Obituaries
Obituaries
Pamela Marie Allen
Jul 23, 2022
Pamela Marie Allen, age 57, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022. A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2022, from 5 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Ms. Pam was born on July 13, 1965, to the late William Allen and Doris Sweat Allen. She was...
Nickey Wayne Buchanan
Jul 22, 2022
Nickey Wayne Buchanan, age 72, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 22, 2022, at his home in Humboldt, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Buchanan was born in Jackson, TN on September 9, 1949, to the late James Otis Buchanan and Virginia Rostelle Buchanan. Nickey grew up in Yorkville, TN, and served his...
Frank Hardin Jones
Jul 20, 2022
Frank Hardin Jones, age 81, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at his home in Dyersburg, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mrs. Jones was born in Obion Co, TN on March 27, 1941, to the late Billy Jones and Beulah Hardin Jones. He worked as a truck driver and loved to grill....
Opal Mae Watson
Jul 16, 2022
Opal Mae Watson, age 80, passed away at her residence in the Hillville Community on Saturday Morning, July 16, 2022. Funeral Services will be held at the Mt. Pleasant Community Church on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at 1:00 PM with Danny Watson and Margaret Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation for the family will be...
Quilla Hightower
Jul 13, 2022
Quilla Oliver Tapp Hightower, age 104, of Stanton, TN passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, July 17, 2022, at 2:30 PM, at the Brownsville Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Stanton Cemetery in Stanton, TN. Visitation for Mrs. Hightower will be on Sunday, July 17, 2022, from 1:00...
Jeannette Frances Adams (Henri)
Jul 8, 2022
Born September 25, 1930, in Bronx, New York, to Frances B. Henri and Daniel Henri. She died July 8, 2022, in Savanna, Tennessee at the Harbart Hills Academy Nursing Home. She was 91. At age 17, Jeannette, along with her mother Frances Henri, grandmother, Ophelia Brown, her aunt and several other members of her family, decided to visit an evangelism...
Alfred Lee Graves
Jul 8, 2022
Alfred Lee Graves (Billy), age 85, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away on Friday, July 8, 2022. Memorial Services to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, July 15, 2022, at 12:00 Noon at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN. Alfred Lee Graves (Billy) was born August 19, 1936, the oldest of fourteen children...
Mary Littles Beshires
Jul 5, 2022
Mary Littles Beshires, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at her home in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, July 8, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. in the Chapel of the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Burial to follow in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. A visitation for the Beshires family will be held on Thursday,...
William Edward Kendrick
Jul 5, 2022
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 NKJV A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR WILLIAM E. (Bill) KENDRICK 1935 - 2022 THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND Mr. William E. (Bill) Kendrick, age 86, passed away at the AHC...
Ann Durham Anderson
Jul 4, 2022
Ann Durham Anderson, a resident of the Bells Nursing Home, Bells, TN, passed away July 4, 2022. Ann was born on November 14, 1929, in Tennessee Ridge, TN, to Clarence Durham and Zula Mae Brown Durham. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Charles Wesley Anderson, III and her cousin, Billy...
Mary Lou East
Jun 26, 2022
Mary Lou Miller East, 85, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at AHC Crestview. Mrs. East was born on October 23, 1936, in Bells, Tennessee to John Hunter Miller and Dora Crawford Miller. She was a homemaker and loved dearly by her family. As a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church...
Ronnie O'Neal Buckner
Jun 25, 2022
Ronnie O’Neal Buckner was born on April 3, 1950 in Brownsville, Tennessee. He graduated from Haywood High School and furthered his education by obtaining his Bachelor’s degree at the University of Memphis, formerly Memphis State University. Following his education, he began his career for Williams Investments before working for Carty and Company Inc. where he applied his tireless work ethic...
Stephen Edwards
Jun 25, 2022
Officer 2nd Class Anthony Stephen Edwards, age 39, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at his home in Bells, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home. Burial to follow in the Holly Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Military Honors. A visitation for the Edwards...
Michelle Singleton
Jun 25, 2022
Francine Michelle Lumley Singleton, age 56, passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at her home in Bells, TN. A Memorial Service to Celebrate the Life of Mrs. Michelle will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 12:00 Noon in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Dickerson officiating. Michelle was born on March 18, 1966,...
Barbara Crutchfield Davis
Jun 22, 2022
Barbara Crutchfield Davis, age 61, of Brownsville, TN passed away at her residence on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Services for Mrs. Davis will be held at the First Assembly of God Church in Brownsville on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 1 PM with Pastor Jamie Howell officiating. Visitation for Mrs. Davis will begin 11 AM until the hour of service...
Robert Taylor Campbell
Jun 22, 2022
Robert Taylor Campbell, age 78, a residence of Somerville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, June 24, 2022, at 2:30 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Bob Brooks, and Bro. Eddie Martin officiating. Burial will follow at Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation for the family...
John Randolph Haywood
Jun 22, 2022
John R. Haywood Haywood County native John Randolph Haywood, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on June 22, 2022. Born to the late Robert W. and Hazel F. Haywood on January 26, 1934, “Jack” was one of four children and grew up in Brownsville. He attended Anderson Grammar School and graduated...
Steven Lynn Jackson
Jun 11, 2022
Steven Lynn Jackson, age 60, of Brownsville, TN, passed away at his residence on Saturday, June 11, 2022. A memorial service for Steven will be held on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at 4:00 PM, at his families home, located at 23 Harwell Rd in Brownsville, TN. Steven was born in Brownsville, TN on December 20, 1961. He worked for Hughes...
Timothy "Tim" Eric Ellington
Jun 8, 2022
Timothy “Tim” Eric Ellington, age 55, passed away at Jackson General Hospital on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. He was born on December 3, 1966 in Brownsville, TN. Tim was a sports fanatic, but especially enjoyed NASCAR and Football. His favorite team was the Dallas Cowboys. He loved serving with and being a part of the Brownsville/Haywood County Rescue Squad. His...
Virginia Ann Noel
Jun 6, 2022
Virginia Ann Sellers Noel, age 80, passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mrs. Virginia was born in Dyersburg, TN on May 23, 1942, to the late JD and Edna Sellers. She worked as a truck driver for over 20 years. She...
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