Obituaries

July 29, 2021

Michael Shane Miles, age 41 of Sharon, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at his home. Cremation services for Mr. Miles are under the direction of Karnes & Son Funeral Home.  No services are scheduled at this time.

He was born May 22, 1980, in Union City, TN; the son of Mr. Burney Miles, and...

July 26, 2021

Mrs. Twyla Evonne Duncan, age 54 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Monday, July 26, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Duncan will be conducted on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 12:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Stephen Fields officiating. Interment will follow in...

July 24, 2021

Virgil Barton “Bart” Frye, age 88 of Trimble, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Union City. Funeral services for Mr. Frye will be conducted on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Yorkville Bethel Baptist Church with Bro. Billy Criswell officiating. Interment will follow in New...

July 9, 2021

Donald Lewis Cunningham, age 67 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on July 9, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Cunningham will be conducted on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at 11:00 AM in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Andy Rice officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery...

July 2, 2021

On July 2, 2021, Judith “Judy” Raines Garrett was called home to be with our Lord and Savior after a long battle with Alzheimer’s/Dementia.  She was 74 years old. 

Born and raised in Dyer, Tennessee, to Elroy and Ethel “Sally” (Northam) Raines of Dyer, she had one sibling Sally “Rudy” Young.  She married the love of her life, Joe R....

June 29, 2021

Joe Carrol Stephens of Kenton, Tennessee was called home to his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at the age of 76. He was a believer in his Lord Jesus Christ and an active member of the First Baptist Church in Kenton, TN where he had served as a former deacon and Sunday School Director. He also was an...

June 23, 2021

Clyde Cagle Jr., age 64 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at home. Funeral services for Mr. Cagle will be conducted on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at 1:00 pm in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Phillips officiating. Interment will follow in Union Grove Cemetery.

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June 19, 2021

Charles Douglas Eddings, age 61 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at home. Funeral services for Mr. Eddings will be conducted on Monday, June 21, 2021, at 3:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Tom Crandall officiating. Interment will follow in North Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church...

June 18, 2021

Mrs. Janet Leigh Tharpe, age 67 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, June 18, 2021, at home. Graveside services for Mrs. Tharpe will be conducted on Monday, June 21, 2021, at 1:30 pm in the Rutherford Cemetery with Bro. Brent Smith officiating. Interment will follow immediately afterwards.

She was born May 13, 1954, in Athens, Alabama; the...

June 17, 2021

Marie Elizabeth Echols, age 87 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at NHC Healthcare in Milan. Funeral services for Mrs. Echols will be conducted on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Dr. Ray Carroll officiating. Interment will follow in Poplar Grove...

June 9, 2021

Mrs. Mary Helen Hill, age 79 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at her daughters’ home. Funeral services for Mrs. Hill will be conducted on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at 3:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Travis Hendrix officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery....

June 9, 2021

June 6, 2021

Baby Tommy Leigh Williams, beloved son of Ryan and Aurora Williams, little brother of Clayton and Aiden Williams, grandson of Tim Williams, Lori Jennings, Tracy Williams, and Karen and Harold Cooley, was born sleeping on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Karnes and Son Funeral Home.

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June 5, 2021

Benjamin Thomas Earls, age 62 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at TriStar Centennial Medical Center.  Funeral services for Mr. Earls will be conducted on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at 1:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Joel Pigg officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery.

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May 25, 2021

Mr. V.L. Williamson, age 96 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt. Funeral services for Mr. Williamson will be conducted on Friday, May 28, 2021 at 12:00 pm in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Shawn Allred officiating. Interment will follow in...

May 25, 2021

Bonnie Mai McDaniel

March 17, 1927 - May 25, 2021

Mrs. Bonnie Mai McDaniel, age 94 of Dyer, Tennessee, peacefuly slipped away into heaven on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Trenton Healthcare and Rehab Center with her family around her. Funeral services for Mrs. McDaniel will be held on Thursday, May 27, 2021 in the chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home...

May 23, 2021

Eugene  Allen ‘Ed’ Pratt, 78, of Dyer, TN  peacefully passed away on Sunday May 23, 2021, at home surrounded by family.

Ed was born on November 19, 1942 in Denver, CO to the late Albert Edward Pratt and Mary Louise (Jordan) Pratt. After attending Mary Help of Christian high school in Tampa, FL where he grew up, he worked with his...

May 21, 2021

Ray Blythe McCollum, age 70 of Bradford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, May 21, 2021, at his home. Funeral services for Mr. McCollum will be conducted on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 1:00 pm in the chapel of Harmony Primitive Baptist Church with Bro. Wayne Rowan, Bro. Gary Wallace, and Bro. Ed Harris officiating. Interment will follow...

May 20, 2021

Bruce Steven Geno, age 64 of Milan, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at his residence. A Memorial Service for Mr. Geno will be conducted on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is overseeing cremation arrangements.

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May 18, 2021

Mrs. Amanda “Mandy” Jo Reese Blackburn age 34 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Jackson Madison County Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Blackburn will be conducted on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 11:00 am in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Travis Davison officiating. Interment will follow...