Obituaries from May 2005

Earnest Talmadge Hopkins (05/31/05)
Earnest Talmadge Hopkins, 75, of Newbern, died Friday, May 27, 2005 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was an employee of Trunkline Gas and a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery of Newbern. The Rev. Waymon Hogue will officiate...

Louis F. Grissom (05/31/05)
Louis F. Grissom, 84, of Trimble, died Thursday, May 26, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. He was a retired employee of Doug Rice & Sons Mechanical Contractors, a retired farmer, a retired plumber and pipe fitter, U.S. Army veteran, a member of Trimble First United Methodist Church and a former member of the American Legion...

Edward Roy (05/27/05)
Edward Roy, 59, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at his residence. He was a retired contractor. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Julian Huey officiating. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home...

Ewell Edward Roy (05/26/05)
Ewell Edward Roy, 59, of Lenox, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

James Alton Woodley Sr. (05/26/05)
James Alton Woodley Sr., 66, of Newbern, died Monday, May 23, 2005 at his residence. He was a welder and an Army veteran of the Korean conflict. Services were Thursday at Halls Funeral Home. Burial was in Dyer County Memorial Gardens.

Cherry Ann 'Chib' Ellis Harpenau (05/26/05)
Cherry Ann "Chib" Ellis Harpenau, 70, of Noblesville, Ind., formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, May 21, 2005 at her residence. She was a homemaker, past president of the Jaycees in Dyersburg, a member of Our Lady of Sorrows in Memphis, active in the Cursillo in Indiana and Tennessee, she owned and operated Cherry's Bed & Bath and was a former member of Carmel Chamber of Commerce...

Mary Helen Larkin (05/26/05)
Mary Helen Larkin, 71, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, May 22, 2005 at her residence. She was a retired clerk for Life of Georgia Insurance Company and a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Dyersburg Moose Lodge. Graveside services were Wednesday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Larry Blakeburn officiating...

Barbara Sanford (05/26/05)
Barbara Sanford, 54, of Dyer, died Thursday, May 19, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker. Graveside services were Sunday in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern. Johnson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

William Carlton 'Chip' Roberts (05/26/05)
William Carlton "Chip" Roberts, 29, of Tiptonville, died Friday, May 20, 2005 at Regional Medical Center in Memphis. He was a 1994 graduate of Lake County High School where he was a member of the National Honor Society and Chess Club. He was associated with Relay for Life and Southern Street Machine Nationals...

Frank Mullins (05/25/05)
Frank Mullins, 77, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 16, 2005 at his residence. He was a farmer and a member of Evansville Free Holiness Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Steve Van Douser officiating. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery in Henry County...

Patsy Bradshaw (05/25/05)
Patsy Bradshaw, 57, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at her residence. She was a domestic worker. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Ridgely Chapel Church with the Rev. Tom Sander officiating. Burial will be in Citizen Cemetery in Tiptonville. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Clinton Dillon Tull (05/25/05)
Clinton Dillon Tull, 80, of Friendship, died Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at Jackson Regional Medical Center. He was a painting contractor and an employee of Friendship Funeral Home and a World War II Army veteran. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday at Friendship Funeral Home. Burial was in Bellevernon Cemetery...

Jane Bradshaw Fowlkes Palmor (05/25/05)
Jane Bradshaw Fowlkes Palmor, 76, of Grant, Ala., formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 16, 2005 in Guntersville, Ala. She was a former comptroller at First Citizens National Bank, a member of Henryville Methodist Church in Guntersville, Ala. and a member of United Methodist Women...

Fannie Harrison Harben (05/25/05)
Fannie Harrison Harben, 70, of Yorkville, died Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at Humboldt General Hospital. She was a homemaker. Services were Friday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Frank Parrish officiating. Burial was in Yorkville Cemetery...

Ruth Turner (05/25/05)
Ruth Turner, 86, of Friendship, died Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Mount Moriah Church of Jesus Christ. Services were Thursday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Brother Ray Sollis and Brother Bo Kendall officiating. Burial was in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Unionville...

Millard Roberson (05/25/05)
Millard Roberson, of Michigan, formerly of Lake County, died Feb. 19, 2005 in Michigan. He was a retired employee of Chrysler Corporation. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely.

Frank Mullins (05/25/05)
Frank Mullins, 77, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 16, 2005 at his residence. He was a farmer and a member of Evansville Free Holiness Church. Services were Friday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Steve Van Douser officiating. Burial was in Olive Branch Cemetery in Henry County...

Bennie Dale Lovell (05/25/05)
Bennie Dale Lovell, 83, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 16, 2005 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and retired factory employee and a member of Miston Baptist Church. Services were Wednesday at Miston Baptist Church with the Rev. Carmon Dennison officiating. Burial was in New Haven Cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Annie C. Davis (05/25/05)
Annie C. Davis, 81, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 16, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. Services were 11 a.m. Thursday in the Ridgely chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Aubrey Turner officiating. Burial was in New Haven Cemetery...

Frank Mullin (05/18/05)
Frank Mullin, of Dyersburg, died today at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Johnny Gamble (05/18/05)
Johnny Gamble, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, May 15, 2005 in Dyersburg. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Shelton Rivers Parks (05/17/05)
Shelton Rivers Parks, of Union City, died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Lena Mae Roark (05/17/05)
Lena Mae Roark, 80, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker, a Baptist and an avid gardener. Services were Saturday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Waymon Hogue officiating. Burial was in Rehoboth Cemetery...

Paula Ann Price (05/17/05)
Paula Ann Price, 37, died Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker and a communicant of Holy Angels Catholic Church. Services were Saturday at Holy Angels Catholic Church with Father Elbert Callis officiating. Burial was in Church Grove Cemetery...

Robert Harold Pilgrim (05/17/05)
Robert Harold Pilgrim, 73, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at his residence. He was a plumber, farmer and merchant, a member of Springhill Baptist Church, active in youth work, secretary of Training Union Class, active in Blue Cap Gospel Singing, Army veteran of the Korean War serving 14 months on the front line and enjoyed race cars and fishing...

Geneva Lillie Crawford (05/17/05)
Geneva Lillie Crawford, 86, of Dyer, died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at Bailey Park Community Living Center in Humboldt. She was a financial secretary for Dyersburg First United Methodist Church for 33 years and a member of Dyer United Methodist Church...

Cynthia Bargery Benthal (05/17/05)
Cynthia Bargery Benthal. 59, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at her residence. She was a former deli employee of Wal-Mart, a member of Trinity Baptist Church and bowled for 25 years with Mixed League. Services were Saturday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Brother Leonard Ballinger and Eddie Benthal officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery...

Shelton Rivers Parks (05/17/05)
Shelton Rivers Parks, 84 of Tiptonville, died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at his residence. He was a maintenance man and a member of First Baptist Church of Tiptonville and the Civitan Club. Services were Sunday at First Baptist Church of Tiptonville. The Rev. Andy Martin will officiate. Burial will be in Crockett's Chapel Cemetery. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Mary 'Lois' Brandon (05/17/05)
Mary "Lois" Brandon, 92, of Halls, died Thursday, May 12, 2005 at Wesley of Dyersburg. She was a homemaker, and elder of Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church, a member of Dyersburg-Newbern Eastern Star, Huguenot Society of Founders of Manakin, longtime member of the Key Corner Home Extension Club and Holly Grove Senior Citizens...

Lena Mae Roark (05/13/05)
Lena Mae Roark, 80, of Dyersburg, died today at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Robert Harold Pilgrim (05/13/05)
Robert Harold Pilgrim, 73, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Geneva Crawford (05/13/05)
Geneva Crawford, of Dyer, died today at Bailey Park Nursing Home in Humboldt. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Cynthia Benthal (05/13/05)
Cynthia Benthal, 59, of Dyersburg, died today at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Dorothy Frances Wales (05/13/05)
Dorothy Frances Wales, 84, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Ripley. She was a homemaker and a member of Palestine Methodist Church. Services were Thursday at Palestine Methodist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery. Halls Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Sue Carol Redden (05/13/05)
Sue Carol Redden, 39, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ with Elder Mickey Dodd and the Rev. Tommy Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...

Paula Price (05/12/05)
Paula Price, 37, of Newbern, died Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Carol Sue Redden (05/12/05)
Carol Sue Redden, 39, of RoEllen, died Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Mary Louise Mangum Ryals (05/12/05)
Mary Louise Mangum Ryals, 90, of Millington, died Monday, May 9, 2005 at Millington Health Care Center. She was a homemaker. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Munford Funeral Home. Burial will be in Helen Crigger Cemetery in Munford...

William David Pike Jr. (05/12/05)
William David Pike Jr., 43, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 9, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a former park naturalist at Reelfoot Lake, a member, deacon and former Sunday school teacher at Finley Baptist Church and a 1995 graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin with a bachelor of science in wildlife biology...

Betty Jo Johnson (05/12/05)
Betty Jo Johnson, 71, of Tiptonville, died Monday, May 9, 2005 at her residence. She was a homemaker, a member of Wynnburg Baptist church, former owner of Betty Johnson's Candy Kitchen, former manager of Airpark Inn Restaurant, a food service employee for 10 years at Obion County General Hospital and was cafeteria manager at Lake County High School...

Houston Council (05/12/05)
Houston Council, 70, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 9, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired hairstylist, a member of Southside Baptist Church, a U.S. Navy veteran and Korean Conflict. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Naylor officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...

Clyde J. Riley (05/11/05)
Clyde J. Riley, 73, of Gates, died Sunday, May 8, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Ripley. He was a retired employee of Marimont and a deacon and member of Woodville Baptist Church. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery in Gates...

William Pike Jr. (05/11/05)
William Pike Jr., 43, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 9, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

LaVerne Haynes (05/11/05)
LaVerne Haynes, 90, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at her residence. She was a member of Tucker Street Church, Ridgely Women's Club, Hornbeak Women's Circle and enjoyed painting. Services were held Saturday at Tucker Street Church with the Rev. Robert G. Miller and Bobby Stewart officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. H.S. Smith Funeral Home in Caruthersville, Mo. was in charge of arrangements...

Dennis Lee Fisher (05/10/05)
Dennis Lee Fisher, 58, of Odessa, Texas, died Saturday, April 30, 2005 at Medical Center Hospital. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. A memorial service was held May 4 at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home with James Bishop officiating...

Stephen Fisher Tucker (05/10/05)
Stephen Fisher Tucker, 64, of Dickson, died Friday, May 6, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was affiliated with the wine industry for over 30 years. He was a member of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans, the Military Order of the Stars and Bars, and the Dickson Masonic Lodge No. 468. He achieved the rank of a 32nd-degree Mason...

Troy Richard Trim (05/10/05)
Troy Richard Trim, 83, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at Ridgely Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was a retired electrical engineer. He was a 1943 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and served in the Pacific Theater aboard the USS Claxton during World War II...

Willie Maurice Reynolds (05/10/05)
Willie Maurice Reynolds, 83, of Friendship, died Friday, May 6, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a farmer and retired from Colonial Rubber Works. He was also a member of the Friendship Baptist Church and the Friendship Masonic Lodge...

Ruth Ray (05/10/05)
Ruth Ray, 81, of Newbern, died Saturday, May 7, 2005 at her residence. She was a retired worker from Dyersburg Fabrics and a member of the Pentecostal church. Graveside services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Ray Winstead will officiate...

Carolyn McCullough Pearson (05/10/05)
Carolyn McCullough Pearson, 65, of Dyersburg, died Friday, May 6, 2005 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was a retired homemaker, a member of First United Methodist Church, a leader of Gibson Girls, and a member of the administrative board. Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with visitation prior to the funeral at the church beginning at noon. Dr. Phillip Cook and the Rev. Wade Cox will officiate...

Virginia M. Noonan (05/10/05)
Virginia M. Noonan, 77, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at Oakwood Manor. Services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the People's Chapel C.M.E. Church with visitation at the same location from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery of Dyersburg. The Rev. Charles F. McCright will officiate...

Ivie Lee Privett Bessent (05/10/05)
Ivie Lee Privett Bessent, 93, of Friendship, died Saturday, May 7, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Friendship Baptist Church with visitation today from 4 to 8 p.m. The Rev. Wayne Foropoulos and the Rev. J.W. Abney will officiate. Burial will be in Bellevernon Cemetery in Friendship. Friendship Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Steven Tucker (05/10/05)
Steven Tucker, of Dickson, died today at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Troy Trim (05/10/05)
Troy Trim, 83, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at Ridgely Care and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Robert Allen Terry (05/10/05)
Robert Allen Terry, 76, of Gleason, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. He was a retired machinist. Services were Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Waymon Hogue officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...

Elmo Holmes (05/10/05)
Elmo Holmes, 85 of Dyersburg, died Thursday, May 5, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired accountant for Tupperware, a member and deacon of Fowlkes Baptist Church, helped organize Dyersburg Saddle Club and was an avid rose gardener...

Robert Allen Terry (05/06/05)
Robert Allen Terry, of Gleason, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Elmo Holmes (05/06/05)
Elmo Holmes, of Dyersburg, died today at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Pearl Patterson (05/06/05)
Pearl Patterson, 72, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at her residence. She was a retired business owner. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Brother Mac Daniels officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

J.C. Lee (05/06/05)
J.C. Lee, 79, of Finley, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at the Henry County Medical Center in Paris. He was a farmer, a member of Chic Baptist Church and a Navy veteran. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Brother Tommy Hughes officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Leora Kimmons (05/06/05)
Leora Kimmons, 84, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 28, 2005, at Regional Hospital of Jackson. She was a domestic worker. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Dyersburg with Elder Leroy Scates officiating. Burial will be in M.C.C.O. Cemetery in Newbern. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Virginia Nooan (05/05/05)
Virginia Nooan, 78, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, May 4, 2005, at Oakwood Community Living Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

J.C. Lee (05/05/05)
J.C. Lee, 79, of Finley, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Henry County Medical Center in Paris. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Jack W. Tipton (05/05/05)
Jack W. Tipton, 81, of Trenton, died Saturday, April 9, 2005, at Milan General Hospital. He was a retired hospital administrator, employed with Pemiscot Memorial Hospital from 1966-1973 and at Memorial Hospital in Trenton until his retirement in 1986; a veteran of World War II serving as a pharmacist's mate aboard the LSM 182; and a member of First Baptist Church in Trenton where he served as deacon...

Guy Olen 'Jr.' Quillions (05/05/05)
Guy Olen "Jr." Quillions, 72, of Tiptonville, died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Home in Tiptonville. He was a retired truck driver, a Baptist, a former member of the Tennessee National Guard and a member of the VFW. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Tiptonville chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Houston Northcutt officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgeley...

Violet 'Jeri' McCarley (05/05/05)
Violet "Jeri" McCarley, 80, of Mayfield, Ky., died Sunday, May 1, 2005, at Mills Manor Nursing Home. She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. Services were Wednesday in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield with the Rev. C.W. Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery...

Lillie Patterson (05/04/05)
Lillie Patterson, 73, of Dyersburg, died today at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Earl Smith (05/04/05)
Earl Smith, 59, of Hayti, Mo., formerly of Tiptonville, died Sunday, May 1, 2005 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. He was a retired roofer and a member of First United Pentecostal Church in Union City. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Tiptonville Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. W.E. Strout officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely...

Ruby Lee England (05/04/05)
Ruby Lee England, 79, of Ridgely, died Monday, May 2, 2005 at her residence. She was a retired employee of HIS and a clerk for Council Five and Ten and a member and Sunday school teacher for Ridgely First United Pentecostal Church. She attended Enville Elementary School and completed school at Adamsville School...

Charlie Dunivant (05/04/05)
Charlie Dunivant, 94, of Newbern, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005 in Slidell, La. He was the owner of City Coal & Seed Company in Newbern for more than 50 years. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Rosie Epperson Bailey (05/04/05)
Rosie Epperson Bailey, 68, of Drummonds, formerly of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 29, 2005 at her residence. She was retired from Albertson's Grocery Store in Memphis and a member of The Fellowship Baptist Church. Services were at 1 p.m. Monday in the Millington chapel of Munford Funeral Home. Burial was in Quito Memorial Cemetery in the Quito community...

Robert Smith (05/03/05)
Robert Smith, 59, of Hayti, Mo., formerly of Tiptonville, died Sunday, May 1, 2005 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Ruby England (05/03/05)
Ruby England, 79, of Ridgely, died today at her residence. Services are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Michael P. Schoch (05/03/05)
Michael P. Schoch, 63, of Trimble, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at Memphis Veteran's Medical Center. He was a retired courier and a US Navy veteran. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Pierce Cemetery in Trimble. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Lorraine Murl Cobb (05/03/05)
Lorraine Murl Cobb, 81, of Dyersburg, died today at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Danny Monroe Shoulders (05/03/05)
Danny Monroe Shoulders, 62, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at his residence. He was a retired employee of Goodyear Tire and a member of the Church of Christ. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. May 7 at Ridgely Church of Christ. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Herbert A. Bennett (05/03/05)
Herbert A. Bennett, 75, of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 25, 2005 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. He was a retired mechanic. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Hickman officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Danny Shoulders (05/03/05)
Danny Shoulders, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Wilbert Jelks (05/03/05)
Wilbert Jelks, 46, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 24, 2005 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

Charles E. Cunningham (05/03/05)
Charles E. Cunningham, 64, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, April 23, 2005 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

Patsy Summers Johnson (05/03/05)
Patsy Summers Johnson, 71, of Hanford, Calif., formerly of Yorkville, died on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at her residence after a long illness. She was a graduate of Yorkville High School and retired after 26 years from the Hanford Elementary School District...

Dorothy Wood Hargrove (05/03/05)
Dorothy Wood Hargrove, 82, of Gates died Monday, April 25, 2005 at Jackson General Hospital. She was a retired special education teacher, a member of Halls First United Methodist Church, a member of Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority and a past president of United Methodist Women...

Charles E. Cunningham (05/03/05)
Charles E. Cunningham, 64, of Dyersburg died on Saturday, April 23, 2005 at his residence. He was a U.S. Army veteran having fought in Vietnam. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, May 5 at 3 p.m. in the Bowen Chapel in Tigrett. Cosmopolitan Funeral Services of Dyersburg is in charge of arrangements...

Lorraine F. Muriel Cobb (05/03/05)
Lorraine F. Muriel Cobb, 81, of Dyersburg died Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at the Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a retired operator for South Central Bell Telephone Company and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Newbern where she was a member of the Dorcas Club. She was also a member of the South Central Bell Pioneers Club...

Helen Shafer (05/03/05)
Helen Shafer, 83, of Dyersburg, died today at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Carol Maddox (05/03/05)
Carol Maddox, of Ridgely, died Thursday, April 28, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.