Mr. Jimmie Lee Draper, age 48 of Newbern, Tennessee, passed away from this life on June 30, 2012, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Draper will be conducted on Tuesday, July 3, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. Scott Jewell officiating. Interment will follow in Yorkville Cemetery, Yorkville, Tennessee.
Mr. Draper was born September 13, 1963, in Gibson County, Tennessee; the son of Ted Draper and Virginia Buege Pitts. He was a Safety Engineer at Nordyne in Dyersburg, Tennessee.
Mr. Draper is survived by his wife Tammy White Draper, three sons, Joshua Draper, Jeremy Draper, and Johnson Draper; one brother, Brad Draper; two sisters, Julie Markham and Janeen Scobey; and one grandson, Levi Draper. He was preceded in death by one brother, Jay Draper.
The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. on Monday, July 2. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Jimmie Lee Draper.