Edwin Bone

Edwin C. (Eddie) Bone, 92, of Dyer, Tennessee, died Saturday, May 3rd, at Vanderbilt Hospital, Nashville, due to complications following heart surgery. Born in Rutherford, Tennessee, January 21, 1922, he is preceded in death by his parents A.N. and Ethel Bone, sisters Josie Nell Matlock and Alma Faye Bone, and a nephew, Edward Alvis. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Lou Ellen Crenshaw Bone; children: Mary Beth Wilson, Murfreesboro, TN; Jane (Mike) Kelly, Dyer; Nelson (Kim) Bone, White House, TN; and sister, Kathryn Jones, Graham, TX. He is also survived by five grandchildren: Amanda (Jason) Kidd, Dyer; Bryan (Kim) Kelly, Rutherford; Natalie (Dallas) McMillen, Woodbury, MN; Rob (Frances) Wilson, Nashville; and Hannah Bone, White House; as well as great-grandchildren: Taylor, Lauren and Matthew Kelly, Macayden Rodriguez, Mason Kidd, Ellie and Jack McMillen; nephews: Robert (Elaine) Matlock and David Jones. He and his father owned Bone's Department Store in Dyer for more than 40 years. He also worked for the Bank of Dyer and was a real estate agent before retiring in 2006. A life-long member of the Dyer Cumberland Presbyterian Church, he was also active in the community, serving on both the Dyer and Gibson County School Boards, as well as Dyer City Council. He served many years on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Dyer. A member of the Dyer Industrial Development Board, he helped a team recruit businesses to the local area. A veteran of World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps and was stationed in India. A graduate of Dyer High School, he received his degree from his beloved University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he was active in various campus organizations, including being president of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. A celebration of his life will be Wednesday, May 7th, 2:30 p.m. at Karnes & Son Funeral Home, Dyer, TN, with burial immediately following at Oakwood Cemetery in Dyer. Rev. Johnny Watson, pastor of the Dyer Cumberland Presbyterian Church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. Robert Matlock. Pallbearers will be Bryan Kelly, Rob Wilson, Jason Kidd, Dallas McMillen, Bobby Sullivan and Dale Carroll. Visitation will be at the funeral home, Tuesday, May 6th, from 5 until 8:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in his memory to the Dyer Cumberland Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 181, Dyer, TN 38330.