Obituaries

Doris Laverne Cartwright

Doris Laverne Cartwright

Sep 28, 2024

A graveside service for Doris Laverne (Spooky) Cartwright, age 92, will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Oakland Cemetery in Trenton, Tennessee, on September 30, 2024, with visitation prior to the service at Karnes and Sons Funeral Home in Dyer, Tennessee from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Presiding over the service will be Reverend Charles Coplin, a former friend...

Sandra Kay Peebles

Sandra Kay Peebles

Sep 28, 2024

Mrs. Sandra Kay Peebles age 70, passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at Dyersburg Health and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services for Mrs. Peebles will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the Salem Methodist Church Cemetery in Rutherford, Tennessee. 

Mrs. Sandra Kay Peebles was born May 29, 1954, to the late Charles and Ann (McWherter) Morris....

Douglas Gordon Hollandsworth

Douglas Gordon Hollandsworth

Sep 22, 2024

Mr. Douglas Gordon Hollandsworth, age 77 of Springville, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at home. Graveside services for Mr. Hollandsworth will be conducted on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at 2PM at the Locust Grove Cemetery in Bradford. 

He was born July 1, 1947, in Kenton, TN; the son of the late Eddie Leon & Dorothy...

Elizabeth "Dian" Hughes Gilmore

Elizabeth "Dian" Hughes Gilmore

Sep 18, 2024

Mrs. Elizabeth “Dian” Hughes Gilmore, age 75, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, September 19, 2024. She was born in Alamo, TN to the late RC and Lucille Douglas Hughes. Mrs. Gilmore was a 1966 graduate of Alamo High School. She was a member of New Concord Baptist Church in Kenton, TN and a seamstress at Kellwood Company in Rutherford,...

Eva Jean Jackson

Eva Jean Jackson

Sep 7, 2024

Mrs. Eva Jean Jackson, age 93 of Jackson, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at The Meadows of Jackson. Funeral services for Mrs. Jackson will be conducted on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at 3PM in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Dr. Barry Scott officiating. Interment will follow in Good Hope...

Mavis Jean McFarland

Mavis Jean McFarland

Sep 6, 2024

Mrs. Mavis Jean McFarland, age 93 of Jackson, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, September 6, 2024, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. McFarland will be conducted on Monday, September 9, 2024, at 2PM in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery. 

Mrs. McFarland was born March...

Edward Melvin Needham

Edward Melvin Needham

Sep 4, 2024

Mr. Edward Melvin Needham, age 80 of Dresden, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at AHC Nursing Home & Rehab. A Celebration of Life service for Mr. Needham will be conducted on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at 2PM in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with BJ Erwin speaking. Interment will follow...

Abigail "Gail" Ruth Sharp

Abigail "Gail" Ruth Sharp

Aug 31, 2024

Mrs. Abigail “Gail” Ruth Sharp age 58 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Sharp will be conducted on Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home- Dyer with Bro. Mark Kirkpatrick officiating. Interment will follow...

Pamela Jane '"PJ" Carter

Pamela Jane '"PJ" Carter

Aug 30, 2024

Mrs. Pamela Jane Carter, age 62 of Rutherford, TN, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. Funeral services for Mrs. Carter will be held on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at 3:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home, with Bro. Jonathan Wheeler officiating. Burial will be in Rutherford Cemetery....

William Ike McCloud

William Ike McCloud

Aug 15, 2024

William Ike McCloud, age 71 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at Dyer Nursing Home & Rehab. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. 

He was born July 12, 1953, in Crossville, TN; the son of the late Castro & Deloris McCulley McCloud. He was a supervisor at the...

Larry Arthur Reynolds

Larry Arthur Reynolds

Aug 13, 2024

Mr. Larry Arthur Reynolds, age 86 of Jackson, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt. Funeral services for Mr. Reynolds will be conducted on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 2PM in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Smudgins and Bro. Don Hudgins officiating....

James Robert Watson

James Robert Watson

Aug 8, 2024

James Robert Watson age 77 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away on August 8, 2024, at the Tennessee State Veterans' Home in Humboldt, with his loving family around him. Funeral services for Mr. Watson will be held on Friday, August 9,2024,4 in the chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Dyer. Visitation will begin at 1:00 pm and go until...

Timothy "Bo" Allen Jones

Timothy "Bo" Allen Jones

Aug 7, 2024

Timothy "Bo" Allen Jones age 55, of Springville, Tennessee, passed away on August 7, 2024, at the Henry County Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Jones will be held on Sunday, August 11, 2024, in the chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Dyer. Visitation will begin at 2:00 pm and go until service time at 4:00 pm. Bro....

Norma Jean Needham

Norma Jean Needham

Aug 6, 2024

Norma Jean Garrett Needham gained her angel wings on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, in the comfort of her home, peacefully and surrounded by family. 

Norma Jean was born on December 6, 1935, to the late Maurice and Opal Finch. Known as Norma Jean to most, Norma to some and Jean to immediate family, she was one in the same to everyone...

William David Orr

William David Orr

Aug 5, 2024

William David Orr passed away from this life at his home in Dyer, Tennessee, on August 5, 2024, at the age of 86. David was born in Dyer, Tennessee to parents Aubrey and Thelma Orr on May 31, 1938. David grew up in Dyer and graduated from Dyer High School. He met Joyce Wingo from Trenton, and they were married...

Sarah Louise Cooper

Sarah Louise Cooper

Aug 4, 2024

Mrs. Sarah Louise Cooper, age 89 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2024, at the Dyer Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Cooper will be conducted on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at 11AM at Sunnyside Cemetery. 

She was born March 18, 1935, in Braggadocio, MO; the daughter of the late Robert & Thelma Priest Barker. She was a sewing...

David Eugene Brown

David Eugene Brown

Jul 26, 2024

Mr. David Eugene Brown, age 80 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, July 26, 2024, at Baptist Memorial General Hospital – Union City. Funeral services for Mr. Brown will be conducted on Monday, July 29, 2024, at 1PM in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Greg Lasset officiating. Interment will follow...

James "Jimmy" Harold Butler

James "Jimmy" Harold Butler

Jul 25, 2024

Mr. James “Jimmy” Harold Butler, age 58 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Butler will be conducted on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 1:00pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Lane Self, Jeff Emerson, Doug Duncan, and Terry...

Roger Alan Harper Sr.

Roger Alan Harper Sr.

Jul 25, 2024

Mr. Roger Alan Harper Sr., age 71 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A Memorial service for Mr. Harper will be conducted August 17, 2024, at the Trezevant Masonic Lodge. Cremation services are under the care of Karnes & Son Funeral Home, as those services were of...

Myrtle Ross

Myrtle Ross

Jul 21, 2024

Mrs. Myrtle Woods Ross, age 92 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Dyer Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Ross will be conducted on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 2PM at North Union Cemetery in Kenton with Bro. Hobert Walker officiating. 

Mrs. Myrtle Woods Ross was born January 19, 1932, in Parsons, Tennessee;...