Obituaries

Richard Criswell, Sr.

Richard Criswell, Sr.

November 24, 2020

Mr. Richard Douglas Criswell, Sr., age 67 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at his residence.  Funeral services for Mr. Criswell will be conducted on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Midway Baptist Church with Bro. Bobby Criswell officiating. Interment will follow at Yorkville Cemetery in Yorkville, Tennessee.

He born April 30,...

Harold Buchanan

Harold Buchanan

November 23, 2020

William Harold Buchanan

May 20, 1932 - November 23, 2020

William Harold Buchanan, age 88, of Kenton, TN, passed away from this world to be with his Lord on November 23, 2020, at Union City Baptist Memorial Hospital. Harold was born in Mason Hall, Tennessee on May 20, 1932, the son of J.W. and Thelma Caudel Buchanan. Harold married Sue Timbes Buchanan...

Margaret Sue Bell Mccaslin

Margaret Sue Bell Mccaslin

November 21, 2020

Margaret Sue Bell McCaslin, age 83 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, November 21, 2020, at home. Graveside services for Mrs. McCaslin will be conducted on Monday, November 23, 2020 at 2:30 pm at Oakwood Cemetery with Bro. Lane Self officiating.  

She was born September 6, 1937 in Dyer, TN; the daughter of the late George...

George Earl Garner

George Earl Garner

November 18, 2020

George Earl Garner, age 82 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Jackson Madison County Hospital. Graveside services for Mr. Garner will be conducted on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Sunnyside Cemetery with Bro. Shawn Allred officiating.  

He was born June 18, 1938 in Sidonia, Tennessee; the son of the...

Billy Wayne Powell

Billy Wayne Powell

November 9, 2020

Mr. Billy Wayne Powell, age 78 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Monday, November 9, 2020, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. Graveside services for Mr. Powell will be conducted on Friday, November 13, 2020 at 2:00 pm in Sunnyside Cemetery with Bro. Jerry Stafford officiating.  

He was born November 27, 1941 in Dyer, TN; the son of...

Mary Evelyn Wilson

Mary Evelyn Wilson

November 6, 2020

Mary Evelyn Wilson, age 89 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, November 6, 2020, at Dyer Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Wilson will be conducted on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 11:00 am at the Rutherford Cemetery.

She was born January 21, 1931 in Rutherford, TN; the daughter of the late Dwight L. & Iona...

Robert Wayne Carrigan Sr.

Robert Wayne Carrigan Sr.

November 6, 2020

Robert Wayne Carrigan Sr., age 68 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, November 6, 2020, at home. Graveside services for Mr. Carrigan will be conducted on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 2:00 pm in Oakwood Cemetery with Bro. Brian Morris officiating.  

He was born August 10, 1952 in Humboldt, TN; the son of the late James...

Freddy Lee Jordan

Freddy Lee Jordan

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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

October 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....