Obituaries from July 2003

Winnie Dunston (07/01/03)
Mrs. Winnie Dunston, 82, of Dyersburg, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Rev. William E. Kirk (07/01/03)
The Rev. William E. Kirk, 79, of Dyersburg, currently of Nashville, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Miss. He was an evangelist. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5:30-9 p.m. today at the funeral home...

George Edward Aden (07/01/03)
George Edward Aden, 94, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 29, 2003, at his residence. He was a foreman for Cooke Grain, a retried commercial fisherman and a Baptist. Service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Brother Nathe Ozment officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Frances Thomas (07/02/03)
Frances Thomas, 84, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

Malcolm Stephens (07/02/03)
Malcolm Stephens, 77, of Trenton, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Herman C. Day (07/02/03)
Herman C. Day, 79, of Fowlkes, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Charles Lee Robertson (07/02/03)
Charles Lee Robertson, 85, of Friendship, died Tuesday, July 1, 2003, at Bells Nursing Home in Bells. He was a retired employee of Friendship Funeral Home and a member of Friendship Baptist Church, where he served as a former deacon and on the building committee. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Friendship Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Williams officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Jordan Dale Hammock (07/02/03)
Jordan Dale Hammock, 3, of Catlettsburg, Ky., died Sunday, June 22, 2003, at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, W. Va. He was a member of Mead Station Church of God. Private services were held June 27. Caniff Funeral Home in Ashland, Ky., was in charge of arrangements...

Winnie Dunston (07/02/03)
Winnie Dunston, 82, of Dyersburg, died Monday, June 30, 2003, at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis. She was a retired accountant for Jones Brothers Tractor Co. and a member of Lake Road Church of Christ. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother Martin Lemon officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 4:30-7 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Denny Permenter (07/07/03)
Denny Permenter, 52, of Memphis, formerly of Finley, died Sunday, July 6, 2003 at Methodist Hospital in Germantown. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Lorene Hurley (07/07/03)
Lorene Hurley, of Clermont, Fla., formerly of RoEllen, died Saturday, July 5, 2003 at Westminister Care in Clermont. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Buddie Faught (07/07/03)
Buddie Faught, 66, of Rutherford, died Saturday, July 5, 2003 at Gibson General Hospital in Trenton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Martha Simmons (07/07/03)
Martha Simmons, 89, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, July 6, 2003, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home. Burial will be Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Lucille Jones (07/07/03)
Lucille Jones, 90, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, July 5, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker, a member of First Baptist Church in Tiptonville, Rebecca Sunday School class and a life member of Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary. 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 New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

Lloyd Wilson (07/07/03)
Lloyd Wilson of Dyersburg died Friday, July 4, 2003, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Curry Funeral Home in Dyersburg.

Lucille Jones (07/07/03)
Lucille Jones of Tiptonville died Saturday, July 5, 2003, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Curry Funeral Home in Dyersburg.

Robbie Lue Bogan (07/07/03)
Robbie Lue Bogan, 100, of Henderson, died Saturday, July 5, 2003, at Chester County Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services in Dyersburg.

Jean Bynum Weatherford (07/07/03)
Jean Bynum Weatherford, 71, of Martin, died Saturday, July 5, 2003, at Van Ayers Nursing Center in Martin. She was a retired Holley Carburetor employee and a member of Union Chapel Church of Christ in Palmersville. She was born in Henry County. Services are at 11 a.m. Monday at Bowlin Funeral Home in Dresden. Burial will be in Palmersville Cemetery in Palmersville...

Nancy Louise Timmerman (07/07/03)
Nancy Louise Timmerman, 69, of Dyersburg, died Friday, July 4, 2003, at her home. She had retired as a sales clerk for J.C. Penney's and was a collector and builder of miniature dollhouses and shadow boxes. Services are at 3 p.m. today at Dyersburg Funeral Home with her husband, Donald Timmerman, officiating. The family will receive visitors at 2 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Frances Thomas (07/07/03)
Frances Thomas, 84, of Dyersburg, died July 1, 2003, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. W.L. McCadney officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at the church. Cosmopolitan Funeral Services is in charge of arrangements...

Mary Ophelia Riley (07/07/03)
Mary Ophelia Riley, 95, of Halls, died Friday, July 4, 2003, at Oakwood Community Center in Dyersburg. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Services are at 2 p.m. today at Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Ripley Memorial Gardens in Ripley.

Marlo Lee Harris (07/07/03)
Marlo Lee Harris, 32, of Newbern, died Thursday, July 3, 2003, at his home. He was a pressman at Quebecor World. Services are at 10 a.m. Monday at Dyersburg Funeral Home. Entombment will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens in Dyersburg. The family will receive visitors 5:30-9 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Charles Yarbro (07/08/03)
Charles Yarbro, of Dyersburg, died Monday, July 7, 2003 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Care. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Dorothy Taylor (07/08/03)
Dorothy Taylor, 63, of Dyersburg, died Monday, July 7, 2003 at Jackson Regional Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Billy Wayne Connelley (07/08/03)
Billy Wayne Connelley, formerly of Dyersburg, died today in Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Mary Catherine Turnbo (07/08/03)
Mary Catherine Turnbo, 56, of Phoenix, Ariz., died Sunday, July 6, 2003 in Phoenix.

Lloyd Wilson (07/08/03)
Lloyd Wilson, 76, of Dyersburg, died Friday, July 4, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was owner of a gas station and a Mason and Shriner. Graveside services were at 9 a.m. today in Dyersburg City Cemetery with Brother John Morris officiating. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Evelyn York Smith (07/08/03)
Evelyn York Smith, 80, of Friendship, died Monday, July 7, 2003 at Maplewood Health Care Facility in Jackson. She was a retired teacher of 40 years, she served as an elementary principal in Dyer County and taught commercial and business subjects in Bells, Maury City, Friendship High School, Dyersburg High School and Newbern Vocational School, worked in the Democratic State Headquarters in Nashville on two occasions and was honored by Vanderbilt University, she was a member of Friendship Book Club and Bridge Club and the Church of Christ.. ...

Dennis Edgar 'Denny' Permenter (07/08/03)
Dennis Edgar 'Denny' Permenter, 52, of Memphis, formerly of Finley, died Sunday, July 6, 2003 at Methodist Hospital in Germantown. He was a business development coordinator for Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce, professional real estate broker and manager, received a BBA for Memphis State and AS from Dyersburg State, member of Leadership Bartlett, candidate member of the CCIM pursuing the Certified Commercial Investment Member Designation. ...

Nettie Lorene Hurley (07/08/03)
Nettie Lorene Hurley, 92, of Clermont, Fla., formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, July 5, 2003 at Westminster Care of Clermon in Clermont, Fla. She was a homemaker, a active member of Far Bureau and 4H, served her community and youth in many ways, a member of Rehoboth Methodist Church in RoEllen and she received an award for the Hurley Farm being a century old farm. ...

Buddie Earl Faught (07/08/03)
Buddie Earl Faught, 66, of Rutherford, died Saturday, July 5, 2003 at Gibson General Hospital in Trenton. He was a forklift operator for Kellwood Manufacturing in Trenton, a member of Portage, Ind. Baptist Church, and 37 year employee of Laborers International Union of North America of Valparaiso, Ind. ...

John Oliver Stutts (07/09/03)
John Oliver Stutts, 93, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Halls Funeral Home.

Charles H. 'Uncle Charlie" Yarbro (07/09/03)
Charles H. 'Uncle Charlie" Yarbro, 78, of Dyersburg, died Monday, July 7, 2003 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Care. He was the city editor for the State Gazette for 20 years, received a BA in journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo., a member of ATO Fraternity, an active Democratic Party and was a Methodist. ...

Dorothy McCormack Taylor (07/09/03)
Dorothy McCormack Taylor, 63, of Dyersburg, died Monday, July 7, 2003 at Jackson Regional Hospital. She was a retired sewing machine operator for Salant & Salant. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Miller officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors at 5-9 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Billy Wayne Connelly (07/09/03)
Billy Wayne Connelly, 64, of Union City, formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, July 7, 2003 at his residence. He was a printer with Caldwell Office Supply. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Brother Mac Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...

John Oliver Stutts (07/10/03)
John Oliver Stutts, 93, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired construction worker and commercial fisherman and a member of Beech Grove Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Gene Patton (07/10/03)
Gene Patton, 68, of Gates, died Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis. He was a retired plumber, electrician, a member of Fraternal Order of Police, fire chief for Gates Fire Department for 25 years and constable for many years. Services were at 10 a.m. today at Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery in Gates...

Chester Thomas Harris Sr. (07/11/03)
Chester Thomas Harris Sr., 83, of Union City, died Monday, July 7, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. He was a retired employee of Milan Army Ammunition Plant. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Union City with the Rev. Albert McCadney officiating. Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery in Union City. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Kenneth Wyly Smith (07/15/03)
Kenneth Wyly Smith, 68, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, July 13, 2003 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. He was a retired farmer and attended Living Word Church in Hornbeak. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Tiptonville chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Earnest Mayo and the Rev. Archie Larry officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

Jackie Martin (07/15/03)
Jackie Martin, 64, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, July 12, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired guard. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. today in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely with Brother R.M. Palmer officiating. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Samuel R. Armstrong (07/15/03)
Samuel R. Armstrong, 80, of Dyersburg, died Friday, July 11, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired factory worker. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. July 14 in Dyersburg City Cemetery with Brother Mac Daniels officiating. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

John Daniel 'Johnny' Brown (07/15/03)
John Daniel "Johnny" Brown, 28, of Dyersburg, died Friday, July 11, 2003, in Memphis. He was an employee of ERMCO of Dyersburg. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Phipps officiating. Burial will be in Archers Chapel Cemetery near Halls...

Kenneth Smith (07/15/03)
Kenneth Smith, 68, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, July 13, 2003 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Jackie Martin (07/15/03)
Jackie Martin, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, July 12, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Vincent Burlarley (07/15/03)
Vincent Burlarley, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, July 13, 2003 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Samuel Armstrong (07/15/03)
Samuel Armstrong, of Dyersburg, died Friday, July 11, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Hildred Gatlin (07/15/03)
Hildred Gatlin, 77, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, July 12, 2003 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Phillips Street Church of Christ. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Dustin Forthum officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Timothy Eugene 'Tim' Barker (07/15/03)
Timothy Eugene "Tim" Barker, 35, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, July 13, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a welder. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Brother Doug Ellingsworth officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Laura Drane Smitheal (07/16/03)
Laura Drane Smitheal, of Dyersburg, died today at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Vincent D. 'Vinnie' Burlarley (07/16/03)
Vincent D. "Vinnie" Burlarley, 65, of Dyersburg, died Sun-day, July 13, 2003 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. He was a retired employee of Saveways Inc. of Maryland and instructor of Tennessee Technology Center in Ripley, a U.S. Air Force veteran, past governor of Dyersburg Moose Lodge #441, past Moose Legion 19 president, past District 1 Moose president, Tennessee Moose Association past president, member of Scottish Rite Masonic Temple in Memphis, Al Chymia Shrine Temple in Memphis, held fellowship degree loyal order of the Moose, master mason and member of Hess Lodge #93 in Dyersburg and a 32nd Degree Mason. ...

Frances McClanahan Cooke (07/16/03)
Frances McClanahan Cooke, 90, of Mississippi, formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, July 12, 2003 at Madison County Nursing Home in Canton, Miss. She was a member of Nativity Lutheran Church. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Nativity Lutheran Church in Brandon, Miss. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. Mark Seepe Funeral Home of Jackson, Miss. is in charge of arrangements...

Dora Sollis (07/18/03)
Dora Sollis, of Dyersburg, died today at Oakwood Community Living Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

William Dean (07/18/03)
William Dean, 75, of Ridgely, died Thursday, July 17, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Johnny W. Porter (07/18/03)
Johnny W. Porter, 92, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics and a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Tabernacle Baptist Church with the Rev. Louis Hudson III officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dyersburg. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Mary Sue Jones King (07/18/03)
Mary Sue Jones King, 90, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, July 17, 2003 at Reelfoot Manor in Tiptonville. She was a retired merchant of Jones Self-Service Grocery, a member of First United Methodist Church where she was active in all activities and a member of the Eastern Star where she had held all offices. ...

Tommy Lee Camp (07/18/03)
Tommy Lee Camp, 48, of Friendship, died Sunday, July 13, 2003 at his residence. He was an employee of Quebecor World. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Friendship Funeral Home. Burial will be Bellevernon Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Jimmy 'Pinky' Bailey (07/18/03)
Jimmy "Pinky" Bailey, 80, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at his son's residence in Newbern. He was a self-employed horseman. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Yarbro officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Paris Tate (07/21/03)
Paris Tate died Sunday, July 20, 2003 at Ridgely Care & Rehab. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Martha L. Whitelow (07/21/03)
Martha L. Whitelow, 81, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, July 20, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

Thomas Pat Crawford (07/21/03)
Thomas Pat Crawford, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, July 20, 2003 at Methodist Hospital-Central in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Dora R. Sollis (07/21/03)
Dora R. Sollis, 85, of Dyersburg, died Friday, July 18, 2003, at Oakwood Manor. She was a homemaker and a member of Lenox Church of God of Prophecy. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of J.W. Curry and Son Funeral Home with Larry Dishman and Melvin Rector officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Clyde Max Nash (07/21/03)
Clyde Max Nash, 79, of Bonicord, died Saturday, July 19, 2003, at his residence. He was a retired clerk after 33 years with Trunkline and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was an elder and song leader for Miller's Chapel Church of Christ, a member of the Bonicord Volunteer Fire Department, the Civil Air Patrol and the board of directors of the Dyer County Farm Bureau. ...

Billy Dewayne Johnson Jr. (07/21/03)
Billy Dewayne Johnson Jr., 45, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at Sheboygan (Wis.) Medical Center. He was a truck driver and a member of Fowlkes Baptist Church. Services are at 11 a.m. Monday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Neil Chatham officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 5:30-9 p.m. today at the funeral home...

William 'Woody' Dean (07/21/03)
William "Woody" Dean, 75, of Ridgely, died Thursday, July 17, 2003, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired farmer. Services were at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Ridgely chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Clayton Mahan officiating. Burial was in New Haven Cemetery...

Dr. William M. Chambers (07/21/03)
Dr. William M. Chambers, D.D.S., 81, of Fort Worth, Texas, died Friday, July 18, 2003, in Fort Worth. He served the Fort Worth community as a dentist from 1951 to 1978. Born in Hornbeak, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He attended Texas Christian University where he received a bachelor of science degree. ...

Paris 'Polly' Wells Tate (07/22/03)
Paris "Polly" Wells Tate, 95, of Ridgely, died Sunday, July 20, 2003 at Ridgely Care and Rehab. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in the Ridgely chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Brother Clayton Mahon and Brother Ricky Burse officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

Buford Allen "Smiley" Riggs (07/24/03)
Buford Allen "Smiley" Riggs, of Dyersburg, died today at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Florence McBride (07/24/03)
Florence McBride, 85, of Unionville, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Opal M. Tyner (07/25/03)
Opal M. Tyner, 91, of Finley, died Thursday, July 24, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. James Branscum officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Allen Riggs (07/25/03)
Allen Riggs, 60, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was auto-body mechanic for 43 years, attended the Church of Jesus Christ and was a member of the NRA. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with the Bishop Tommy Johnson and Brother Mickey Dodd officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Johnny Willie Porter (07/25/03)
Johnny Willie Porter, 92, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Sunday at Tabernacle Baptist Church with the Rev. Louis Hudson III officiating. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Florence Davis McBride (07/25/03)
Florence Davis McBride, 85, of Halls (Unionville Community), died Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church for 66 years. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Sam Webb officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Gene Autry Rice (07/28/03)
Gene Autry Rice, 51, of Dyersburg, died Friday, July 25, 2003 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

Danny Allen Waller (07/28/03)
Danny Allen Waller, 47, of Newbern, died Saturday, July 26, 2003 at the Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was maintenance supervisor for Newbern Housing Authority and retired from the U.S. Navy after serving as Chief Machinist Mate for 21 years. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Dyersburg Funeral Home. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. Visitation will be today at 5:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. at the funeral home...

Evie Robbins Poor (07/28/03)
Evie Robbins Poor, 97, of Columbia, Tenn., formerly of Newbern, died Wednesday, July 23, 2003 in Columbia. She was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics and a member of United Methodist Church in Newbern. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Sorrell's Chapel Cemetery...

Mary E. Bennett (07/28/03)
Mary E. Bennett, 73, of Clearwater, Fla., formerly of Newbern, died Tuesday, July 8, 2003 at Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, Fla. She was a homemaker. A memorial service was held.

Charles William Hutching (07/28/03)
Charles William Hutching, 80, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, July 26, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired employee of Reynolds Electric Engineering Company, a World War II Army veteran and a member of Junction Church of God. Services were held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Junction Church of God with the Rev. Kenny Chessor officiating. Burial was in Palm Valley View Memorial Park in Las Vegas. Curry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Shelby Jean Lee (07/31/03)
Shelby Jean Lee, 64, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at Oakwood Community Living Center. She was a homemaker and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Dyer County Memorial Gardens with the Rev. William Norman officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Willie 'Spooke' Jones (07/31/03)
Willie "Spooke" Jones, 69, of Ridgely, died Monday, July 28, 2003 at Ridgely Care Rehab Center. A memorial service was held Tuesday at Arrington Crematory in Jackson. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.