Obituaries

Charles Saffell

Charles Saffell

Sep 11, 2017

Mr. Charles Gary Saffell, age 70 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Monday, September 11, 2017, at Jackson Madison County Hospital. Graveside services for Mr. Saffell will be conducted on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 10:00am at the New Concord Cemetery, in Kenton, with Bro. Johnny Witherspoon officiating. Interment will immediately follow. He was born November 14,...

Alice Raines

Alice Raines

Sep 6, 2017

Mrs. Alice Montez Bone Raines, age 93 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away on September 6, 2017, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Raines will be conducted on Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Dyer, with Bro. Tony Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Dyer, Tennessee....

Hazel Sanders

Hazel Sanders

Sep 4, 2017

Mrs. Hazel Lynn Sanders, age 86 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Monday, September 4, 2017, at Dyer Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Sanders will be conducted on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 1:00pm at Union Grove Cemetery with Bro. Wayne Perkins officiating. Interment to follow immediately. She was born October 19, 1930 in Troy, TN;...

Billy Hensley

Billy Hensley

Aug 30, 2017

Mr. Billy Wayne Hensley, age 74 of Bradford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Baptist East Hospital - Memphis. Funeral services for Mr. Hensley will be conducted on Sunday, September 3, 2017 at 3:00pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Damon Duck officiating. Interment will follow in Bradford...

James Viniard

James Viniard

Aug 29, 2017

James (Jimmy) Edward Viniard, 79, of Dyersburg, TN, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in Dyersburg, TN. Jimmy was born November 3, 1937 on the family farm in Bardwell, KY. His parents were Carl and Lucille Viniard. Jimmy and his 3 younger siblings worked on the farm growing burley tobacco, corn, milk cows and beef cattle. He and his brother...

Charles Perryman

Charles Perryman

Aug 28, 2017

SEMPER FI / I Cor. 15:58 PASADENA, TX (FORMERLY OF MERRILLVILLE, IN AND KENTON, TN) Age 80, Went home peacefully to his Heavenly Father on August 28, 2017. Everyone who met him….LOVED him. He was a faithful servant of God. He served many roles at Heritage Baptist Church in Crown Point, IN and Bethpage Baptist Church in Kenton, TN. His...

Margaret Fossey

Margaret Fossey

Aug 26, 2017

Margaret Fossey, age 89, passed away August 26th, 2017 in Jackson, TN. She is survived by her four children, Joan Williams (Blake), of Jackson, TN, Carolyn Copeland (Tommy) of Williston, TN, Dewey Green, of Hopkinsville, KY, and Mona Higginbotham (Randy), of Jackson, TN; her grandchildren, Russ Chessor (Christy), Cristin Scarborough, Matthew Williams (Ginger) Christopher Davis (April), Lane Albores (Mark), and...

Johnny Martin

Johnny Martin

Aug 25, 2017

MARTIN, Johnny Moore, 64, of Dyer, Tennessee passed away on August 25, 2017 with his family by his side at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He was born on March 8, 1953 in Union City, Tennessee to Jack Moore and Julia Ethelene (Fagan) Martin. He was a 1975 graduate of the College of Agriculture at the University of Tennessee,...

Edward Barber

Edward Barber

Aug 19, 2017

Mr. Edward Jay Barber, age 47 of Nashville, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, August 19, 2017, at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Barber will be conducted on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 2:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Robert Bickford officiating. He was born June 15, 1970 in...

Dorothy Worrell

Dorothy Worrell

Aug 14, 2017

Mrs. Dorothy Worrell, age 96 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Monday, August 14, 2017, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Worrell will be conducted on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at 11:00am at Cool Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Rev. Jamie Adams officiating. Interment will follow in Cool Springs Cemetery, in Trimble, TN. She was born...

Coy Landrum

Coy Landrum

Aug 13, 2017

Mr. Coy Vincent Landrum, age 75 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, August 13, 2017, at Milan General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Landrum will be conducted on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford with Bro. Jason Bogardus officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford...

Mary Cowan

Mary Cowan

Aug 12, 2017

Mrs. Mary Evelyn Hinson Cowan, age 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Jackson General after battling sudden illness. Her family surrounded her with love during her final days before she embarked on her journey to reunite with her beloved husband, the late James. H. Cowan. Private services will be held Saturday, August 19, 2017. Mary Evelyn...

Margaret Skinner

Margaret Skinner

Aug 11, 2017

Margaret Estell Markham Skinner, age 94 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, August 11, 2017, at Milan General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Skinner will be conducted on Monday, August 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Dyer, with Bro. Randy Mutter officiating. Interment will follow in Griers...

Betty Gilliland

Betty Gilliland

Aug 8, 2017

Mrs. Betty Jean Bawcum Gilliland, age 73 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on August 8, 2017, at Jackson Madison Co. General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Gilliland will be conducted on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church with Bro. Mark Earheart officiating. Interment will follow in Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery....

Randal Hicks

Randal Hicks

Aug 4, 2017

Mr. Randal L. Hicks, age 58 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, August 4, 2017 at home. Memorial services for Mr. Hicks will be conducted on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 5:00pm in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Rice and Bro. Jason Griggs officiating. He was born April 28,...

Mary Smith

Mary Smith

Aug 3, 2017

Mrs. Mary E. Smith (Willis), age 81 of Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. formerly of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on August 3, 2017, with her loving family around her. Graveside services for Mrs. Smith (Willis) will be conducted on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Rutherford Cemetery, with Rev. Drew Gay officiating. Mrs. Smith (Willis) was...

Bettye Bugg

Bettye Bugg

Jul 30, 2017

Bettye Gray Wells Bugg, age 85 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services for Mrs. Bugg were conducted on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at 11:00 am at Oakwood Cemetery in Dyer with Bro. Tony Smith officiating. Ms. Bettye was born February 11,1932 in Memphis, Tennessee. She...

Linda Cummings

Linda Cummings

Jul 28, 2017

Mrs. Linda Joyce Cummings, age 74 of Milan, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, July 28, 2017, at Diversicare Martin Health Care & Rehab. Graveside services for Mrs. Cummings will be conducted on Monday, July 31, 2017 at 2:00pm at Poplar Grove Cemetery with Bro. Daryl Marcle officiating. Interment will follow immediately. She was born November 13, 1942...

Dorothy Fisher

Dorothy Fisher

Jul 27, 2017

Mrs. Dorothy Lulabelle Fisher, age 80 of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at home. Funeral services for Mrs. Fisher will be conducted on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 11:00am at Griffins Chapel United Methodist Church with Bro. Phillip Jackson and Bro. Mark Earheart officiating. Interment will follow in Griffins Chapel Cemetery. She was...

John Hayes

John Hayes

Jul 27, 2017

John Richard Hayes of Dyer, TN passed away at his home on 7/27/2017 surrounded by members of his immediate family. John was born on 11/27/1935, the first of five children of Ellen Margaret Richards-Hayes and John Hartwell Hayes, in Alpena, MI. Baptized and Confirmed at St. Bernard’s Church, John’s early education began at the parish school. He attended high school...