Mr. Larry Wayne Skinner, of Dyersburg, passed away Monday, September 29, 2025 at his home.  He was born August 6, 1948 in Culleoka, TN to the late Jim Tom and Rosie Skinner.  Larry was a graduate of the University of Tennessee and proudly served in the United States Army and retired after serving in the Tennessee National Guard for many years.  He is well known in Dyer County for his work as an Agricultural Extension Agent and the county 4-H coordinator for local schools.  His love of sports was evident to kids and families as he coached basketball for many years at the Dyersburg Activity Center.  His dedication to young people carried over in later years as a bus driver for Dyer County Schools.  In his free time, he was a fan of the Tennessee Volunteers and Atlanta Braves and participated in adult bowling leagues, where he met his future wife, Bonnie.  He and Bonnie were long-time members of West Dyersburg Church of Christ.

Larry is survived by his wife, Bonnie Hicks Skinner, a nephew that he raised, Ricky Wayne Lamb, his brother John Randolph Skinner, his sisters Betty Carolyn Cheek, Audrey Faye Savage and Kathy Arzadon as well as numerous other nieces and nephews.  He is preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Jim Frank Skinner, Bill Skinner and Tommy Ray Skinner and sisters Daisy Lee Cannady, Annie Jean Cannady and Marie Skinner.

A memorial service to honor the life of Larry Skinner will be held at the conclusion of evening services on Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at West Dyersburg Church of Christ.  Honorary pallbearers will be Rick, Brandon and Zack Lamb, Tim Campbell, Eddie Anderson, Eric Maupin, Terry Harris and Paul Roberson.

The family request that memorials be made, in lieu of flowers, to the work of LeBonnheur Children's Hospital or the Monroe Carrol Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville.