Obituaries from November 2002

Mary Sanford (11/01/02)
Mary Sanford, of Fowlkes, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Pauline Roberson (11/01/02)
Pauline Roberson, 95, of Dyersburg, died today at West Tennessee Veterans Hospital in Humboldt. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Arthur Manns (11/01/02)
Arthur Manns, of Ridgely, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Virsey Copeland (11/01/02)
Virsey Copeland, 80, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 at Oakwood Community Living Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Charlie Cobb (11/01/02)
Charlie Cobb, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home

Trish Adams (11/01/02)
Trish Adams, of Newbern, died today at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Wilburn "Roughouse" Sykes (11/01/02)
Wilburn "Roughouse" Sykes, 62, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics Inc., a member of Lenox Baptist church, 269th MP Company for 25 years, he was a staff sergeant in the National Guard and served in the Gulf War...

Wallace L. Wilson (11/04/02)
Wallace L. Wilson, 73, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired construction worker. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Ricky Ray officiating. Burial will be in Sorrell's Chapel Cemetery...

Callie Shell (11/04/02)
Callie Shell, 91, of Ridgely, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 at Ridgely Care and Rehab Center. She was a retired senior aide for Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council, a member of Cottonwood Grove Baptist Church, Bunko Club, AARP and XYZ Club...

Mary L. Sanford (11/04/02)
Mary L. Sanford, 82, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 at her residence. She was a retired employee of Sylvania Corporation and a member of Fowlkes Baptist Church. Services were at 11 a.m. Saturday at Fowlkes Baptist Church with Brother Glen Burse, Brother Larry Fowlkes and Brother Ricky Ray officiating. Burial was in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Pauline Presgrove Robeson (11/04/02)
Pauline Presgrove Robeson, 95, of Dyersburg, died Friday at West Tennessee Veterans Hospital in Humboldt. She was a homemaker and a member of Phillips Street Church of Christ. Services were at 3 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother John H. Robinson officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery...

Wesley Powers (11/04/02)
Wesley Powers, 68, of Halls, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 at his residence. He was a self-employed retailer and a member of Independent Free Holiness Church in Dyersburg. Services were at 10 a.m. today in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Calvin Smith and the Rev. Mac Daniels officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Arthur "Drake" Manns (11/04/02)
Arthur "Drake" Manns, 79, of Ridgely, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 at his home. He was a retired farmer. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Curry Funeral Home in Ridgely with Bro. Charles Runions officiating. Burial was in New Haven Cemetery.

Melba Miller Johnson (11/04/02)
Melba Miller Johnson, 76, of Newbern, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 at her home. She was a retired funeral director and part owner of Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern. She also was a member of the Dyersburg Pilot Club, the Town and Country Literary Club, the Canasta Club and Newbern First United Methodist Church...

Daisy Brown Green (11/04/02)
Daisy Brown Green, 92, of Anderson, Ind., formerly of Trimble, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002 at Community Northview Health Care Center in Anderson, Ind. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Trenton, a choir member, served in the Missionary Society and on the Mothers Board of the church...

Virsey Copeland (11/04/02)
Virsey Copeland, 80, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 at Oakwood Community Living Center. She was a homemaker and Pentecostal. Services were at 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. James Bailey officiating. Burial was in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Charlie Douglas "Doug" Cobb (11/04/02)
Charlie Douglas "Doug" Cobb, 65, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired master welder and mechanic for Goodyear Inc. Services were at 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Ray Carson officiating. Burial was in Bellevernon Cemetery in Friendship...

Trish O'Brien Adams (11/04/02)
Trish O'Brien Adams, 55, of Newbern, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2002, at her home. She was manager of Colony Apartments in Dyersburg and a retired manager and owner of Marr Cleaners for 15 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Newbern, associate chairman of the Democratic Party in Dyer County and a member of the Newbern Depot Committee...

Jerry G. Pace (11/05/02)
Jerry G. Pace, 66 of Apopka, Fla., formerly of Newbern, died Sept. 29, 2002 at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. A military service was held at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, 2002 at Lake Ivanhoe Chapel of Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home in Florida. He was a retired chief for Medical Administration Services of the Veterans Administration and an Air Force veteran after 24 years of service...

Jackie Lynn McKee (11/06/02)
Jackie Lynn McKee, 57, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2002 at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis. He was a retired employee of Goodyear Tire in Union City, a ham-radio operator and a Baptist. Services will be at 9 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Danny Klutts officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

James C. Gilliland (11/06/02)
James C. Gilliland, 81, of Memphis, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, a World War II Navy veteran and a member of First United Pentecostal Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home. Burial will be in Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery...

Sue W. Garner (11/06/02)
Sue W. Garner, 75, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2002 at Wesley of Dyersburg. She was a homemaker, a member of First Baptist Church, WMU and Fidelis Sunday school class. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond Boston officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Ruthie Goings (11/06/02)
Ruthie Halliburton, 92, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002 at Wesley of Dyersburg. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

Cindy Scott (11/06/02)
Cindy Scott, 29, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002 in Ridgely. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Leroy Warden (11/07/02)
Leroy Warden died today at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Kenny Hays (11/07/02)
Kenny Hays, 75, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Jimmy Lee Strayhorn (11/07/02)
Jimmy Lee Strayhorn, 59, of Amarillo, Texas, formerly of Friendship, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2002 at his residence. He was an employee of Hutton Plumbing, Heating, & Air in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Bellevernon Cemetery...

Asia A. Thompson Love (11/07/02)
Asia A. Thompson Love, the daughter of Kenya Thompson and Tijwaun Love, both of Gates, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Ripley. Graveside services will be at noon today in Bluff Cemetery in Henning. Currie's Funeral Home in Henning is in charge of arrangements...

Ruth Halliburton (11/07/02)
Ruth Halliburton, 92, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002 at Wesley of Dyersburg. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ridgely Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Tom Sanders and the Rev. Lee Brown officiating. Burial will be in Tiptonville City Cemetery. Cosmopolitan Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements...

Cindy Scott Hale (11/07/02)
Cindy Scott Hale, 29, of Cloverdale, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Faithway Baptist Church in Troy. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in the Ridgely chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Perry Grills and the Rev. Dan Holland officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

Ruthie Goings (11/07/02)
Ruthie Goings, 91, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center in Dyersburg. She was a member of Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church in American in Dyersburg. Services will be at noon Saturday at Hopewell Cumberland Presbyterian Church in American with the Rev. Ronald Bowers officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery...

Katherine Decker Bruce (11/07/02)
Katherine Decker Bruce, 70, of Midwest City, Okla., formerly of Tiptonville, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 at Midwest Regional Hospital in Midwest City, Okla. She was a retired bookkeeper and a member of Eastside Church of Christ in Midwest City. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. today in Tiptonville City Cemetery with Brother Don Reel officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Nina M. Barron (11/07/02)
Nina M. Barron, 76, of Memphis, formerly of Dyersburg died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. She was a warehouse catalog person for Paris Inc. and a member of Graham Heights Baptist Church. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 5 at Family Funeral Care in Memphis. Burial was in Memphis Memory Gardens...

Johnny 'J.C.' Cartwright (11/08/02)
Johnny "J.C." Cartwright, 81, of Tiptonville, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002 at his residence. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the Tiptonville chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Doctor Ralph Gunter officiating. Burial will be in Haynes Memorial Gardens...

Kenyon Hays (11/08/02)
Kenyon Hays, 75, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired captain with Tennessee Department of Correction, a member of Masonic Lodge and Woodman of the World. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Ridgely chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. David Gray officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

Leroy Warden (11/08/02)
Leroy Warden, 71, of Newbern, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002 at his residence. He was a supervisor at Colonial Rubber Works in Dyersburg and owner of Warden's Auto Sales. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Keeling and Brother Dewayne Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...

Ruby Owens Price (11/11/02)
Ruby Owens Price, 92, of Chisago City, Minn., formerly of Dyersburg, died today at Margaret S. Parmley Nursing Residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Jennifer Wright (11/11/02)
Jennifer Wright, 21, of Dyersburg, died today at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Hattie McClain (11/11/02)
Hattie McClain, 93, of Tiptonville, died today at Ridgely Care and Rehab. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Tony Blalock (11/11/02)
Tony Blalock, 57, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Howard Pierce (11/11/02)
Howard Pierce, 90, of Newbern, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired farmer and vocational agricultural teacher at Trimble and Dyer County High School, a member of Main Street Church of Christ in Newbern, a 1938 graduate of the University of Tennessee and a member of Dyer County Retired Teacher's Association...

C.V. Nail (11/11/02)
C.V. Nail, 63, of Friendship, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was an employee for Gibson County Farmers Co-op and attended Southside Baptist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Larry Nail officiating. Burial will be in Mayfield Cemetery in Tatumville...

Desnel Barber (11/11/02)
Desnel Barber, 84, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Charles Halliburton officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

David Gilbert Woody (11/11/02)
David Gilbert Woody, 65, of Obion died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002 at Union City Manor Nursing Home. A former sales representative, he was a member of the Obion City Council and former vice mayor of the town, a member of the First Baptist Church in Troy, and served as a song leader, music director and deacon at First Baptist Church in Obion. He was also a member of the Western Sun Masonic Lodge No. 88 of Troy...

Mary Loyce Rogers (11/11/02)
Mary Loyce Rogers, 72, of Rutherford died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2002, at Methodist Hospital in Dyersburg. A homemaker, she was a member of Glendale Church of Christ in Newbern. Funeral services were Saturday at Glendale Church of Christ. Burial followed in the Zion Cemetery in Cloverdale. Roberts Funeral Home of Rutherford was in charge of arrangements...

Wesley Powers (11/11/02)
Wesley Powers, 68, of Halls, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 at his residence. He was a self-employed retailer and a member of Independent Free Holiness Church in Dyersburg. Services were at 10 a.m. Nov. 4 in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Calvin Smith and the Rev. Mac Daniels officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Mildred E. O'Malley (11/11/02)
Mildred E. O'Malley, 77, of Oswego, N.Y., died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002. A graduate of Dyersburg High School, she was a member of the Women's Air Corps during the Korean War. She worked for the Oswego Palladium-Times for 27 years and later worked in the admissions office at SUNY in Oswego. She retired in 1990...

Lloyd 'Dick' Lillard (11/11/02)
Lloyd "Dick" Lillard, 77, of Dyer died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at the Gibson General Hospital in Trenton. Services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Dyer. Burial will follow at the Oakwood Cemetery.

Pauline 'Polly' Howard (11/11/02)
Pauline "Polly" Howard, 77, of Trenton, formerly of Tiptonville, died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a retired seamstress for Kellwood Manufacturing and a Baptist. Graveside services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. in the New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely. Rev. David Gray will officiate...

Floyd Allen Cotham (11/11/02)
Floyd Allen Cotham, 85, of Dyersburg died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. A retired worker from Turner's Dairy in Humboldt, he was a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was also a Shriner in Lodge No. 198 and a member of Masonic Lodge No. 100...

R. D. Cogdell (11/11/02)
R. D. Cogdell, 90, of Dyersburg died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at Oakwood Community Living Center. A retired worker from Dyersburg Fabrics after 35 years, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of East Dyersburg Methodist Church and a former member of the Dyersburg Men's Bowling Association...

Geneva Lanier Burkeen (11/11/02)
Geneva Lanier Burkeen, 89, of Newbern died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. The widow of James E. "Hunty" Burkeen, she was a retired employee of the old City Market Grocery Store in Newbern, a member of the Newbern Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Eastern Star. She received a certificate from President George Bush for the 1,000 Points of Light Program for her volunteer efforts in the community...

Lois Marie Brady (11/11/02)
Lois Marie Brady, 74, of Tiptonville died Friday, Nov. 8, 2002, at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Center. A retired seamstress for H.I.S. of Tiptonville, she was a member of the Jones Chapel Church of Christ. Services will take place Monday at 1 p.m. at the Jones Chapel Church of Christ with visitation today beginning at 5:30 p.m. Brother Lonnie Grady will officiate. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

George William Spradlin (11/12/02)
George William Spradlin, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Harvey Holden (11/12/02)
Harvey Holden, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Jennifer Danielle Wright (11/12/02)
Jennifer Danielle Wright, 21, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Phipps and the Rev. Rich Evans officiating. Burial will be in Archers Chapel Cemetery in Halls...

Ruby Owens Price (11/12/02)
Ruby Owens Price, 92, of Lindstrom, Minn., formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002 at Margaret S. Parmley Nursing Residence. She was a hairdresser, a member of Lake Road Church of Christ and Dyersburg-Dyer County Senior Citizens Club. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Alex Ogden officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...

Hattie Lee Tarver McClain (11/12/02)
Hattie Lee Tarver McClain, 93, of Tiptonville, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002 at Ridgely Care & Rehabilitation. She was a retired owner of McClain's Grocery and a member of Tiptonville First Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Tiptonville First Baptist Church with the Rev. Andy Martin officiating. Burial will be in Tiptonville City Cemetery...

Nancy S. Johnson (11/12/02)
Nancy S. Johnson, 64, of Memphis, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002 at her residence. She was a retired elementary school teacher for Memphis City Schools, a member of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Delta Kappa Gamma-Alpha Lambda Chapter Teacher's Sorority and les Bon Amis Garden Club...

Charles Anthony 'Tony' Blalock (11/12/02)
Charles Anthony "Tony" Blalock, 57, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov 10, 2002 at the Regional Medical Center-Burn Unit in Memphis. He was a self-employed decorator, attended Three Oaks Chapel Baptist Church, served in the Tennessee National Guard and was an avid hunter and fisherman...

Donnell Fields (11/13/02)
Donnell Fields, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.

G.W. Spradlin (11/13/02)
G.W. Spradlin, 69, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired employee of Sylvania and Republic Builders, a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and a Korean War veteran. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Brother Lynn King officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...

Harvey Holden (11/13/02)
Harvey Holden, 82, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002 at his residence. He was a barber and a former commander of Disabled American Veterans. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. today in Mount Vernon Cemetery with the Rev. Dwayne Thomas officiating. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

James Edward Bailey (11/13/02)
James Edward Bailey, 76, of Humboldt, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002 at Humboldt General Hospital. He was a truck driver, World War II Navy veteran, Korean War Army veteran and a lifetime member of the VFW Organization. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Ridgecrest Cemetery. Friendship Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Peggy Riddick Rowe (11/14/02)
Peggy Riddick Rowe, 62, of Smyrna, formerly of Dyersburg, died today at Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Donell Fields (11/14/02)
Donell Fields, 51, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. He was a domestic worker. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hopewell Baptist Church in Friendship with the Rev. Carl Hicks officiating. Burial will be in Williams Chapel Church Cemetery in Friendship...

Johnny 'J.C.' Cartwright (11/14/02)
Johnny "J.C." Cartwright, 81, of Tiptonville, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired employee of GTE Sylvania and Republic Builders, a member of Crockett's Chapel Methodist Church, Woodmen of the World, American Legion and was in the 7th Infantry Division in World War II...

Roy Douglas 'Daddy Doug' Carroll (11/14/02)
Roy Douglas "Daddy Doug" Carroll, 85, of Bogota, died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired farmer and a member of Bogota Church of Christ. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Bogota Church of Christ with Brother John H. Robinson and Brother Glen Burse officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Carl O. Thieme (11/15/02)
Carl O. Thieme, 88, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Nina Broadway Smith (11/15/02)
Nina Broadway Smith, 72, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Memphis. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of McDaniel Funeral Service in Kennett, Mo. Burial will be Memorial Gardens in Kennett. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home...

Peggy June Riddick Rowe (11/15/02)
Peggy June Riddick Rowe, 62, of Smyrna, formerly of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002 at Southern Hills Medical Center in Nashville. She is a homemaker and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Dyer County Memorial Gardens with Brother Jeff Golson officiating...

Clifford Twilla (11/18/02)
Clifford Twilla, 84, of Dyersburg, died today at Wesley of Dyersburg Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Lena Haynes Allen (11/18/02)
Lena Haynes Allen, 89, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Second Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronnie Turner officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...

Carl Otto Thieme (11/18/02)
Carl Otto Thieme, 88, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. He was retired molder with Nordberg Foundry in Milwaukee and a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and the Hess Masonic Lodge in Dyersburg...

Gerald Olive (11/18/02)
Gerald Olive, 64, of Halls, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002, at his residence. He was a retired superintendent for Centex-Forcum Lannom, a member of West Dyersburg Church of Christ and a former member of the Tennessee Army National Guard. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother Paul Helton officiating. Burial was in Rehoboth Cemetery near RoEllen...

Willie Sue Jones (11/19/02)
Willie Sue Jones, 91, of Tigrett, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2002 at her residence. She was a retired schoolteacher of 40 years, taught in the Dyer County School System and was a member of Elizabeth United Methodist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Friendship Funeral Home with the Rev. Frank Gardner officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery...

Clifford Twilla (11/19/02)
Clifford Twilla, 84, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2002 at Wesley of Dyersburg. He was a retired farmer, a World War II veteran who served in the Pacific Theater and Burma and received the Combat Infantry Badge, a member of Miston Baptist Church, helped begin the county youth baseball league, coached for Babe Ruth and Connie Mack baseball leagues and was a member of VFW...

Viola Mae Erwin (11/19/02)
Viola Mae Erwin, 63, of Hornbeak, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Cryer Funeral Home in Obion with Brother Marvin Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Elbridge Cemetery...

William Bradford Bell (11/20/02)
William Bradford Bell, 83, of Tiptonville, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002 at Trenton Healthcare. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Mary Ella Wadford Enochs (11/20/02)
Mary Ella Wadford Enochs, 51, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002 at Methodist Hospital in Memphis. She was a schoolteacher for the Board of Education with the City School System. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Dyersburg with the Rev. Louis Hudson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Thomas Warden (11/21/02)
Thomas Warden, 61, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Randy Butler (11/21/02)
Randy Butler, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

William Bradford Bell (11/21/02)
William Bradford Bell, 83, of Tiptonville, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002 at Trenton Health Care. He was a retired employee of the State of Tennessee Highway Department and Parks and Recreation Department and a member of Lakeview Baptist Church in Tiptonville...

Hazel Jones Badger (11/21/02)
Hazel Jones Badger, 61, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at her residence. She was a retired employee of Henry I. Siegel Company and a member of Tiptonville Church of Christ. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Tiptonville Church of Christ with Brother Tom German officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

John "Johnny" B. Haynes (11/22/02)
John "Johnny" B. Haynes, 51, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired riverboat employee. Services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Phipps officiating. Burial will be in Hurricane Hills Cemetery in Newbern...

Randy Max Butler (11/22/02)
Randy Max Butler, 55, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired factory and construction worker and a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Dewayne Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery in Elbridge...

Thelma Williamson Homer (11/22/02)
Thelma Williamson Homer, 90, of Teague, Texas, formerly of Finley, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia, Texas. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Francis Cogbill (11/22/02)
Francis Cogbill, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Thomas J. Warden (11/22/02)
Thomas J. Warden, 61, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired farmer. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Keeling and Brother Dewayne Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Meacham Cemetery...

Barbara Corcoran Hendrix (11/22/02)
Barbara Corcoran Hendrix, 79, OF Birmingham, Ala., died November 19, 2002 in Nashville. She educated at St. Agnes Academy and St. Joseph Hospital School of Nursing in Memphis, graduating in 1944. She was a charter member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mississippi, from 1960 to 1972. ...

Henry David Kilzer (11/22/02)
Henry David Kilzer, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Edward Woods "Sonny" Dunagan (11/22/02)
Edward Woods "Sonny" Dunagan, 88, of Friendship, died today Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Friendship Funeral Home.

Frances Brawley Cogbill (11/25/02)
Frances Brawley Cogbill, 86, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with the Rev. Raymond Boston officiating. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home in Dyersburg was in charge of arrangements...

Melba Page Ellis Watkins (11/25/02)
Melba Page Ellis Watkins, 81, of Halls, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2002 at her son's residence in Madisonville, Ky. She was a retired nurse for Parkview Hospital in Dyersburg and a member of Halls First Baptist Church. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Halls. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. Halls Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Billy G. 'Bubba' Wofford (11/25/02)
Billy G. "Bubba" Wofford, 53, of Newbern, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired car salesman and a member and officer of the Dyersburg Moose Lodge. Services are at 11 a.m. Monday at Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...

Billy Burk Viar Jr. (11/25/02)
Billy Burk Viar Jr., 62, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Jackson General Hospital. He was a counselor for the Department of Corrections at Ft. Pillow and an Air Force veteran of Desert Storm. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Halls Cemetery...

Henry David Kilzer (11/25/02)
Henry David Kilzer, 37, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a grocery clerk at Kroger and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. Graveside services were at 3 p.m. Saturday in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home in Dyersburg was in charge of arrangements...

Edward Woods 'Sonny' Dunagan (11/25/02)
Edward Woods "Sonny" Dunagan, 88, of Friendship, died Friday, Nov. 22, 2002 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired Friendship postmaster, a World War II U.S. Army veteran and a member of Alamo VFW, the American Legion, New Friendship Masonic Lodge No. 251 and Friendship United Methodist Church, where he taught the Men's Sunday School Class...

Margaret Harness (11/25/02)
Margaret Harness, of Willard, Ohio, formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002 in Ohio. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home

James Leonard Raley (11/25/02)
James Leonard Raley, 85, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired mechanic and owner of Raley's Garage and was a former mechanic at Halls Air Base during World War II. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Mac Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...

Thelma May Homer (11/25/02)
Thelma May Homer, 90, of Teague, Texas, formerly of Finley, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of Finley Pentecostal Church. Services were at 3 p.m. Sunday at Finley Pentecostal Church with the Rev. Doug Ellingsworth officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. Dyersburg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Roy Spence (11/25/02)
Roy Spence, 64, of Newbern, formerly of Hickman, Ky., died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. He was a towboat pilot with Choctaw Transportation Company and a Baptist. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at the chapel of Strong Funeral Home in Hickman with the Rev. Curtis Rice officiating. Burial will be in Hickman City Cemetery...

Curtis Gause Sr (11/25/02)
Curtis Gause Sr., 87, of Halls, formerly of Brownsville, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Ripley. He was a farmer. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in Gates. Burial was in Strayhorne Cemetery in Gates. Currie's Funeral Home in Henning was in charge of arrangements...

Margaret L. Harness (11/26/02)
Margaret L. Harness, 82, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002 at Willard Ohio Health Care Center. She was a retired employee of Kellwood Corp. in Trenton, a member of Phillips Street Church of Christ, Nite Lite Theater Group, former Home Health Care Aide and former program assistant for Dyersburg Elementary School System...

Dale Barhrns (11/26/02)
Dale Barhrns of Newbern, died today at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Cora Moore (11/26/02)
Cora Moore, 94, of Ridgely, died Saturday, Nov. 23, 2002 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

Debra Bishop (11/27/02)
Debra Bishop, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002 at Methodist LeBonheur Hospital in Jackson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.

Henry David Kilzer (11/27/02)
Henry David Kilzer, 37, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a grocery clerk at Kroger and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. Graveside services were at 3 p.m. Saturday in Dyer County Memorial Gardens with the Rev. and Fred M. Baker and his wife, Nellie Baker officiating. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home in Dyersburg was in charge of arrangements...

Sheryl Baker (11/27/02)
Sheryl Baker, of Yorkville, died today at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Dale E. Bahrns (11/27/02)
Dale E. Bahrns, 62, of Newbern, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired maintenance employee of New Kent County, Va., a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Effingham, Ill. and a U.S. Army veteran. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. David Gray officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Effingham, Ill...

James Bolden (11/29/02)
James Bolden, 53, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

Charles Nathan Reagan (11/29/02)
Charles Nathan Reagan, 87, of Woodland Mills, formerly of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002 at Union City Manor Nursing Center. He was a retired welder for Oldberg Manufacturing in Dyersburg and a member of Springhill Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. James Jones and the Rev. James Kinsey officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

James Elmer Brashier (11/29/02)
James Elmer Brashier, 60, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002 at his residence. He was an officer with the Dyer County Sheriff's Department and a member of Hurricane Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother Donnie Ragsdale and Brother Billy Tucker officiating. Burial will be in Hurricane Hill Cemetery...

Cheryl Rose Baker (11/29/02)
Cheryl Rose Baker, 57, of Yorkville, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2002 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was an employee of the State of Tennessee Highway Department, a member of Lemalsamac Church of Christ, an avid supporter of Gibson County High School Athletics, Texas Rangers and Diamond Jaxx...

Charles Bryson (11/29/02)
Charles Bryson, 64, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.