Obituaries
Obituaries
John Walter Crider
Sep 30, 2023
John Walter Crider, age 69, a resident of Medina, TN, passed away at his home on Saturday, September 30, 2023. A Memorial Service has been scheduled on Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 2:00 PM at the Harvest Fellowship Church of God of Prophecy, 237 Jack Exum Lane, Jackson, TN. Bro. Steve Womack will officiate the service. John was born in Humboldt, TN...
Flora Escue
Sep 29, 2023
Flora Ellen Haynes Escue, age 85, a resident of Brownsville, TN passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, at the Alamo Nursing Home. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 10:00 AM at Marvin Chapel Cemetery with Mildred Shoemaker officiating. Flora was born on May 26, 1938, in Brownsville, TN to Willie Daniel Haynes and Alice...
Dennis Kizer
Sep 28, 2023
Dennis Allen Kizer, age 61, passed away peacefully at his home in Brownsville, TN Thursday, September 28, 2023. A visitation for friends and family will be held Sunday, October 1st from 3:00 - 5:00 PM at Lea and Simmons funeral home in Brownsville. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 2nd at 2:00 PM at White Ranson Funeral Home in...
Clifford Dale Martin, Sr.
Sep 28, 2023
Clifford Dale Martin, Sr., age 71, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at his home in Brownsville, TN. A visitation for Mr. Martin will be held on Friday, September 29, 2023, in the Chapel of the Brownsville Funeral Home from 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.
Mr. Martin was born in Dancyville, TN to the late Harry Franklin Martin...
Jerry Honeycutt
Sep 26, 2023
Jerry Honeycutt, age 76, of Stanton, TN, died at his residence on September 26, 2023, after a battle with cancer. Funeral Service will be conducted on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with burial to follow at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Bro. Bob Lane will officiate the service. Visitation for family...
Rickey Lynn Ferrell
Sep 24, 2023
Rickey Lynn Ferrell, age 65, a resident of Jackson, TN, departed this life on Sunday, September 24, 2023. He was born on April 4, 1958, in Brownsville, TN to Johnny Stancil Ferrell and Margaret Campbell Ferrell. He worked in construction.
He is survived by his brothers, Johnny Elroy Ferrell, Charles Wayne Ferrell (Gail), Edwin Hess Ferrell (Shirley), David Monroe Ferrell...
Tommy Emison
Sep 24, 2023
Tommy Wayne Emison, age 69, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at his home in Bells, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home, with Pastor Steve Winegardner officiating. Burial to follow in the Alamo City Cemetery. A visitation will be held on...
Grady "Pete" Clark
Sep 23, 2023
Grady “Pete” Clark, age 89, a resident of Ripley, TN, passed away on Saturday, September 23, 2023. Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Randy Clark and Bro. Ray Malotte officiating. Burial will follow the graveside service. A time of visitation for family and friends will be...
George Wayne Hendrix
Sep 21, 2023
George Wayne Hendrix, age 77, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at his home in Dyersburg, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home.
Mr. George was born in Halls, TN on March 9, 1946, to the late Robert I.T. Hendrix and Margaret Hazel Adamson Hendrix. Mr. Hendrix was a member of the Tabernacle...
James Wade "WaWa" Evans
Sep 20, 2023
James Wade “WaWa” Evans, age 70, passed away peacefully at his home in Bells on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. A Private Graveside service will be conducted on Saturday, September 23, 2023.
A Memorial Gathering and Meal will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Gadsden Methodist Church Fellowship Hall beginning at 12:30 P.M. All Friends and Family...
Claude Lee Pearson
Sep 19, 2023
Claude Lee Pearson, age 71, a resident of Brownsville, TN passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at the Haywood County Hospital.
He was born on October 26, 1951, in Memphis, TN to Billy Joe Pearson and Mary Daughtry Pearson. He worked as a carpenter.
He is survived by two sons, Chris Pearson and Phillip Pearson. He was preceded in...
Carol Brizentine
Sep 19, 2023
Mrs. Carol Brizentine, age 86, a resident of Ocala, FL, formerly of Brownsville, TN, passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Graveside Services for Mrs. Brizentine will be held on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 3:30 PM at the Salem Cemetery in Gadsden, TN with Bro. Billy Campbell officiating.
She was born on September 25, 1936, in Birmingham, AL. She...
Peggy Ann Hood
Sep 17, 2023
Peggy Ann Hood, age 71, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Brownsville Funeral Home.
Mrs. Peggy was born in Memphis, Tn on August 23, 1952, to the late George Wilcox and Jewell Marie Waddell Wilcox Tabor. Mrs. Peggy loved yellow roses and...
Hilda Campbell Ellington
Sep 16, 2023
Hilda Campbell Ellington, age 88, a resident of Medon, TN, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at 2:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. Randy Kellough and Dr. Paul Mathenia officiating. Burial will follow at Brownsville Memorial Gardens. A visitation for family and friends will...
Paul Lester Hunt
Sep 16, 2023
Paul Lester Hunt, age 77, departed this life on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at the VA Hospital in Memphis, TN. Funeral Services for Paul will held on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at 11:00 AM at the Parkburg Baptist Church in Pinson, TN with Bro. Danny Rachel officiating. Visitation for friends will be held on Tuesday Evening, September 19, 2023, from 5:00...
Carolyn True Sharpe
Sep 16, 2023
Carolyn True Sharpe, 80, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2023, at her home in Brownsville, TN. Graveside Services will be conducted Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Tabernacle Cemetery, 3000 Tabernacle Road, Brownsville, TN, with Dr. Susan Sharpe and Rev. Sammy Tillman officiating.
Carolyn was born and grew up in Memphis, TN where she graduated from Messick High...
Vernetta Singleton
Sep 12, 2023
Vernetta Singleton
Sunrise: November 2, 1966Sunset: September 12, 2023
Born November 2, 1966, to the late Dan and Maseola Singleton, Vernetta accepted Christ at an early age when she attended Peaceful Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. She later became a member of St. Peter CME Church. She transitioned into Heaven on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, in Memphis, TN at Methodist...
Becky Mathias Sanders
Sep 10, 2023
Becky Mathias Sanders, age 63, a resident of Lexington, TN, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2023, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at 2:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Billy Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. A...
Sue Hurley Keathley
Sep 10, 2023
Sue Hurley Keathley, age 75, a resident of Brownsville, TN, departed this life on Sunday, September 10, 2023. Graveside Services will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 11:00 AM at the Tabernacle Cemetery with Dr. Tommy Russell officiating. Sue was born on July 2, 1948, in Brownsville, TN to L. Z. Hurley and Myra Jo Thornton Hurley, both who...
Keith Allen Blackburn II
Sep 8, 2023
Mr. Keith Allen Blackburn II, Age 30, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Knoxville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home, with Pastor Ronnie Coleman officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the Bells Funeral Home from...
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