Obituaries
Obituaries
William Elrod
Dec 3, 2014
Mr. William Carl Elrod, age 56 passed away at his home on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 6, 2014 in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Mr. Elrod was preceded in death by his parents: William Henry and Mamie Moore Elrod, one son: Brandon Elrod, one step-son: Bobby Dewayne Corkum, four brothers:...
Sandra Clark
Nov 28, 2014
Mrs. Sandra Poole Clark age 77, passed away Friday, November 28, 2014 in the Crestview Healthcare Center. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Sunday, November 30, 2014 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Saturday, November 29, 2014 from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. in the Lea...
Emily Gaffron
Nov 24, 2014
Mrs. Emily Chapman Floyd Gaffron, 91 passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at Regional Hospital in Jackson, TN. A Graveside Funeral Service will be Friday, November 28, 2014 at 9:30 A.M. in the Bond Cemetery in Brownsville, TN. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, November 28, 2014 at 12 noon, in the First United Methodist Church. A visitation will...
Robert Ferguson
Nov 19, 2014
Mr. Robert E. Ferguson, Sr., age 88 passed away Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Methodist Hospice Residence in Memphis, TN. Funeral Services will be Saturday, November 22, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Somerville, TN. A visitation will be Saturday, November 22, 2014, 12:00 - 1:00 P.M....
Paul David Norris
Nov 8, 2014
Paul David's Obituary Paul David Norris Jr., age 73, of Bells, TN, passed away on November 8, 2014, after a short battle with cancer. He was born September 25, 1941, in Haywood County at the family home place. His previous employment was as a truck driver and for many years as a timber buyer. Raised on the family farm, he...
Dan Warren
Nov 8, 2014
Dan's Obituary Dan Warren, Jr., age 81, of Brownsville, passed away Saturday at Crestview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. The family will have a private service at a later date. Read More Read Less
Norman Gene Littlejohn
Nov 6, 2014
Norman Gene's Obituary Norman Gene Littlejohn, age 76, of Brownsville, passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at Crestview Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Brownsville, Tennessee. Mr. Littlejohn attended Brownsville Baptist Church and the First Presbyterian Church of Brownsville. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a retired teacher. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM to 2:00...
Marie Lunsford Baggett
Nov 5, 2014
Marie Lunsford's Obituary Marie Lunsford Baggett, age 93, of Brownsville, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at Crestview Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Brownsville, Tennessee. Mrs. Baggett was a member of the Allen Baptist Church for over 60 years, a retired cook for Haywood Elementary School. Visitation will be 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Friday, November 7, 2014, at Brownsville-Bells Funeral...
Alma Aline Pugh Parker Herbert
Nov 4, 2014
Alma Aline Pugh Parker Herbert November 21, 1925 - November 4, 2014 Alma Aline Pugh Parker Herbert, 87, went home to be with her LORD & Saviour on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Miss Alma was born on November 21, 1925 and raised in Saltillo, TN. She is preceded in death by her parents, Doss & Nellie (Young) Pugh and her...
Lillie Goodman
Nov 4, 2014
Mrs. Lillie Belle Freels Goodman, 73 passed away at her home in Whiteville, TN on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. in the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church with burial to follow in Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, November 5, 2014, 5:00 - 8:00...
Claudio Castellanos
Oct 26, 2014
Reverend Claudio Adolfo Castellanos, 55, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Graveside Funeral Services will be Sunday, November 2, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. A visitation will be held Saturday, November 1, 2014, 3:00 - 9:00 P.M. at Ministerio De Reconciliacion, 1204 East Mckellar St., Memphis, TN and a second...
Bernie Cobb
Oct 26, 2014
Mr. Bernie "Sonny" Wright Cobb, Jr., age 70, passed away, Sunday October 26, 2014 at his home. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in the Zion Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation for the Cobb family will be Tuesday, October 28, 2014, 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. in the...
Thad Thomas
Oct 25, 2014
Thad's Obituary Thad Thomas, age 84, of the Koko Community, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee. Mr. Thomas, a loving husband, father and grandfather, was a member of the Springhill United Methodist Church where he was a former Superintendent and Sunday School Teacher. He retired as foreman with over 30 years...
Virginia White
Oct 25, 2014
Mrs. Virginia White, age 102 passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014 while visiting in Pine Bluff, AR. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Monday, October 27, 2014, 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral...
Dorothy Louise Matthews Privett
Oct 25, 2014
Dorothy Louise Matthews' Obituary Dorothy Louise Matthews Privett, age 93, of Bells, Tennessee, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014, at Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bells, Tennessee. Mrs. Privett was a retired bookkeeper, and a member of the First Baptist Church where she served as a choir member, Sunday School Teacher, and faithful volunteer. Visitation will be from 5:00...
Jottye Espey Newman
Oct 25, 2014
Jottye Espey's Obituary Jottye Espey Newman, age 93, of Stanton, TN, passed away Saturday, October 25, 2014, at Regional Hospital of Jackson, TN. She was a member of Primitive Baptist Church in Bartlett, TN, a devoted wife, a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, and sister. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM, Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at Brownsville-Bells Funeral...
Margaret Baxter
Oct 23, 2014
Mrs. Margaret Crossnoe Baxter, 81 passed away Thursday, October 23, 2014 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 2 PM in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery in Nutbush. A visitation for the Baxter family will be Saturday, October 25, 2014,...
Mary Myatt
Oct 21, 2014
Mary Sanford Graham Myatt, 102 of Memphis, Tennessee died October 21, 2014. She was born in Meridian, Mississippi on November 4, 1911, to Sanford Martin Graham and Mary Emma Hardy Graham. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Lewis Jackson Myatt, a son, Sanford Myatt, M.D., two brothers: Judge Jessee Graham and Hardy Graham. A classical language...
Annie Wista Williams
Oct 21, 2014
Annie's Obituary Annie Wista Williams, age 96, of Bells, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was a member of the Walnut Hill Baptist Church, a retired school teacher for Bells High School for over 39 years and a member of the FCE. She is survived by her brother, Mr. Joseph L. (Sue) Williams...
Helen Marie Mize
Oct 19, 2014
Helen's Obituary Mrs. Helen M. Mize, age 74, of Stanton, TN, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2014, at Crestview Healthcare Center located in Brownsville, TN. Mrs. Mize enjoyed traveling, bingo, shopping and spending time with family and friends. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 4 PM at the Stanton Cemetery located in Stanton, TN. She...
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