Area Obituaries

Mrs. Bernice May Lyons Coleman, 92, of Martin, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at her residence. Services were held at 3 p.m. Friday at Murphy Funeral Home of Martin.

Daniel J. Doyle, 68, of Martin, died Saturday, April 18, 2015 at the University Medical Center in Lebanon. Services are incomplete at press time.

James David Gilliam, 70, of Fulton, Ky. died Friday, April 17, 2015 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City. Services are incomplete at press time.

Thomas Dan “Danny” Harris, 69, of Martin died Friday, April 17, 2015 at his residence. Services were held at 1 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Martin.

Robert Eugene Perry, 85, of Martin died Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at his residence. Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Friday at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Sidonia.

Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Cemetery near Troy, with the Rev. Mike Bowers officiating. White-Ranson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Baby daughter of the late James Monroe and Lilly Maude Culp, Sarah was born April 16, 1922, in the Ebenezer community near Troy. Following graduation from high school, Sarah…

Funeral services for Mrs. Donner will be at 2 p.m. Friday  at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Dyersburg, conducted by the Revs. Gary Meade and Kim Kulow. Pallbearer will be Paul Yarbro. Inurnment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Curry Funeral Home in Dyersburg is in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends Friday from…

Services were set for 3 p.m. today at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin, with the Rev. John Blackwell and Vince Thompson officiating. Burial was to follow in East Side Cemetery in Martin. Pallbearers were to be her grandsons and great-grandsons. She was born Sept. 8, 1922, in Obion, daughter of the late Walter and Edith…

Jewell Elinor, 73, of Sharon, died Monday, April 13, 2015 at her residence. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Williams Funeral Home of Sharon.

Dennis Wayne Howard, 65, of Dresden, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. today (Thursday) at Eastview Cemetery in Union City.

Completed arrangements are being announced for Linda Elizabeth Ferrell, 68, of Martin, who passed away 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at her home.

Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home. Dr. Bobby Williams and Brother Steve Carr will officiate. Burial will follow in Fremont Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Edmaiston-Mosley Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be Denny Davidson, Charlie Mooney, Mark Merritt, Jimmy Merritt, Curtis Merritt…