Erma Cariker

Erma Lee Cariker was born July 16, 1942, at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, to Elmer and Inez Boyd Walker. She was a real estate agent for most of her career. She was a long-time resident of Mountain Home, moving from Dyersburg, Tennessee, in 1982. Ms. Cariker owned and operated several restaurants in the area. She was a loving mother, grandmother and daughter. She was of Baptist faith. Survivors: one son, Terry (Debbie) Cariker of Dyersburg, Tennessee; two daughters, Debbie Mink and Teresa (Gerald) Evans, both of Dyersburg, Tennessee; mother Inez Allen of Mountain Home; three sisters, Melba Wallis of Mountain Home; Sandra (Harold) Wallis of Augusta, Arkansas; Judy Snyder of Doylestown, Pennsylvania; seven grandchildren, Lesli, Phillip, Monica, Christopher, Erika, Megan, Emily; and seven great-grandchildren Preceded in Death by: her father Visitation: 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 25 at Kirby-Boaz Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 26 at Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home Chapel Burial: Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery Memorials: American Diabetes Association Honorary Bearers: Philip Mink and Christopher Cariker Active Bearers: Terry Billingsley, Brandon Linnebur, Ricky Barham, Bruce Quick, Jeff Lambert and Randy Cole