He was the retired owner of Bill's Bar-B-Q in Dyersburg, a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Pierce Lane Church of Christ.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Ralph Bruce officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern.
The family will receive visitors at 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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