Mr. Chris Allen Stephens, age 44, of Newbern, Tennessee, passed away from this life on January 1, 2014, at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Stephens will be conducted on Saturday, January 4, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. Don Cooper and Bro. Eddie Hayes officiating. Interment will follow in Yorkville Cemetery of Yorkville, Tennessee.
Mr. Stephens was born June 30, 1969, in Trenton, Tennessee; the son of Rufus and Linda Stephens. He worked for Royal Guard Vinyl Company of Newbern. Chris was a member of Laneview Baptist Church.
Mr. Stephens is survived by his wife, Heather Stephens; two brothers, Eugene Stephens and wife Beverly, and Kevin Stephens; nephew, Sean Stephens; niece, Lillian Stephens; and his parents.
He was preceded in death by both his paternal and maternal grandparents.
The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, January 3. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Chris Allen Stephens.