Obituary of John Wayne Essary

John Wayne Essary, of Lebanon and formerly of Dyersburg, passed away on September 24, 2012 at age 73. The family will be receiving friends at Sellars Funeral Home in Lebanon (at Stone Mansion, 416 Rome Pike) from 3-8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 26, 2012. The Graveside Service is 3 p.m. Friday, September 28, 2012 at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg TN. The Dyersburg Funeral Home (731.285.3021) is in charge of arrangements in Dyersburg. Family and friends will serve as Pallbearers. Survivors include wife of 52 years Marcia Jean Canada Essary; children: Dirk W. Essary and Jeannine M. Essary; brother: Rick Rickman; grandchildren: Brent C. Essary and Rebecca J. Hoback; and several special cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by parents Alice Williams Rickman and John Walter Essary, and sisters June Fisher and Mary Neva Essary.