Obituaries

Leonard Lamar Cook, Sr., 91, of Dyersburg, TN, passed away on Monday, August 3, 2020 at his daughter's residence in Oakland, TN. Leonard was born on August 13, 1928, in Gadsden, Alabama, to the late Lewis Madison Cook and the late Jewell Gober Cook. ...

Ronnie Joe Evans, 70, of Newbern, Tennessee died on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at Harborview Nursing Home in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Born Monday, July 3, 1950 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Walter C. Evans and the late Annie Lee Ladd Evans. He was the retired owner of R. J.'s Cafe in Newbern, Tennessee and proudly served his country in the United States Army...

SFC John R. Duke, 88, of Huntsville, passed away on Friday, July 24, 2020 at Floyd E. “Tut” Fann Veteran’s Home in Huntsville, AL. John was born in Parsons, TN and grew up in Bogota, TN. He joined the US Army in 1949 as Infantry and later as Artillery. He served two tours in the Korean War and one tour in the Vietnam War where he was awarded a Bronze Star. He met and married his wife of 58 years, Elfriede (Freymueller) Duke, on his first tour in Germany. He retired in 1969 with the rank of Sergeant First Class and settled in Huntsville. He was a loving and caring husband and father who also liked taking care of the house and lawn and enjoyed hiking the local trails with his dogs.

Willa Marvin, former resident of Tiptonville, Tennessee died peacefully upon the dawn of the morning on July 29, 2020. She was surrounded in her room which was full of love at the residence of her daughter in Birmingham, Alabama...

Steven Warren Agee, Sr., 68, of Newbern, Tennessee died on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at his residence in Newbern, Tennessee. Born Saturday, March 29, 1952 in Obion County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Ted Bruce Agee and the late Betty Joy McDonald Agee. Mr. Agee was a retired employee of PolyOne, where he worked for forty-six years, and he was a devoted member of Rehoboth United Methodist Church...

Steven Warren Agee, Sr., 68, of Newbern, Tennessee died on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at his residence in Newbern, Tennessee.

Creed Fuller Dean, 44, of Dyersburg, TN, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Creed was born on July 2, 1976 in Dyersburg, TN to William Dean III and Harolyn Hurd Jones. He was a cook with the Food Service Industry and was an Eagle Scout. Creed loved landscaping and the outdoors. He also enjoyed being involved with theatre performances...

Michael Lynn Lock, 62, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, July 18, 2020 at West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg. Born September 15, 1957, he is the son of the late James Daniel and Rose Lena Glozier Lock. Mike was an active member of Evansville Baptist Church...

Johnnie Lee Carter, Sr. the much-loved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away the late evening of July 8th at Kaiser Hospital in Vacaville, California after surviving kidney failure and transplant for 17 years and a more recent battle with dementia...

Johnnie Lee Carter, Sr. the much-loved husband, father, grandfather and friend passed away the late evening of July 8th at Kaiser Hospital in Vacaville, California after surviving kidney failure and transplant for 17 years and a more recent battle with dementia...

Don Dotson, 75, of Dyersburg, died Monday, July 13, 2020 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Born October 26, 1944, he is the son of the late James and Sally Head Dotson. He attended Volunteer Baptist Church. Don was owner of Natural Gas Piping.

Mary Rose Hardwick was born on the 5th day of July in 1939 to the union of Warner and Elma Terry. She was one of ten children siblings. She was born and raised in Dyersburg. Mary accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at an early age at Womack Temple CME Church in Dyersburg. Mary attended and was a graduate of Bruce High School. She later relocated to Chicago, Illinois where she met the love of her life, J.D.

Evelyn Carroll Evans, 97, of Mesquite, Texas died peacefully Monday, July 6, 2020 at the Christian Care in Mesquite, Texas. Born November 7, 1922 in Tatumville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late James Cooper Carroll and the late Martha Elizabeth Osborn Carroll. Mrs. Evans was a long-time member of the Church of Christ...

Mr. Rodger Dell Beasley, 68 of Covington, passed away on the evening of June 29, 2020 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. Mr. Beasley was an ad salesman for multiple radio stations, was a member and former president and man of the year of the JayCee's, was the television and radio announcer for the Covington High School Football team for over thirty years, was active with the Ruffin Theater, played Father Christmas at Dickens on the square, and attended the Covington Church of Christ...