He was a retired employee of Colonial Rubber and former owner/manager of Cook's Big Star, a member of First Baptist Church in Dyersburg where he was a deacon and Sunday school teacher, former manager of several Kroger stores and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Graveside services were Wednesday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Raymond Boston officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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