Obituaries

Obituaries for the  Dyer County & Lake County, TN Area

Joe H."Bud" Reaves

Joe H."Bud" Reaves

Dec 29, 2015

Joe “Bud” Reaves, 79, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional. Born November 28, 1936 to the late Clarence and Lorene Pinkley Reaves, he was a partner at Mill Pallet. He was a member of Sorrell’s Chapel United Methodist Church and an avid golfer and horseman.Memorial services will be 1:00 pm Saturday, January 2, 2016...

Paul Webb

Paul Webb

Dec 28, 2015

Chester Paul Webb, Jr., 65, of Gates, TN died Monday, December 28, 2015 at his residence. Born January 7, 1950, he was the son of the late Chester Paul Webb, Sr. and Florence Webb Buchannon. He was a retired construction worker. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2015 Graveside at Fairview Cemetery conducted by Brother Ronnie...

Shirley Weichlein

Shirley Weichlein

Dec 27, 2015

Shirley Weichlein, 80, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, December 27, 2015 at Oakwood Community Living Center. Born August 1, 1935 to the late Lesley L. and Lilly Hancock Bayfield, she was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was also preceded in death by her brother Lesley Bayfield of Cambridge, England.Shirley married Bill Weichlein in 1954 during the Korean War in...

Mary Kate Bell

Mary Kate Bell

Dec 26, 2015

Mary Kate Bell, 91, of Lobelville, formerly of Tiptonville, died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Perry County Nursing Home in Linden, TN. Born August 10, 1924 to the late Benjamin Harrison and Susie Virginia McCrady Moore, she was a homemaker and a member of Lakeview Baptist Church in Tiptonville.Graveside services for Mrs. Bell will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December...

Jimmy Joe Mann

Jimmy Joe Mann

Dec 18, 2015

Jimmy Joe Mann, 54, of McKenzie, formerly of Dyersburg, passed away December 18, 2015 at Jackson Madison Country General Hospital.  He was a chef at the Olympic Steak House for the past 40 years.  He started his career at the Olympic Steak House in Dyersburg with Tom and Susan Sinis.  He was recently working with lifelong friend Jimmy Sinis at...

L V Sewell

L V Sewell

Dec 16, 2015

L.V. Sewell, 87, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Bolivar General Hospital. He was born May 4, 1928 to the late Roy and Margie Dew Sewell. He was a retired delivery man for Homer Pressler Furniture Company and Dyersburg Fabrics. He was a lifetime member and Deacon of Hillcrest Baptist Church.     Funeral services will be at...

Marcia Dianne Mann

Marcia Dianne Mann

Dec 12, 2015

Marcia Dianne Mann, 67, of Jackson, formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.  Born February 25, 1948 to the late William "Son" and Barbara Faye Campbell Anderson, she was a retired social worker for Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and an avid reader.A memorial service will be...

Jerry Putman

Jerry Putman

Dec 9, 2015

Jerry P. Putman, 72, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Tennova Healthcare – Dyersburg Regional.  Born February 4, 1943 in Dyersburg, TN, he was the son of the late Richard Samuel and Nina Florence Pylent Putman. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ and retired Utility Maintenance for Grady Gentry and City of Dyersburg.  ...

Florence T. Schultz

Florence T. Schultz

Dec 6, 2015

Florence Rebecca Tipton Schultz, 95, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, December 6, 2015 at The Highlands of Dyersburg.  Born May 29, 1920 in Dyersburg,TN, she was the daughter of the late Joe P. and Florence O’Bryan Tipton. She was a fourth generation Dyer Countian, descended from the Light, Tipton, Thomas and O’Bryan families, all of which played prominent roles in the...

Bobby Jean Jimerson Ayars

Bobby Jean Jimerson Ayars

Dec 1, 2015

Bobby Jean Jimerson Ayars, 84, of Ridgely, TN died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Union City Nursing and Rehabilitation.  She was born January 14, 1931 to the late Orben Talmus Jimerson and Lona Mae Ellis. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Ridgely, TN and a graduate of the former Ridgely High School.   Mrs. Ayars...

Rachel Henson

Rachel Henson

Nov 24, 2015

Rachel Henson, 70, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Tennova Healthcare Dyersburg Regional.  Born July 12, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Kathleen Evans Sanders. She was a homemaker.   Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home conducted by Reverend Ronnie Sanders...

Dr. James S. Bailey, Jr.

Dr. James S. Bailey, Jr.

Nov 22, 2015

Dr. James Spencer Bailey, Jr. age 83 of Dyersburg, passed away on November 22, 2015 at Dyersburg Healthcare & Rehabilitation.   He was born and raised in Milwaukee, WI.  He graduated from Cretin Academy in St. Paul, MN in 1950.  In 1952 he received an Associate Degree from Nazareth Hall, also in St. Paul, MN.  Subsequently, he graduated from St, John’s Seminary in Little Rock, AR.  He pastored several churches in WI after ordination. Dr. Bailey received his...

Hugh A. "Hugo" Turnbo

Hugh A. "Hugo" Turnbo

Nov 20, 2015

  Hugh Allen “Hugo” Turnbo, 64, of Dyersburg, died Friday, November 20, 2015 at Oakwood Community Living Center.  Born January 25, 1951 in Dyer County, TN, he was the son of the late Hugh and Henrietta Turnbo. He was a retired truck driver and diesel mechanic.     Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2015 in...

Laura Faye Williams

Laura Faye Williams

Nov 17, 2015

Mrs. Laura Faye Williams, 80, of Tiptonville, TN, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union City, TN. Her favorite things in life were her family, her love of cooking, and singing for residents of Reelfoot Manor.   Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Thursday, graveside, in the Tiptonville City Cemetery conducted by Brother J.T. Troutman and...

Ethel Ileane Simpson Zaricor

Ethel Ileane Simpson Zaricor

Nov 16, 2015

Ethel Ileane Simpson Zaricor, 82, of Rutherford, died Monday, November 16, 2015 at Tennova Healthcare Jackson Regional Hospital. Born June 12, 1933 in Finley, TN, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Beulah Simpson. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, November 19, 2015 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home conducted by...

Janice Cook Butler Ernest

Janice Cook Butler Ernest

Nov 10, 2015

Janice Cook Butler Ernest, 62, died on November 10, 2015, at her home in Millington, Tennessee, after a courageous battle with cancer. Janice was born in Dyersburg, Tennessee, on December 11, 1952. She was the daughter of the late Boyd Cook and Rebecca Foster Cook. She graduated from Dyersburg High School and received her bachelor’s degree from the University of...

Carol Rosenbloom Barron

Carol Rosenbloom Barron

Nov 8, 2015

Carol Rosenbloom Barron, 72, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Dyersburg Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in Dyersburg on February 16, 1943, to Milton and Carolyn Crawford Rosenbloom. As a young adult, she volunteered at McIver's Grant Public Library and later as a Pink Lady at Parkview Hospital. Carol is a member of First United Methodist Church. Graveside...

Lucille Nolan

Lucille Nolan

Nov 1, 2015

Lucille Nolan, 91, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Humboldt Health Care and Rehabilitation. Born August 9, 1924 in Kentucky, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Tellie and Nettie Blackley Kemp. She was retired. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2015 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home conducted by Chaplain Jonathan...

Henry Harris, Jr.

Henry Harris, Jr.

Oct 25, 2015

Henry Harris, Jr., 66, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at his residence. Born September 1, 1949 to the late Henry, Sr. and Mary Gray Harris, he was a retired commercial banker. He is survived by his son, Henry Harris, III of Mt. Pleasant, TX; 1 sister, Doris Hamm of Dyersburg; 3 brothers, Phil Harris of Greenbrier, TX, Lee...

Dr. Robert L. Harrington

Dr. Robert L. Harrington

Oct 23, 2015

Dr. Robert Lee Harrington, 80, of Dyersburg, died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Born October 21, 1935 in Humboldt, TN, he was the son of the late Robert Brandon and Evelyn Draper Harrington, he was a retired OB/GYN. Dr. Harrington was drafted into the US Navy before starting his practice in Donaldson and then coming...

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