William "Bill" Thomas Norman

December 11, 2008

William "Bill" Thomas Norman, 81, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was retired from Norman's T.V. Sales and Repair, a member of Parr Avenue Church of Christ, a veteran of the U.S. Army, a radio-controlled airplane enthusiast, an officer in the Halls Flying Club, a founding member of the fairgrounds flying club in Dyersburg and a fixture of the Dyersburg community for 52 years.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Mason Harris and Scott Owen officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

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Annie Lois Anderson

December 09, 2008

Annie Lois Anderson, 87, of Tiptonville, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008 at her residence. She was a homemaker.

Services will be at 11 a.m. today in the Tiptonville chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery in Hornbeak.

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Anders Thorsvik

December 09, 2008

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Virginia Catherine Tweedy

December 06, 2008

Virginia Catherine Tweedy, 79, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired employee of Colonial Rubber Works, a member of Bryant's Chapel Methodist Church and an avid gardener.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dyersburg Funeral Home. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens.

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Beulah Mable Daniels

June 30, 1910 – December 04, 2008

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Patty Jan Davison

July 08, 1964 – December 01, 2008

Patty Jan Davison, 44, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 at her residence. She was a welder and quality-control employee of Heckethorn Manufacturing for 18 years, a member of the Assembly of God and an active member of Chimes for Charity. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Shannon Saliba, the Rev. Danny Leggett and Bro. Bud McPherson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. Survivors include two sisters, Eva Leggett and husband, Danny, and Treva Westfall and husband, Donald, all of Dyersburg; her fiance, Randy Council of Dyersburg; a niece, Melonie Williams and husband, Randy, of Memphis; two nephews, Greg Wilson and wife, Kris, and Jason Wilson, all of Dyersburg; two great-nieces, Shelby Williams and Hannah Williams; and a great-nephew, Cody P. Wilson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Juanita Davison. Pallbearers will be Donald Westfall, Gary Fowler II, Randy Williams, Clifford Duncan, Eddie Lee, David Brasfield, Tim Brasfield and Ronnie Harris. The family requests that any memorials be directed to the Community Cancer Fund, P.O. Box 1002, Dyersburg, TN 38025-1002.

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Mae Hailes Persons

November 30, 2008

Mae Hailes Persons, 90, of Tiptonville, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

She was a retired office manager of Wright Mats Inc. and a member of Tiptonville First Baptist Church and Rachel Sunday School Class.

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Rual W. Petty

November 30, 2008

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Rovene Webb Roberson

November 29, 2008

Rovene Webb Roberson, 89, of Cordova, formerly of Wynnburg, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 at Applingwood Health Care Center in Cordova.

She was a homemaker, a member of Burrus Chapel Church of Christ and a graduate of Hornbeak High School Class of 1937.

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Agnes S. Hodges

November 29, 2008

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Katherine Michelle Davis

March 25, 1973 – November 28, 2008

Katherine Michelle Davis, 35, of Newbern, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2008 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a nurse with Dyersburg City Schools and Rapid Care. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1 at Curry Funeral Home with Bro. James Bailey and Bro. Houston Sills officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband, Tim Davis of Newbern; a daughter, Katelyn Davis of Newbern; a son, Jordan Davis of Newbern; her parents, Debbie and Ricky Pevahouse of Dyersburg; and a sister, Hillary Sisson of Dyersburg. Pallbearers will be Melvin Brimm, Chris McCaig, Jimmy Tidwell, Mike Roberson, Darrell Garrett and Steve Henry. The family requests that any memorials be directed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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Annie May Griffin Aguilar

November 27, 2008

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Roxie Mayman Simmons

March 02, 1932 – November 25, 2008

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James Thomas Parson

April 12, 1983 – November 25, 2008

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Ronnie Hardin

November 24, 2008

Ronnie Hardin, 53, of Lenox, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

He was a retired farmer.

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Roy Cooper

November 23, 2008

Roy Cooper, 75, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008 at his residence. He was a painter for Raymond Cooper Painting Company and a member of Westside Baptist Church.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. James Combs officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Betty Pleasant

November 23, 2008

Betty Pleasant, of New Port Richey, Fla., formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008 at Morton Plant North Bay Hospital in New Port Richey, Fla. She was a homemaker and a member of West Dyersburg Church of Christ.

Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Rick Crawford and Bro. Jim Chamblee officiating. Entombment will be in Highland Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Jackson.

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Timothy Hayes

November 23, 2008

Timothy Hayes, 46, of Ridgely, died Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. He was a sergeant with Northwest Correctional Complex and a Baptist.

Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Wynnburg Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Byassee officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Nolie May Rutkowski

November 10, 1941 – November 21, 2008

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Hugh Lincoln Maness

September 08, 1929 – November 21, 2008

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Davdon Dewayne Prince

November 20, 2008

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Ruby Inez Hollingsworth

December 18, 1926 – November 19, 2008

Ruby "Inez" Hollingsworth, 81, of Newbern, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a former machine operator for Sylvania and a member of Emmaus Baptist Church in Newbern.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Emmaus Baptist Church with the Rev. James Hooper officiating. Burial will be in Woodville Cemetery in Curve.

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George Bazil Pakish

January 14, 1932 – November 19, 2008

George Bazil Pakish, 76, of Tiptonville, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 at the Regional Hospital in Jackson.

He was captain and pilot for Western Kentucky Navigation, worked as a pilot on the river for 60 years and was a member of Abundant Life Fellowship Church.

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Ina Hudson

September 20, 1923 – November 18, 2008

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Carolyn Marie Rogers

December 05, 1943 – November 17, 2008

Carolyn Marie Rogers, 64, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 17, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired employee of Sylvania and Wal-Mart.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Branscum officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

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Effie I. Holmes

February 22, 1922 – November 12, 2008

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Myra Sue Marbry

March 17, 1935 – November 12, 2008

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Gerald Ray Massengill

November 11, 2008

Gerald Ray Massengill, 58, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 at his residence. He was a retired telecommunications engineer, a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam, and a Baptist.

Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Monday at Fairview Cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Jimmy Wayne Warden

November 10, 2008

Jimmy Wayne Warden, 60, of Unionville, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

He was a farmer, a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam where he received the Bronze Star and Air Medal, and was a Baptist.

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John Thomas Johnson

September 09, 1936 – November 10, 2008

John Thomas Johnson, 72, of Finley, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 at his residence. He was retired from the maintenance department at PolyOne, a member of Finley Church of Christ and a former member of the Tennessee Army National Guard.

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Doug Ellingsworth officiating.

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James Roy Howe

March 23, 1940 – November 08, 2008

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Christine Louella Heathcott French

January 28, 1921 – November 06, 2008

Christine Heathcott French, 87, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. She was a retired cook at First Citizens National Bank and Finley Elementary School and a member of the Church of God of Prophecy. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Dyer County Memorial Gardens with Bro. Jim Chamblee officiating. The family will receive visitors at 1-3 p.m. today at Curry Funeral Home. Survivors include a daughter, Janie Heathcott of Dyersburg; three sons, Preston Heathcott and wife, Elaine, Jerry Heathcott and wife, Ronda, and Mike Heathcott and wife, Beverly, all of Dyersburg; a brother, George Freeman Strawn and wife, Mary, of Dyersburg; seven grandchildren, John Heathcott of Knoxville, Jim Heathcott of Union City, Torrie Dodds, Phillip Heathcott and Amy Martin, all of Dyersburg, Gina Heathcott of Jackson and Danny Hayes Jr. of Bogota; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Carl Preston Heathcott and Albert French; her father, George Strawn; her mother and stepfather, Lexie Jane Strawn Winchester and Clarence Winchester; and a granddaughter, Nancy Heathcott Lopez. Pallbearers will be Danny Hayes Jr., Jim Heathcott, Phillip Heatcott, Logan Throgmorton, Danny Hayes Sr. and Steve Throgmorton.

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James Joseph Bock

June 02, 1944 – November 04, 2008

James Joseph Bock, 64, of Ridgely, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 at his residence. He was a retired machinist for Amtrak, a member of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Chicago and attended Cottonwood Baptist Church in Ridgely.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Cottonwood Baptist Church with the Rev. Rob Dennison officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Bradley Nathan Strain

April 24, 1969 – November 03, 2008

Bradley Nathan Strain, 39, of Hornbeak, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City.

He was self-employed, worked as a correctional officer at Northwest Correctional Complex for 14 years and was an avid horseman.

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Louise Hensley Walker

April 16, 1944 – November 03, 2008

Louise Hensley Walker, 64, of Dyersburg, died Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

She was retired as a welder for Heckethorn Manufacturing.

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Harold Wayne Cartwright

March 24, 1941 – November 02, 2008

Wayne Cartwright, 67, of Ripley, died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale in Ripley.

He was chief engineer for Anderson Tulley.

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Alvie Astor Pride

July 24, 1926 – November 01, 2008

Alvie Astor Pride, 82, of Jackson, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.

He was a mechanic for Foam Fabricators in Jackson and a member of the VFW.He was a veteran of the U.S. Army WWII.

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Virginia Strachn

June 11, 1926 – November 01, 2008

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Ricky Glen Booker

November 03, 1954 – November 01, 2008

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Kaleigh Grace Smith

October 30, 2008

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Callie Lu Acred

December 07, 1934 – October 29, 2008

Callie Lu Fowler Acred, 73, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. She was a homemaker, a member of First United Methodist Church where she was also a member of the youth and senior choir and United Methodist Women, a former Girl Scout leader, Cotillion Club member, charter member of Budding Garden Club, partner in Acred Shoe Store, member of the Parent-Teachers Association, and recently celebrated her 55-year high school class reunion.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home with Dr. Phillip Cook officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

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Bea Turnbo

February 23, 1944 – October 26, 2008

Bea Turnbo, 64, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. She was a homemaker and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ in Hickman, Ky. for 32 years. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Curry Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Uzzle officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors at 11 a.m. today at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband, John H. Turnbo of Dyersburg; a daughter, Judy Hamil and husband, Philip, of Union City; a son, Gary Turnbo and wife, Susan, of Dyersburg; her mother, Christine Rundles Maxwell of Dyersburg; and five grandchildren, Ryan Hamil, Jon-Tyler Hamil, Monica Turnbo, Beth Pittman and Matt Pittman. She was preceded in death by her father, Willie Rundles; and two brothers, Hugh Rundles and J.B. Rundles. Pallbearers will be Tyler Uzzle, Aaron Baker, Jaron Baker, Chase Jones, Randy Jones and Jeff Jones.

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Marguerite Burrus Moore

May 30, 1933 – October 17, 2008

Marguerite Burrus Moore, 75, of Hornbeak, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. She was a homemaker.

Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Lake Memorial Gardens in Tiptonville with the Rev. Fred Lowrance officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Bettye Diggs Downing

October 16, 2008

Bettye Diggs Downing, 66, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 at her residence. She was retired from the quality-control department at Quebecor World, attended Lakeview Baptist Church, and was a retired supervisor for H.I.S. Manufacturing.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Funeral Home - Tiptonville Chapel with the Rev. Houston Northcutt officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery.

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Edna Earle Boyd

January 04, 1912 – October 12, 2008

Edna Boyd, 96, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.

She was a retired beautician and a member of Southside Baptist Church.

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Timothy Turner

October 12, 2008

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Robert Louis Grunert

March 18, 1943 – October 11, 2008

Robert "Bob" Grunert, 65, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008 at his residence.

He was retired from ERMCO and RG Services, a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Dyersburg Choral Society, Leadership Dyer County, a board member of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Chamber of Commerce, bishop and council of the West Tennessee Episcopal Diocese, a member of the Community Concert Board and the Dyer County Arts Council.

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Lillie Mai Burns Copeland

April 09, 1917 – October 10, 2008

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