Obituaries
Obituaries
Henry Livingston Carlton, III
Dec 14, 2022
Henry Livingston Carlton, III, age 83, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away at AHC Crestview on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Funeral Services for Mr. Carlton will be conducted on Friday, December 16, 2022, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Chandler and Rev. Sammy Tillman officiating. Visitation will begin from 11:30 to 1:00...
Karen Beaird King
Dec 9, 2022
Karen Beaird King, age 59, a resident of Brownsville, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 2:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Rowdy Davis officiating. Visitation will take place two hours prior to the service, from 12 noon until 2:00...
Charles Franklin Cox
Dec 4, 2022
Charles Franklin Cox was born on July 27, 1934, to William Aubrey Cox and Sadie Fortune Cox in McNairy County, Tennessee. He graduated from Collierville High School in 1954. After graduation, he went to work at Oakley Ford and then enlisted in the US Army as a Specialist 3rd Class and served until 1959. He was stationed at Fort Polk,...
Anita Gay Najdek-Toth
Dec 3, 2022
Anita Najdek-Toth, age 74, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at her home in Dyersburg, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mrs. Anita was born on July 3, 1948, to the late Kenneth Pierson and Virginia Meyer. She proudly served her Country in the United States Marines. She loved crafts, cross stitch, quilting...
Nettie Willingham Lacombe
Dec 2, 2022
Nettie Willingham Lacombe, age 86, passed away on Friday. December 2, 2022, at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN. The family has honored her wishes for cremation and a Memorial Service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 2:00 PM, at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN with Bro....
Diane Hunt Barber
Dec 2, 2022
Diane Linda Hunt-Barber, age 70, of Trenton, TN passed away on Friday December 2, 2022, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Milan. The family as chosen cremation and will have a memorial service in New York at a later date. Diane was born on November 6, 1952, in Syracuse, New York. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her four sons, Robert...
Robert "Robbie" Garrett
Nov 30, 2022
Robert “Robbie” Garrett, age 49, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. The family has chosen cremation. Graveside Memorial Services will be held on Friday, December 9, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Trinity Cemetery with Bro. Lonnie Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at the Trinity Cemetery. Robbie...
Mary Ann Hightower
Nov 28, 2022
Mary Ann Hightower, age 75, passed away at her home on Monday, November 28, 2022, in Collierville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday, December 5, 2022, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Brownsville Funeral Home, with Mr. Timothy Rowland officiating. Burial to follow in the Stanton Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Monday, December 5,...
Ross Raines Workman
Nov 27, 2022
Ross Raines Workman, 53, Kansas City, MO, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 27, 2022, at The University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, December 3 at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 3490 Durhamville Road, Ripley, TN with Rev. Richard Dickerson officiating. Following the service, burial will be at St....
Doris Ervin Crawford
Nov 22, 2022
Doris Ervin Crawford, age 92, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Sunday, November 27, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Brownsville Funeral Home. Burial to follow in the Oakwood Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Sunday, November 27, 2022, at the Brownsville...
Ina Mae Surles
Nov 21, 2022
Ina Mae Surles, age 75, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 21, 2022, at her home in Bells, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at 12:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Cypress Community Church with Dr. Dennis Renshaw officiating. Burial to follow in the Cypress Community Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held on...
Mattie Lou Qualls Marlar
Nov 18, 2022
Mattie Lou Qualls Marlar, age 84, of Brownsville, passed away Friday, November 18, 2022, at Bells Nursing Home after a 7-year battle with Alzheimer’s. Services will be held on Monday, November 21, 2022, at 12:00 PM, at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home, 1280 S. Dupree Ave, Brownsville, TN with Bro Greg Bowers officiating. Burial will follow at Harmony Baptist...
Ann Reid
Nov 16, 2022
Margaret “Ann” Castellaw Reid, age 89, passed away November 16, 2022, in Jackson-Madison County General Hospital after a short illness. Mrs. Reid was born on August 1, 1933, to the late J.F. Castellaw and Iva Belch Castellaw. She was a lifelong member of Woodland Baptist Church in Brownsville, TN. She was married for 72 years to her beloved husband, Joseph...
Ronald Allen Adkins
Nov 15, 2022
Ronald Allen Adkins, age 70, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at the Bells Nursing Home. The family has honored his wishes for cremation and a service will be scheduled at a later date. Ron was born in Dyersburg, TN on July 22, 1952. He grew up in Chicago, IL, where he attended Prosser Vocational High School. He entered the...
Lynn Davis Coburn
Nov 15, 2022
Lynn Davis Coburn, age 81, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at the Bells Nursing Home, Bells, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Friday, November 18, 2022, in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday, November 17, 2022, from 5:00 – 7:00 PM in the...
Thomas (Tom) Dixie Owen
Nov 15, 2022
Thomas (Tom) Dixie Owen of Foley, Alabama, died peacefully at home November 15, 2022, at the age of 86. Tom was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 25, 1936. His parents were Thomas D. and Grace Berriman Owen. He married Sybil Yelverton on May 25, 2007. Tom attended the University of Mississippi where he made lifelong friends in the Sigma Alpha...
Billy Fay Russell
Nov 15, 2022
Billy Fay Russell, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, November 18, 2022, at 2:00 PM, at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum with Rev. Sammy Tillman officiating. Billy Russell was born on April 1, 1940, in Henderson County, TN. He was a retired truck driver and he loved working on...
Janie Layvonne Bain
Nov 13, 2022
Janie Layvonne Roberson Bain, age 82, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at the Lauderdale Community Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at 2:00P.M. in the Chapel of the Maranatha Baptist Church, with Bro. Tim Smartt officiating. Burial to follow in the Trinity Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2022,...
Kent Cole Gray
Nov 12, 2022
Mr. Kent Cole Gray, age 70, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Kent was born on March 12, 1952, in Gary, Indiana to the late Kenneth Gray and Becky Cole Gray. He was a jack of all trades and will...
William Judson Duke, Jr.
Nov 11, 2022
William Judson Duke, Jr., age 69, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday, November 14, 2022, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Brownsville Funeral Home. Burial to follow at the Allen’s Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Monday, November 14, 2022,...
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