James Edward "Fat Sam" Strayhorn age 71 of Dyersburg, TN. formerly of Tiptonville, TN. died Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Harborview Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Dyersburg, TN. arrangements are entrusted with McCreight Funeral Home. Visitations will be held Saturday, January 1, 2022, 11:00a.m.-11:55 a.m. at St. John#2 Missionary Baptist Church in Tiptonville, TN. Funeral service will follow at 12: Noon with Pastor Perry L. Woods officiating. Burial will be held in Citizens Cemetery in Tiptonville, TN... Survivors include sisters, Ruth Strayhorn, Tiptonville, TN., Sandra Kimble, Dyersburg, TN., Joyce Harris, Tiptonville, TN., Canita Jones Frison, Dyersburg, TN., Katie (Ernest) Cole, Dyersburg, TN., Dianne Turner, Hickman, Ky., Brothers, Andy Lee Strayhorn, Richard Strayhorn, Tiptonville, TN., W.C. Kimble, Union City, TN., Earl Strayhorn Ft. Wayne, Ind., Robert Kimble, Fulton, Ky., Charles Kimble, Dyersburg, TN., Keith Kimble, West VA.  You may share your memories and condolences with the family at www.mccreightfuneralhome.com . A Legacy of Life, Every Life is worth Remembering.