Obituaries

Mavis Sellers

Mavis Sellers

May 26, 2015

Mrs. Mavis Oneida Bradshaw Sellers, age 91, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on May 26, 2015, at the Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Sellers will be held on May 30, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford. Interment will follow in Bethpage Cemetery of Kenton, Tennessee. Oneida...

Bobby Bates

Bobby Bates

May 24, 2015

Bobby Dewane Bates June 3, 1931-May 24, 2015 Bobby Dewane Bates, age 83 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on May 24, 2015, at Jackson General Hospital. Graveside services for Bobby will be conducted 11 am on May 26 at Oakwood Cemetery. He was born June 3, 1931 in Gibson County, TN; the son of the late Nicholas...

Grace Eakes

Grace Eakes

May 11, 2015

Mrs. Grace Imogene King Eakes, age 90, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on May 11, 2015, at the Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Eakes will be conducted on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford. Bro. Randy Crews will officiate. Interment will follow in...

Lehman Webb

Lehman Webb

May 6, 2015

Lehman Webb, age 80, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at home in Springville, Tennessee. Mr. Webb was a resident of Kenton, in Gibson County for 40 years. Funeral services for Mr. Webb will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Kenton. Interment will follow in New Salem...

Richard Davis

Richard Davis

May 5, 2015

Mr. Richard Davis, age 75 of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on May 5, 2015, at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Davis will be conducted on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Kenton First Baptist Church with Bro. Tim Sanderson officiating. Interment will follow in Macedonia Cemetery of Kenton, Tennessee. Richard Davis was born March...

Charlie Sanders

Charlie Sanders

May 4, 2015

Mr. Charles “Charlie” Eugene Sanders, age 54, of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on May 4, 2015, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Sanders will be held on Friday, May 8, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. Ray Carroll officiating. Interment will follow...

Lillie Cotham

Lillie Cotham

May 3, 2015

Mrs. Lillie Leila Parker Rice Cotham, age 85, of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on May 3, 2015, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Cotham will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. Chad Gibson and Bro. Ricky Parker officiating. Interment...

James Major

James Major

May 2, 2015

James Wylie Major, age 30, of Kenton, TN, passed away at his home on Saturday, May 2, 2015. He was born on December 2, 1984, in Union City, TN. He graduated from Gibson Co. High School in 2003 and attended the University of TN at Martin. James was currently employed with Healthcare Services Group, Inc. and worked at Reelfoot Manor...

Janey Roberts

Janey Roberts

May 1, 2015

Mrs. Janey Lou Morris Roberts, age 73, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away on May 1, 2015, at the Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Rutherford. Visitation for Mrs. Roberts will begin at 12 noon and go until service time at...

Doris Gearin

Doris Gearin

Apr 30, 2015

Mrs. Doris Evelyn Gearin, age 84, formerly of Rutherford, passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2015, with her loving family around her. Funeral service for Mrs. Gearin will be held on Sunday, May 3, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Rutherford, Tennessee. Visitation for Mrs. Gearin will be held on Sunday, May...

Wanda Long

Wanda Long

Apr 30, 2015

Mrs. Wanda Tucker Fowler Long, age 80, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on April 30, 2015, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Long will be conducted on Monday, May 4, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Kenton with Bro. Hoyt Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery...

Johnie Pruett

Johnie Pruett

Apr 28, 2015

Mr. Johnie Carman Pruett, age 82, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on April 28, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City, Tennessee. Funeral services for Mr. Pruett will be conducted on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford with Bro. Paul Cagle officiating. Interment will...

Kenneth Reese

Kenneth Reese

Apr 27, 2015

Mr. Kenneth Wright Reese, age 78, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on April 27, 2015, at his home in Rutherford. Graveside services for Mr. Reese will be conducted on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at the Rutherford Cemetery, Rutherford, Tennessee. Williams Sims will be officiating. Interment to follow. Kenneth Wright Reese was born June 20,...

Margaret Long

Margaret Long

Apr 26, 2015

Mrs. Margaret Ray Long, age 68, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at St. Frances Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 1, 2015 at the Kenton Church of Christ with visitation held on Thursday evening from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Kenton Church of...

Enoch Austin

Enoch Austin

Apr 21, 2015

Mr. Enoch Thomas Austin, age 81, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on April 21, 2015, at Trenton Center. Graveside services for Mr. Austin will be conducted on Thursday, April 23, 2015, at 3:30 p.m. at Walnut Grove Cemetery of Trenton, Tennessee. Bradley Roberts will be officiating. Interment will follow. Mr. Austin was born January 14, 1934, in...

Wilma Green

Wilma Green

Apr 20, 2015

Mrs. Wilma Shanklin Wilkes Green, age 90, of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on April 20, 2015, at the Tennessee State Veterans Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Green will be conducted on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer. Bro. Don Barnett will be officiating. Interment is...

Robert Perry

Robert Perry

Apr 15, 2015

Mr. Robert Eugene Perry, age 85, of Martin, Tennessee, passed away from this life on April 15, 2015, at his home. Graveside services for Mr. Perry will be held on Friday, April 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Sidonia, Tennessee. Interment will follow. James Wood will officiate. Mr. Perry was born June 24, 1929, in Marsden,...

William Miller

William Miller

Apr 9, 2015

Mr. William Thomas Miller, age 63, of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on April 9, 2015, at his home. Cremation with no service at this time. Mr. Miller was born January 25, 1952, in Williamsburg, Virginia; the son of the late Reardon Michael and Beatrice Inez Hooker Miller. Mr. Miller retired as an environmentalist at Envirorem. Mr. Miller...

Donnie Maughan

Donnie Maughan

Apr 9, 2015

Mrs. Donnie Inez Massongill Maughan, age 73, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at her home with her loving family around her. Funeral service will be held on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Kenton, Tennessee. Burial will be in the Union...

Brian Jones

Brian Jones

Apr 1, 2015

Mr. Brian Keith Jones, age 48, of Bradford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Jones will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2015, at 4:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home in Dyer with Bro. Dale Denning officiating. Interment will follow in Locust Grove...