Obituaries

Obituaries for the  Dyer County & Lake County, TN Area

T.E. "Pete" Boatright, Jr.

T.E. "Pete" Boatright, Jr.

Sep 8, 2013

T.E.(Pete) Boatright, Jr.,92, of Dyersburg died Sunday, September 8, 2013 at his residence . He was a member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Dyersburg for 70 years, serving as a deacon and faithful member of the Asburn Men's Bible Class. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Curry Funeral Home. Funeral...

Timothy B. Cashion

Timothy B. Cashion

Sep 7, 2013

Timothy Cashion, 56, of Obion County, died Saturday, September 7, 2013 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a former employee at Picsweet and attended Woodward's Chapel. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 10, 2013 in the Ridgely Chapel of Curry Funeral Home officiated by Rev. James R. Gunter. Interment will follow in Antioch Cemetery. Curry Funeral...

Robert Thomas Turnbo, Jr.

Robert Thomas Turnbo, Jr.

Sep 4, 2013

Robert Thomas Turnbo, Jr., 46, of Dyersburg died Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at his residence. He was a self-employed contractor. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 6, 2013 Graveside at McCullough's Chapel Cemetery officiated by Reverend Don Williams. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He is survived by two sons, Robert Wesley Turnbo and Tyson...

Rachel O. Dial

Rachel O. Dial

Sep 2, 2013

Rachel O. Dial, 62, of Obion died Monday, September 2, 2013 at Union City Baptist Memorial Hospital. She was a homemaker and member of Dew Drop Independent Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 5, 2013 in the Ridgely Chapel of Curry Funeral Home officiated by Reverend Robert Mann and Reverend Jimmy Goodman. Interment will follow...

Florence Ann Knox

Florence Ann Knox

Aug 28, 2013

Florence A. Knox, 97, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, August 28, 2013 at Dyersburg Manor. She was the former co-owner of Sue Frances dress shop and a founding member of Holy Angels Catholic Church parish in Dyersburg. Miss Knox was active in the Legion of Mary, which welcomed new members to Holy Angels parish. She was also a Eucharist Minister and...

Nicky L. Burns

Nicky L. Burns

Aug 25, 2013

Nicky Lynn Burns, 53, of Finley died Sunday, August 25, 2013 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was a farmer. Funeral services will be at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Graveside at the City Cemetery in Dyersburg. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He is survived by his son Wesley Lynn Burns and wife Randi of...

Rev. Dr. Willie Gerald Newsom

Rev. Dr. Willie Gerald Newsom

Aug 22, 2013

Rev. Dr. Willie Gerald Newsom, 66, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, August 22, 2013 at his residence. He was born on January 5, 1947 in The City of Dyersburg, Tennessee; his father was the late Leslie Earl Newsom, died September 19, 1983; his mother was the late Mrs. Sue Davis Newsome, who died on September 17, 2011. Rev. Newsom graduated from...

Kathleen Fisher Clancy

Kathleen Fisher Clancy

Aug 13, 2013

Kathleen Fisher Clancy, 72, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at her residence. She was a retired Secretary for Lara Kendall School where she worked for 41 years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Ridgely. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 15, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church in Ridgely,...

Betty Evelyn Bledsoe Piper

Betty Evelyn Bledsoe Piper

Aug 12, 2013

On August 12, 2013, our beloved mother and Grandmother Betty Evelyn Bledsoe Piper passed away peacefully at the age of 83. Betty is survived by her daughter Marilyn Elizabeth Piper-Seybold, son-in-law Hans Seybold, son James Scott Piper, daughter-in law Lorena Ramos Piper, her sisters Mary Rodgers, Judith Bailey and Jane Davis and grandchildren Traci Slack, James Sean Piper and Kristina...

Mary Lee Lewis

Mary Lee Lewis

Aug 12, 2013

Mary Lee Lewis, 84, of Hornbeak died Monday, August 12, 2013 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. She was a homemaker. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 14, 2013 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home officiated by Reverend Ricky Stover. Interment will follow in Zion Cemetery. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers...

Mary Alice Walker

Mary Alice Walker

Aug 11, 2013

Mary Alice Walker, 67, of Dyersburg, TN died Sunday, August 11, 2013 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired nurse and attended the Holy Hills Baptist Church. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Curry Funeral Home with Brother Calvin Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, TN. Curry Funeral Home is...

James Ivan "Peewee" Riley

James Ivan "Peewee" Riley

Aug 8, 2013

Mr. James Ivan (Pewee) Riley, age 37, of Murray, KY died at 12:55am Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Murray-Calloway Co. Hospital in Murray, KY. He was born Dec. 30, 1975 in Dyersburg, TN. Mr. Riley was preceded in death by his brother; Ernest (Bubba) Riley, Jr. and his grandparents; Ward & Elizabeth Riley and Ivan & Mary Shawver. His survivors...

Anne Todd Gephart

Anne Todd Gephart

Aug 6, 2013

Anne Todd Gephart, 65, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at her residence. She was retired from the State of Tennessee as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor. She was a former board member with Matthew 25:40 and N.A.M.I. (National Alliance of Mental Illness). Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2013 Graveside at Fairview Cemetery in Newbern...

Vassie Holmes McDaniel

Vassie Holmes McDaniel

Jul 29, 2013

Vassie Holmes McDaniel, 98, of Memphis, formerly of Dyersburg died Monday, July 29, 2013 at Methodist Hospice Residence. She was a homemaker and member of Lucy Baptist Church in Millington. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 1, 2013 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home officiated by Reverend David Lawrence. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Curry...

June Fearnside Lannom

June Fearnside Lannom

Jul 28, 2013

June Fearnside Lannom, 92, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, died on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at her home in Dyersburg, surrounded by her family. She was born in Palatka, Florida, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Fearnside on June 18, 1921, and was graduated from Putnam County High School in 1939. She attended the Florida State College For Women in Tallahassee and...

Carol Jordan Crumpler

Carol Jordan Crumpler

Jul 14, 2013

Carol Jordan Crumpler, 88, of Dyersburg, died Sunday July 14, 2013 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a loving mother of two and grandmother of three. She was a housewife, avid golfer, and fierce bridge player who always wanted to win. She loved to help with community and church work. Working in the yard was a tremendous joy to...

Kathy Ann Horner

Kathy Ann Horner

Jul 9, 2013

Kathy A. Horner, 48, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a nurse at Dyersburg Manor. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2013 Graveside at Sorrell's Chapel Cemetery officiated by Reverend Mike Hickman. Curry Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. The Horner family will receive friends from 5:00...

Roy Aldon Fowler

Roy Aldon Fowler

Jul 7, 2013

Roy A.Fowler, 77, of Finley, TN died Sunday, July 7, 2013, at his residence. He was a farmer in the Heloise and Bogota communities for many years. Finding that retirement did not fit his active lifestyle, he changed his love of tending plants to Wal-Mart where he worked in the garden center for fifteen years. His love of the outdoors...

Murray G. Kemp

Murray G. Kemp

Jul 7, 2013

Murray G. Kemp, 93, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, July 07, 2013 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was retired with the City of Dyersburg and a member of Parr Avenue Church of Christ and a WWII Veteran. He grew up in Millsfield. When he was 20, he and a buddy joined the National Guard on Sept. 11, 1940. They left...

Edna Ludene Stoneburner

Edna Ludene Stoneburner

Jun 29, 2013

Edna Ludene Stoneburner, 70, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, June 29, 2013 at her residence. She was a retired school crossing guard for the Dyersburg Police Department. Funeral services for Mrs. Stoneburner will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Reverend Mike Hickman officiating. Interment will follow in Dyer County Memorial Gardens....

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