Laura Selph

Mrs. Laura Mai Selph, age 89, of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on October 21, 2013, at Gibson General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Selph will be conducted on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. Ray Carroll and Bro. DeWayne Goodgine officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery of Dyer. Mrs. Selph was born December 14, 1923, in Yorkville, Tennessee; the daughter of the late Mrs. and Mrs. S. A. and Vera Mai Austin Carroll. She worked for 43 years with Brown Shoe Company before retirement and was a member of First Baptist Church of Dyer. Mrs. Laura Mai loved to walk the city of Dyer and was happy to help along her path by visiting, helping someone get their newspaper, and helping to keep her town clean. Mrs. Selph is survived by her daughter, Patrica “Pat” Landrum; grandson, Michael Landrum and wife Julie; great-grandchildren, Tyler and wife Allysa, Taylor, Abbey, and Allie; and Great-great-grandchildren, Ella Kate and Sophie. She was preceded in death by her husband Hershel Selph and son-in-law, Jimmy Landrum. The family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. until service time at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Laura Mai Selph.