Obituaries from April 2003

Nina Mae Warren, 92, of Flint, Mich., formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, March 30, 2003 at Flint Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Home.

Dorothy Lee Mathis, 76, of Dyersburg, died Friday, March 28, 2003 at her residence. She was a member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church with the Rev. W.L. McCadney officiating. Burial will be in M.C.C.O. Cemetery in Newbern...

Edith Lucille Matheny, 72, of Union City, died Saturday, March 30, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis. She was a homemaker and a member of First Assembly of God. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at White-Ransom Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Truett and the Rev. Tommy Roper officiating. Burial will be in Terrace Hill Cemetery in Troy...

William "Greg" Gregory, 75, of Halls, died Friday, March 28, 2003 at Ripley Rehab Center. He was a laborer. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cleaves Temple C.M.E. Church in Halls with the Rev. Ron Shaw officiating. Currie's Funeral Home in Henning is in charge of arrangements...

Naomi M. Thomas, 72, of Southaven, Miss., died Monday, March 31, 2003 at Baptist DeSoto Hospital. She was an office manager/furniture and fabric cutter for Isbell Gerhardt & Associates. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Forest Hill South Funeral Home. Burial will be in Forest Hill South Cemetery...

Dorothy Hutcheson, of Dyersburg, died today at Oakwood Manor. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Pauline Rogers, of Jackson, formerly of Dyersburg, died today at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Bill Walk, of Ridgewood, died today at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Pauline Rogers, 79, of Jackson, formerly of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was retired owner of Pauline's Beauty Shop in Newbern and was a beautician for 50 years, former board member of Tennessee Hairdressers Association and of the Easter Star...

Dorothy F. Hutcheson, 77, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at Oakwood Community Living Center. She was a nurse's aide. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Brother Ralph Palmer officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

Dorsey Sears Chipman, 87, of Halls, died Tuesday, April 1, 2003 at her daughter's residence in Cordova. She was a homemaker and a member of Williams Chapel Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Greenhill Memorial Gardens in Halls. Halls Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Ophelia Ann Adams, 93, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at Wesley Homes of Dyersburg. She was a homemaker and a member of Palestine United Methodist Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sorrell's Chapel Cemetery...

Billy Collins Walk, 74, of Finley, died Thursday, April 3, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics, a member of Junction Church of God and a U.S. Army veteran. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Junction Church of God with Brother Kenny Chessor officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Nina Mae Warren, 90, of Flint, Mich., formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, March 30, 2003 at her residence. She was a retired food service manager for Dyer County Central School. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at New Bethal Baptist Church in Dyersburg with the Rev. Al Seward officiating. Burial will be in New Bethal Cemetery...

Robert Bishop, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at The Regional Medical Center in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home in Dyersburg.

Doris Demetra Hart, 79, of Murray, Ky., formerly of Dyer County, died Saturday, April 5, 2003 at Murray-Calloway County Hospital. She was a retired LPN at West View Nursing Home after 21 years and a member of Trinity Christian Church in Murray. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Christian Church of Murray with the Rev. J.M. Harris and the Rev. O.L. Hart officiating. Burial will be in Murray City Cemetery...

William John Lydon, 78, of Lenox, died Friday, April 4, 2003 at his residence. He was a salesman, secretary/treasurer for VFW, a World War II Army veteran and a member of Tucker Street Church. A memorial service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Tucker Street Church with the Rev. Bob Miller officiating. H.S. Smith Funeral Home in Caruthersville, Mo. is in charge of arrangements...

Patsy Vance, 72, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, April 6, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Robert C. Bishop, 26, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. He was a domestic worker. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the gym of Ridgely Chapel with the Rev. Jackie Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Citizen Cemetery in Tiptonville. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home in Dyersburg is in charge of arrangements...

Mary Lucille Fox, 79, of Thayer, Mo., died Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at Missouri Rehabilitation Center. She was a homemaker, a devoted wife and mother. She attended Deeper Life Pentecostal Church in West Plains, Mo. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Robert F. "Bob" Purvis, 76, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 3, 2003, at his residence. He was a retired farmer and landowner, a Baptist and a U.S. Army veteran. Graveside services were held April 5 at Zion Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Goodman officiating. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Charles Hays Veazey, 73, of Millington, died Saturday, April 5, 2003, at Hardin County General Hospital. He was a retired captain from the Millington Police Department, a veteran of the U.S. Navy in the Korean War, a member of Sons of Confederate Soldiers, the Friendship United Methodist Church and a past patron of the Millington Order of the Eastern Star, New Friendship Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, York Rite, Rosemark Commandry Knights Templar and the Tipton Rosemark Academy Booster Club...

E.K. 'Buck' Pope, of Trimble, died Monday, April 7, 2003 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be Johnson Funeral Home.

Jean Taylor Houser, 76, of Jackson, died Sunday, April 6, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, served on various boards and committees and served on the Board of Youth Town. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church with Doctor Paul Clayton and Doctor Henry E. Russell officiating. Burial will be in Ridgecrest Cemetery. George A. Smith and Sons Funeral Home-North Chapel in Jackson is in charge of arrangements...

Maxine Harris, of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 7, 2003 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Angie Kuykendall, 40, of Dyersburg, died today at NHC Healthcare in Milan. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Sue Rosalyn Oakley Hankins, 69, of Memphis, formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, April 8, 2003 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was a retired City Court Clerk for the City of Memphis court system and was a member of Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Rutherford...

Maxine Dennis Harris, 64, of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 7, 2003 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She was a hairdresser. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home. The immediate family will have a private ceremony...

Angie Ann Kuykendall, 40, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, April 8, 2003 at NHC Healthcare in Milan. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Bellevernon Cemetery in Friendship with the Rev. Lee Hatch officiating...

Eldred Kirk 'Buck' Pope, 81, of Trimble, died Monday, April 7, 2003 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. He was a retired butcher for Jenkins Food Market in Trimble, retired school bus dirver for Dyer County School System, served as an alderman for the City of Trimble for 40 years and was a member of Trimble Church of Christ...

Kenneth E. Pryor, 69, of Troy, died Monday, April 7, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired employee of South Central Bell, a member of Troy United Methodist Church, Telephone Pioneers of America, Western Sun Lodge #88, Goodwill Shrine Club and Communication Workers of America...

Patsy Jean Vance, 72, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, April 6, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a retired stockroom clerk for J.C. Penney Co. Inc., a former apartment manager and a member of Tiptonville Church of Christ. Services were at 10:30 today at Tiptonville Church of Christ with Brother Don Reel officiating. Burial was in Tiptonville City Cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Margaret Brown, of Dyersburg, died today at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Jessie Arch Spence, 79, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

A.J. Hamilton, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

William Ward "Dock" Hicks, 86, of Friendship, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired employee of Crockett County Highway Department and a member of South Fork Baptist Church. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. today in South Fork Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Prince officiating. Friendship Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Jessie Arch Spence, 79, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired shipping clerk for Tupperware and a member of West Dyersburg Church of Christ. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery with Rick Crawford officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Lonnie Tipton, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 10, 2003 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.

Margaret Tickle Brown, 89, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Care. She was a school teacher, a member of Springhill Baptist Church where she was a former Sunday school teacher, a pink lady volunteer at Parkview Hospital for 20 years, a member of Dyersburg Woman's Club and a member of Retired Teacher's Association...

A.J. Hamilton, 83, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a farmer and a retired employee of the City of Dyersburg and attended Newbern Assembly of God. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Stevenson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Fred A. Harper, 67, of Southaven, Miss., died Friday, April 11, 2003, at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven. He was a former forklift operator for Humboldt Express in Memphis and a member for 32 years of Carriage Hills Baptist Church in Southaven, where he was active with Bible Drillers and Young at Heart. He was born June 3, 1935, in Newbern...

Mary Evans Leach, 94, of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 11, 2003, at Dyersburg Manor in Dyersburg. She was the youngest of 11 children, a homemaker, an accomplished seamstress, a former clerk at J.C. Penney in Dyersburg, a former employee of Sears in Memphis, a dedicated St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan, a former member of the RoEllen Home Demonstration Club and a member of RoEllen Cumberland Presbyterian Church...

Susan Massie, 35, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at her residence. She was a business office associate for Edward D. Jones of Dyersburg and a member of Newbern First United Methodist Church. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Newbern First United Methodist Church with the Rev. William T. Jowers officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...

Horace Bruce, 88, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at Forest Cove Manor in Jackson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Iola Garrett, 90, of Jackson, died Friday, April 11, 2003 at Cloverdale Trace Health Care Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

James Fowlkes Jr., 71, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 10, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.

J.C. O'Guin, 80, of Ridgely, died Monday, April 14, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Jack Delbert Crumley, 69, of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 11, 2003, at his home. He was a retired factory employee of Dyersburg Fabrics and a Baptist. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday at Johnson Funeral Home in Newbern with the Rev. James Combs officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Mallie Jewell Goforth, 89, of Tigrett, died Thursday, April 10, 2003, at her home. She was a retired cook for the Dyer County school system and a member of Tigrett Church of Christ. Services are at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Friendship Funeral Home in Friendship with Ramey Vetter officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery...

J.C. O'Guin, 80, of Ridgely, died Monday, April 14, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired employee of the State of Tennessee Highway Department, a member of Cottonwood Baptist Church and a Army veteran of World War II. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Ridgely chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Danny O'Guin officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at 6-9 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Lonnie Odell Tipton, 48, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 10, 2003 at his residence. He was a domestic worker. Services were Monday at H.H. Hudson Funeral Home with the Rev. Doctor Russell Morrow officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Beulah Powell, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, April 12, 2003 at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.

Horace Samuel Bruce, 88, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at Forest Cove Manor in Jackson. He was a retired insurance agent for Home Beneficial, a member of First United Methodist Church and a member of Hess Mason Lodge #93. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Doctor Phillip Cook and the Rev. Wade Cox officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery in Kenton. The family will receive visitors at 11 a.m. today at the funeral home...

James A. Fowlkes Jr., 71, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 10, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired employee of Bekaert Steel and a US Army veteran. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at People's Chapel CME Church with the Rev. Charlie E. King officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Venita Kersey Cunningham, 90, of Union City, died Monday, April 14, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was owner/operator of Cloverdale Store, had worked at Cloverdale Feed Mill as a nurse's aid and was a Methodist. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Zion Cemetery in Elbridge with Doctor Phil Newton officiating. Family and friends are invited to attend a reception at the Cloverdale Community Center following services...

Paul Butch Ledbetter, 58, died April 13, 2003. He was a Batpist. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. today in Sardis Ridge Cemetery with Bro. Ricky Ray officiating. Parsons Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

William John Lydon, 78, of Lenox, died Wednesdsay, April 2, 2003 at his residence. He was a retired insurance salesman, a World War II Army veteran and a member of Tucker Street Church. A memorial service was held April 9 at Tucker Street Church with the Rev. Bob Miller officiating. H.S. Smith Funeral Home in Caruthersville, Mo. was in charge of arrangements...

Jessie Arch Spence, 79, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired shipping clerk for Tupperware and a member of West Dyersburg Church of Christ. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. Friday in Fairview Cemetery with Rick Crawford officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

James O. Merriweather, 84, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, April 12, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a farmer. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Cleaves Temple in Halls with the Rev. Willie McCadney officiating. Burial will be in Old Chapel Cemetery...

Margaret Pierce, of Michigan, formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003 in Michigan. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date.

Ollie Trout, of Newbern, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Ollie Troutt, 86, of Newbern, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Trimble Church of Christ. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Bob Witherington officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Beulah Thomas Powell, 68, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, April 12, 2003 at her residence. She was a domestic worker and a member of William Chapel Church where she served on the usher board. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of H.H. Hudson Funeral Home with the Rev. George Smith officiating. Burial will be in William Chapel Church Cemetery in Friendship...

Alma Lyles, 57, of Ridgely, died today at Ridgely Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Wayne Joslin, of Dyersburg, died today at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Rosa Lee of Nashville, formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday at Good Samaritan Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Lurlene Thompson of Newbern died Saturday at Jackson Regional Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Dr. Lynn A. Warner Jr. of Dyersburg died Friday at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Sherman Oaks, Calif. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Varina Wooley Burns, 83, of Eastland, Texas, formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, April 19, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired employee of Russell-Newman Company and a Methodist. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hurricane Hill Cemetery...

Rosa Lou Lee, 93, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, April 19, 2003 at Good Samaritan Healthcare in Antioch. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Church of Christ. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Kenneth Westbrook officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...

Lurleen S. Thompson, 78, of Newbern, died Saturday, April 19, 2003 at Regional Hospital of Jackson. She was a homemaker and a member of Palestine Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern with William Edward Parnell officiating...

Virginia Campbell, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 20, 2003 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Gussie Mae Hudson, 82, of Finley, died Saturday, April 19, 2003 at Ridgely Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was a retired employee of Sylvania for 14 years and a member of Finley Pentecostal Church for over 50 years. She was also an avid gardener and loved music, playing a great variety of instruments...

Wayne E. Joslin, 66, died Friday, April 18, 2003 at his residence in Dyersburg. He was retired from Dyersburg Fabrics and as head of maintenance at Dyersburg State Community College. He was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church where he was an elder. He was very active in the Logos Youth program for many years, and also very active in Relay for Life for many years...

Alma Jane "Maw" Lyles, 57, of Ridgely, died Friday, April 18, 2003 at Ridgely Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was a homemaker. Services are at 1:30 p.m. today in the Ridgely chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Bramlett officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

Margaret Pierce, 59, formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at her residence in Ypsilanti, Mich. Funeral Services are Monday at 1 p.m. at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. W. L. McCadney officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery...

Dr. Lynn A. Warner Jr., 72, of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 18, 2003 at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He attended the University of Tennessee at Martin, graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis, interned at John Gaston City Hospital in Memphis, and served a four-year surgical residency at Beckley Memorial Hospital in West Virginia. ...

Exie Kiser, of Kenton, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Louise McCorkle, of Halls, died Monday, April 21, 2003 at Oakwood Manor Living Center in Dyersburg. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.

Nell Campbell, 83, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 20, 2003 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was a retired employee of Heckethorn Manufacturing. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of J.W. Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond Boston officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home...

Paul E. Ledbetter, 58, of Grandin, Mo., formerly of Finley, died April 13, 2003 in Grandin. attended Finley Baptist Church as a youth and was a member there. Graveside services were in Sardis Ridge Cemetery at 1:30 Wednesday with Brother Ricky Ray officiating. Parson Mortuary was in charge of the arrangements...

Godwin Williams Jr., 89, of Signal Mountain, formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 7, 2003. He had lived in the Chattanooga area since 1937 He attended Cumberland University, and graduated in electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity After employment with the Tennessee Electric Power Co., he worked in the power program of the Tennessee Valley Authority for 38 years, retiring from TVA as its manager of power in 1977...

Michael D. Gore, 23, of Valparaiso, Ind., died Monday, April 21, 2003 at his residence. He was a employee of Onyx Precision. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Parks officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern. The family will receive visitors at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home...

Exie Ree Kiser, 84, of Mason Hall, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. She was a homemaker and a member of Concord Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Louis Webb and the Rev. Johnny Weatherspoon officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...

Ira McDavid, of Dyersburg, died today at Wesley Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Martin Ware, 102 of Dyersburg, died today at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Ripley. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

Ira Vernon McDavid, 79, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 24, 2003 at Wesley of Dyersburg Nursing Care. He was an employee of Velicor Chemical Corporation and a veteran of the United States Navy. Survivors include two nieces and a nephew who cared for him, Betty Pennington of Halls and Patty Peckenpaugh and Vernon Edward Jones, both of Dyersburg...

Louise McCorkle, 84, of Halls, died Monday, April 21, 2003 at Oakwood Living Center. She was a domestic worker. Services will be at noon Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church Halls with the Rev. Dennis Chaney officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Margaret Louanne Jaco, 95, Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at Bailey Park Community Living Center in Humboldt. She was a former first-grade teacher in Campaign, she and her husband owned and operated Jaco's Southside Market for many years and was a member of Lighthouse Pentecostal Church...

Evelyn Anderson Curtis, 82, of Union City, formerly of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today in Obion County Memorial Gardens in Union with Dr. Williams Sims and the Rev. Drew Henry officiating. White Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Margaret Moody, 89, of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 25, 2003, at her home. She was a homemaker. A member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, she was actively involved in the church's bazaar and was a member of the church's altar guild. She and her husband were avid bakers who baked for friends...

Martin Ware, 101, of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 25, 2003, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale. He was a horse trainer. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. W.L. McCadney officiating. Burial will be in M.C.C.O. Cemetery in Newbern...

Vernice Burrus, of Atwood, died Sunday, April 27, 2003 at NHC Healthcare in Milan. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.

Amy Eubanks, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 27, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Amy Elizabeth Eubanks, 22, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 27, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. She was a student at the University of Tennessee at Martin and was a member of First Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with the Rev. Larry Blackburn officiating...

Vernice Wilson Burse, 83, of Atwood, died Sunday, April 27, 2003 at NHC Healthcare in Milan. He was a retired employee of Ceco Steel and a member of Cades Church of Christ in Milan. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Glen Burse, Wyman Chism, Coy Hathcock, Ricky Burse and David Williams officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

Mac H. Alphin, of the Cool Springs Community, died today at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

James Edward Luther, of Trenton, formerly of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 18 at his residence. He was a retired electrician of 26 years from Electric Motor Services. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. April 26 at Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home in Humboldt...