Obituaries
James Ervin Schoolfield
Nov 13, 2021
James Ervin Schoolfield, age 85 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at home. Funeral services for Mr. Schoolfield will be conducted on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at 12:00 pm in the chapel of New Salem Baptist Church with Bro. Darrell Morgan officiating. Interment will follow in New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, in Mason...
Robert Lynn Brown
Nov 6, 2021
Robert Lynn Brown, age 76 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at his residence. A Memorial Service for Mr. Brown will be conducted on Thursday, November 11, at 1:00PM in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Brian Lindsey, Bruce Lindsey, and Mike Cook officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood...
Paul Dewitt Simpson
Nov 6, 2021
Paul DeWitt Simpson, age 83 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at Baptist DeSoto Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Simpson will be conducted on Friday, November 12th at 3PM in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Less Funderberg officiating. Interment will follow in Mason Hall Cemetery in Mason...
William Charles Beckett Iii
Nov 5, 2021
Mr. William Charles Beckett III "Uncle Will", age 45 of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, November 5, 2021, at his home. A Memorial service for William Charles Beckett III “Uncle Will” will be conducted on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, at 7:30 pm in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home.
He was born June 20, 1976,...
Mary Jane Smith
Nov 2, 2021
Mrs. Mary Jane Smith, age 79 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital in Martin. Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be conducted on Friday, November 5, 2021, at 2:00pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Crews, Rev. Marlon Stephens, and...
Jimmie Sue Luckey
Nov 2, 2021
Mrs. Jimmie Sue Luckey, age 91 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Monday, November 2, 2021, at Dyer Nursing Home. Cremation arrangements for Mrs. Luckey are under the direction of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.
She was born January 28, 1930, in Weakley County, TN;...
Melissa Peevyhouse
Oct 30, 2021
Mrs. Melissa Lynne Peevyhouse, age 60 of Dyer, Tennessee, entered her Heavenly home on October 30, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Peevyhouse will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Dyer, with Craig Peevyhouse and Cody Williams officiating. Burial will be...
Porter Earl Mealer
Oct 26, 2021
Porter Earl Mealer, age 72 of Lafayette, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Sumner Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Mealer will be conducted on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at 10:00am in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Donald Copeland officiating. Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery...
James Eldon Boucher
Oct 25, 2021
James Eldon Boucher was born on November 22, 1925, in Kenton, Tennessee, to the late John Rice Boucher and Maude Evelyn Gravette Boucher. He passed away on October 25, 2021.
Mr. Boucher grew up in Dyer, Tennessee, and was a member of Dyer Cumberland Presbyterian Church. During his boyhood years, he worked on his uncle and aunt’s farm. His Vocational Agriculture...
Stacy Lynn Petty
Oct 25, 2021
Stacy Lynn Petty, age 46 of Hornbeak, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Monday, October 25, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Ms. Petty will be conducted on Friday, October 29, 2021, at 2:00pm in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Travis Davidson officiating. Interment will follow in Griers Chapel...
Joy Laverne Johnson
Oct 23, 2021
Mrs. Joy Laverne Johnson, age 82 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson will be conducted on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at 2:00pm in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Mutter officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
She...
Mark Allen Mcknight
Oct 22, 2021
Mark Allen McKnight, age 59 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, October 22, 2021, at Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mr. McKnight will be conducted on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 11AM in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Josh Mayo officiating. Interment will follow in Yorkville Cemetery.
He was born December...
Carl Wilson Smith Jr.
Oct 21, 2021
Carl Wilson Smith, Jr. passed away on October 21, 2021, at his home in Blountville, TN. Carl was born August 17, 1944 in Yorkville, TN. He graduated from Kenton High School, where he played varsity basketball for the Kenton Warriors. He attended the University of Tennessee and graduated from Tennessee Technological University in 1968. He worked for Eastman Kodak in...
Gladys Dale Mcilwain
Oct 17, 2021
Mrs. Gladys Dale McIlwain, age 95 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. McIlWain will be private.
She was born July 30, 1926, in Texas; daughter of the late John Edward and Jimmy Skipper Purvis. She was a medical assistant at the Doctor’s Clinic in Trenton until...
Lennell Jones
Oct 15, 2021
Mrs. Lennell Bernice Jones, age 94 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, October 15, 2021, at home. Funeral services for Mrs. Jones will be conducted on Sunday, October 17, 2021, at 2:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Andy Rice officiating. Interment will follow in Walnut Grove Cemetery, in...
Joann Sims Doss
Oct 3, 2021
Ms. JoAnn Sims Doss, age 54 of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Ms. Doss will be conducted on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 2:00 PM in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Lowrey officiating. Interment will follow in...
Brenda Gayle Filkel
Sep 26, 2021
Brenda Gayle Filkel, age 68 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital. A Memorial Service for Ms. Filkel will be conducted on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, from 1:00pm – 3:00pm in the chapel of Dyer First Assembly of God, with burial at Cool Springs Cemetery afterwards. Karnes &...
Peggy Ann Wilson
Sep 26, 2021
Peggy Ann Wilson, age 74 of Newbern, Tennessee, passed away peacefully from this life on Sunday, September 26, 2021, at her daughters’ home with family and Hospice by her side. Graveside services for Ms. Wilson will be conducted on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at 2:00 pm at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Bert Burkett officiating.
She was born December 13, 1946,...
Richard Davis Skiles Jr.
Sep 23, 2021
Mr. Richard Davis Skiles Jr., age 68 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Skiles will be conducted on Monday, September 27, 2021, at 10:00 am in the chapel of Kenton United Methodist Church with Bro. John Varden & Bro. Bo McEwen officiating. Interment...
Debra Darlene Mays
Sep 19, 2021
Mrs. Debra “Babs” Darlene Mays, age 53 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at home. Funeral services for Mrs. Mays will be conducted on Friday, October 1, 2021, at 10:00 am in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Darryl Marcle and Bro. Marlon Stephens officiating. Interment will follow...
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