Obituaries

Mary Lois Bond

Mary Lois Bond

Dec 19, 2023

 

Mrs. Mary Lois Bond, age 92 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 19, 2023. Funeral services for Mary Lois will be conducted on Friday, December 22, 2023, at 2PM in the chapel of New Bethlehem Baptist Church with Bro. John Coleman officiating. Interment will follow in New Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mary Lois was born May 25,...

Louis Davis

Louis Davis

Dec 14, 2023

 

Mr. Louis Davis, age 85 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Dyer Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A Memorial graveside service for Mr. Davis will be conducted Sunday, June 2, 2024, at 2PM, at New Salem Cemetery in Mason Hall. 

He was born January 22, 1938, in Union City, TN; the son of the...

Peggy Joyce Harrell

Peggy Joyce Harrell

Dec 14, 2023

Mrs. Peggy Joyce Harrell, age 88 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at home. Funeral services for Mrs. Harrell will be conducted on Sunday, December 17, 2023, at 2PM in the chapel of New Salem Baptist Church in Kenton with Bro. Brent Petty officiating. Interment will follow in New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery.

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Mary Helen Houston

Mary Helen Houston

Dec 1, 2023

 

Mary Helen (Wiley) Houston, 95, of Kenton, passed away Dec. 1, 2023, at Magnolia Place Assisted Living in Union City. She was the mother of Beverly (Houston) Grady of Union City and Gary Houston (Marsha) of Rives.

Services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Kenton Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Tony Smith officiating, with burial to follow...

Jimmy Wayne Cooper

Jimmy Wayne Cooper

Nov 30, 2023

 

Jimmy Wayne Cooper, age 71 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Select Specialty Hospital – West Tennessee. Funeral services for Mr. Cooper will be conducted on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 2PM in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Sanders officiating. Interment will follow in...

Joann Ray

Joann Ray

Nov 30, 2023

 

Mrs. Joann Ray, age 83 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Ray will be conducted on Saturday, December 2, 2023, at 2PM in the chapel of Kenton Church of God with Bro. Dennis Cleek officiating. Interment will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery.

She...

Charles J. "Charlie" Owens

Charles J. "Charlie" Owens

Nov 24, 2023

Charles J. “Charlie” Owens, age 84, U.S. Army veteran, a resident of Naperville, IL since 1986, formerly of Dyer, TN and Fort Wayne, IN, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2023, at Edward Hospital in Naperville. He was born on June 9, 1939, in Dyer, TN.

Charlie is survived by his beloved wife, Joyce E. Owens (nee Eickmeyer), whom he married...

Patsy Gail Walker

Patsy Gail Walker

Nov 16, 2023

 

Mrs. Patsy Gail Walker, age 77 of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Ascension St. Thomas West - Nashville. A Memorial service for Mrs. Walker will be conducted on Saturday, November 25, 2023, at 12PM in the chapel of Doris Chapel Church of Christ with Bro. Tim Fuqua officiating.

Patsy was born...

Donald Lee Workman

Donald Lee Workman

Nov 11, 2023

 

Mr. Donald Lee Workman, age 85 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at Alive Hospice Nashville. Funeral services for Mr. Workman will be conducted on Friday, November 17, 2023, at 1PM in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery.

He was born November 1,...

Nancy Minton Corley

Nancy Minton Corley

Nov 5, 2023

 

Nancy Minton Corley, age 81 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at home. Funeral services for Mrs. Corley will be conducted on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 2PM in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Tony Smith officiating. Interment will follow in North Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church...

Lona Mai Norton

Lona Mai Norton

Oct 31, 2023

 

Lona Mai was born in Sharon, TN to Barney & Stella (Wallace) Gant on January 2,1926. She went home to our Lord on October 31, 2023, at age 97. She married Thomas Charles (T.C.) Sweatt on March 7, 1944, having 45 years of marriage. Lona Mai & Thomas had thirteen children, Tommy, Ray, Danny, Dale, Steve, Vickie, Robert, Albert, Kathy,...

Linda Joyce (Bobo) Davis

Linda Joyce (Bobo) Davis

Oct 28, 2023

 

Linda Joyce Bobo Davis peacefully entered her eternal rest on October 28, 2023, surrounded by family who loved her dearly.

Linda was born in the Holly Leaf community on June 15, 1942, the first child of Robert Perry and Ollie Marie Hall Bobo. She lived most of her life in the Goodluck community, graduating from Rutherford High School in...

Martha Opal Vinson

Martha Opal Vinson

Oct 27, 2023

 

Mrs. Martha Opal (Eddlemon) Vinson, age 95 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on October 27, 2023, at the Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Vinson will be conducted on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at 2PM in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Skelton officiating. Interment will follow in New...

Gerald Howard Keele Jr.

Gerald Howard Keele Jr.

Oct 26, 2023

 

Gerald Howard Keele Jr., age 60 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, October 26, 2023, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Memorial services for Gerald will be conducted on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at 3PM in the chapel of Macedonia Baptist Church with Bro. Michael Julian and Bro. Rodney Gregg officiating. Interment will follow in...

Larry Richard Tilley

Larry Richard Tilley

Oct 18, 2023

 

Mr. Larry Richard Tilley, age 76 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Tilley will be conducted on Monday, October 23, 2023, at 2PM in the chapel of Dyer First Baptist Church with Bro. Doug Barcroft, Bro. Mike Kemper, and Bro. Lane Self...

Edith Bernita Sullivan

Edith Bernita Sullivan

Oct 18, 2023

 

Mrs. Edith Bernita Poore Sullivan, age 82 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Sullivan will be conducted on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at 4PM in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. John Stacey and Bro. Lynn Tharp officiating. Interment will...

Melba Dennison Butler

Melba Dennison Butler

Oct 16, 2023

 

Melba Dennison Butler, age 89, passed away on October 16, 2023, at Humboldt Healthcare & Rehab in Humboldt, TN. Funeral service will be Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Kenton, TN with burial to follow at Sunnyside Cemetery in Kenton, TN. Visitation will immediately precede the service from noon until 2:00...

Maxie Lynn Hardin

Maxie Lynn Hardin

Oct 16, 2023

Maxie Lynn Hardin, 84, passed away at his home on October 16th, 2023. After 6 years of battling cancer, Maxie went to meet his Lord peacefully as he slept surrounded by family.

Maxie was born to Myrtle Ruth (Cherry) and Carroll Kendrick [C.K.] Hardin in Mason Hall, Tennessee on August 24, 1939. He was a proud alumni of Mason Hall...

Kenneth Edward Garrett

Kenneth Edward Garrett

Oct 15, 2023

 

Kenneth Edward Garrett, age 66 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at Integrity Healthcare of Marion. A Celebration of Life service for Mr. Garrett will be conducted on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at 3PM in the chapel of Union Grove Methodist Church with Bro. James ‘Bo’ McEwen and Ronnie Merryman officiating.

He...

Lola Jeanette Needham

Lola Jeanette Needham

Oct 11, 2023

 

Lola Jeanette Needham, known affectionately to her loved ones as Jeanette, was born on January 21, 1953, along with twin sister, Annette Harrison, in the quaint town of Dyer, Tennessee. She passed away unexpectedly on October 11, 2023, at TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, TN, leaving behind a legacy of love, selflessness, and thoughtfulness.

Funeral services will be...