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Beulah Thomas Powell
Thursday, April 17, 2003
Beulah Thomas Powell, 68, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, April 12, 2003 at her residence.
She was a domestic worker and a member of William Chapel Church where she served on the usher board.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of H.H. Hudson Funeral Home with the Rev. George Smith officiating. Burial will be in William Chapel Church Cemetery in Friendship.
The family will receive visitors at 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Ollie Troutt
Thursday, April 17, 2003
Ollie Troutt, 86, of Newbern, died Tuesday, April 15, 2003 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center.
She was a homemaker and a member of Trimble Church of Christ.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with Brother Bob Witherington officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg.
The family will receive visitors at 7-9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Margaret Pierce
Monday, April 21, 2003
Margaret Pierce, 59, formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 13, 2003 at her residence in Ypsilanti, Mich.
Funeral Services are Monday at 1 p.m. at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. W. L. McCadney officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at the church.
Alma Jane 'Maw' Lyles
Monday, April 21, 2003
Alma Jane "Maw" Lyles, 57, of Ridgely, died Friday, April 18, 2003 at Ridgely Care & Rehabilitation Center.
She was a homemaker.
Services are at 1:30 p.m. today in the Ridgely chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Paul Bramlett officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely.
Wayne E. Joslin
Monday, April 21, 2003
Wayne E. Joslin, 66, died Friday, April 18, 2003 at his residence in Dyersburg.
He was retired from Dyersburg Fabrics and as head of maintenance at Dyersburg State Community College. He was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church where he was an elder. He was very active in the Logos Youth program for many years, and also very active in Relay for Life for many years.
Funeral Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Cumberland Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Larry Blakeburn officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg.
Gussie Mae Hudson
Monday, April 21, 2003
Gussie Mae Hudson, 82, of Finley, died Saturday, April 19, 2003 at Ridgely Care and Rehabilitation Center.
She was a retired employee of Sylvania for 14 years and a member of Finley Pentecostal Church for over 50 years. She was also an avid gardener and loved music, playing a great variety of instruments.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Finley Pentecostal Church. Burial will be at McCullough Chapel Cemetery.
Visitation will be at 5:30 to 9 p.m. Monday at Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Lurleen S. Thompson
Monday, April 21, 2003
Lurleen S. Thompson, 78, of Newbern, died Saturday, April 19, 2003 at Regional Hospital of Jackson.
She was a homemaker and a member of Palestine Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern with William Edward Parnell officiating.
The family will receive visitors at 1-2 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Home.
Rosa Lou Lee
Monday, April 21, 2003
Rosa Lou Lee, 93, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, April 19, 2003 at Good Samaritan Healthcare in Antioch.
She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Grove Church of Christ.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Kenneth Westbrook officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors at 5:30-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Varina Wooley Burns
Monday, April 21, 2003
Varina Wooley Burns, 83, of Eastland, Texas, formerly of Dyersburg, died Saturday, April 19, 2003 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
She was a retired employee of Russell-Newman Company and a Methodist.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hurricane Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Godwin Williams Jr.
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Godwin Williams Jr., 89, of Signal Mountain, formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 7, 2003. He had lived in the Chattanooga area since 1937 He attended Cumberland University, and graduated in electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity After employment with the Tennessee Electric Power Co., he worked in the power program of the Tennessee Valley Authority for 38 years, retiring from TVA as its manager of power in 1977.
He was active in many industry and professional organizations. He participated in the development and organization of the North America Power Systems Interconnection Committee, the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council, the National Electric Reliability Council and the Electric Power Research Institute, and held various positions of responsibility in these organizations. He served as a representative of the United States in several international undertakings in the electric power field. He was a member of the Chattanooga Engineers Club, a life senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and a former president of the Chattanooga Chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers and the University of Tennessee Alumni Association. After his retirement in 1977, he was very active in advocacy for the elderly, serving in various official capacities including valleywide president of the TVA Retirees Association, president of the Chattanooga Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons, and chairman of Its Tennessee Legislative Committee.
He served as a board member and president of Bicentennial Volunteers Inc., an organization of volunteers who are retirees of TVA. Williams was a parishioner of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. Services were at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church on Signal Mountain April 10 with the Rev. George Choyce officiating. West Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Paul Edward "Butch" Ledbetter
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Paul E. Ledbetter, 58, of Grandin, Mo., formerly of Finley, died April 13, 2003 in Grandin. attended Finley Baptist Church as a youth and was a member there. Graveside services were in Sardis Ridge Cemetery at 1:30 Wednesday with Brother Ricky Ray officiating. Parson Mortuary was in charge of the arrangements.
Nell Campbell
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Nell Campbell, 83, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 20, 2003 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. She was a retired employee of Heckethorn Manufacturing. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of J.W. Curry Funeral Home with the Rev. Raymond Boston officiating. Burial will be in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Dr. Lynn A. Warner Jr.
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Dr. Lynn A. Warner Jr., 72, of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 18, 2003 at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Sherman Oaks, Calif.
He attended the University of Tennessee at Martin, graduated from the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis, interned at John Gaston City Hospital in Memphis, and served a four-year surgical residency at Beckley Memorial Hospital in West Virginia. He moved to Dyersburg in 1962 to begin practice. He served as Chief of Staff at Parkview Hospital; during that time he led in training the first group of paramedics for the ambulance service. He was fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Northwest Tennessee Medical Society. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he had served as Sunday school teacher and deacon. He went on volunteer mission trips to Philippine Islands, Gaza Strip, India, Venezuela and Thailand.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Raymond Boston and the Rev. Don Hammons officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors at 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Exie Ree Kiser
Thursday, April 24, 2003
Exie Ree Kiser, 84, of Mason Hall, died Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. She was a homemaker and a member of Concord Baptist Church. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Louis Webb and the Rev. Johnny Weatherspoon officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern.
Michael D. Gore
Thursday, April 24, 2003
Michael D. Gore, 23, of Valparaiso, Ind., died Monday, April 21, 2003 at his residence. He was a employee of Onyx Precision. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Parks officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Newbern. The family will receive visitors at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Ira Vernon McDavid
Friday, April 25, 2003
Ira Vernon McDavid, 79, of Dyersburg, died Thursday, April 24, 2003 at Wesley of Dyersburg Nursing Care.
He was an employee of Velicor Chemical Corporation and a veteran of the United States Navy.
Survivors include two nieces and a nephew who cared for him, Betty Pennington of Halls and Patty Peckenpaugh and Vernon Edward Jones, both of Dyersburg.
Louise McCorkle
Friday, April 25, 2003
Louise McCorkle, 84, of Halls, died Monday, April 21, 2003 at Oakwood Living Center.
She was a domestic worker.
Services will be at noon Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church Halls with the Rev. Dennis Chaney officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
The family will receive visitors at 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Survivors include her husband, Morris McCorkle of Halls; three sisters, Maggie Washington of Halls, Lera Pierce of Chicago, Ill. and Heneritta Campbell of Toledo, Ohio; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Margaret Louanne Jaco
Friday, April 25, 2003
Margaret Louanne Jaco, 95, Tuesday, April 22, 2003 at Bailey Park Community Living Center in Humboldt.
She was a former first-grade teacher in Campaign, she and her husband owned and operated Jaco's Southside Market for many years and was a member of Lighthouse Pentecostal Church
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the North Chapel of George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home in Jackson with the Rev. Ron Brown officiating. Burial will be in Ridgecrest Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors at 4-8 p.m. today.
The family request that any memorials be directed to Lighthouse Pentecostal Church.
Evelyn Anderson Curtis
Friday, April 25, 2003
Evelyn Anderson Curtis, 82, of Union City, formerly of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital.
She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today in Obion County Memorial Gardens in Union with Dr. Williams Sims and the Rev. Drew Henry officiating. White Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty F. Adams of Union City; a son, Edward L. Curtis of Corinth, Miss.; three grandchildren, Karen Curtis of Nashville and Kristopher Curtis and Jessica Curtis, both of Corinth, Miss.; and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice E. Curtis; her parents, Hildred L. and Addie Anderson; three brothers; and two grandchildren.
Martin Ware
Monday, April 28, 2003
Martin Ware, 101, of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 25, 2003, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Lauderdale.
He was a horse trainer.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. W.L. McCadney officiating. Burial will be in M.C.C.O. Cemetery in Newbern.
The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. today at Cosmopolitan Funeral Home.
Margaret Moody
Monday, April 28, 2003
Margaret Moody, 89, of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 25, 2003, at her home.
She was a homemaker. A member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, she was actively involved in the church's bazaar and was a member of the church's altar guild. She and her husband were avid bakers who baked for friends.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Jack Rogers, the Rev. Joe Porter and the Rev. John Sterling officiating.
The family will receive visitors at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the church. J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Amy Elizabeth Eubanks
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Amy Elizabeth Eubanks, 22, of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 27, 2003 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City.
She was a student at the University of Tennessee at Martin and was a member of First Baptist Church.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg with the Rev. Larry Blackburn officiating.
The family will receive visitors at 6-9 p.m. today at Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Vernice Wilson Burse
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Vernice Wilson Burse, 83, of Atwood, died Sunday, April 27, 2003 at NHC Healthcare in Milan.
He was a retired employee of Ceco Steel and a member of Cades Church of Christ in Milan.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home with Glen Burse, Wyman Chism, Coy Hathcock, Ricky Burse and David Williams officiating. Burial will be in New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely.
James Edward Luther
Wednesday, April 30, 2003
James Edward Luther, of Trenton, formerly of Dyersburg, died Friday, April 18, 2003 at his residence.
He was a retired electrician of 26 years from Electric Motor Services. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. April 26 at Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home in Humboldt.
