Thomas L. Dewey "Tom" Burns, 75, of Dyersburg, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2015 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.

Tom was a retired teacher for Dyer County High School and Newbern Vocational School. He was a former employee of the City of Newbern and was a U.S. Army Veteran.

Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Dyer County Memorial Gardens with Capt. Scotty Sewell officiating. Dyersburg Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

The Burns Family will receive visitors from 12-2:45 p.m. Wednesday at Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Burns of Dyersburg; a daughter, Tiffany Burns Felkner and husband, Erich, of Washington, IN; three sons, Thomas Wade Burns, James Keith Burns and wife, Kathy, and Jeffery Scott Burns and wife, Karen, all of Dyersburg; a sister, Judy Cobb of Texas; a brother, Max Burns of Dyersburg; twelve grandchildren, Benjamin Burns, Jennifer Meyer, Jessica Byrd, Samantha Hooker, Robyn Burns, Jeremy Pugh, Katelin Glossup, Kelly Montgomery, Taylor Pugh, Emma Burns, Ethan Burns, and Matti Felkner; and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Clarissa Wilson Burns.

Pallbearers will be Benjamin Burns, Jeremy Pugh, Taylor Pugh, Chuck Byrd, Josh Meyer, Alex Montgomery, and Gerald Hooker.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.