Obituaries from June 2005

Harvey Yance (06/30/05)
Harvey Yance, 71, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Ronnie Wilson (06/30/05)
Ronnie Wilson, 62, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Evelyn Owsley (06/30/05)
Evelyn Owsley, 87, of Dyersburg, died today at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Mary Lee Smith (06/30/05)
Mary Lee Smith, 88, of Trimble, formerly of Mason Hall, died Monday, June 27, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethpage Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Bethpage Cemetery with Tony Michael officiating. Roberts Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Thomas Carl Long (06/30/05)
Thomas Carl Long, 83, of Bogota, died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at his residence. He was a retired farmer and mechanic, an avid hunter and fisherman and a baseball player for Bogota and Miston teams. Services were Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother Lawrence Tittle officiating. Burial was in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Rev. Walter Edwin Hill (06/30/05)
Rev. Walter Edwin Hill, 64, of Rutherford, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005 at his residence. He was a minister pasturing several churches in Northwest Ohio and preached occupation in several churches in Northwest Tennessee, was industrial engineer at Plastech in Bryan, Ohio and quality engineer at the Kenton plant...

Freeman Eugene Cooper (06/30/05)
Freeman Eugene Cooper, 76, of Newbern, died Monday, June 27, 2005 at Dyersburg Manor. He was a retired U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of Newbern Masonic Lodge, The Scottish Rite and a 32nd Degree Mason. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Waymon Hogue officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Walter E. Hill (06/29/05)
Walter E. Hill, of Rutherford, died today at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Freeman Eugene Cooper (06/29/05)
Freeman Eugene Cooper, of Newbern, died Monday, June 27, 2005 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Thomas Carl Long (06/29/05)
Thomas Carl Long, 79, of Bogota, died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at his residence. He was a retired farmer and mechanic, an avid hunter and fisherman and a baseball player for Bogota and Miston teams. Services were Wednesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother Lawrence Tittle officiating. Burial was in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Ogie McGuire (06/28/05)
Ogie McGuire, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Thomas Long (06/28/05)
Thomas Long, of Bogota, died Sunday, June 26, 2005 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Ernest Carroll Lents (06/28/05)
Ernest Carroll Lents, 97, of Halls, died Friday, June 24, 2005 at the Alamo Nursing Home in Alamo. He was a farmer and the oldest member of Woodmen of the World. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Lebanon Cemetery near Halls...

James Nolan Ivy (06/28/05)
James Nolan Ivy, 83, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005 in Alvin, Texas. A veteran of World War II, he served in the Pacific Theater. He was an avid ham radio operator for 60 years. He retired from Trunkline Gas Company in 1988. Graveside services were held Saturday at 9:45 a.m. at the Confederate Cemetery in Alvin. Froberg Funeral Home in Alvin was in charge of arrangements...

Mary Helen Chipman (06/28/05)
Mary Helen Chipman, 70, of Ripley died Friday, June 24, 2005 at Methodist Hospital North of Memphis. She was a member of the Baptist church. Services were Sunday in the chapel of Halls Funeral Home. Burial was in the Ripley Memorial Gardens.

Franklin Eugene Callens (06/28/05)
Franklin Eugene Callens, 65, of Hornbeak, died Saturday, June 25, 2005 at his residence. He was a retired employee of Goodyear of Union City. He was a Gulf War veteran having served in the U.S. Air Force and a member of the American Legion. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 28 in the Ridgely Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Charles Callens officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery of Ridgely...

James Franklin Wood (06/28/05)
James Franklin Wood, 78, of Hornbeak, died Thursday, June 23, 2005, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. He was a veteran of World War II and was a Baptist. Services were Saturday in the chapel of Halls Funeral Home. Burial was in Maple Wood Cemetery in Ripley...

Roger Dale Marbrey (06/28/05)
Roger Dale Marbrey, 52, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a carpenter. Services were Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother Tommy Roper officiating. Burial was in Sorrell's Chapel Cemetery...

Roger Marbrey (06/24/05)
Roger Marbrey, of Ridgely, died today at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

William 'Bill' Armstrong III (06/24/05)
William "Bill" Armstrong III, 74, of Tiptonville, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was retired from U.S. Corps of Engineer and a farmer, a member of Burrus Chapel Church of Christ, past commander of the American Legion and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War...

James Franklin Wood (06/24/05)
James Franklin Wood, 78, of Hornbeak, died Thursday, June 23, 2005 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. He was a veteran of World War II and was a Baptist. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Halls Funeral Home. Burial will be in Maple Wood Cemetery in Ripley...

Roger Dale Marbrey (06/24/05)
Roger Dale Marbrey, 52, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a carpenter. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Brother Tommy Roper officiating. Burial will be in Sorrell's Chapel Cemetery...

William Armstrong (06/23/05)
William Armstrong, of Tiptonville, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Rev. Glen Stewart (06/23/05)
Rev. Glen Stewart, 61, of Newbern, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was pastor of Light of the World Church in Newbern. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Light of the World Church with the Rev. Grady Hamilton, the Rev. Chris Brady, Dan Berry, Betty Pugh and Pam Miotti officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Gladys Isbell (06/23/05)
Gladys Isbell, 86, of Trimble, died Sunday, June 19, 2005, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and former employee of Trimble Manufacturing. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Doctor William Oakley and the Rev. Rick Isbell officiating. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery in Dyer...

Lenville 'Buddy' Moore (06/20/05)
Lenville "Buddy" Moore, 61, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 19, 2005, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Gladys Isbell (06/20/05)
Gladys Isbell died Sunday, June 19, 2005, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Deloris Golden (06/20/05)
Deloris Golden, 61, of Dyersburg, died Monday, June 13, 2005, at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Cosmopolitan Funeral Services with the Rev. George Smith officiating. Survivors include a son, Joe Jones of Boelit, Wis.; and two sisters, Iola Mae Toles of Boelit, Wis., and Darline Toles of Jamesville, Wis...

Hildred Evelyn Finley (06/20/05)
Hildred Evelyn Finley, 88, of Ridgely, died Saturday, June 18, 2005, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. John Huse Robinson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Thelma Irene Cherry (06/20/05)
Thelma Irene Cherry, 91, of Friendship, died Saturday, June 18, 2005, at Maplewood Healthcare Center in Jackson. She was a homemaker and a private duty nurse and a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Friendship Funeral Home with the Rev. John McCommon officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery...

James Harold Wilson (06/20/05)
James Harold Wilson, 67, of Dyersburg, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at his residence. Born in Crockett Mills, he was a retired employee of Turner Dairy. Funeral services were Sunday, June 19 at East Dyersburg Methodist Church where he was a member. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery of Dyersburg. The Rev. Dale Mills and the Rev. Glen Elliott officiated...

Tim Williams (06/20/05)
Tim Williams, 40, of Newbern, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at his residence. He was a former deputy with the Madison Parish Sheriff's Department in Louisiana where he served as a K-9 officer. Funeral services were Sunday, June 19 in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home of Tiptonville. Burial followed in nearby Lake Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Jim Wolfgang officiated...

Eudora A. Simpson (06/20/05)
Eudora A. Simpson, 76, sister of Peggy Reagan of Dyersburg, died Friday, June 17, 2005 at her home in Buchanan, Mich. She was a homemaker. Services were Monday at Swem Funeral Home in Buchanan with burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery, also in Buchanan. Mary Shawl-Ranke, spiritual care coordinator for Hospice at Home officiated...

James T. 'Jim' Moser Sr. (06/20/05)
James T. "Jim" Moser Sr., 82, of Jackson, Miss., originally of Decaturville, died Thursday, May 26, 2005 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. He was a representative for Combined Insurance Co. from 1965-2002 and retired from the United State Air Force in 1963 with 21 years of service...

Rena Paschall Hollandsworth (06/20/05)
Rena Paschall Hollandsworth, 91, of Ridgely, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a housewife and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Services were Saturday, June 18 in the Ridgely Chapel of Curry Funeral Home. Burial followed in New Haven Cemetery. Bro. Leonard Ballinger, Jr., officiated...

James Harold Wilson (06/20/05)
James Harold Wilson, of Dyersburg, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Tim Williams (06/20/05)
Tim Williams, 40, of Newbern, formerly of Tiptonville, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

John A. Wright (06/20/05)
John A. Wright, 74, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at his residence. He was a retired custodian for First United Methodist Church in Dyersburg. Services were Saturday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Doug Ellingsworth officiating. Burial was in Church Grove Cemetery in Newbern...

Richard Edward Webber (06/20/05)
Richard Edward Webber, 75, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care. He was a cemetery-maintenance worker for the city of Dyersburg. Services were Friday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Miller officiating. Burial was in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Cathy Walk Nichols (06/20/05)
Cathy Walk Nichols, 53, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Hutcherson Chapel Church of God. Services were Friday at Dyersburg Church of God with the Rev. Mitchell Wilson officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Cindy Marie Crone Murphy (06/20/05)
Cindy Marie Crone Murphy, 40, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a former EMT with Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services were Thursday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Hogue and the Rev. Donnie Crone officiating. Burial was in Church Grove Cemetery in Newbern...

Dixie Lee Cooley Holland (06/20/05)
Dixie Lee Cooley Holland, 72, of Winston-Salem, N.C., died Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem. Cremation Services Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

David L. Ferguson (06/20/05)
David L. Ferguson, 58, of Trenton, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at his residence. He was a retired factory worker of Dyersburg Fabrics and attended Old Bethlehem Baptist Church in Dyer. Services were Friday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home. Burial will be in McCullough's Chapel Cemetery in Dyersburg...

John A. Wright (06/20/05)
John A. Wright, of Dyersburg, died today at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be by Johnson Funeral Home.

Richard Webber (06/20/05)
Richard Webber, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at Wesley at Dyersburg Nursing Care. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Cindy Marie Crone Murphy (06/20/05)
Cindy Marie Crone Murphy, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be by Johnson Funeral Home.

David Ferguson (06/20/05)
David Ferguson, 58, of Trenton, died today at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be by Curry Funeral Home.

Iva Lynn Williams (06/20/05)
Iva Lynn Williams, 95, of Dyersburg, died Monday, June 13, 2005 in Mobile, Ala. She was a homemaker and a teacher for Dyer County School Systems, a member of Mount Tirzah Baptist Church in Tatumville, member of Dyer County Home Demonstration Club, Dyer County Senior Citizens Club and Suburban Club...

David Willard I (06/20/05)
David Willard I, 47, of Dyersburg, died Monday, June 13, 2005 at 3 p.m. at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was an employee of Excell Polymers for 24 years and a veteran of the Army and National Guard. Services were Wednesday at North 51 Church of Jesus Christ. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

David L. Willard (06/15/05)
David L. Willard, 47, of Dyersburg, died Monday, June 13, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Deloris Bolden (06/15/05)
Deloris Bolden, 61, of Tiptonville, died Monday, June13, 2005 at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

John L. Yarbro Sr. (06/15/05)
John L. Yarbro Sr., 84, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 12, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired farmer and landowner, a member of First United Methodist Church of Dyersburg, He was a UA Army Air Force veteran serving as a lieutenant (20th Army Air Force, 315 Bomb Wing,16th Bomb Group) during World War II as a bombardier on a B-29. He participated in many of the final missions over Japan including the now famous, Last Mission...

Monie Biggs McCollum (06/15/05)
Monie Biggs McCollum, 86, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 12, 2005 at Wesley Care Center in Dyersburg. She was a homemaker and a member of Main Street Church of Christ in Newbern. Services were Tuesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Naylor and the Rev. William Roberts officiating. Burial was in Zion Cemetery in Elbridge...

Amanda Lewis (06/15/05)
Amanda Lewis, 60, of Dyersburg, died Monday 13, 2005 at Jackson Regional Hospital. She was retired and attended Chic Church of God and Dyersburg Free Holiness Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

John L. Yarbro (06/14/05)
John L. Yarbro, 84, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 12, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

William Dooley Michaelcheck (06/14/05)
William Dooley Michaelcheck, 87, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, June 12, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a retired businessman, member of First United Methodist Church, mayor of Tiptonville for six years, an Army veteran of World War II and Tennessee National Guard, owned Caldwell's Department Store and chairman of Tiptonville Red Cross...

Monie Biggs McCollum (06/14/05)
Monie Biggs McCollum, 86, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 12, 2005 at Wesley Care Center in Dyersburg. She was a homemaker and a member of Main Street Church of Christ in Newbern. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Joe Naylor and the Rev. William Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery in Elbridge...

Elmo Ray Crump (06/14/05)
Elmo Ray Crump, 86, of Jackson, formerly of Dyersburg, died Thursday, June 9, 2005 at Maplewood Healthcare Center in Jackson. He was a former insurance executive and owner of Crump Insurance Agency, a member, deacon and Sunday school teacher of First Presbyterian Church, a veteran of the U.S. ...

Robbie Lou Ellen Grief (06/14/05)
Robbie Lou Ellen Grief, 63, of Trimble, died Saturday, June 11, 2005 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Trimble First Baptist Church. Services were Tuesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Doctor Bill Oakley officiating. Burial will be in Pierce Cemetery in Trimble...

Vivian Vashti Mitchell (06/13/05)
Vivian Vashti Mitchell, 58, of Atwood, died Friday, June 10, 2005, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

Robbie Lou Ellen Grief (06/13/05)
Robbie Lou Ellen Grief, of Trimble, died Saturday, June 11, 2005, at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Johnson Funeral Home.

Leon Mack Tucker (06/13/05)
Leon Mack Tucker, 71, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, June 11, 2005, at his residence. He was a retired insurance agent having worked for Life of Georgia for 20 years. He was a Korean War veteran and a member of the Baptist faith. Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. on Monday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

William Floyd Pierce (06/13/05)
William Floyd Pierce, 78, of Hornbeak, died Saturday, June 11, 2005, at Baptist Hospital East of Memphis. He was a retired construction worker and heavy-equipment operator. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Ridgely Church of Christ...

Rylyn Cole King (06/13/05)
Rylyn Cole King, infant son of Casey and Leigh-Anne King of Dyersburg, died Thursday, June 9, 2005, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Graveside services were Monday at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with Rev. David Pace officiating...

Mary Sue Ross (06/13/05)
Mary Sue Ross, 74, of Newbern, died Thursday, June 9, 2005 at Union City Manor. She was a homemaker and a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Services were Saturday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Jimmy Clay officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...

Donald L. 'Red' Hanley Sr. (06/13/05)
Donald L. "Red" Hanley Sr., 62, of Newbern, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at Transitional Care Center in Jackson. He was a truck driver, attended Newbern Cumberland Presbyterian Church, was a 26-year member of The Loyal order of the Moose, served as trustee of Dyersburg Moose Lodge and was a member of Legion of the Moose...

Peggy J. Whitt Decker (06/13/05)
Peggy J. Whitt Decker, 67, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at Ridgely Care & Rehabilitation. She was a homemaker. Graveside services were Friday in Neely's Chapel Cemetery in Nauvoo with the Rev. Wayne McClain officiating. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Mary Sue Ross (06/10/05)
Mary Sue Ross, of Newbern, died today at Union City Manor. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Donald Hanley Sr. (06/10/05)
Donald Hanley Sr., of Newbern, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at Transitional Care in Jackson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Effie Gardner (06/10/05)
Effie Gardner, of Halls, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at Baptist Hospital in Ripley. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.

Peggy Decker (06/10/05)
Peggy Decker, 67, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at Ridgely Care & Rehabilitation Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

J.D. King (06/10/05)
J.D. King, 83, of Newbern, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. He was a retired farmer and owner of Templeton Store, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, a member of Harmony Baptist Church, member of The American Legion and a former Dyer County Constable...

L. Pete DeBerry (06/10/05)
L. Pete DeBerry, 86, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at Ridgely Care Nursing Center in Ridgely. He was a retired custodian for Dyersburg State Community College. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Salters Chapel A.M.E. Church in Dyersburg with the Rev. W.L. McCadney officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dyersburg. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

J.D. King (06/09/05)
J.D. King, of Newbern, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Pete Deberry (06/09/05)
Pete Deberry, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 7, 2004 at Ridgely Care Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by H.H. Hudson Funeral Home.

Rosie Marie Chaney (06/09/05)
Rosie Marie Chaney, of Stone Mountain, Ga., formerly of Dyersburg, died Friday, May 20, 2005 in Georgia. Services were held May 27 at South DeKalb chapel of Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home. Burial was in Kennedy Memorial Gardens.

Robert T. Baker (06/09/05)
Robert T. Baker, 44, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a musician. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern with the Rev. Ernie Smith officiating. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Robert Leon Webber (06/08/05)
Robert Leon Webber, 64, of Adamsville, died Friday, June 3, 2005, at the Hardin County Medical Center. Services were Sunday at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer with Bro. Charles Castles officiating. Burial was in Clear Creek Cemetery of Selmer...

Janice Ruth Grist (06/08/05)
Janice Ruth Grist, 79, of Dyersburg, died Friday, June 3, 2005, at her residence. She was a retired secretary from the National Gypsum Company, a member of the First United Methodist Church of Dyersburg, the Dyersburg Women's Club and the National Secretaries Association...

Joe Glen Canada (06/08/05)
Joe Glen Canada, 66, of Parsons, formerly of Newbern, died Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Decatur County General Hospital in Parsons. He was a retired engineer for the state of Tennessee Highway Department and retired first Sergeant from the U.S. Army and a member of Newbern Masonic Lodge No. 285...

Nathaniel Goodman (06/07/05)
Nathaniel Goodman, 78, of Trenton, died Sunday, June 5, 2005 in Trenton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Cosmopolitan Funeral Services.

Glen Canada (06/07/05)
Glen Canada, of Decatur County, died Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Decatur County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

James Rice Smith (06/07/05)
James Rice Smith, 52, of Friendship, died Saturday, June 4, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a farmer, a member of Friendship Church of Christ and district board member of the Soil Conservation Service. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Friendship Funeral Home with Dan Clevenger officiating. Burial will be in Bellevernon Cemetery...

Robert Baker (06/07/05)
Robert Baker, of Newbern, died Sunday, June 5, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Johnson Funeral Home.

Dennis Alsup (06/07/05)
Dennis Alsup, 49, of Newbern, died Friday, June 3, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Hogue and the Rev. Brian Gilliam officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...

Fred Austin Wortman Sr. (06/07/05)
Fred Austin Wortman Sr., 83, of Ridgely, died Thursday, June 2, 2005, at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Center in Tiptonville. He was a farmer and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. A member of Ridgely First United Methodist Church, he was a former vice mayor and alderman in Ridgely, a former Lake County magistrate, former chairman of the Lake County Highway Commission, a 32nd-Degree Mason and a member of Al Chymia Shrine...

Robert Leon Webber (06/07/05)
Robert Leon Webber, 64, of Adamsville, died Friday, June 3, 2005, at the Hardin County Medical Center. Services were Sunday at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer with Bro. Charles Castles officiating. Burial followed in Clear Creek Cemetery of Selmer...

Billy Russell Shaw (06/07/05)
Billy Russell Shaw, 80, of Friendship, died Friday, June 3, 2005, at Crockett County Nursing Home. He worked for Kelly Foods for 22 years and was a restaurant owner. He served in the Army during World War II during the Battle of the Bulge. He was a member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church...

Aaron Reece (06/07/05)
Aaron Reece, 57, of Gates, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005, at Oakwood Manor in Dyersburg. He was a trucker. Memorial services were at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 4, in the chapel of Halls Funeral Home with burial in the Gates cemetery.

Etta Evera Armstrong Parker (06/07/05)
Etta Evera Armstrong Parker, 91, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, June 2, 2005, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. She was a nurse at Baird-Brewer hospital in Dyersburg and also at the Smythe's Clinic in Tiptonville until she retired. Graveside services were Sunday at the City Cemetery in Tiptonville. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Brother Jerry Leggitt officiated...

Milton E.D. 'Pete' Hayes (06/07/05)
Milton E.D. "Pete" Hayes, 74, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, June 2, 2005, at his residence. He was a retired steelworker, a member of the Jones Chapel Church of Christ and a member of the Pea Ridge Hunting Club. Services were Sunday in the Jones Chapel Church of Christ with Bro. Lonnie Grady officiating. Burial was in the Jones Chapel Cemetery...

Janice Ruth Grist (06/07/05)
Janice Ruth Grist, 79, of Dyersburg, died Friday, June 3, 2005, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired secretary from the National Gypsum Company, a member of the First United Methodist Church of Dyersburg, the Dyersburg Women's Club and the National Secretaries Association...

Maxine F. Cross (06/07/05)
Maxine F. Cross, 89, of Dyersburg, died Friday, June 3, 2005, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a housewife and a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Dyersburg. Funeral services were Monday at Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Dyersburg with Dr. Larry Blakeburn officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery of Dyersburg. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Don Leewane Ables (06/07/05)
Don Leewane Ables, 55, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, June 4, 2005, at his residence. He was a factory worker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Chuck Richardson and Bro. William Norman officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens...

Fred Auston Wortman Sr. (06/07/05)
Fred Auston Wortman Sr., 83, of Ridgely, died Thursday, June 2, 2005, at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Center in Tiptonville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Etta Evera Parker (06/07/05)
Etta Evera Parker, 91, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, June 2, 2005, at Baptist Hospital in Union City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Milton 'Pete' Hayes (06/07/05)
Milton "Pete" Hayes, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, June 2, 2005, at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Maxine Cross (06/07/05)
Maxine Cross, 89, of Dyersburg, died today at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Van Thomas Stone (06/07/05)
Van Thomas Stone, 77, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a retired Lake County Sheriff, former chief deputy of Lake County Sheriff's Department, former police chief of Ridgely and a former truck driver, a member of Abundant Life Fellowship Church and an Army veteran of World War II and Korean War in the Medical Corp...

Wilbern Lee 'Brodie' Page (06/07/05)
Wilbern Lee "Brodie" Page, 69, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005, at his residence. He was a farmer and a retired employee of Wis-Con, a member of New Salem Baptist Church and a Navy veteran. Services were Friday at New Salem Baptist Church in Mason Hall with the Rev. Waymon Hogue and the Rev. DeWayne Harris officiating. Burial will be in New Salem Cemetery. Karnes-Thompson Funeral Home in Kenton is in charge of arrangements...

Mae Pearl Diggs (06/07/05)
Mae Pearl Diggs, 83, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, June 2, 2005, at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church. Services were Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronnie Turner officiating. Burial will be in RoEllen Cemetery...

Van Thomas Stone (06/07/05)
Van Thomas Stone, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Pearl Diggs (06/07/05)
Pearl Diggs, of Dyersburg, died today at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Opal Adelle Inman (06/07/05)
Opal Adelle Inman, 76, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 30, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired factory employee. Graveside services were Wednesday in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern with the Rev. Mitchell Wilson officiating. Curry Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements...

Opal Adelle Inman (06/01/05)
Opal Adelle Inman, 76, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 30, 2005 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Curry Funeral Home.

Joyce R. White (06/01/05)
Joyce R. White, 59, of Kenton, died Sunday, May 29, 2005 at Beverly Health Care in Union City. She was an employee of Brown Shoe Company and a member of the Assembly of God Church. Services were Tuesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Clyde Rose officiating. Burial will be in McCorkle Cemetery in Newbern...

Flo Lavell Thurman Garrison Hughey (06/01/05)
Flo Lavell Thurman Garrison Hughey, 87, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 30, 2005 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Care. She was a retired molding operator for Tupperware and a former member of McCullough's Chapel Baptist Church. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg...

Earnest Talmadge Hopkins (06/01/05)
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 were Tuesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Waymon Hogue will officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery of Newbern...