All of these obituaries are from Dyer County newspapers, from 1999 - 2005.
Last Name, First Name, Middle, Age, Date of Death, Place of Death, Family
w/o = Wife of h/o = Husband of s/o = Son of d/o = Daughter of
Kee, Dora Pearl
87yrs March 18 2003 Dyersburg, Tn. - w/o Howard Kee - dau: Betty Ball(Bell?) - 2 son: Harold & Richard Kee - 3 sis: Ola Oatsvall, Pauline Bishop & Gracie Burns - bro: Finis Davidson - 7 gr'ch - 11 gr'gr'ch & 2 gr'gr'gr'ch [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kee, Harold
of DYERSBURG - 71yrs, retired mill operator for Ford Construction, died Wednesday Oct 1 2003 at his home. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Fairview Cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Kee, the husband of Juanita Kee, also leaves a daughter, Linda Williams of Jackson; two stepdaughters, Lisa Kirk of Yorkville and Tanya Roberts of Dyersburg; two stepsons, James Reed of Kennesaw, Ga., and Frank Reed of Yorkville; a sister, Betty Ball, and a brother, Richard Kee, both of Dyersburg, seven grandchildren and five great- grandchildren. [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kee, Howard L.
87yrs Dec 24 1999 Dyersburg h/o Dora dau: Betty Bell 2son: Harold & Richard Kee [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Keeling, Jeffery Owen
42yrs Oct 24 2002 Obion, Tn. - h/o Dina - son: Hunter Hayes - s/o Bill & Blanch Keeling - 4 sis: Martha Via, Vicky Hale, Theresa Jobe & Betty Harling - 5 bro: Billy Ray, Mark, Luke, John & Hank Keeling [Zion Cemetery, Obion Co.]
Keeling, William 'Jack' of
DYERSBURG - 83yrs, retired day care owner and retired salesman, died Friday, Dec 12 2003 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Care. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at J. W. Curry and Son Funeral Home with burial in Dyer County Memorial Gardens. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a Methodist. Mr. Keeling, the husband of Ruth Glynn Keeling, also leaves a daughter, Marlena Gail Phillips, and two sons, Jackie Wayne Keeling and Johnny Glen Keeling, all of Dyersburg; a sister, Rachel Faye Collum, three grandchildren, Misti Parker, Michelle Morris and Robert Keeling and three great- grandchildren, Chelsea Parker, Derek Morris and Chase Keeling. He was preceded by a daughter, Denise Diame Zarecor. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the American Heart Association. [Memorial Gardens Cemetery]
Kemp, Imogene Johnson
of DYERSBURG - 83yrs, homemaker, died Sunday, Jan 04 2004 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at J. W. Curry and Son Funeral Home with burial in Fariview Cemetery. She was a member of Lake Road Church of Christ and former Pink Lady at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Kemp, the widow of Elmo Johnson and the wife of Murray Kemp, also leaves a son, Joe Johnson of Chicago, and two grandchildren, Barbara Spitzoch and husband Brian and T J Johnson [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
73yrs Feb 19 2001 Dyersburg, Tn. – w/o Harry Buster Kenney –2 dau: Denise Fitzhugh & Tonya Arnold – sis: Artie Spain [Rehoboth Cemetery]
Keough, Edward J.
82yrs Jan 22 2001 Poplar Bluff, Mo., US Army WW II – h/o Helen Vernell Butler – 2 son: Denny & David Keough – 2 st'son: William & Thomas [Dyer Co. Memorial Gardens Cemetery]
Kerr, Robert T., Dr.
DYERSBURG, 84yrs, retired surgeon after 44 years, died Wednesday Aug 27 2003 at Dyersburg Manor Nursing Center. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he was an elder, with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Dyersburg Funeral Home has charge. He was an Army veteran and a member of Tennessee Medical Association, Northwest Tennessee Medical Association and Dyersburg Jaycees. Dr. Kerr, the husband of Isabel 'Mac' Kerr for 45 years, also leaves two sons, Rob Kerr and Bruce Kerr, both of Dyersburg, five grandchildren Stacy Williams and Husband, Matt, Christy Prince, Ricky Wade, Lauren Kerr and two great-grandchildren: Matthew and Erin Williams. He was preceded by a daughter: Karen Anderson and an infant son: Robert Thompson Kerr, Jr. The family requests that memorials be sent to Dyersburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church or Dyersburg/Dyer County Union Mission. [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kessner, Charles
73yrs June 14 2003 Dyersburg, Tn. - US AF Korea - Friend: Faye Wyninegar - cousins: s/o Herman Kessner & Nelson Kessner Ferguson [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kesterson, Carmil "Honey" Permenter
73yrs Feb 12 2001 {House Fire} Memphis, Tn – w/o Bill Kesterson – dau: Pat Northcott – bro: Stoy Permenter – d/o Otis & Fannie Williamson Permenter [Dyer Co. Memorial Gardens Cemetery]
Ketchum, Norman
91yrs April 5 2002 Memphis, Tn. - dau-in-law: Betty Ketchum - son Carlos Ketchum - 2 gr'ch: Terry Ketchum & Tammy Owen - 4 gr'gr'ch: George & Kristy Ketchum & Daniel & Crystal Owen [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Ketchum, Shari
40yrs Sept 23 2002 Dyersburg, Tn. - w/o Anthony Ketchum - 2 son: Brad & wife Michelle & & John Earp & wife Amy Jo - d/o Rosala & Jim Beam - sis: Connie Smith - 3 bro: Raymond, Wayne & Jeff Butzler - gr'mother: Clarice Weaver - 2 gr'ch: [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kilzer, Henry David
37yrs Nov 21 2002 Dyersburg, Tn. - 2 son: Anthony David & Thomas Matthew "Tommy" Kilzer- s/o Henry L. & Ernestine Kilzer - 3 bro: Joey Kilzer& Nicky & Howard Roberson [Dyer Co. Memorial Gardens Cemetery]
Kimbrell, Jimmy Bates
68yrs died Jan 17 2004 in Union City, Tn., - daughter: Sharon Ashley - 2 son: Jimmy A & Mitch Kimbrell - s/o Lorene Kimbrell - sister: Mary Jo Taylor - 9 gr'ch & 5 gr'gr'ch [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kimdle, Elmer Bill
69yrs Jun 5 2000, Dyersburg- 2 Dau: Angela Davis & Lisa Bryson -- 1 Son: Tony Kindle 1 Sis: Loraine Craig [Poplar Grove Cemetery]
Kimmins, Troy W
84yrs Nov 18 2001 Ripley, Tn., US Army WW II - h/o Leora - 4 dau: Jo Evelyn Raukins, Myra & Fay Kimmins, Damene Walker - 5 son: William "Tiny" Kimmins, Anthony Wynn, Charles & Carneus Walker & Willie Anderson - 15 gr'ch & 12 gr'gr'ch [Newbern Cemetery - African American]
King, Annie Mae
70yrs Oct 29 2002 Dyersburg, Tn. - w/o Herbert L. King - 3 dau: Barbara McAnally, Marie Free & Kathy Crank - 2 son: Larry & Danny Wilson - sis: Ruth Barnett - bro: James Burleson - 8 gr'ch & 9 gr'gr'ch [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
King, Carl W.
71yrs Mar 5 2001 Dyersburg, Tn. – h/o Bertha Ozment – 2 dau: Cynthia Collier & Janice King – 4 son: Mike, Robert, Thomas & Carl King – s/o Carl W. Sr. & Aileen McGraw King – sis: Beverly Sanders — 6 bro: Floyd, Lloyd, Larry, Mac, Robert & Paul Gean King [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
King, Dylan Chase
Oct 19 2000 Jackson S/o Leigh Annie Studard & Casey King 1 half Bro: Jordon Bryce Williamson 8 grandparents: Billy & Kathy King, Basil & Tammy Studard, Terry & Barbara Scott, Tom & Lena Swift 4 gr Grandparents: Louise King, Mary Studard, Celia & Roger Moore [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
King, Loree
of Dyersburg -- 85yrs, retired teacher, died Saturday, Jan 22 2005 in Dyersburg. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Salter's Chapel AME Church with burial in Hopewell Cemetery. H.H. Hudson Funeral Home has charge. She leaves a son, Lincoln King of Dyersburg; a brother, Robert Cannon of Portland, Ore., six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. [Hopewell Cemetery]
King, Michael Wayne
52yrs, of Longview, Texas, formerly of Dyersburg, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at his residence. He was a business owner and contractor. Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. today at his residence and at 11 a.m. Friday at Northside Church of Christ, 2240 Parr Ave., Dyersburg, with Brother R.M. Palmer officiating. Survivors include his wife, Jane Trosper King; a daughter, Whitney Lynn King; his mother, Maxie King; two sisters, Cynthia Collier and Janice King; three brothers, Robert, Thomas and Carl King; his grandmother, Aileen King; 13 nieces and nephews and 14 great nieces and nephews. He was preceded by his father, Carl W King. [Cemetery Unknown]
King, Odessa Novene
66yrs July 13 2002 Jackson, Tn. - w/o Connie L. King Sr. - dau: Judy Diane Hudson - 2 son: Connie "Butch" & Jimmy Dale King - sis: Launa Hilliard - bro: David Luckett - 4 gr'ch - 3 gr'gr'ch [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
King, Peter Jerome
36yrs, Feb 18 2000 Dyersburg dau: Michelle King son: Chris King s/o Xenia & Bob King & Sylvia King 5 bro: Robert C, III, Tommy, Carl, David & Paul J King, Sr. [Dyer Co. Memorial Gardens Cemetery]
King, Roy
82yrs, Nov 24 1999, Dyersburg, h/o Annie Mary 3 Dau: Nancy Johnson, Peggy Thomas & Marilyn Polotko Sis: Bessie Williams [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kingston, Mabel Frances, Rev.
83yrs Feb 1 2001 Dyersburg, Tn. – w/o T R Kingston, Rev. – Son: Charles Teddy Hall – 4 sis:Irene Poland, Juanita Hall, June Harrah & Loraine Ford – 2 bro: Kenneth & Johnny Hall [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kirby, Doyce
96yrs Apr 2 2001 Dyersburg, Tn. – d/o J H & Mileta Kirby 3 nieces: Jane McKnight Cole, Donna Jones & Nancy Holloway --2 nephews: Harold Kirby & Sam Holloway [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kirby, Harold
of DYERSBURG - 75yrs, retired tool crib attendant for Hecke thorn Manufacturing after 33 years, died Monday, Dec 22 2003 at Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital in Memphis. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at J. W. Curry and Son Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery. He was a Korean War Army veteran. Mr. Kirby, the husband of Jannie Lee Kirby for 48 years, also leaves two daughters, Kathy Blair and husband, Steve, and Debbie Scott and husband, David, a son, Robert Kirby and wife, Tina, and a sister, Don Alice Kirby Jones, all of Dyersburg, nine grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren, a great-grandchild and three stepgreat-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Basil Kent Kirby. [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kirby, Marilyn Elizabeth Welch
61yrs Jun 15 2001 Dyersburg, Tn. – w/o Charles Kirby– 4 son: Lenny Joseph, Eddie, Kevin & Kenny Welch – 2 sis: June Woods & Judy Lambert – 2 bro: Bobby & Harry Lambert - d/o Woodrow Wilson & Imogene Lambert [Dyer Co. Memorial Gardens Cemetery]
Kirk, Damon "Day"
85yrs June 11 2002 Memphis, Tn. - w/o James H Kirk - 2dau: Rebecca Gibson & Joy Stafford - son: Lyman Connell Allen - 6 gr'ch: 9 gr'gr'ch - a st'gr'grch:-a gr'gr'gr'ch - d/o S.W. "Boss" & Lena Holloway [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kirk, Jerona B. Mama
72yrs, Oct 25 1999, Dyersburg, 5 Dau: Shelia Shawver, Emma Jean Franks, Mary Jane Booker, Janice K McIntosh & Tresa K Burns 7 Son: Morris Shelton, James Hub, John Thomas, Quinton Riley, Paul Edward, Ernest Riley & Anthony Eugene Kirk 2 Bro: Wilburn & Wilton Sykes w/o Morris Edward Kirk [Neely's Chapel Cemetery]
Kirk, Lear A
90yrs Jan 18 2002 Dyersburg, Tn.- h/o Virginia M. - dau: Jane Chapman- 2 son: Jere T & Bob Kirk - 8gr'ch: Steve, Deddie, Allison,Carter & Jenny Kirk, Melinda Mason, Mike & David Chapman - 11 gr'gr'ch [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kirk, Mattie Ruth
71yrs May 5 2002 Nashville, Tn. - w/o Rev. William Kirk - dau: Marsha Butler & hus.: Ralph - son: Ron Kirk & wife Patsy - 3 sis: Jeanette Guy, Betty Helsing & Virginia Hazelrig - 4 gr'ch: Sean Butler, Shannon Kirk Browder, Donna Kirk Oathout & Becky Butler McIllwain - 4 gr'gr'ch [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kirk, Virginia M
87yrs Feb 11 2002 Home, Tn. - dau: Jane Chapman - 2 son: Jere T & Bob Kirk- w/o Lear A Kirk - 8 gr'ch: Steve, Debbie, Allison, Carter & Jenny Kirk, Melinda Mason, Mike & David Chapman - 11 gr'gr'ch [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kirk, William E. Rev.
79yrs June 30 2003 Corinth, Miss. - son: Ron Kirk & wife, Patsy - bro: Connie Kirk & wife, Wanda - 4 gr'ch: Donna Oathout, Sean Butler, Shannon Browder & Becky McElwain - 9 gr'gr'ch - h/o Mattie Ruth - dau Marsha Butler [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Kiser, Exie Ree
84yrs April 22 2003 Union City, Tn. - 5 sis: Maedell Dean, Rachel Webb, Verna Webster, Pearl Kizer & Johnnie James - 2 bro: Wendell & Ralph Kiser- d/o Marlie T. & Nora Lee Kiser (spelled as printed) [Fairview Cemetery, Newbern]
Kitchen, Randy
63yrs Dec 14 2001 Dyersburg, Tn. - h/o Bessie - 2 dau: Sherry McCallum & DeLane Land - 5 son: Randell, Ronnie & Michael Kitchen & Harold & Carl Mosier 10 gr'ch & 14 gr'gr'ch [Sorrell's Chapel Cemetery]
Klutts, Robert Edgar
86yrs Aug 9 2002 Union City, Tn. - 5 dau: R. Faye Cashion, Ronda Wyrick, Ritta Dameron, Remonia Littles & Recia Heron - 4 son: Randall, Rickey, Robert O'Neal & Ronnie Klutts - 2 sis: Edith Ragsdale & Katherine Gammons - bro: Loyd Klutts - 16 gr'ch & 26 gr'gr'ch.- s/o Holland & Flora Elizabeth Klutts - h/o Ruby Lee Curtis [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]
Klutts, Robert Rice
84yrs April 7 2002 Jackson, Tn. - dau: Oneda Gatlin - son: Robert Klutts - 2 sis: Jessie Haynes & Jewell Michael - 2 bro: Alvin Wright & Phonzo Klutts - 4 Gr'ch: Gina Humphreys, Jeff Gatlin, Keith & Kevin Klutts - 7 gr'gr'ch [Dyer Co. Memorial Gardens Cemetery]
Kolwyck, William Floyd, Sr
79yrs, Jan 26 2000 Dyersburg h/o Blondell 4 dau: Cora Kolwyck, Doris Butler, Ann Moody & Betty Malugen 2 son: William F & Charlie Kolwyck sis: Nancy Wilburn bro: Robert Wallace h/o Laverne [Neely's Chapel Cemetery]
Kornec, Daniel "Dan"
77yrs Jan 27 2001 Helena, Montana -- H/o Violet Bobo, Woodley, Kornec [Dyer Co. Memorial Gardens Cemetery]
Kurkul, Edward William
72yrs Mar 6 2001 Dyersburg, Tn. US Navy – h/o Joan Evans – Dau: Donna Lee Kurkul – 2 sis: Jenny D'Amico & Stella Stack - bro: Charles Kurkul [Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg]