Obituaries
Obituaries for the Dyer County & Lake County, TN Area
Lewis Norman
Dec 25, 2017
Lewis Norman, 82, of Dyersburg, died Monday, December 25, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional. Born September 2, 1935, he was the son of the late Robert H. and Pauline S. Norman.
Lewis was a member of First Baptist Church, where he was a former member of the Audit Committee, Sunday school worker and a Deacon. He...
Jerry Leonard
Dec 25, 2017
Jerry Leonard, 76, of Dyersburg, died Monday, December 25, 2017 at St. Bernard Medical Center in Jonesboro. Born December 6, 1941, he was the son of the late James Brady and Nola Birdie DeMoss Leonard. He was an employee of Dyersburg Fabrics for over 30 years. ...
Bart Lummus
Dec 11, 2017
Bart Allen “Patch/Rooter” Lummus, 54, of Dyersburg, died December 11, 2017 at his residence. Born November 4, 1963, he was the son of Birdie and Joe Baker and the late Claude Smith Lummus. He was a retired carpenter.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 14, 2017 conducted by Reverend Loren Stephens.
Darren Thompson, James Smith,...
Douglas Wayne Wilkerson
Dec 10, 2017
Douglas Wayne Wilkerson 74, died Sunday, December 10, 2017 at his residence. Born June 4, 1943, he was the son of the late Clyde and Elizabeth (Betsy) Wilkerson. Doug served his country with 10 years active duty in the United States Marine Corp and a veteran of the Vietman War. One of his accomplishments during his military service was...
Dorothy Chapman Smith
Dec 8, 2017
Dorothy Smith, 88, of Germantown, formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, December 8, 2017 at Crossroads Hospice in Germantown, TN. A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, December 15, 2017 at Curry Funeral Home with Reverend Ed White and Brother John Andy Fisher conducting the services. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. until 2:45...
Amber Nicole Roberts
Dec 7, 2017
Amber Nichole Roberts, 37, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Regional One in Memphis. Born May 19, 1980, she is the daughter of Dan Roberts and Margaret Sellers, both of Dyersburg. She was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 14, 2017 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home conducted by Pastor Jerry...
James Marvin Stephens
Dec 6, 2017
James Marvin Stephens, 74, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional. Born December 9, 1942, he was the son of the late Arlie Sr. and Lucille Stephens. He was retired from Dyersburg Electric System and a member of Tucker Street Church. He was a former employee of Coca-Cola Bottling Company and Edenton Lamb. He was...
John W. Burris
Dec 5, 2017
?John Warren Burris, 102, died Tuesday December 5, 2017 at his daughter's home in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Born Wednesday November 24, 1915 in Cedar County, Missouri, he was the son of the late William Hiram Burris and the late Lillie Maude Stephens Burris.As a teenager, John left home to find work during the Great Depression, making his way to California where...
Mike "Pilk" Pilkenton
Nov 29, 2017
Mike "Pilk" Pilkenton, 68, of Bogota, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional. Born December 7, 1948, to the late James Ervin and Colleen Presgrove Pilkenton, he was retired from Lowe's. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home conducted by Brother Kevin Klutts....
Jerry Wayne Sims
Nov 23, 2017
Jerry Wayne Sims, 71, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional. Born August 11, 1946, he was the son of the late Patterson “Pat” and Bessie Hickerson Sims. Jerry Wayne attended First Baptist Church where he was a member of the Buck Tarpley Life Group, but he was a lifetime member of Finley United Methodist...
Madelyn Grace "Maddie" Walker
Nov 19, 2017
Madelyn Grace “Maddie” Walker passed peacefully in the arms of family on November 19, 2017. She was born at 12:40 a.m. and met the eyes of Jesus at 2:15 a.m. the same day.
Maddie was the daughter of Addison and April Walker.
She is survived by her grandparents, Sandra Walker of Dyersburg, Tracy and Jimmy Mendez of Ridgely; her great-grandmother,...
Barbara Tanner Kitzrow
Nov 11, 2017
Barbara Anne Tanner Kitzrow, 87, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Dyersburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Born January 10, 1930, in Lynn, Massachusetts to the late Ivan Lawrance and Mary Josephine Hayes Tanner, Barbara lived in Florida and Minnesota before her family settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There she graduated from Bayview High School and attended University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. ...
Lisa Rane Bivens
Nov 2, 2017
Lisa Rane Bivens, 49, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, November 2, 2017 at her residence. Born March 31, 1968, she was the daughter of the late Maxine Kindle Harris and Elmer Kindle. Lisa was a clerk at T&B Grocery.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 5, 2017 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home conducted by...
Garry Lynn Bartlett
Oct 26, 2017
Garry Lynn Bartlett, 62, of Ridgely, died Thursday, October 26, 2017 at his residence in Ridgely. Born July 18, 1955, he was the son of the late Roy Hassell and Peggy Sue Glozier Bartlett. He was a retired Operations Manager and a veteran of the United State Marine Corp.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2017...
David Binkley
Oct 23, 2017
David Ray Binkley, 60, of Dyersburg, died Monday, October 23, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional. He was born November 21, 1956 to the late Earskin Thomas and Mary Virginia Klutts Binkley.
Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 25, 2017, in the Chapel of Curry Funeral with Mike Walker conducting the service. Interment will follow in Palestine Cemetery...
Mitchell Keith McDivitt
Oct 18, 2017
In Memory of Mitchell Keith McDivitt
“There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be”- The Beatles
At 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 18, 56-year old Mitchell Keith McDivitt, the most outspoken member of the McDivitt clan made his departure from this world. Son of Delores McDivitt and the late Jimmy Darrell McDivitt, Mitch was a man admired...
Bubba Wayne Simpson
Oct 18, 2017
Mr. Bubba Wayne Simpson, age 57, of Finley, TN died Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional. Born February 13, 1960 in Dyersburg, TN he is the son of Cecil Dewitt and Janie Florence Burns Simpson. Mr. Simpson was a farmer.
Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Dyer County Memorial Gardens with...
Alice Clanton Crum
Oct 10, 2017
Alice Clanton Crum, 64, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional. Born May 19, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Other Mills and Betty Irene Turner Clanton. She was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 13, 2017 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home conducted by Brother Brian...
Cindy Waldron Tucker
Oct 9, 2017
Cindy Waldron Tucker, 58, of Dyersburg, died Monday, October 9, 2017 at her residence. Born December 27, 1958 to John Thomas Waldron and the late Shirley Waldron, she was a homemaker.
The Tucker family will receive friends Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 1:00 PM at the funeral home. A Celebration of Life service will follow at 2:00 PM in the...
Mary Frances Hendren
Oct 3, 2017
Mary Frances Hendren, 90, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at her residence. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she was active member of XYZ Seniors. Mrs. Hendren was a longtime hospital volunteer, member of the Senior Circle, an avid bowler and card player. Born February 12, 1927, she was the daughter of the late...
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