Obituaries

Ms. Ann Gauldin, age 82 of Dyersburg, TN. died Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, TN. Ms. Ann Gauldin was retired as former employee of the Dyer County Sheriff's Office. She served as head cook. Visitations will be held Sunday, July 30, 2017 2:00p.m-2:55p.m. at Lively Stone House of Praise. Funeral service will follow at 3:00p.m. with Rev. Leonard Gauldin officiating. Burial will be held in the M.C.C.O. Cemetery in Newbern, TN...

Laura Lanier Dill, passed away Sunday, July 23, in Amarillo, TX. Laura was born January 20th, 1947 in Dyersburg, Tennessee to Fred and Maurine Lanier Childress. She met her husband to be, Mark Boyett Dill, while they attended Baylor University. Laura and Mark were married on August 5th, 1972 in Dyersburg. ...

Ms. Flossie M. Carter, age 78 of Dyersburg, TN died Thursday, July 20, 2017 at her residence. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 28, 2017 5-8p.m. at McCreight Funeral Home, 1607 Hornbrook St., Dyersburg. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 29, 2017 2:00p.m. at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 208 St. George Ave., Dyersburg, with Rev. Al Seward officiating. Burial will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Emma Baylee Nicole Warden, 4, of Dyersburg, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City.

 She was born on May 14, 2013 in Dyersburg, TN to Jeffery and Robin Truett Warden.

 Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Jacky Goad and the Rev. Carl Southerland officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Doris Vaughn Harris, 94, of Dyersburg, died Friday, July 21, 2017 at her residence. Born October 8, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Jessie Edward and Gracie Palmer Mathis. She was retired from Sylvania. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 23, 2017, in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home conducted by Brother Jim Pilcher with interment to follow in Fairview Cemetery...

Brian Kevin "Big Brian" Butler, 49 of Newbern, Tennessee died on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at Tennova Healthcare-Dyersburg Regional in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Born Thursday, February 1, 1968 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, Mr. Butler was a employee of the Dyer County Highway Department and a former coach for Dyersburg Dixie Youth Baseball for many years...

Sue Frances Clift, 87, of Dyersburg, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born on January 8, 1930 in Dyer County, TN to the late Joe Autry and the late Willie Ozment Autry. Sue was a retired manager for Kentucky Fried Chicken...

Billy Joe Hill, 53 of Brighton, passed away on July 17, 2017. Mr. Hill was a self-employed trucker. He is survived by his wife, LaDonna Hastings Hill of Brighton; two sons, Justin Hill of Dyersburg and Jeffery S. Hill of Brighton; a brother, Steve Hill of Bald Knob, Ark.; a half-brother, Henry Joe Grant of Newbern; and four grandchildren, Peytton Hill, Logan Hill, Joscelyn Hill, and Kreed Hill...

Louise Anderson, 63, of Dyersburg, Tennessee died on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Tennova Healthcare-Dyersburg Regional in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Born Friday, June 25, 1954 in Union City, Tennessee. She was a member of the Dyersburg First Methodist Church where she served as a Sunday School Teacher and class president. ...

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Lura Doris Sutherland, age 89, of Elkridge, MD died Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Lorien Elkridge Nursing Home of Elkridge, MD. The funeral will be held 11:00 am on Friday, July 14 at Halls Funeral Home, 109 N. Church St., Halls, TN. Burial will be in Palestine Cemetery, Dyersburg on Friday following the service...

A Celebration of Life for David Russell Adams, age 70, of Cookeville will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at Stevens Street Baptist Church with Dr. Tim Frank officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday from 3 - 5 p.m. at the church. David passed away Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville...

Shirley Ann Tharpe Carnell, 80 of Newbern, Tennessee died on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at Tennova Healthcare-Dyersburg Regional Medical Center in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Born Wednesday, May 5, 1937 in Wayne County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Johnson Tharpe and the late Mary Myrtle Lorene Tatum Tharpe. She was a retired employee of Sylvania...

Renita L. Ramsey Baker, 52, of Newbern, Tennessee died on Friday, July 7, 2017, at Tennova Healthcare-Dyersburg Regional in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Born Friday, January 15, 1965 in Dyer County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late George Ramsey and the late Joyce McCann Ramsey. Ms. Baker was a homemaker...

Patricia A. Murphy, 68, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, died Thursday at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis, Tennessee. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Johnson-Williams Funeral Home.

Rosie Lee Brown, 87 of Newbern, Tennessee died on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at her residence in Newbern, Tennessee. Born Monday, September 23, 1929 in Trenton, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late John Elbert Moore and the late Katie Aslin Moore. She was a retired employee of Parkview Hospital Dietary Department in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Mrs. Brown was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ in Newbern, Tennessee...

Joyce Ann Wheeler Hill, 59, of Newbern, Tennessee died on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Ms. Hill was born on September 10, 1957 in Dyersburg, Tennessee. She was an employee of Tyson Foods in Newbern, Tennessee and a dedicated volunteer for Dyer County Relay for Life...

J. C. Adams, 91 of Trimble, Tennessee made his way to his eternal home on Monday, July 3, 2017, at his residence in Trimble, Tennessee. Born Monday, April 12, 1926 in Lake County, Tennessee to the late Charlie Adams and the late Jessie Reeves Adams Callison, a man small in stature but huge in character and faith. ...

Annie Marie Adams Walden, 90, of Dyersburg, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at Dyersburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation.

 She was born on June 17, 1927 in Greeneville, TN, to the late Marvin Adams and the late Lubie Morrow Adams. Marie was the retired owner of Marie's Word Processing and was also formerly employed with the Dyersburg City School System Central Office. ...

Judy Hall Burks, 74, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare Jackson Regional Hospital. Born August 26, 1943, she was a retired teacher with Dyersburg City Schools and a member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. She was a member of the FODS and enjoyed playing bridge. She was a graduate and an avid lifelong fan of Mississippi State University Bulldogs...

Juanita Ellison, 86, of Ripley, formerly of RoEllen, died on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Asbury Cove Assisted Living in Ripley. Born Monday, August 3, 1931, in Jewett, Missouri. She was the daughter of the late James Edward Null and the late Verna Pearl Midkiff Null. She was a retired employee of World Color Press...