Obituaries
Obituaries for the Dyer County & Lake County, TN Area
Jere Ozment
Dec 28, 2023
Jere Ozment, 93, of Dyersburg, died peacefully Thursday, December 28, 2023 at his residence. Born January 5, 1930, he is the son of the late James Hubert Sr. and Claude Bowers Ozment. Jere was the retired owner of Ozment Implement John Deere Tractor Company. He was a lifetime member of First United Methodist Church, a member of Dyersburg Noon...
Johnny Burks
Dec 22, 2023
Johnny Burks, 83, of Dyersburg, died Friday, December 22, 2023, at AHC Dyersburg. Born July 16, 1940, he is the son of the late Addie Jane and Norman Burks. He was a member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. He attended Marion Military Institute in Marion, AL. He graduated from Dyersburg High School, Class of 1959, where he played basketball...
Judy Diane Brooks
Dec 17, 2023
Judy Boswell Brooks, 67, of Obion, died Sunday, December 17, 2023 at her residence. Born May 23, 1956, she is the daughter of David Boswell and the late Polly Thompson. She attended Southside Baptist Church. Judy was the former bookkeeper at Lane Gin and worked in the cardiac unit in ICU at the local hospital.
Funeral services...
Richard Hill
Dec 17, 2023
Former Dyer County Mayor Richard Hill, 91, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, December 17, 2023 at Oakwood Community Living Center. Born October 8, 1932, he is the son of the late Woodrow and Linnie Jones Hill. Mayor Hill proudly served our country in the Korean War and remained active in many veteran organizations in Dyer County. He made sure that...
Terressa Faye Edgin
Dec 15, 2023
Terressa Faye Edgin, 62, of Dyersburg, died Friday, December 15, 2023 at her residence. Born June 2, 1961, she is the daughter of Alice Faye Norris and the late Terry R. Norris. She is a member of Calvary Independent Baptist Church.
Mrs. Edgin is survived by her husband, Christopher Lee Edgin; her daughter, Erin Morris (Nick) of Halls;...
Donna Kay Kent
Dec 12, 2023
Donna Kay Kent, 66, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at West Tennessee Heathcare in Dyersburg. She was born in Chicago to Joe Melton. She was the granddaughter/adopted daughter of Jesse and Georgia Melton.
Donna was proceeded in death by her beloved husband, Jackie Kent and her infant grandson, Jaxon Morgan.
She is survived by her...
Elbert Wayne "Pod" Boswell
Dec 12, 2023
Elbert Wayne “Pod” Boswell, 81, of Dyersburg, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Born January 27, 1942, he is the son of the late Everett Dee and Rena Sykes Boswell. Wayne worked in the Tool and Die shop at Olberg and Republic Builders. He attended Springhill Baptist Church and was an avid hunter...
John William Stacy
Dec 7, 2023
John William Stacy, a dedicated minister of the church of Christ for over 60 years, passed away on December 7, 2023, in Dyersburg, Tennessee. Born on February 5, 1942, in Columbus, Ohio, John devoted his life to spreading the teachings of his faith and serving countless communities throughout his remarkable career.John's journey into ministry began after his discharge from the...
Jerry Pickens
Dec 2, 2023
Mr. Jerry Wayne Pickens, 68, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, December 2, 2023 at West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg. Born June 23, 1955 in Ripley, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Andrew Lewis Pickens and Peggy Juanita Davis Pickens. Mr. Pickens was a tool and dye machinist and was a veteran of the United State Air Force.
He...
Jim Mohead
Dec 2, 2023
James Ewing “Jim” Mohead, 75, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born December 16, 1947.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Laura Lee Connor Mohead, and James Ewing Mohead, Sr.
He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Paula B. Mohead: daughters, Windy Frank...
Jamie Eddie Maness
Nov 30, 2023
Mr. Jamie Eddie Maness, 65, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday morning, November 30, 2023 at his residence. Born July 28, 1958, he is the son of the late James Eddie Maness and Dorothy Clinton Maness.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
He is survived by a brother and two sisters, Danny Maness, Mary...
Cathy Bell
Nov 29, 2023
Cathy J. Bell, 73, of Obion, died Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at her residence. Born January 10, 1950, she is the daughter of the late Ted Bishop and Martha Bishop Lee. Cathy was a member of Hornbeak Wayside Independent Church. She was a homemaker and a collector of dolls and jewelry.
Committal graveside services will be 2:00 p.m.,...
James Allen Garner
Nov 29, 2023
James “Allen” Garner, 77, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Born September 25, 1946, he is the son of the late Sue W. and A.T. “Buck” Garner. Allen was a member of Dyersburg First Baptist Church. He fought many battles in his lifetime and was one of the sweetest people you would...
Linda Reed
Nov 27, 2023
Linda Wheeler Reed, 78, of Dyersburg, died Monday, November 27, 2023 at AHC of Dyersburg. Born June 13, 1945, she is the daughter of the late Johnny and Betheal Moody Wheeler. Mrs. Wheeler was a nurse’s aide.
Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 30, 2023 at Fairview Cemetery officiated by Reverend Joey Reed.
The...
Timothy Naifeh
Nov 27, 2023
Tim Naifeh, 64, of Tiptonville, died Monday, November 27, 2023 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Born May 10, 1959, he is the son of the late James Edward “Babe” Naifeh, Sr. and Mary Gwen Roney Naifeh. Tim was a former attorney and attended Tiptonville First Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November...
Sally Gee Fowlkes
Nov 23, 2023
Sally Gee Fowlkes, 93, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, November 23, 2023 at Oakwood Community Living Center. Born January 12, 1930, she is the daughter of the late Robert Ash and Frances Rebecca Hayes Gee. Mrs. Fowlkes was a retired Deputy Clerk at the Dyer County Clerk’s Office and a life-long member of Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church. With love and...
Kieth Allen Jones
Nov 22, 2023
Kieth Allen Jones, 77, of Tiptonville, Tennessee, died Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Home. Born September 22, 1946, Kieth, was the son of the late Wanda Lou (McWhorter) Jones and the late Paul Kieth Jones. Mr. Jones attended Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School prior to enlisting in the United States Army. While serving, Mr. Jones served one...
Martha Jones Lynn
Nov 18, 2023
Martha Boyce Jones Lynn, age 81, died on Saturday, November 18, 2023, in Germantown, Tennessee. She was born January 26, 1942, in Memphis, Tennessee to the late James Albert (“Steamboat”) and Martha (Glass) Jones. She graduated from Dyersburg High School in Dyersburg, Tennessee, where she met the love of her life, Bobby Nathan Lynn. The couple later married in...
Joan Lamb
Nov 15, 2023
Joan Lamb, 81, of Newbern, died Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at her residence. Born October 24, 1942, she is the daughter of the late Melvin Taft and Ruby Inez Yancey Lamb. She was a member of McCullough Chapel Baptist Church and was an avid horse lover. Ms. Joan lived for riding her horses and her church.
Funeral services...
Sandra Gale Jackson
Nov 10, 2023
Sandra Gale Bickings Jackson, 78, of Tiptonville, died Friday morning, November 10, 2023 at Reelfoot Manor. Born March 18, 1945, she is the daughter of the late William and Virginia Bickings Butler. She was a homemaker.
Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Tiptonville First United Methodist Church officiated by Reverend Barbara Blackmon-Fortune. ...
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