Isaac “Tookie” Dyer Sr, age 73 of Cleveland, passed away on Tuesday, April 12^th, 2022, at the Tennova Healthcare of Cleveland. He was born on January 26^th, 1949. Tookie was a Rockwood native who has lived in Cleveland for over 49 years. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran. He retired from the TVA and from Honeywell-Bendix. He loved to fish and was a sports fanatic. He is preceded in death by his parents: Theopholus Dyer and Charlene Wester Dyer;  Siblings: Theopholus Dyer Jr, Robert Dyer, Lucille Crudup, George Frank Dyer; Stepchildren: Michael Bowerman and Tonya Bowerman.

He is survived by: Children: Isaac Dyer Jr, Thomas Dyer, Mesheika Donohoo, Tatyana Dyer, Perry Bowerman, and Tamesha Hammonds. 18 Grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. Siblings: Mary McPherson, Kathleen Sims, and Sheila Sanders (James) Mothers of his children: Olivia Dyer, Dewanna Westfield

The family will receive friends on Saturday, April 23^rd, 2022, from 1:00-3:00 pm ET at Evans Mortuary in Rockwood, TN. Funeral service will follow at 3:00. A graveside service will be held on Monday, April 25^th, 2022, at the East Tennessee State Veteran’s Cemetery in Knoxville, TN (2200 E. Gov. John Sevier Hwy 168 Knoxville, TN) with military honors presented by the U.S. Marine Honor Guard.