Obituaries

Freddy Lee Jordan

Freddy Lee Jordan

Oct 25, 2020

Mr. Freddy Lee Jordan, age 83 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, October 25, 2020, at home. Funeral services for Mr. Jordan will be conducted on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 3:00 pm in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Marlon Stephens officiating. Interment will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery, in Kenton....

Martha Nell Denton

Martha Nell Denton

Oct 23, 2020

Mrs. Martha Nell Denton, age 91 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, October 23, 2020, at Dyer Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Denton will be conducted on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 3:00 pm at Mt. Olive Cemetery with Bro. John Coleman officiating.

She was born June 3, 1929 in Trenton, TN; the daughter of...

William "Billy C." Calvin Duncan

William "Billy C." Calvin Duncan

Oct 23, 2020

Mr. Billy C. Duncan, age 89 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, October 23, 2020, at Jackson Madison County Hospital. He was a resident of Dyer Nursing Home.  Graveside services for Mr. Duncan will be conducted on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 12:00 pm at Sunnyside Cemetery in Kenton with Bro. Daryl Marcle officiating.

He was born...

Billy Joe Eakes

Billy Joe Eakes

Oct 17, 2020

Mr. Billy Joe Eakes, age 90 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Dyer Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mr. Eakes will be conducted on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Rutherford Cemetery with Bro. Ronnie Turner officiating.  

He was born May 4, 1930 in Dyer, TN; the son of the...

Joyce Ann Brown

Joyce Ann Brown

Oct 17, 2020

Mrs. Joyce Ann Perryman Brown age 78 of Mason Hall, Tennessee passed away from this life on October 17, 2020. Funeral services for Mrs. Brown will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 3:00 pm in the chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Rutherford. Burial will follow in Bethpage Cemetery in Kenton, TN.

Mrs. Joyce Ann Perryman Brown...

Joyce Jeanette Duck

Joyce Jeanette Duck

Oct 14, 2020

Mrs. Joyce Jeanette Duck, age 87 of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at NHC in Milan. Funeral services for Mrs. Duck will be conducted on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 3:00 pm in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Mason Hall Cemetery, in Kenton, TN.

She...

Sue Galloway

Sue Galloway

Oct 14, 2020

Mrs. Margaret Sue Galloway, age 97 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City. Graveside services for Mrs. Galloway will be conducted on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 1:00 pm in North Union Cemetery, in Kenton with Bro. Tony Smith officiating. 

She was born January 12, 1923 in Gibson County,...

Jessie Lee West

Jessie Lee West

Oct 13, 2020

Dyer – Jessie Lee West, 95, passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at the Dyer Nursing Home.  Jessie Lee was born December 16, 1924, and was raised in Medina, Tennessee where she attended Medina School through the 12th grade.  She was a member of the Lady Hornets basketball team in the 1930’s.  In 1942 she married the love of...

Coy Allen Mackin

Coy Allen Mackin

Oct 13, 2020

Mr. Coy Allen Mackin, age 68 of Rydal, Georgia (formerly of Dyer, TN) passed away from this life on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at Assured Hospice. Graveside services for Mr. Mackin will be conducted on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 11:00 am at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Trenton, TN with Bro. Myron Greer officiating.  

He was born May 31, 1952...

Wilma Wayne Holt

Wilma Wayne Holt

Oct 12, 2020

Wilma Nicholson Holt, age 93, passed away October 12, 2020, at JMCGH with Covid-19.  She was born August 21, 1927, and was preceded in death by her parents, Frances “Fannie” and Garland Nicholson Sr.; her husband, Billy Holt; and brother, Garland Junior Nicholson (Evelyn).

She started her career at the Milan Arsenal after high school. After her marriage, she worked for...

James Wayne Thompson

James Wayne Thompson

Oct 10, 2020

Mr. James “Jimmy” Wayne Thompson, age 74 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Thompson will be conducted on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 3:00 pm in the chapel of Mt. Olive Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Bro. Charles Fike, Bro. Daymond Duck, and Bro....

Frances Ann Lock

Frances Ann Lock

Oct 8, 2020

Frances Ann Lock, age 88 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at Dyer Nursing Home. Private graveside services for Mrs. Lock will be conducted on Friday, October 9, 2020 at 4:00 pm at Oakwood Cemetery. Masks and social distancing are required.

She was born July 16, 1932 the daughter of the late John Hollis...

Mary Charlene Yarbro

Mary Charlene Yarbro

Oct 7, 2020

Mary Charlene Duncan Yarbro was born July 31, 1922 in the family home in the Walnut Grove Community near Kenton; the daughter of Floyd and Avon Duncan.  She had one sibling, her brother Paris Allen Duncan.  She was the loving wife of James Yarbro.

She is survived by sons, Floyd Yarbro (Lavonne) and Randy Yarbro (Carol); grandsons, James, Jason, and J.P....

Glenda Kay Morgan

Glenda Kay Morgan

Oct 6, 2020

Glenda Kay Morgan, 62, of Maury City went to be with our Heavenly Father, October 6, 2020.

She was born February 2, 1958 to the late Leon and Shirley Morgan, formerly of Dyer.  Glenda “Kay” Morgan was a hard worker all her life and the greatest role model.  She worked best at being an amazing mom, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend.

Glenda...

James Harold Gilliland

James Harold Gilliland

Oct 4, 2020

James Harold Gilliland was born February 25, 1944 to Jimmie J. Gilliland and Louise Dotson Gilliland.

James was preceded in death by his parents and by one sister, Betty Rickman.

James is survived by his wife of 49 years, Shelia Clark Gilliland; two sons, Chris Gilliland of Mt. Juliet, TN; Drew Gilliland (Amber); grandson, Conor James Gilliland of Lebanon, TN; siblings Frances...

Sue Buchanan

Sue Buchanan

Oct 4, 2020

Sue Timbes Buchanan, age 87, of Kenton, TN passed away from this world into the arms of Jesus on October 4, 2020, at her home with her loving family around her.  Sue was born July 22, 1933, in Calhoun City, MS, the daughter of Hammond Timbes and Ruby Hamby Timbes. She grew up in Brownsville, TN, and married William Harold...

Evelyn Marie Wyrick

Evelyn Marie Wyrick

Oct 2, 2020

Mrs. Evelyn Marie Wyrick, age 86 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, October 2, 2020, at Dyer Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Wyrick will be conducted on Monday, October 5, 2020 at 2:00 pm in the Yorkville Cemetery with Bro. Scott Jewell officiating.  

She was born June 10, 1934 in Halls,TN; the daughter of the...

Nellie Faye Lowrance

Nellie Faye Lowrance

Oct 2, 2020

Nellie Faye Lowrance

March 29, 1944 - October 2, 2020

Mrs. Nellie Faye Lowrance age 76 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020 at her home. Graveside services for Mrs. Lowrance will be held on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in the Oakwood Cemetery in Dyer, Tennessee.

Mrs. Nellie Faye Lowrance was born on March 29, 1944 to the late Dennis and Mary...

Michael Lee Gathings

Michael Lee Gathings

Oct 1, 2020

Michael Lee Gathings, age 66 of Medina, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at home. Cremation arrangements for Mr. Gathings are under the direction of Karnes & Son Funeral Home.

He was born December 25, 1953 in Humboldt, TN; the son of the late James & Clara Ottinger Gathings. He was employed at Sara Lee...

Barbara Sue Mitchell

Barbara Sue Mitchell

Oct 1, 2020

Barbara Sue Mitchell, age 73, gained her wings on Thursday, October 1, 2020 surrounded by her loved ones in her home. After a long battle with cancer she peacefully went to be with our Lord and Savior in heaven. Funeral Services for Mrs. Barbara will be held on Sunday, October 4, 2020 in Rutherford at Karnes and Son Funeral Home with Bro....