Arline Erwin Orr

Arline Erwin Orr 90, of Tiptonville, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 at Obion County Nursing Home in Union City

She retired in December 2004 after several years with the TN Agricultural Extension Service. Prior to that she was the secretary to Shelby Barker, Lake County Executive. She had previously worked as the Secretary for Vaughn Lumber Company.

She was married to Jack Orr, of Hornbeak. They celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary prior to his death in 2010.

Survivors include a son, Billy Wayne Orr and wife, Monica, of Union City, TN; three grandchildren, Julie Davis of Union City, TN, Hunter Orr and wife, Jenny, of Ormond Beach, FL and Hutch Esser and wife, Jill, of Forth Worth, Texas; and six great-grandchildren, Keenan Bowman, Carson Davis, Reese Esser, Brecken Esser, Jack Taylor Orr and Remington Orr.

She was preceded in death by her husband Jack Orr, her parents Wayne and Sannie Ruth Stover Erwin and a sister Elavon Burroughs.

She was a volunteer for the American Cancer Society, former member of the Lake County Historical Society, served on Lake County Primary Care Board and the Reelfoot Woman's Club.

She loved Genealogy and traveled to Ireland with her son in 1999 to do research on her ancestors. She graduated Tiptonville High School salutatorian of her class and graduated Dyersburg State Community College. She and her son attended college at the same time.

She attended The Church of Christ in Tiptonville and then Jones Chapel Church of Christ. She was born in the Elbridge Community in Obion County. In 1944 she and her family moved to Phillipy. In later years she wrote a book about Phillippy entitled "A Loving Community Called Phillipy."

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday September 28th, 2025 at New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely TN with Jeff Keene of Exchange Street Church of Christ officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Billy Wayne Orr, Hunter Orr, Bryan Avery, Craig Smith, Shelby Barker, Steve Smith

The family request that any memorials be directed to a charity of the donor's choice.

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