Obituaries
Obituaries
Karen Witbart Reames
Oct 30, 2022
Karen Witbart Reames, age 67, of Brownsville, TN, passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2022, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, November 4, 2022, at the First United Methodist Church in Brownsville, TN at 2:00 PM with Bro. Ralph Brown and Rev. Sammy Tillman officiating. Burial will follow at Brownsville...
Mary Jordan
Oct 28, 2022
Mary passed from life here to be received in Heaven on Friday afternoon, October 28,2022 surrounded by family. She had turned 92 on Wednesday the 26th and passed away two months shy of her 72nd wedding anniversary. She was the epitome of a kind, Christian lady always looking to the positive. She loved Jesus, her family and friends. Mary grew...
Debra Sills Taylor
Oct 27, 2022
Debra Sills Taylor, age 65, a resident of Millington, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 27, 2022. She was born on August 31, 1957, in Memphis, TN. She worked as a medical assistant. She had a very caring and giving spirit and loved helping people. She enjoyed going to estate sales and loved spending time with her dogs. She...
Leigh Hayes
Oct 25, 2022
Leigh Stephens Hayes, age 63, passed away on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, October 28, 2022, at 1:00 P.M. at the Bells Funeral Home with Bro. Mark Wade officiating. Burial to follow in the Gadsden Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Friday, October 28, 2022, at...
William "Shaggy" B. Doop
Oct 24, 2022
William “Shaggy” B. Doop, Jr., age 66, passed away on Monday, October 24, 2022, at AHC in Dyersburg, TN. Graveside Service will be on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at 4:00 PM at the Gates Cemetery in Gates, TN. He was born on July 11, 1956, in McAllen, TX to William Berl and Peggy Moore Doop. He worked as an electrician....
Harriet K Norville
Oct 21, 2022
Harriet K. Norville, age 81, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, in Nashville, TN. Graveside Services will be conducted on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 1:00 P.M. at the Belleview Cemetery of Bells, with Mr. Mauricio Porras officiating. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. She was born in Memphis, TN on April 9, 1941....
Rivers Miller Stephenson
Oct 21, 2022
Graveside services for Mrs. Rivers Miller Stephenson, 94, will be held on Monday, October 24, 2022, at 1:00 pm at Belleview Cemetery in Bells, TN, with Reverend Susie Riley officiating. Mrs. Stephenson was surrounded by her family when she was peacefully called from her earthly home by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and there is no doubt she was...
T.C. Baker, Sr.
Oct 21, 2022
T.C. Baker, Sr., age 79, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, at his home in Bells, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. at the Bells Funeral Home with the Rev. Richard Dickerson officiating. Burial to follow at the Belleview Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at...
Lois McCool Morrison
Oct 18, 2022
Lois Windrow McCool Morrison died peacefully at home on October 18, 2022. She was 95. Funeral Services will be Friday, October 21, 2022, at 11 A.M. at First Presbyterian Church in Brownsville, TN with Dr. Joe Thornton and Dr. Joe Pettigrew officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Brownsville, TN. A visitation will be on Friday, October 21, 2022,...
Lauren Rochevot Bartram
Oct 17, 2022
Lauren Elise Rochevot Bartram, age 25, a resident of Memphis, TN, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022. A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN with Bro. J.P. Barden officiating. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service beginning...
Cory Francis Hosick
Oct 15, 2022
Cory Hosick, loving father, son, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 15th, 2022. Cory was born on August 12, 1979, in Greenville, PA., to John and Elaine Hosick. He attended St. Mary’s School and graduated from Northside High School in Jackson, TN. He leaves behind his daughter, Greenlee Hosick, the pride and joy of his...
Lyndon Gerry Harrison
Oct 11, 2022
Lyndon “Gerry” Harrison, age 77, passed away after a long illness at the West Tennessee Healthcare -Dyersburg Campus on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. A Memorial Gathering the Celebrate the Life of Mr. Gerry will be held on Sunday, October 23, 2022, at the Friendship Community Center, Walnut Street, Friendship, TN 38034 from 1:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. Mr. Gerry was...
Clyde Caldwell Woods
Oct 10, 2022
Clyde Caldwell Woods, age 66, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022, at his residence. Funeral Services for Mr. Woods will be held on Friday, October 14, 2022, at 10:30 AM, at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. John Banks and Pastor Mike Walker officiating. Burial will follow at the Stanton Cemetery in Stanton, TN....
Carl Wayne Tippett
Oct 1, 2022
Carl Wayne Tippett, age 73, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home with Bro. Don Smith officiating. Burial to follow in the Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. A visitation will...
Russ Lea
Sep 30, 2022
William Russell “Russ” Lea, age 58, a resident of Bowling Green, KY, departed this life Friday, September 30, 2022. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted at Chestnut Grove Cemetery on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 2 PM with Bro. Ralph Brown officiating. Russ was born on January 12, 1964, in Brownsville, TN. He was a server in the restaurant business....
Susan Deborah Yoder
Sep 28, 2022
Susan Deborah Yoder, age 75, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center located in Bells, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mrs. Yoder was born in Wauwatosa, WI on October 8, 1946, to the late Alfred Dorst and Katherine Henneberry Dorst. She earned a master’s degree in...
Linda Hamilton Butler
Sep 28, 2022
Graveside Service - Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 11:00 AMLinda Hamilton Butler, age 73, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at her beloved home in Brownsville. A graveside service will take place on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 11:00 AM at the Tabernacle Cemetery with Dr. Joe Thornton officiating. Linda was born on April 30, 1949, in Haywood County...
Janice Singleteary
Sep 25, 2022
Janice Singleteary, age 62, a resident of Trenton, TN, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2022, from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM at the Bells Funeral Home in Bells, TN. Janice was born on August 10, 1960, in Brownsville, TN. She was a homemaker. She loved her family and...
Jeannine Urig Hill
Sep 24, 2022
Jeannine Urig Hill, age 50, a resident of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022. Graveside Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 2:00 at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens with Bro. Richard Dickerson officiating. Visitation for Jeannine Hill will be on Thursday, September 29, 2022, from 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM at the Lea...
Stephen E. Allen Sr.
Sep 15, 2022
Stephen E. Allen, Sr., age 66, of Whiteville, TN, passed away on Thursday September 15, 2022. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday, September 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Alan McCall and Bro. Adrian Knipper officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Community Church Cemetery. Visitation will...
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