Thurman Echols

Mr. Thurman Glenn Echols, age 83, of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on December 17, 2013, at the Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mr. Echols will be conducted on Saturday, December 21, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. John Coleman officiating. Interment will follow in Poplar Grove Cemetery of Dyer. Mr. Echols was born October 26, 1930, in Grandfield, Oklahoma; the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Burrell Asberry and Lillie Swanger Echols. He retired as a government service contractor for U.S. government. He served his country with the U.S. Air Force, military honors will be observed. Mr. Echols was a member of New Bethlehem Baptist Church. Mr. Echols is survived by his wife, Marie Echols; and two sons, Monte Echols and wife Betty, and Brian Echols. He was preceded in death by his parents, and siblings, Theada Echols Young, and Shirley Echols Black. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, December 20. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Thurman Glenn Echols.