Obituaries

Obituaries for the  Dyer County & Lake County, TN Area

Belinda Powers

Belinda Powers

Jun 30, 2016

  Belinda Powers, 65, of Finley, died Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.  Born May 10, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Johnny Crell and Frances Harris Bluew.  She was a member of Southside Baptist Church.  Mrs. Powers was retired from Walmart.  

                           

Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July...

Curtis Elwood Perry

Curtis Elwood Perry

Jun 25, 2016

Curtis Elwood Perry, 77, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, June 25, 2016 at his residence.  Born August 8, 1938, he was the son of the late Elva and Ruth Vaughn Perry. He was a retired Tool & Die Maker with Borg Warner.  Mr. Perry was a member of Holy Hills Baptist Church and a veteran of the United States Marines.

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Sue Myers

Sue Myers

Jun 25, 2016

  Sue Myers, 81, of Bogota, died Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional.  Born May 6, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Grady and Janie Brooks.         She was a member of Bogota Baptist Church.  

                           

Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2016 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home...

Shirley Connelly

Shirley Connelly

Jun 24, 2016

  Shirley Anderson Connelly, 69, of Dyersburg, died Friday, June 24, 2016 at her sister’s residence in Martin, TN.  Born July 29, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Lee Boyd and Ina Mae Wilson Anderson. She was a member of Independent Free Holiness Church.  

                           

Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2016...

Amy D. Ford

Amy D. Ford

Jun 21, 2016

  Amy DeBusk Ford, 86, of Dyersburg, passed peacefully from this earth Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Maple Ridge Assisted Living, following a long illness.

She was born June 29, 1929 in Greene County, Tennessee, the fourth child of the late William and Letha DeBusk. The widow of William Kent Ford, Sr., she was a homemaker and was extensively...

Edna M. Jones

Edna M. Jones

Jun 14, 2016

  Edna M. Jones, 90, of Harrisburg, IL, formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at Carrier Mills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Carrier Mills, IL. Born on May 6, 1926 in Finley, TN, she was the daughter of the late Harvey and Alice Englehart Glozier.  She was a retired LPN and a Baptist by faith.

                           

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Harry L. Houston

Harry L. Houston

Jun 10, 2016

Harry L. Houston, 88, passed away on June 10, 2016, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

 

Born in Lexington, Tennessee, on July 10, 1927,  Harry is survived by a son, James A. Houston (Anne), a daughter, Cari Ruth Houston Hayes (Mark), a sister, JoAnn Houston Anderson (Bill Stewart) and four grandchildren, John Houston of Johnson City, TN, Sarah (Trevor) Toll...

James Richard Johnson

James Richard Johnson

Jun 4, 2016

  James Richard Johnson, age 79, Dyersburg, Tennessee passed away on Saturday June 4, 2016.

 

Richard was born on August 7,1936 in Caruthersville, Missouri. He was the son of the late Luther B. Johnson and Veronica Brunnert Johnson. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Barbara

Recker Johnson, their three sons and spouses, Richard (Beth), Mark...

Melba C. Walker

Melba C. Walker

May 23, 2016

  Melba C. Walker, 92, of Milan, formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 23, 2016 at NHC Healthcare in Milan.  Born January 15, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Obera Harris Thompson.          She was a homemaker.

                           

Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Graveside at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. Family...

Betty Ruth Shropshire Glover

Betty Ruth Shropshire Glover

May 21, 2016

  Betty Ruth Shropshire Glover celebrated her 100th birthday Wednesday, April 27, 2016 with her two sons, Jere Glover, a lawyer, with his wife Doris who lives in Annapolis, Maryland; and Dr. Lloyd Glover. a urologist and his wife Mary Lou who live in Clifton, Virginia; her granddaughters, Juleanna Glover, Kristen Glover, Elizabeth Sullivan, Rebecca Watkins and great-grandchildren William Weiss,...

Elmer Gene Sanford

Elmer Gene Sanford

May 17, 2016

  Elmer Gene Sanford, 97, of Tiptonville, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Reelfoot Manor.  Born April 15, 1919, he was the son of the late James and Dellar Ketchup Sanford. He was a farmer and member of Calvary Independent Baptist Church.  

                           

Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2016 at Calvary Independent Baptist...

William Earl "Dusty" Smith

William Earl "Dusty" Smith

May 13, 2016

William Earl “Dusty” Smith went to be with his Savior Friday, May 13, 2016.  Dusty was born September 5, 1923 to Jeanette Mullins Smith and William Richard Smith.  He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Dorothy Chapman Smith; children, Sandy Smith, William Lloyd Smith, John David Smith and Matthew Chapman Smith, granddaughter, Elizabeth Anne Frances Smith and...

Patricia R. Vowell

Patricia R. Vowell

May 9, 2016

  Patricia R. Vowell, 64, of Olive Branch, MS, formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 9, 2016 at Methodist Olive Branch Hospital.  Born December 30, 1951 to the late Wilson Elehue Richard and Evelyn Sue Eldridge, she was a retired nurse’s aid.

                           

Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2016 in the Chapel of Curry...

Jessie Virginia Jones

Jessie Virginia Jones

Apr 29, 2016

  Mrs. Jessie Virginia Jones, 86, of Dyersburg , died Friday, April 29. 2016 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.  Born February 27, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Jessie James Valentine and Maggie Lou Vestal Valentine.

 

She was a member of the Independent Free Holiness Church of Dyersburg; a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the church;...

Marylene Sue Broglin

Marylene Sue Broglin

Apr 28, 2016

Marylene Sue Broglin, 71, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional. Born May 2, 1944 to the late  J. S. and Eva May Roger Gipson, she was a homemaker.

 

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

 

She is survived by her husband, Sammy D. Broglin and one son, Sammy...

Cleo "Toby" Lay

Cleo "Toby" Lay

Apr 27, 2016

Cleo “Toby” Lay, 85, of Bogota, died Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Tennova Healthcare – Dyersburg Regional. Born August 30, 1930, he was the son of the late Dan and Myrtle Eaton Lay.He was a prominent farmer in the Bogota community and a dedicated member of the Calvary Chapel Baptist Church. Toby loved sharing his farming experiences, especially with the...

JoAnn Warmath James

JoAnn Warmath James

Apr 25, 2016

JoAnn James, age 82 of Dyersburg, Tennessee, died Monday, April 25, 2016 at her home in Dyersburg. Born on Wednesday, December 13, 1933 in Gibson, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Lafayette Warmath and the late Mattie Brooks Warmath. She was a retired first-grade elementary school teacher.JoAnn graduated valedictorian from Gibson High School, Class of 1951. She...

Frances Lois Britton

Frances Lois Britton

Apr 21, 2016

  Frances Lois Britton, 68, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at her residence.  Born May 11, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Ruben and Cordelia Ramey Holland.  She was a retired dental assistant.  

                           

Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 25, 2016 at Rehobeth Cemetery conducted by Brother Shawn Hawks.   Family...

Dennis Miller

Dennis Miller

Apr 21, 2016

  Dennis R. Miller, 61, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.  Born September 28, 1954, he was the son of the late Earl and Nadine Corder Miller. He was a self-employed Real Estate developer/investor.  He and his family attended the Riverwoods Church.

                           

Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday,...

Alvada Aileen Patterson

Alvada Aileen Patterson

Apr 20, 2016

  Alvada Aileen Patterson, 66, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional. Born February 11, 1950 to the late George Freeman and Wilma Moleene Floyd, she was a homemaker.  She loved life, her family and her precious miniature pincher, Dinky.

 

A Celebration of Life will be Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in...

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