Loretta Jean Tickle Dunavant Obituary

In loving memory of Loretta Jean Tickle Dunavant of Dublin, Virginia, who departed this world on May 4, 2026 at the age of 87. Loretta leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Lucille Tickle and Herman Tickle; her significant other T. Ray Dunavant; Stuart, Gertrude Dunavant and Herman Tickle, Jr..

She is survived by: her children, Kathy Sue Landreth (Rodney), Douglas Ray Dunavant (Robin) and Charles Stuart Dunavant (Courtney); her grandchildren, Samantha Sutherland (Lee), Shae Caldwell (Ray), Jennifer Dalton (Darren), Jordyn Rose (Michael), Heather Dunavant, Emily Landreth, Maizy Talbert (Zach), Kari Ray Perfater (Kevin), Hunter Bailey and Payton Banks (Trey); her great grandchildren, James Sutherland (Emily), Brooke Wagoner (Cole), Kaci, Kylie, Kinsley Caldwell, Atleigh Dalton, Graycen Dunavant, Karson, Kyler, Kayden Perfater, Braelynn Bailey, Beau Banks and Bexley Landreth; her siblings, Douglas Tickle (Kathy), Ernestine Sproles and Evelyn Robinette; and her siblings-in-law, Mary Tickle and William Freddy Yost. She is also survived by her family, helping her mother raise her siblings.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be sent to the American Cancer Society or St. Jude's.