Mildred Maxine Sullivan

Mildred Maxine Sullivan

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20

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134 College St, Dyer, TN 38330

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20

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Dyer chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home

134 West College Street, Dyer, TN 38330

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20

Burial

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New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery

New Hope Church Lane, Hollow Rock, TN 38342

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Mildred Sullivan Obituary

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Mrs. Mildred Maxine Sullivan, 81, passed away at her home on Saturday August 16, 2025, in Dyer, Tennessee. Funeral services for Mrs. Sullivan will be conducted on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. in the Dyer chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home. Burial will follow in New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery in Hollow Rock, Tennessee.

Mildred Sullivan was born on August 17, 1944, the daughter of the late Dewey Fields and Myrlie Foster Fields in Carroll County, Tennessee. She was a retired homemaker and a member of the Dyer Church of Christ.

Mildred is survived by a daughter, Stefanie Sullivan; a son, James Sullivan; and brother, Elbert Dennis Fields. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, George Sullivan and her son, Timothy Sullivan.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until service time on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at the Dyer chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home.

Karnes and Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Mildred Maxine Sullivan.

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Karnes & Son Funeral Home - Dyer

134 W College St PO Box 289, Dyer, TN 38330

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Upcoming Events

Aug

20

Visitation

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

134 College St, Dyer, TN 38330

Send Flowers

Aug

20

Funeral service

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Dyer chapel of Karnes and Son Funeral Home

134 West College Street, Dyer, TN 38330

Send Flowers

Aug

20

Burial

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery

New Hope Church Lane, Hollow Rock, TN 38342

Send Flowers

Only 1 day left for delivery to next service.