Rickey Dewayne Koonce, 59, of Friendship, passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2014 in Tigrett.
He was a retired construction worker. He was a Baptist.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Parrish Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Clyde Thompson and the Rev. Larry Koonce officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include his daughter, Debrah Nichole Koonce Ballentine of Friendship; three sons, Jason Dewayne Koonce of Friendship, Joshua Carman Koonce of Colorado Springs, CO and Jeremy Koonce of Dyersburg; five sisters, Bonnie Perry of Memphis, Beverly Smith and Mary Thompson, both of Dyersburg, Sandra Phillips of Alamo and Dorothy Steelman of Gates; three brothers, Lloyd Koonce and Larry Koonce, both of Dyersburg and Ronnie Koonce of Alamo; and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Levi and Frances Langley Koonce; and three brothers, Eugene Koonce, Lane Koonce and Perry Koonce.