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Sheri A. Reavis, (03/22/02)
Sheri A. Reavis, 33, of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, March 20, 2002.
J.W. Rainey (03/25/02)
J.W. Rainey, 81, of Obion, died Friday, March 22, 2002, at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Home. He was a farmer and a member of Cloverdale Church of Christ near Elbridge.
J.C. Maddox
Monday, March 25, 2002
J.C. Maddox, 92, of Jackson, died Thursday, March 21, 2002, at Forest Cove Manor. He was an educator in Kentucky and West Tennessee. He graduated with honors from Murray (Ky.) State College and George Peabody College. At Arlington, Ky., he began his career as a teacher and initiated the girls' basketball program, leading the first-year team undefeated to the state tournament. From Arlington, he served as principal at schools in Milburn, Lone Oak and Sedalia, all in Kentucky. He moved to Tennessee in 1947 and served as superintendent of the Union City schools until 1958. He was instrumental in bringing the first new high school to the area and re-establishing the band program. Next, he served as superintendent of schools in Dyersburg from 1958 to 1964, before returning to Kentucky as superintendent of Mayfield City Schools. He led the effort to bring a much-needed new high school facility to Mayfield before his retirements in 1970.
He served on the Tennessee Superintendents Study Council for two terms and was a member of the Tennessee Teachers Tenure Commission for six years, two of these as chairman. An active community leader, He was president of the Murray State College Alumni Association and a life-time members of the National Education Association and the American Association of School Administrators. He held membership in the Kentucky and Tennessee education associations and all local educational associations in addition to the local Kiwanis and Rotary clubs. In Jackson, he was a member of the Retired Teachers Association. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Jackson, serving on several boards and committees.
Jackie Glynn Hopper (03/25/02)
Jackie Glynn Hopper, 47, of Tiptonville, died Friday, March 22, 2002 at Baptist Hospital in Union City. He was a farmer, attended Crockett's Chapel Methodist church, a member of the Young Farmers of Kentucky and a 1972 graduate of Lake County High School.
Katherine Moss (03/25/02)
Katherine Moss, 82, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, March 23, 2002 at Oakwood Community Living Center. She was a retired employee of Poly-One Inc. and attended Phillips Street Church of God.
Roger B. Kennedy (03/25/02)
Roger B. Kennedy, 52, of Newbern, died Saturday, March 23, 2002 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. He was a brick mason.
Gene Burnett Sr. (03/25/02)
Gene Burnett Sr., 71, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, March 23, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired employee of Colonial Rubber in Dyersburg and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Ernestine T. 'Bit' Cooper (03/26/02)
Ernestine T. "Bit" Cooper, 86, of Dyer, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002 at Dyer Nursing Home.
Steve Stone (03/26/02)
Steve Stone, 42, of Ridgely, died Saturday, March 23, 2002 at his parents' residence in Bartlett.
Carl Henry Smith (03/26/02)
Carl Henry Smith, 66, of Ridgely, died Monday, March 25, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired farmer, a member of Miston Baptist Church and a former member of the National Guard.
Chad Campbell (03/27/02)
Chad Campbell, 26, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002 in Jackson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
Gwen Cox (03/27/02)
Gwen Cox, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002 in Russellville, Ark. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by J.W. Curry & Son Funeral Home.
Ina Stevens
Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Ina Stevens, 70, of Philadelphia, Miss., died Monday, March 25, 2002 at Neshoba County General Hospital in Philadelphia, Miss. She was a sewing machine operator, a nurse's aide and a member of Friendship Assembly of God in Philadelphia. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of McClain-Hays Funeral Home in Philadelphia, Miss. with the Rev. Clifford Jinkerson and the Rev. Tony Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Bethsaida Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Claude Stevens of Philadelphia; three sons, James Stevens and Dewayne Stevens, both of Philadelphia and Donnie Stevens of Newbern; a brother, Johnny Nicholson of Philadelphia; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Stevens; and her parents, Charlie and Donie Nicholson. Pallbearers will be Billy Watkins, Bryan Glen, Jason Savell, Jimmy Tolbert, William Smith and Bill Nicholson.
Ernestine T. 'Bit' Cooper
Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Ernestine T. "Bit" Cooper, 86, of Yorkville, died Tuesday, March 26, 2002 at Dyer Nursing Home. She was a retired accountant with Continental Bakery and a member of Yorkville Church of Christ. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Yorkville Cemetery with Brother Frank Parish officiating. Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Audrell G. Cooper of Yorkville; a sister, Beth Pigue of Yorkville; and a brother, Wiley Mitchell Trout of Warren, Mich. She was preceded in death by her parents, Avy Wesley and Mary Ethel Loggins Trout.
Lucille B. Speight (04/09/02)
Lucille B. Speight, 95, of Mount Juliet, formerly of Dyersburg, died Sunday, April 7, 2002.
William R. Singleteary (04/09/02)
William R. Singleteary, 73, of Bogota, died Sunday, April 7, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired riverboat engineer, a U.S. Army veteran and a Baptist.
Dorothy Simpson Record (04/09/02)
Dorothy Simpson Record, 77, of Germantown, formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 8, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis. She was a homemaker and a member of Germantown Church of Christ.
Hattie B. Moore (04/09/02)
Hattie B. Moore, 68, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, April 6, 2002 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis. She was a correctional officer.
Terry Lee Harper (04/09/02)
Terry Lee Harper, 45, of Gosnell, Ark., died Saturday, April 6, 2002 at his residence. He was an industrial supplies salesman with Blytheville Bearing and Supply, Missouri Power Transmission and Bates Bearing and a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Mary Ann Newsom (04/10/02)
Mary Ann Newsom, of Newbern, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at her residence.
William Glenn Maxwell (04/10/02)
William Glenn Maxwell, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at the Veteran's Medical Center in Memphis.
Bunice Hawks (04/10/02)
Bunice Hawks, of Dyersburg, died today at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital.
Lillian Viola Rutledge (04/10/02)
Lillian Viola Rutledge, 89, of McKenzie, formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, Apil 9, 2002 at McKenzie Health Care Center. She was a retired cafeteria worker for Jennie Bell School and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Henry.
Dorothy Simpson Record (04/10/02)
Dorothy Simpson Record, 77, of Germantown, formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 8, 2002 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-East in Memphis. She was a homemaker and a member of Germantown Church of Christ.
Lillian Viola Rutledge (04/11/02)
Lillian Viola Rutledge, 89, of McKenzie, formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at McKenzie Health Care Center. She was a retired cafeteria worker for Jennie Bell School and a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Henry.
Mary Ann "Annie" Newsom (04/11/02)
Mary Ann "Annie" Newsom, 57, of Newbern, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at her residence. She was a riverboat cook for Southern Towing and a member of Cool Springs Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
William Glenn Maxwell (04/11/02)
William Glenn Maxwell, 59, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at the Veteran's Medical Center in Memphis. He was a retired jailer, retired MP with 269th Unit of the National Guard, and a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam and Operation Desert Storm.
Bunice Hawks (04/12/02)
Bunice Hawks, 78, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. She was a retired employee of Sylvania Corporation and a member of Southside Assembly of God.
Delmus R. Burrus (04/12/02)
Delmus R. Burrus, 70, of Tiptonville, died Wednesday, April 10, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired maintenance employee and bus driver for Lake County School System, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War with rank of corporal and a Baptist.
Col. Joseph Webster Jones Jr.
Monday, April 15, 2002
Retired Col. Joseph Webster Jones Jr., 83, of Newbern, died Friday, April 12, 2002, at Dyer Nursing Home in Dyer. He was a fighter pilot and career military officer in the United States Air Force and Defense Intelligence Agency. He was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He served as air attaché in Oslo, Norway. A graduate of the University of Tennessee and Tulane University, he was president and trustee of the Tennessee Library Association and a member of the Daedalian Society. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Dossie Wheatley officiating. Burial will be in Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, S.C., at a later date.
Willard Hearn (04/15/02)
Willard Hearn, 79, of Tiptonville, died Saturday, April 13, 2002 at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Facility. He was retired owner of People's Grocery, a member and deacon of First Baptist Church, former song leaders, Board of Directors of Reelfoot Arts and Crafts Festival for 31 years, formerly alderman of Tiptonville, former member of Lake County School Board, World War II Army Air Corps Veteran, served as a radio operator on a B-17 Bomber, flew 35 missions, received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three bronze clusters, and served on the staff of Lake County Regional Prison as procurement officer for eight years.
Mary Elva Sutton (04/15/02)
Mary Elva Sutton, 78, of Obion, died Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at Methodist Hospital-North in Memphis. She was a homemaker and a member of Cloverdale Presbyterian Church. Services were at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cryer Funeral Home in Obion with the Rev. Tom Perkins officiating. Burial was in Elbridge Cemetery near Obion.
Velma Harness (04/16/02)
Velma Harness, of Brownsville, formerly of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 15, 2002 in Brownsville.
James E. "Buck" Asbridge (04/16/02)
James E. "Buck" Asbridge, 90, of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 15, 2002 at Oakwood Community Living Center. He was a retired employee of Dyersburg Fabrics, retired co-owner of Asbridge Florist and a lifelong member of Springhill Baptist Church.
Norma J. Murphy (04/17/02)
Norma J. Murphy, 41, of Jackson, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Velma Middleton Harness (04/17/02)
Velma Middleton Harness, 92, of Dyersburg, died Monday, April 15, 2002 at Methodist Hospital in Brownsville. She was a homemaker, a member of Bryant's Chapel Methodist Church and a member of Home Demonstration club.
Emma Ruth Newbill Jackson Jordan (04/17/02)
Emma Ruth Newbill Jackson Jordan, 98, of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at her residence. She was a homemaker and a member of First Assembly of God Church in Dyersburg.
Billy E. Bryant (04/17/02)
Billy E. Bryant, 70, of Newbern, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired farmer.
Hattie Foster (04/18/02)
Hattie Foster, 80, of Tiptonville, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital.
Louise Autry (04/18/02)
Louise Autry, 81, of Dyersburg, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at Oakwood Community Living Center.
Norma Jeanette Murphy (04/18/02)
Norma Jeanette Murphy, 41, of Jackson, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
Wilford C. Moore (04/18/02)
Wilford C. Moore, 84, of Memphis, died Tuesday, April 16, 2002 at his residence. He was a retired employee of International Harvester.
Grover B. Paschall (04/18/02)
Grover B. Paschall, 87, of Ridgely, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002 at Methodist Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a retired farmer, a member and deacon of Cottonwood Grove Baptist Church and a life long mason.
