Mary Lynn Harris

December 26, 1944 – January 22, 2009

Mary Lynn Harris, 64, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009 at Oakwood Community Living Center. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Don Williams officiating. Burial will be in Sorrell's Chapel Cemetery in Dyersburg. The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Hallmark of Dyersburg; three sons, Clyde Nathan Harris, Frankie Harris and Gene Harris, all of Dyersburg; three sisters, Hazel Garrard of Mantachie, Miss., Marylee McDonald of Saltillo, Miss., and Evelyn Thomas of Guntown, Miss.; two brothers, Larry Gene Brown of Saltillo, Miss., and Jimmy Allen Brown of Guntown, Miss.; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Daniel Harris; her parents, James Edward and Lina Othello Brown; and a sister, Rosie Mae Cook. Pallbearers will be sons and grandsons, David Hallmark, Erick Hallmark, Bradley Harris, Clyde Nathan Harris, Frankie Harris and Gene Harris. The family requests that any memorials be directed to the American Red Cross.

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Ora Lee Hendrex

January 21, 2009

Ora Lee Hendrex, 81, of Camden, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 at Camden Healthcare & Rehab.

She was a retired seamstress for Rolane Manufacturing and H.I.S. Manufacturing and was a Baptist.

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Imogene Butcher

January 21, 2009

Imogene Butcher, 82, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and a member of Parr Avenue Church of Christ.

Services will be at 11 a.m. today at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Scott Owen officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

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Doris Parmenter Karlgaard

January 11, 1943 – January 21, 2009

Dyersburg - DORIS PARMENTER KARLGAARD, 66, retired raw material recipe coordinator at Polyone, died January 21, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis. Service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 25 at First United Methodist Church, Dyersburg, TN conducted by Dr. Phillip Cook. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, TN. She leaves her husband, Wayne Karlgaard of Dyersburg, TN; two step-daughters, Susan Sartain, Shari Garrett, both of Lakeland, FL; one son, Tracy Allen Voss and wife, Jessica of Oakland, TN; mother Lucille Parmenter of Dyersburg, TN; three sisters, Shirley F. Gibson, Patsye Jones, both of Dyersburg, TN, Dianna Flatt of Newbern, TN; brother, Billy E Parmenter of Dyersburg, TN; four grandchildren, Gavin Allen Voss, Sonja Sartain, Annie Garrett, Matthew Garrett. She was preceded in death by her father, Bill Parmenter and sister, Linda J. Foster. Roy Campbell, John Gardner, John T. Yarbro, J.D. Stephens, Lowell Beck, Ben Ragan will serve as pallbearers. Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 452, Dyersburg, 38025-0452 or Community Cancer Fund, P.O. Box 1002, Dyersburg, TN 38025-1002

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Mary Tribone Staymate

January 20, 2009

Mary Elizabeth Tribone Staymate, 79, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

She was a retired medical secretary-transcriptionist, a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church and attended Harvest Baptist Church.

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Dorothy Beatrice Haynes

January 20, 2009

Dorothy Beatrice Haynes, 89, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

She was a homemaker and a member of Finley Baptist Church.

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Robert Carroll

July 10, 1924 – January 20, 2009

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Bobbie Wilson

January 19, 2009

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Mary Sue Staggs

January 18, 2009

Mary Sue Staggs, 77, of Bogota, died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Springhill Baptist Church with the Rev. James Branscum officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely.

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Mary Katherine Wofford

December 08, 1924 – January 18, 2009

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Mary Shelby McIntosh

August 06, 1927 – January 15, 2009

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Barbara Holt Williamson

January 14, 2009

Barbara Childress Holt Williamson, 77, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 at Baptist Hospital-East in Memphis.

She was retired from the Social Security Administration after 33 years of service, and a member of First Baptist Church, American Business Women's Association, Professional Secretaries International, and Union Mission Ladies Auxiliary.

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Jaxon Layne Morris

January 14, 2009

Jaxon Layne Morris, infant son of Adam Morris of Finley and Monica Jackson of Gates, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Brandon Lindsey and the Rev. John Morris officiating. Private burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. The family will receive visitors at 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. In addition to his parents, survivors include his grandparents, Patsy Whitson of Gates, Pattye Morris of Finley and Gregg Morris of Atlanta, Ga.; and his great-grandparents, Carolyn Standley of Hayti, Mo., Frank Jackson of Ripley, Buck and Sue Moore of Finley and John and Jean Morris of Dyersburg.

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Ruby Inez Williams

March 04, 1925 – January 13, 2009

Inez W. Williams, of Roanoke, Va., formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009 at her son's residence. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery. Survivors include a daughter, Kathy Keesee; a son, Danny Williams; five grandchildren, Brock Williams, Stepheny Lin Andrews, Jess Williams, Josh Williams and Drew Keesee; and a great-granddaughter, Jade Andrews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ulas N. Williams; and a son, Stephen Williams.

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Hiram Myles Jones

January 11, 2009

Hiram Myles Jones, 61, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 at his residence.

He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Vietnam, and a Baptist.

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Shelia Elizabeth Robbins

May 16, 1953 – January 11, 2009

Shelia Elizabeth Robbins, 55, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a homemaker and floral arranger for 12 years and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy on Upper Finley Road. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Dr. E.C. McKinley, Bishop Eugene Weakley, Bishop Clayton Mahan and Bishop Sam Clements officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband, Jerry Robbins of Dyersburg; a daughter, Amy Robbins Wilson of Dyersburg; a son, Jeremy Robbins of Dyersburg; two sisters, Lesia Reddin of Henderson and Mary Lucille Beck of Alamo; two brothers, Frankie Luther of Dyersburg and Odell Luther of Brownsville; and three grandchildren, Justin Tyler Robbins, Baylee Erin Robbins and Jacob Christian Wilson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Elizabeth Luther; and a brother, James Edward Luther. Pallbearers will be Darrell Ward, Drew Tankersley, Kenny Simmons, Harold Brasfield, David Brasfield Jr., Todd Luther, Cody Ellzey and Micah Luther. The family requests that any memorials be directed to the Church of God of Prophecy, 1620 Upper Finley Road, Dyersburg, TN 38024.

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Buddy Wade Moore

January 10, 2009

Buddy Wade Moore Sr., 72, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.

He was property assessor of Lake County and the longest-serving property assessor in Tennessee at 37 years, he was a member of Crockett's Chapel United Methodist Church, a U.S. Army veteran, former police commissioner, coached youth league baseball, girls and women's softball for many years, was a lifelong farmer and a road commissioner.

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Audie Belle Gauldin

January 09, 2009

Audie Belle Gauldin, 94, of Dyersburg, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2009 at Oakwood Community Living Center.

She was a homemaker and the oldest member of Springhill Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school for 60 years and sang in the choir.

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Helen Ayers Braithwaite

September 16, 1924 – January 09, 2009

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Emily Hopper Bivens

January 08, 2009

Emily Hopper Bivens, 56, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

She was a teacher for 32 years in first and second grade for the Dyersburg City School System, and a member of McCulloughs Chapel Baptist Church and the Tennessee Education Association.

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Earl Stafford

January 07, 2009

Earl Stafford, 72, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

He was retired manager of employee relations of Bridgestone America, and a member and Sunday school teacher at Hillcrest Baptist Church.

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Margaret Louise Barham

January 07, 2009

Margaret Louise Barham, 89, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at Crockett County Nursing Home in Alamo. She was a retired housekeeper for Parkview Hospital and a member of Second Baptist Church.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. George Edward Epperson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

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Rosetta Carroll

June 12, 1930 – January 04, 2009

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Charles E. Lee

January 03, 2009

Charles E. Lee, 61, of Ridgely, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 at The Bridge of Ridgely. He was a retired construction worker.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Ridgely Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Jeff O'Dell officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery.

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Carrie Obera Lumley

May 03, 1914 – January 03, 2009

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Joe Lee Callens

January 02, 2009

Joe Lee Callens, 73, of Ridgely, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 at his residence. He was a retired farmer and retired as a truck driver for Ragan Trucking.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the Ridgely Chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Clayton Mahan officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery.

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Jimmy Wayne Clanton

January 06, 1947 – January 01, 2009

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Stella Louise Lowery

January 20, 1917 – January 01, 2009

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Annie Lee Ehlert

December 30, 2008

Annie Lee Ehlert, 75, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

She was a machine operator for Dana Corp. in Chicago and a member of Holy Hills Baptist Church.

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Rayford Shelton

December 25, 2008

Rayford Shelton, 85, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis.

He was a retired carpenter and farmer, and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

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Brenda Hendrix

December 25, 2008

Brenda Hendrix, 65, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008 at her residence.

She was a pharmacy technician for Wal-Mart.

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Girtie Sumler

December 24, 2008

Girtie Sumler, 90, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 at Dyersburg Manor.

She was a homemaker and a member of McCullough's Chapel Baptist Church.

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Jesse Lee Pruitt

December 24, 2008

Jesse Lee Pruitt, 84, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

He was co-owner of Johnston & Pruitt Auto Repair, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and member of the 512th MP Battalion Reunion Association where he served as secretary-treasurer since 1989, he was a church deacon and song leader, and was a member of Fort Hudson Baptist Church.

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Donald E. Clark

December 18, 1940 – December 24, 2008

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Dovie Joanne Stoneburner

June 15, 1957 – December 24, 2008

Joanne Dean Stoneburner, 51, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker and attended the Church of God of Prophecy. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Curry Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Robbins officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. Survivors include her companion, Arnulfo Lopez of Dyersburg; two sisters, Ann Burse and husband, Jerry, of Brookfield, Ill., and Anita K. Dean of Dyersburg; several nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Josie Dean. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.C. and Dovie Viola Newman Dean; and a brother, Larry Dean. Pallbearers will be Jacob Burse, Zachary Burse, Randy Burse, Anthony Dean, Jerry Burse, Tommy Simon and Lemont Hall.

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James "Junior" Fultz

December 23, 2008

James "Junior" Fultz, 77, of Lane, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

He was a retired farmer, a member of Rehoboth Church of Christ and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War.

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Jerry Wayne North

December 23, 2008

Jerry Wayne North, 49, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

He was an employee with Huish Detergents and attended First United Methodist Church.

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Rev. Jerry Todd Ashley

December 22, 2008

The Rev. Jerry Todd Ashley, 73, of Kenton, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 at Gibson General Hospital in Trenton. He was a retired minister, a member of New Concord Baptist Church and pastored churches in Gibson, Dyer, Obion, Madison and Tipton counties for over 30 years.

Services will be at 11 a.m. today at New Concord Baptist Church in Kenton with the Rev. Joe Naylor and the Rev. Johnny Witherspoon officiating. Burial will be in New Concord Cemetery in Kenton. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Alvin Reed

December 21, 2008

Alvin Reed, 87, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

He was retired as a salesman for Security Life Insurance Company, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, a member of the DAV and an Army veteran of World War II.

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Delores E. Haynes

December 20, 2008

Delores E. Haynes, 62, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

She was a training specialist at Northwest Correctional Complex.

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John Franklin Allen

December 19, 2008

John Franklin Allen, 87, of Tiptonville, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 at Healthsouth Cane Creek Rehabilitation Center in Martin. He was a retired construction foreman for Arkmo Power, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, and was an avid fisherman and trap shooter, having won the Tennessee State Trap Championship in the 1990s.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Dyersburg Funeral Home - Tiptonville Chapel with the Rev. Marita Burkeen officiating. Burial will be in Lake Memorial Gardens.

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Susan N. Tirey

December 19, 2008

Susan N. Tirey, 69, of Finley, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

She was retired as a licensed practical nurse after 41 years with Parkview Hospital and Dyersburg Regional Medical Center, and was a member of West Dyersburg Church of Christ.

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Ruth Darnall Pakish

December 17, 2008

Ruth Darnall Pakish, 72, of Tiptonville, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

She was retired as a riverboat cook for Western Kentucky Navigation and a member of the Eastern Star.

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Madeline Clark

December 16, 2008

Madeline Clark, 87, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. She was a retired secretary for Nelson Clark Used Cars and Salvage and a member of First United Pentecostal Church.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Brent Rashall and the Rev. Tommy Clark officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens.

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Georgia Hall Milfs

December 16, 2008

Georgia Hall Milfs, 81, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008 at The Bridge at Ridgely Nursing Center.

She was a homemaker and a Baptist.

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Geneva Mauldin

December 16, 2008

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Buddie W. Maddox

December 15, 2008

Buddie W. Maddox, 84, of Ridgely, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008 at his residence.

He was the retired owner of Wynnburg Grocery, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a member of Wynnburg Baptist Church for 54 years where he served as a deacon for 50 years, song leader, was a member of the men's Sunday school class and teacher of the class for 45 years, and was a school bus driver for Lake County Schools.

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Raymond Lee Kimbrell

December 14, 2008

Raymond Lee Kimbrell, 76, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. He was founder and CEO of Kimbrell Van Lines Inc. and Kimbrell Mini-Storage, a member of Southside Baptist Church, an Army veteran of the Korean War, a member of the Tennessee Truckers Association, a member of the American Moving and Storage Association, past member and board director of the Tennessee Movers Association, and past member of the Bekins Agent Advisory Council.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Hickman officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

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