Obituaries

Jun 19, 2021

Charles Douglas Eddings, age 61 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, June 19, 2021, at home. Funeral services for Mr. Eddings will be conducted on Monday, June 21, 2021, at 3:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Tom Crandall officiating. Interment will follow in North Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church...

Jun 18, 2021

Mrs. Janet Leigh Tharpe, age 67 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, June 18, 2021, at home. Graveside services for Mrs. Tharpe will be conducted on Monday, June 21, 2021, at 1:30 pm in the Rutherford Cemetery with Bro. Brent Smith officiating. Interment will follow immediately afterwards.

She was born May 13, 1954, in Athens, Alabama; the...

Jun 17, 2021

Marie Elizabeth Echols, age 87 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at NHC Healthcare in Milan. Funeral services for Mrs. Echols will be conducted on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Dr. Ray Carroll officiating. Interment will follow in Poplar Grove...

Jun 9, 2021

Mrs. Mary Helen Hill, age 79 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at her daughters’ home. Funeral services for Mrs. Hill will be conducted on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at 3:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Travis Hendrix officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery....

Jun 9, 2021

Jun 6, 2021

Baby Tommy Leigh Williams, beloved son of Ryan and Aurora Williams, little brother of Clayton and Aiden Williams, grandson of Tim Williams, Lori Jennings, Tracy Williams, and Karen and Harold Cooley, was born sleeping on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Karnes and Son Funeral Home.

Karnes and Son...

Jun 5, 2021

Benjamin Thomas Earls, age 62 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at TriStar Centennial Medical Center.  Funeral services for Mr. Earls will be conducted on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at 1:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Joel Pigg officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery.

He...

May 25, 2021

Bonnie Mai McDaniel

March 17, 1927 - May 25, 2021

Mrs. Bonnie Mai McDaniel, age 94 of Dyer, Tennessee, peacefuly slipped away into heaven on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Trenton Healthcare and Rehab Center with her family around her. Funeral services for Mrs. McDaniel will be held on Thursday, May 27, 2021 in the chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home...

May 25, 2021

Mr. V.L. Williamson, age 96 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt. Funeral services for Mr. Williamson will be conducted on Friday, May 28, 2021 at 12:00 pm in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Shawn Allred officiating. Interment will follow in...

May 23, 2021

Eugene  Allen ‘Ed’ Pratt, 78, of Dyer, TN  peacefully passed away on Sunday May 23, 2021, at home surrounded by family.

Ed was born on November 19, 1942 in Denver, CO to the late Albert Edward Pratt and Mary Louise (Jordan) Pratt. After attending Mary Help of Christian high school in Tampa, FL where he grew up, he worked with his...

May 21, 2021

Ray Blythe McCollum, age 70 of Bradford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, May 21, 2021, at his home. Funeral services for Mr. McCollum will be conducted on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 1:00 pm in the chapel of Harmony Primitive Baptist Church with Bro. Wayne Rowan, Bro. Gary Wallace, and Bro. Ed Harris officiating. Interment will follow...

May 20, 2021

Bruce Steven Geno, age 64 of Milan, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, May 20, 2021, at his residence. A Memorial Service for Mr. Geno will be conducted on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 1:00 pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is overseeing cremation arrangements.

He was born...

May 18, 2021

Mrs. Amanda “Mandy” Jo Reese Blackburn age 34 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at Jackson Madison County Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Blackburn will be conducted on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at 11:00 am in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Travis Davison officiating. Interment will follow...

May 15, 2021

Mrs. Lettie Lavania Graves, age 100, slipped peacefully away into her Heavenly home on Saturday, May 15, 2021. Graveside service for Mrs. Graves will be held on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Oakwood Cemetery in Dyer, Tennessee with Bro. Steve Aaron officiating.

Mrs. Lettie Lavania Graves was born March 16, 1921 to the late Rora and Ola Riley...

May 14, 2021

Billy Jones, age 93, died Friday night, May 14th at Dyer Nursing and Rehabilitation center.

He was born in Pemiscot County, Missouri, on November 20th, 1927, the son of the late W.S. and Imogene Austin Jones. He attended Haywood County Schools. Billy was the owner of the Dyer Western Auto for 35 years.

Billy was in the Army in World War II...

May 13, 2021

Mr. Kim Roger Green, age 60 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at home. Funeral services for Mr. Green will be conducted on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 2:00 pm in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis Cleek officiating. Interment will follow in New Salem Cemetery, in Mason...

May 13, 2021

Mary Edna Griggs, age 94 of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, May 13, 2021, at Dyer Nursing Home. Graveside services for Ms. Griggs will be conducted on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Oakwood Cemetery with Bro. Lynn Tharpe officiating.

She was born August 15, 1926 in Dyer; the daughter of the late Thermond...

May 12, 2021

Nelda Joyce Brown, age 72 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at Milan General Hospital. Graveside services for Ms. Brown will be conducted on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Bells Chapel Cemetery with Tom Crandle officiating.

She was born July 13, 1948 in Dyer; the daughter of the late Frank...

May 11, 2021

Mrs. Eugenia Ann Clark, age 45 of Yorkville, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Clark will be conducted on Friday, May 14, 2021 at 3:00 pm in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery, in Dyer,...

May 9, 2021

Mrs. Martha Nell Ring, age 72 of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, May 9, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services for Mrs. Ring will be conducted on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 11:00 am at the Poplar Grove Cemetery in Dyer with Bro. Lane Self officiating.

She was born August 24, 1948 in...