Viva Jo Dozier "Mommie Jo", 78, of Nashville, formerly of Dyersburg, passed away on Monday, June 16, 2014 at her residence.

She was the owner and operator of Apartment Staffing of Nashville and a Baptist. Ms. Viva was a former member of the Dyersburg-Dyer County Red Cross Chapter and a former Red Hat Lady. She was the former manager of The Greentree Apartments in Dyersburg and was an entrepreneur. She was deeply loved and touched many lives and will be missed by many. Ms. Viva was one of a kind.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Bro. Parks Thurmon officiating. Burial will be in Zion Cemetery.

The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Survivors include her two daughters, Deloma "Dee" Cunningham Harding and Vanessa Jo Cunningham Weil, both of Nashville; a sister, Oneida Stover of Dyersburg; her ex-husband, Leonard E. Cunningham of Linden; four grandchildren, Shain Cunningham and Rodney Cunningham, both of Santa Rosa, CA and Shannon Kuligowski and Natalie Mador, both of Nashville; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her son, Terry Lynn Cunningham; her parents, Jodie and Luna Butler Dozier; a brother, Harold Dozier; and five sisters, Eloise Dozier, Beatrice Dozier, Myrtle "Pinkie" Camper, Annie Mildred Meadows and Martha Ann Crowder.

Pallbearers will be Lenny Stover, Gary Stover, Rodney Crowder, Leonard Stover III, Jason Stover and Julian Mador. Honorary pallbearer will be Danny Ray Dozier.