Obituaries
Obituaries
Olga Sellari
Apr 30, 2012
Mrs. Olga Ann Smith Sellari went to Heaven on April 30, 2012. Mrs. Sellari was born on June 21, 1930 in the Tibbs community in Haywood County to the late Albert Franklin Smith and Ethel Stephens Smith. Two brothers, James L. Smith and his wife Sarah and Floyd Hunter Smith, and one sister in law, Norma Lee Smith preceded her...
Peggy Castellaw
Apr 21, 2012
Mrs. Peggy Ann Simpson Castellaw, age 73 passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012 in the Baptist Hospital in Memphis, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted at 12:00 Noon, Monday April 23, 2012 in the Poplar Corner Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Holly Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM, Sunday, April 22, 2012 in...
David Earl Maddox
Apr 21, 2012
David Earl Maddox February 20, 1958 - April 21, 2012 Mr. David Earl Maddox, age 54, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Madison County General Hospital, Jackson, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents: Clyntes "Pudd" Maddox and Frances Leek Maddox Adock; and a sister: Shirley Hill. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, April...
John Gallaspy
Apr 20, 2012
John Russell Gallaspy, III was lifted up to the Heavens April 20, 2012. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Laura Elizabeth. John leaves his wife, Mickey, sons, John IV (Nicki) and Garland Miller. He leaves three grandchildren, John V, Jamie Ruthann and Trenton Wayne. He also leaves two sisters, Mary Ruth Greenwell (Merrell), Tyler, Texas and Jan Walker,...
Rose Johnson
Apr 19, 2012
Rose Marie Clovis Johnson, age 69 of Decatur, GA passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 after a long battle with breast cancer. A lifelong, dedicated, healthcare professional, she lived her life as an example to others. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Rhea Alexander Johnson, Jr., Decatur, GA; her sister: Patricia Dame (Glenn), Waleska, GA, and her...
Jimmy McCay
Apr 18, 2012
Jimmy Ray McCay, age 68 passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted at 10:00 AM, Friday, April 20, 2012 in the Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. McCay was preceded in death by his wife: Mary Chandler McCay; his parents: Ezra Ray McCay and June Crowe McCay and...
Marie Cryer
Apr 17, 2012
Mrs. Rose Marie Cryer, age 73 passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012 in the Crestview Healthcare Center, Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 19, 2012 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Springhill United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Thursday, April...
Martha Lynn Overton
Apr 12, 2012
Martha Lynn Overton December 1, 1934 - April 12, 2012 Mrs. Martha Lynn Mathias Overton, age 77, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 12, 2012 in Jackson, TN. Mrs. Overton was preceded in death by her parents: Lester Earl "Buck" Mathias Sr. and Estelle Pittman Mathias; five brothers: including two of which were triplets to her, Macon...
Jerry Gardner
Apr 8, 2012
Mr. Jerry Wayne Gardner, age 68, passed away at his residence in Brownsville, TN, on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 2 PM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. A visitation for the Gardner family will be 1 to 2 PM in the Lea...
Martha Williams
Apr 2, 2012
Mrs. Martha Coburn Williams, age 77, passed away at her home, April 2, 2012 in Brownsville, Tennessee. Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 10 AM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation for the Williams family will be Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 5 to 8 PM in...
Jim Hayes
Mar 29, 2012
James Ernest "Jim" Hayes, Jr., passed away on March 29, 2012, in Chesterfield, Virginia, at the age of 65. Jim was born on August 1, 1946, in Memphis, TN, to Vesta Lee Ready Hayes and Dr. James Ernest Hayes. After graduating from Central High School, Memphis, TN, Jim attended Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, where in 1967 he earned...
Hallum Smith
Mar 27, 2012
Mr. Hallum Smith, 93 passed away in the Tennessee State Veteran's Home in Humboldt, TN on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Graveside Funeral Services will be Friday, March 30, 2012 at 4:00 in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Visitation will be Friday, March 30, 2012 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Mr. Smith was preceded...
Charles Turner
Mar 26, 2012
Mr. Charles Haney Turner, 83 passed away in the Haywood Park Community Hospital in Brownsville, TN on Monday, March 26, 2012. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 10:00 AM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with burial to follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday, March 27, 2012 from 9:00 - 10:00 AM in...
Emory Wagner
Mar 25, 2012
Mr. James Emory Wagner, age 83 passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012 in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 2 PM in the Lea & Simmons Chapel. Burial will follow in the Stanton Cemetery. A visitation for the Wagner family will be Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 1...
Kimberly Johnson
Mar 17, 2012
Ms. Kimberly Ann Johnson, age 32, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012 at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, TN. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 1 PM in the Faith Deliverance Church, 1193 Tamm St., Brownsville, TN. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. A visitation for the Johnson family will be Friday, March 23, 2012,...
Annie Louise Kelly
Mar 8, 2012
Annie Louise Kelly August 10, 1917 - March 8, 2012 Mrs. Louise Clement Kelly, age 94, passed away Thursday, March 8 2012 in Regional Hospital, Jackson, TN. She was preceded in death by her parents: James Fred Clement and Mollie Williams Clement, her husband: Leslie Willard Kelly, and three sons: James W. Kelly, Tony Dewayne Kelly, and Tommy Kelly; two...
Eugene Kirkland
Mar 5, 2012
Eugene's Obituary Mr. Eugene Kirkland, age 74, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 in Haywood Park Community Hospital, Brownsville, TN. He was preceded in death by his father: Clarence Kirkland and Nora B. Watson Kirkland; and a brother: Jimmy Ray Kirkland. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, March 8, 2012, in Mt. Pleasant Church, Whiteville, TN, with...
Rex Bond
Feb 29, 2012
Rex Farris Bond, age 73, passed away at his beloved home on the Hatchie River, Wednesday, February 29, 2012. A native of Brownsville, Rex loved the Hatchie River, UT Football, and was a gifted painter. Rex was a member of the Ed Worsham Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite, the Tennessee Funeral Directors Association, and attended Christ Church. After beginning to...
Jimmy Kirkland
Feb 28, 2012
Mr. Jimmy Ray Kirkland, age 67 passed away in the Haywood Park Community Hospital on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Funeral services will be Friday, March 2, 2012 in the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church at 2 PM. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery. A visitation for the Kirkland family will be Thursday evening, March 1, 2012,...
Geraldine Haynes
Feb 27, 2012
Geraldine Earnheart Haynes, 91, passed away Monday, February 27 at Crestview Health Care & Rehabilitation Center in Brownsville after a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death in 1981 by her husband, Ewell Haynes. Also preceding her in death were her parents, Earl and Lula Earnheart and a brother, Willie B. Hughes. She is survived by three sons, Cooper Haynes...
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