Obituaries

Harry Harrison

Harry Harrison

Aug 5, 2013

Harry Holmes Harrison passed away Monday evening, August 5th, 2013. He was born on February 4th, 1917 just two months before the U.S. entered World War I. The 3rd youngest of 10 brothers and sisters, Harry grew up on a cotton farm in Yorkville, TN. In 1940 he met and married the love of his life, Mary Helen Halford. Together...

Floye Ashe

Floye Ashe

Aug 1, 2013

Floye Edna Ashe, daughter of Stephen Emmerson Ethridge and Thula Jane Halford Davis, was born, April 12, 1915, west of Rutherford, Tennessee in the Walnut Grove community. She departed this life, Thursday, August 1, 2013, in University Hospital, Columbia, Missouri at the age of ninety-eight years, three months and twenty days. On March 16, 1935, in South Fulton, Kentucky, she...

Dora Walker

Dora Walker

Jul 30, 2013

Mrs. Dora Walker, age 83, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on July 30, 2013, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Walker will be conducted on Thursday, August 1, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford with Bro. Jason Bogardus officiating. Interment will follow in Rutherford...

Melissa Kernodle

Melissa Kernodle

Jul 29, 2013

Mrs. Melissa Leon Kernodle, age 92, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on July 29, 2013, at Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Kernodle will be conducted on Sunday, August 4, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Kenton with Bro. Wayne Perkins, and Dr. Brian Robertson officiating. Interment will follow in Sunnyside cemetery,...

Louise Powell

Louise Powell

Jul 29, 2013

Mrs. Louise Knox Powell, age 88, of Atoka, Tennessee, passed away from this life on July 29, 2013, at Wellington Healthcare Properties in Millington. Funeral services for Mrs. Powell will be conducted on Thursday, August 1, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Dr. Ray Carroll officiating. Interment will follow in...

Marcella Freeman

Marcella Freeman

Jul 26, 2013

Mrs. Marcella Rosalie Freeman, age 87 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, July 26, 2013, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Freeman will be conducted on Sunday, July 28, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Sammie Dowland officiating. Interment will follow in Good...

Bobbie Dillard

Bobbie Dillard

Jul 23, 2013

Mrs. Bobbie Jean Dillard, age 74, went to be with her Lord on July 23, 2013, at the NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She was born to Ruby and Walter Buchanan July 25, 1938. Preceding her in death were her parents, Ruby and Walker Buchanan, two husbands, Bassell W. Grady and Royce Dillard and a great-grandson, Garrett Shawn...

Noraine Becton

Noraine Becton

Jul 20, 2013

Ms. Noraine Becton, age 96, of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on July 20, 2013, at the Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Ms. Becton will be conducted on Saturday, August 3, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. at the Mt. Olive Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Dyer with Bro. Bill Evans officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery of...

John Argo

John Argo

Jul 19, 2013

Mr. John Albert Argo, age 73 of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Friday, July 19, 2013, at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Argo will be conducted on Sunday, July 21, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with Roger Utter officiating. Interment will follow in Harmony Cemetery of Idlewild. He...

Ernestine Bradley

Ernestine Bradley

Jul 11, 2013

Ernestine Stephenson Bradley, age 95, departed this life to join the heavenly choir Thursday, July 11, 2013, at Jonesboro, Arkansas. Ernestine was born October 13, 1917, in the Miller’s Chapel community in Dyer county Tennessee to the late John Ernest and Margaret Elizabeth (Miller) Stephenson. She lived near Kenton, Tennessee for 43 years before relocating to Jonesboro, Arkansas in 1997....

Maxine Holcomb

Maxine Holcomb

Jul 8, 2013

Mrs. Maxine Wilson Holcomb, age 74, of Troy, Tennessee, passed away from this life on July 8, 2013, at her home. Graveside services for Mrs. Holcomb will be conducted on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at the Alamo Baptist Church Cemetery of Rives, Tennessee with Bro. Mickey Hanks officiating. Interment will follow. Mrs. Holcomb was born August 19,...

Gary Eddlemon

Gary Eddlemon

Jun 27, 2013

Mr. Gary Allen Eddlemon, Sr., age 53, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on June 27, 2013, at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Funeral services for Mr. Eddlemon will be conducted on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at the New Concord Baptist Church of Kenton with Bro. Johnny Witherspoon officiating. Interment will follow in New Concord...

Willie Ross

Willie Ross

Jun 25, 2013

Mr. Willie V. Ross, age 86, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on June 25, 2013, at the Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mr. Ross will be conducted on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford with Bro. Jim Madden officiating. Interment will follow in Walnut...

Vickie Glisson

Vickie Glisson

Jun 21, 2013

Mrs. Vickie Maupin Glisson, age 48 of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life with her loving family around her. Memorial services for Mrs. Glisson will be conducted on Thursday, June 27, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. Doug Powell officiating. She was born October 26, 1964, in Cook...

Corinne Tilghman

Corinne Tilghman

Jun 20, 2013

Mrs. Corinne Morson Tilghman, age 92, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on June 20, 2013, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services for Mrs. Tilghman will be conducted on Saturday, June 22, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Kenton. Bro. Dennis Gleek will officiate. Interment will follow in...

Marvin Clark

Marvin Clark

Jun 19, 2013

Mr. Marvin Eugene “Gene” Clark, age 81, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on June 19, 2013, at the Dyer Nursing Home. Funeral services for Mr. Clark will be conducted on Saturday, June 22, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford with Bro. Mark Warren officiating. Interment will follow in...

Anthony Dexter

Anthony Dexter

Jun 17, 2013

Mr. Anthony Eugene Dexter, age 52, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on June 17, 2013, at Gibson General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Dexter will be conducted on Thursday, June 20, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Assembly of God Church in Dyer with Pastor Randy Lainhart and Bro. Joe Hall officiating. Interment will follow in...

Jerry Hockaday

Jerry Hockaday

Jun 16, 2013

Mr. Jerry Neal Hockaday, age 60, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Hockaday will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home in Rutherford, Bro. Craig Peevyhouse will officiate service. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 17,...

Edna Alford

Edna Alford

Jun 12, 2013

Mrs. Edna Faye Alford, age 86, of Dyer, Tennessee, passed away from this life on June 12, 2013, at her home. Funeral services for Mrs. Alford will be conducted on Friday, June 14, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. Corey Meggs and Rusty Wilkins officiating. Interment will follow in...

Rysania King

Rysania King

Jun 11, 2013

Mrs. Rysania Lane Ruble King, age 71, of Kenton, Tennessee, passed away on June 11, 2013, at her home. Graveside services for Mrs. King will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2013, 11:30 a.m. at the Cobbs Chapel Cemetery of Hornbeak, Tennessee. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Joe Pryor will be officiating. Interment will follow...