Obituaries

James Payne

James Payne

March 16, 2013

Mr. James Andrew Payne, Jr., age 68, of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on March 16, 2013, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Payne will be conducted on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. Marlon Stephens officiating. Interment will follow...

Ruth Meadows

Ruth Meadows

March 8, 2013

Ruth Ann Pierce Meadows, 65, died Friday, March 8, at Jackson General Hospital. She was born in Hornsby, TN, on July 30, 1947, to Malcolm Pierce and Ruth Sanderfer Pierce. She was their only child. She received a B.A. degree from Lambuth College in Jackson, TN and a B.S. degree in Education from Memphis State University. She was a teacher...

Larry Houston

Larry Houston

March 5, 2013

Mr. Larry Wendell Houston, age 78, of Eads, Tennessee, passed away from this life on March 5, 2013, at the Memphis Hospice Residence. Funeral services for Mr. Houston will be conducted on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford with Lonnie Grady officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery...

Janie Greene

Janie Greene

March 5, 2013

Janie Sue Scott Tilghman Greene, of Rutherford, Tennessee, died at 5:20 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at Centralia Fireside House. Janie had lived in Centralia for the past 10 years with her daughter D. Ann Davenport and husband David. She was born on April 30, 1919, in Yorkville, TN, and would have celebrated her 94th birthday this year. Mrs....

Albert Moore

Albert Moore

March 4, 2013

Mr. Albert Wayne Moore, age 77, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on March 4, 2013, at Gibson General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Moore will be conducted on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Rutherford with Bro. Tom Spellings and Bro. Garrett Sweeney officiating. Interment will...

Willie Poole

Willie Poole

March 4, 2013

Mrs. Willie Inez McCollum Poole, age 95, of Trimble, Tennessee, passed away from this life on March 4, 2013, at Gibson General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Poole will be conducted on Wednesday, March 6, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Larry Fry officiating. Interment will follow in Yorkville Cemetery of...

John Hickman

John Hickman

March 2, 2013

Mr. John William Hickman, age 83, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Gibson General Hospital. Funeral service will be held on Monday, March 4, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Rutherford. Visitation will be held Sunday, March 3, 2013, from 2-5 p.m. in the Chapel of Karnes...

Donna Whitt

Donna Whitt

February 25, 2013

Donna Pierce Whitt, 47, of Kenton, died February 25, 2013 at her home. Services will be Friday at 1:30 pm at Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Kenton, burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery. Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Kenton is in charge of arrangements. She was born August 2, 1965, in Salina, Kansas, daughter of Donald W. Pierce,...

Charles Rochelle

Charles Rochelle

February 22, 2013

Mr. Charles Howard Rochelle, age 84, of Rutherford, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on February 22, 2013, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Rochelle will be conducted on February 25, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford with Bro. Joel Pigg officiating and Ronnie Minton assisting....

Marilyn Harper

Marilyn Harper

February 20, 2013

Mrs. Marilyn Sue Harper, age 75, of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on February 20, 2013, at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Harper will be conducted on Saturday, February 23, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. John Coleman officiating. Mrs. Harper was born February 12, 1938, in...

Paula Overturf

Paula Overturf

February 16, 2013

Mrs. Paula Phyfe Overturf, age 51 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2013, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Paula Phyfe Overturf will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Dyer, Tennessee. Visitation will begin Tuesday morning at 11:00 a.m. and go until service...

Frank Harmon

Frank Harmon

February 15, 2013

Rev. Frank Merle Harmon age 94, of Georgia, passed away February 15, 2013. Funeral services for Rev. Harmon will be held on Thursday, February, 21, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the Mt. Olive Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Dyer, burial willl follow in the Mt. Olive cemetery. McCoon Funeral Home in Ga. has charge of services, Karnes and Son Funeral Home...

Alice Watson

Alice Watson

February 12, 2013

Alice Mozell King Watson 86, of Trenton, Tennessee died at Jackson General Hospital on February 12, 2013. Funeral services will be on Friday, February 15, 2013, at 11:00 AM at Salem Baptist Church in Trenton, Tennessee. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Watson was born in Gibson County, Tennessee on June 24, 1926, the daughter of Tollie Athel...

Eula Summers

Eula Summers

February 9, 2013

Mrs. Eula Mae Summers, age 86 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, February 9, 2013, at Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Summers will be conducted on Tuesday, February 12 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Don Barnett officiating. Interment will follow in Poplar Grove Cemetery in...

Dovie Northam

Dovie Northam

February 8, 2013

Mrs. Dovie Jane Geboo Northam, age 42 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, February 8, 2013, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Funeral services for Mrs. Geboo Northam will be conducted on Monday, February 11 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Nikki McMinn officiating. Interment will follow in...

Harry King

Harry King

February 2, 2013

Harry M. King, age 94, passed away at NHC Healthcare, Milan, TN on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, after a long illness. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 5 at 10 a.m. at Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Dr. Jay Lockhart of Tyler, TX officiating, with Wilford Mobley giving the Eulogy. Burial will be in Cool Springs Cemetery....

Kathleen Moore

Kathleen Moore

January 31, 2013

Mrs. Kathleen Moore, age 74, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on January 31, 2013, at the Milan General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Moore will be conducted on Saturday, February 2, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford with Jerry Bell officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery of Rutherford....

Paris Bryant

Paris Bryant

January 26, 2013

Mr. Paris G. Bryant, age 78, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away January 26, 2013, at the Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mr. Bryant will be held on Monday, January 28, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Rutherford. Bro. Johnny Witherspoon will officiate. Burial will follow in Rutherford Cemetery. Mr. Bryant was...

Marguerite Keas

Marguerite Keas

January 21, 2013

Mrs. Marguerite Keas passed away on Monday, January 21, 2013 at the age of 89.Native of Venice, California, former resident of Dyer, Tennessee and resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana since 2005. Funeral services for Mrs. Marguerite Keas will be on Friday, January 25, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Dyer. Interment will follow in Mt. Olive...

Charles Johnson

Charles Johnson

January 10, 2013

Mr. Charles Ray Johnson, age 76, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away on January 10, 2013, at Dyersburg Regional Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Johnson will be conducted on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at New Concord Baptist Church of Kenton with Bro. Johnny Witherspoon and Bro. James Kensey officiating. Interment will follow in New Concord Cemetery of Kenton....