Obituaries
Obituaries for the Dyer County & Lake County, TN Area
Martha Sue Burns
May 15, 2023
Martha S. Burns, 82, of Dyersburg, died Monday, May 15, 2023 at West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg. Born September 20, 1941, she is the daughter of the late Clovis Arry and Audry Tomlin Lyle. She was a homemaker.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 19, 2023 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home officiated by Dr. John...
Tom R. Moss, Jr.
May 14, 2023
Thomas R. Moss, Jr., 91, of Memphis, formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, May 14, 2023 at his Memphis home surrounded by his loving family. He was retired after 30 years in marketing and sales with W.R. Grace & Company. It was at W.R. Grace where he met his beautiful future wife. Tom and Ginny were married in 1962 and raised...
J. W. Stegall
May 11, 2023
J.W. Stegall, 91, of Ridgely, died Thursday, May 11, 2023 at AHC Dyersburg. Born December 13, 1931, he is the son of the late William H. and Lucy M. Hall Stegall. He was a farmer. Mr. Stegall proudly served his country in the United States Army.
Graveside funeral services for Mr. Stegall will be held at 1:00 p.m....
Lesley "Brown" Nale
May 5, 2023
Lesley “Brown” Nale, 93, of Dyersburg, died Friday, May 5, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Born November 22, 1929, he is the son of the late Raymond and Alice McLean Nale. He was a member of Springhill Baptist Church where he was a former deacon. He enjoyed fishing, gardening, and staying active riding his bicycle, but...
James "Bo" Robert Hobbs
Apr 29, 2023
James Robert “Bo” Hobbs, age 71 of Springville, TN, died Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the Henry County Medical Center.
He was born February 12, 1952 in Dyersburg, TN and he was a self-made, successful businessman who sold industrial equipment. He farmed for many years in Dyersburg, TN.
He later moved to Paris, TN, where he continued selling equipment...
Doris Scott Stafford
Apr 27, 2023
Doris Scott Stafford, 85, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 27, 2023 at her residence. Born May 9, 1937 in Dyersburg, she is the daughter of the late Dennis Edward and Ada Mae Devasier Scott. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and special friend to all who knew her.
She graduated from Dyer County High School and went on to graduate...
Wanda Gayle Williams
Apr 24, 2023
Wanda Williams, 64, of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 24, 2023 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Born September 27, 1958, she is the daughter of the late Seburn William and Willie Lou Wyatt Curtis. She was a homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Williams; two sons, Christopher Williams (Megan) of Troy, Dustin Williams ( Sayre) of Dyersburg; six...
Miriam Drake
Apr 22, 2023
Miriam Clark Locklear Drake, 77, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away peacefully on April 22, 2023, surrounded by her three children. Miriam was born on October 16, 1945, in Dyersburg, TN and was the youngest daughter to Miriam and OB Locklear.
Miriam graduated with a Bachelors in Science from Lambuth College and a Masters in Counseling from the University of...
Cynthia Lynn Hendrix
Apr 20, 2023
Cynthia Hendrix, 60, of Covington, died Thursday, April 20, 2023 at her residence. Born June 30, 1962, she is the daughter of Gene Hendrix and the late Peggy Pilgrim. She was a domestic homemaker.
Celebration of Life services will be at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 2023 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends Sunday,...
Donna Marie Schaffer
Apr 19, 2023
Donna Schaffer, 64, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg. Born February 27, 1959, she is the daughter of the late Billy M. Sr. and Helen Eloise Dowdy. She was the retired manager at Credit Services of Tennessee.
She is survived by husband of twenty-three years, George Schaffer; one daughter Jennifer Littles (Randy) of Dyersburg;...
Charlotte Rae Drummond
Apr 18, 2023
Charlotte Drummond, 77, of Holcomb, MO, formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at her residence. She was a certified nurse assistant.
Born November 28, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Joe and Miriam Ellen Cunningham Guest.
Funeral services for Mrs. Drummond will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Fairview Cemetery...
David Eugene Walton, Sr.
Apr 18, 2023
David Walton, 79, of Dickson, formerly of Finley, died Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at TriStar Horizon Medical Center in Dickson. He was a retired plant manager. He enjoyed spending time at his daughter’s house with his grandkids, Jason Lane, Hailey and Harley. Whether it was riding them around, swimming, or playing with all their animals, they brought him his greatest...
Thomas Kenneth Rigsby
Apr 18, 2023
Thomas Rigsby, 78, of Finley, died Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was a retired mechanic at Heckethorn Manufacturing Company.
Born June 12, 1944 in Dyersburg, he was the son of the late Sam E. and Thelma Lee Williams Rigsby.
Graveside funeral services for Mr. Rigsby will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday,...
Sam Woodbury
Apr 17, 2023
Samuel Richard Woodbury (Sam), age 93, formerly of Dyersburg, TN, died in Ridgeland, MS on April 17, 2023. He was a man who lived with such tremendous love in his heart and was never afraid to show it. He will be missed by all who knew him.
During his lifetime, Sam took advantage of opportunities granted to him by his...
Jack Leroy Troy, Jr.
Apr 13, 2023
Jack Troy, Jr. died Thursday, April 13, 2023 at his residence. Born September 6, 1957, he is the son of Cherry Robertson and her husband, George and the late Jack Troy, Sr. “The Great White Hunter” was an avid outdoorsman, adored by his many friends and loved his family fiercely.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
He...
Richard Martin McCormick
Apr 10, 2023
Richard Martin McCormick, age 75, of Dyersburg, Tennessee died on Monday, April 10, 2023 at his residence in Dyersburg, Tennessee surrounded by his loving family.
Born July 1, 1947, in Jackson, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Rev. M.L. McCormick, Jr. and the late Tommie Lee Tennent McCormick. Mr. McCormick was a hospital administrator serving Hinds General Hospital...
Ruth Lee Stover
Apr 9, 2023
Ruth Lee Wheatley Stover, 93, of Ridgely, died Sunday, April 9, 2023 at her beloved home. Born February 23, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Gladys Gray Wheatley and Jake Wheatley. Mrs. Stover retired after over 50 years with the Lake County Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service. She loved farm life and was proud to be able to...
John "Boochie" Lewis Berry, Sr.
Apr 7, 2023
John Lewis “Boochie” Berry, Sr., 86, of Tiptonville, departed this earth peacefully and into the arms of Jesus on Friday, April 7, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Born July 25, 1936 in Tiptonville, he is the son of the late John Frank and Maudie Viola Berry.
Boochie was a lifelong resident of the Tiptonville community. ...
Charles Louis Bush
Apr 5, 2023
Charles Louis Bush, 79, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 5, 2023 at Oakwood Community Living Center. Born February 10, 1944, he is the son of the late Louis Edward and Maudie Austin Bush He was a retired-employed truck driver and served in the National Guard.
Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, April 8, 2023 in the Chapel...
Alice Ernestine "Tena" Stanfield
Apr 5, 2023
Alice Ernestine “Tena” Stanfield, 87, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg. Born August 28, 1935, she is the daughter of the late Ernest and Chloris Cooper Whitt. She was a homemaker and member of Miston Baptist Church
Funeral services will be at 12:00 noon, Monday, April 10, 2023 in the Chapel of Curry Funeral...
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