Obituaries

George Boucher

George Boucher

Jun 15, 2018

George Allen Boucher, age 90 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on June 15, 2018, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. Boucher will be conducted on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Rutherford with Bro. Marlon Stephens officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford Cemetery in...

Sheila Tullos

Sheila Tullos

May 29, 2018

Sheila Ann (Freeman) Tullos, age 69, was called to heaven surrounded by her family at St.David's Hospital in Austin, Texas on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Born December 6, 1948 in Humboldt,TN. She attended Yorkville High School and graduated in 1966 and went on to receive a B.S. in Education from The University of Tennessee. She lived in Yorkville,TN and Memphis,TN...

Janie Hall

Janie Hall

May 28, 2018

Mrs. Janie Hall, age 92 of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Monday, May 28, 2018, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Hall will be conducted on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at 11:00 am in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Jimmy McCall officiating and Dana Welch with the...

Nettie Tallent

Nettie Tallent

May 28, 2018

Mrs. Nettie Alma Tallent, age 92 of Martin, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Monday, May 28, 2018, at Tennova Healthcare – Volunteer Martin Hospital. Graveside services for Mrs. Tallent will be conducted on Friday, June 1, 2018 at 2:00pm at Five Springs Cemetery in Albany, KY. She was born October 8, 1925 in Albany, KY; the daughter of...

Neil Griffin

Neil Griffin

May 18, 2018

Lt. Colonel Neil Austin Griffin, Ret., age 82 of Dyer, Tennessee, went peacefully to be with the Lord on Friday, May 18, 2018, from his home in Dyer. A celebration of Neil's life will be Saturday,June 30, 2018 at 2:00pm in the Sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church in Dyer, TN with Bro. Randy Mutter officiating. He was born...

Jackie Butler

Jackie Butler

May 13, 2018

Mr. Jackie Huey Butler , age 68 of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services for Mr. Butler will be conducted on Friday, May 18, 2018 at 12:30 pm at Double Springs Cemetery, in Milan, with Harry Adcock and Bro. Paul Tucker officiating. Interment will follow afterwards....

Fred Duck

Fred Duck

May 2, 2018

Mr. Fred Russell Duck, age 75 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Duck will be conducted on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Kenton Church of God with Bro. Dennis Cleek officiating. Interment will follow in Keaton Cemetery,...

James Poynor

James Poynor

Apr 30, 2018

Mr. James “Jim” Willard Poynor, age 69 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Monday, April 30, 2018, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Poynor will be conducted on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. James Roberts officiating. Interment will follow...

Shirley Lemmings

Shirley Lemmings

Apr 30, 2018

Mr. Shirley Edward “Eddie” Lemmings, age 82 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on April 30, 2018, at the Dyer Nursing Home. Visitation for Mr. Lemmings will be conducted on Monday, May 7, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Dyer. Mr. Lemmings was born August 19, 1935...

Horace Paschall

Horace Paschall

Apr 27, 2018

Mr. Horace Melton Paschall, age 77 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, April 27, 2018, at Jackson Madison General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Paschall will be conducted on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 3:00 pm in the Dyer chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Gary Paschall officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery,...

Anthony Lang

Anthony Lang

Apr 22, 2018

Anthony Paul Lang, age 48 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at home. Funeral services for Mr. Lang will be conducted on Friday, April 27, 2018 at 1:00 pm in the Kenton chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow in New Concord Cemetery, in Kenton. He was born April 25,...

Cassie Biggs

Cassie Biggs

Apr 21, 2018

Mrs. Cassie Lorene Biggs, age 92 of Caruthersville, Missouri, passed away from this life on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Pemiscot Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Biggs will be conducted on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 2:00pm in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow in New Salem Cemetery, in Mason Hall, TN. She...

Betty Castleman

Betty Castleman

Apr 12, 2018

Betty Jane Castleman, age 81 of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on April 12, 2018, at Jackson Madison Co General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Castleman will be conducted on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.at the Souls Habor Pentecostal Church with Rev. John Singleton officiating. Interment will follow in Davidson Chapel Cemetery in Trenton, Tn. Mrs....

Jerry Smith

Jerry Smith

Apr 7, 2018

Bro. Jerry W. Smith of Jackson, TN went to be with his Savior and Lord on Saturday, April 7, 2018. He was born December 10, 1937 to Joe H. and Birdie Smith, and grew up in Kenton, TN. He retired from Kellwood Company in 2001, and returned to the ministry he loved, as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Rutherford. Bro....

Hazel Montgomery

Hazel Montgomery

Apr 1, 2018

Hazel R. Montgomery, 97, of Summerville, SC, widow of H.R. Montgomery and widow of William L. Moore, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018 at The Village at Summerville. Family and friends are invited to attend her visitation and funeral service on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 from 6 to 8 o’clock at James A. Dyal Funeral Home, Summerville, SC. The family...

Mable Powell

Mable Powell

Mar 22, 2018

Mrs. Mable Powell, age 98 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at Dyer Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Powell will be conducted on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 2:00 pm at Keeley Cemetery in Trenton. She was born March 30, 1919 in Gibson County; the daughter of the late Ora and Ola...

Jerry Tilghman

Jerry Tilghman

Mar 19, 2018

Mr. Jerry Glen Tilghman, age 80 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Monday, March 19, 2018, at home. Funeral services for Mr. Tilghman will be conducted on Friday, March 23, 2018 at 3:00 pm at North Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Bro. Tom Crandall officiating. Interment will follow in North Union Cemetery, In Kenton. He was born...

Luby Jones

Luby Jones

Mar 18, 2018

Mr. Luby Harry Jones, age 75 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Tennova Dyersburg Hospital. Karnes & Son Funeral Home are overseeing cremation services. He was born October 11, 1943 in Trimble, TN; the son of the late Lawton and Elizabeth (Fagan) Jones. He was self employed as a truck driver. He...

Charles Yates

Charles Yates

Mar 13, 2018

Charles Clancy Yates slipped the surly bonds of our material world on March 13, 2018 in Bossier City, Louisiana, at the age of 94. Charles was born on February 5, 1924 in Rutherford, Tennessee to Hattie Bell Yates and Clancy Yates. He graduated from Rutherford High School in 1942. After a brief stint working for the War Department in Washington,...

Raymond Mccurdy

Raymond Mccurdy

Mar 11, 2018

Raymond Giles McCurdy was born September 12, 1929 in Currie Tuck, Tennessee to parents C. H. (Lum) McCurdy and Mary Forrester McCurdy. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers Frank, Marion, and Finis. He was the son of a share cropper and lived his childhood in Lake County, TN during the depression. He and his family...