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Patricia Dianne VanDyke
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Patricia VanDyke Obituary
Mrs. Patricia Dianne VanDyke, age 70 of Trenton, Tennessee, passed away from this life on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at her home. A Memorial Service for Mrs. VanDyke will be conducted on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 1PM in the Rutherford chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 11AM.
Mrs. VanDyke was born July 1, 1954, in Toledo, OH; the daughter of the late Richard “Dickey” VanDyke, and Patricia June (Morgan) Nowell.
Dianne is survived by the love of her life and rock, Jimmy Stephenson; mother, Patricia June Nowell; daughter, Stacey (Will) Minton; brother, Kenny VanDyke; nieces, Angela Doherty, Cristina VanDyke; and two grandchildren, Sully Minton, and Edy Jo Minton. She was preceded in death by her father, Richard “Dickey” VanDyke; and brother, Chris VanDyke.
Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Patricia Dianne VanDyke.
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669 S. Trenton St., Rutherford, TN 38369
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