Obituaries

Dec 9, 2021

Mrs. Barbara Ann White, age 65 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on December 9, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. White  will be conducted on Friday, December 17th  at 1:00 PM in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Minister Tim White officiating. Interment will follow in Westside Cemetery...

Dec 6, 2021

Dec 5, 2021

Aaron E. Troyer, 85, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on December 5, 2021, at home and surrounded by loving family.

He was born on September 9, 1936, in Farmerstown, Ohio, to Emmanuel & Ada (Miller) Troyer. On October 7, 1960, he married Ida Luella Miller in Berlin, Ohio. He was a retired welder and did lawn care....

Nov 21, 2021

Lillian Ann Branch, age 70 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Karnes & Son Funeral Home.

She was born March 4, 1951, in Rutherford, TN; the daughter of the late Olie & Margaret Baker Frazier. She worked at Kenton Plastic...

Nov 18, 2021

Mary Frances Emerson, age 89 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at Jackson Madison County Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Emerson will be conducted on Monday, November 22, 2021, at 11:00 am in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Crews officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery....

Nov 15, 2021

George Robert Ellis, Chancellor for the 28th Judicial District, passed away in his home surrounded by his family on Monday, November 15, 2021. Ellis was born at the Dyer Clinic on November 14, 1948, to the late Dr. John Wesley Ellis and Georgia McIlwain Ellis. Upon graduating from Dyer High School, he left his small West Tennessee town for the first...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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;...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...