbara Harber Nicks, 67, of Dyersburg, TN, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Barbara was born on December 8, 1954, in Dyersburg, TN to Evelyn Welch Harber and the late Harold Harber. She was a retired LPN with over 30 years at Dyersburg Internal Medicine and worked at Extendicare Home Health for 10 years. ...

Larry Joe Hollis, 72, of Lenox, Tennessee died on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee. Born Monday, June 27, 1949, in Dyersburg, Tennessee, he was the son of the late J.T. Hollis and the late Lillie B. Acklin Hollis. Mr. Hollis retired from the State of Tennessee after twenty-six years of service, as an automotive technician for TDOT...

Jimmy Seaton was born on September 26, 1947, in Dyersburg, TN, to the late James Edward Seaton and Virginia Polly Anderson Seaton. He was a truck driver for Roadway and Overnight Transportation and was a former Dyersburg Police Officer for 10 years. ...