Obituaries
Obituaries
Gilbert Evans
Jan 7, 2022
Gilbert Evans, age 64, a resident of Friendship, TN, departed this life Friday, January 7, 2022, at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, TN. He was born on April 23, 1957, in Haywood County to Perry and Collise Evans. He worked as a laborer for Pacific Manufacturing of Tennessee. He always enjoyed spending time with his family, and he will be...
Thomas Ray Roland
Jan 7, 2022
Thomas Ray Roland, age 85, passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022, at his home in Jackson, TN. Graveside services will be conducted on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. at the Poplar Corner Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Roland was born on July 21, 1936, to the late Mr. Edgar Freeland Roland and Sarah Thomas Roland. He worked for...
Donald Kenneth Glover
Jan 6, 2022
Donald Kenneth Glover, age 73, a lifelong resident of Haywood County, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Jackson General Hospital, in Jackson TN. Visitation will be Thursday, January 13, 2022, from 10:00 AM -11:00 AM, with the service beginning at 11:00 AM, at Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. There will be a burial service immediately following at Mt....
Paul Edwin Thompson, III
Jan 6, 2022
Paul Edwin Thompson III passed this life on January 6, 2022 at AHC Humboldt. A private graveside service will be conducted at Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery in Nutbush, Tennessee with Dr. Greg McFadden officiating. He was born in Brownsville, Tennessee on December 7, 1946 to Martha Jean Smith and Paul Edwin Thompson, Jr. Known as “Edwin” to his family...
Josephine Ann Crutchfield
Jan 6, 2022
Josephine Ann Crutchfield, Age 74, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday, January 10, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home. Burial to follow in the Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. A visitation for the Crutchfield Family will be held on...
Bertha Loraine Stanley
Jan 5, 2022
Bertha Loraine Sills Stanley, age 88, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at AHC Crestview. Graveside Funeral Services will be Sunday, January 9, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Brownsville Memorial Gardens with burial to follow. Bro. Randy Kellough will officiate the service. Bertha was born on November 5, 1933, in Haywood County, TN to...
Billy Edward Jones
Jan 5, 2022
Billy Edward Jones, age 69, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at his home in Henderson, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Jones was born in Memphis, TN on March 24, 1952, to the late Mr. Willie Jones and Mrs. Evelyn Sanders Jones. Mr. Billy was generous, kind, funny, faithful, and shared...
Darin William Gray
Jan 4, 2022
Darin William Gray, age 52, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at AHC Crestview in Brownsville, TN. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, January 10, 2022, at 2:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN. Darin was born on January 4, 1970, in Haywood County, TN to Phillip and Mary Gray. Darin is...
Bobby Gene Williams
Jan 2, 2022
Bobby Gene Williams, age 86, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at Sugar Creek Senior Living Center in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at 11:00 AM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. J P Barden officiating. Burial will follow at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville,...
Nicholas Gage Sampson
Jan 1, 2022
Nicholas Gage Sampson, age 20, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Dyersburg, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 5:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at the Bells Funeral Home from 3:00 P.M. until the service hour at 5:00...
Anthony Joe Rankin
Dec 28, 2021
Officer Anthony Joe Rankin, Age 57, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A Memorial Service will be conducted on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Brownsville Funeral Home. A visitation for the Rankin family will be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at the Brownsville Funeral Home...
Millard Walden Clemons
Dec 22, 2021
Millard Walden Clemons, age 92, of Brownsville, TN, departed this life on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Sugar Creek Senior Living Center in Brownsville, TN. A Memorial Visitation and Service will be held on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN. Mr. Millard was born on...
Keith Allen Williamson
Dec 22, 2021
Keith Allen Williamson, age 54, a resident of Jackson, TN passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. He was born on June 2, 1967, to Tony and Shirley Williamson. He was raised in the Providence Community. He worked as a farmer for most of his life and loved his time working on machinery. He was a master mechanic and many...
Elizabeth Harper "Betsy" Taylor
Dec 21, 2021
Elizabeth Harper “Betsy” Taylor, age 96, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away on December 21, 2021, at the Bells Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bells, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted Monday, December 27, 2021, at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church, in Brownsville, TN with Dr. Roger Penn and Rev. Sammy Tillman officiating. Burial will follow...
Kent Pratt
Dec 20, 2021
Mr. Billy “Kent” Pratt, age 57, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, at his home in Friendship, TN. A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Mr. Kent will be conducted on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 3:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home. A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at the...
Joy Fay Burleson
Dec 18, 2021
Joy Fay Burleson, age 73, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home with Bro. John Allen Newman officiating. Burial to follow in the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation for Mrs....
Scotty Lynn Doss
Dec 18, 2021
Mr. Scotty Lynn Doss, Age 57, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Campbell officiating. Burial to follow in the Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. A visitation for the...
Elizabeth Ann Byrum Kail
Dec 17, 2021
Elizabeth Ann Byrum Kail, age 85, of Brownsville, departed this life on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. A Graveside Funeral Service to honor her life will be on Monday, December 20, 2021, at 3:30 PM at the Providence UMC Cemetery with Bro. JP Barden officiating. Burial will follow at the Providence UMC...
Ed Thomason
Dec 17, 2021
James Edward “Ed” Thomason, age 73, of Brownsville, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday, December 20, 2021, at 12 noon at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. JP Moses officiating. Burial will follow at Brownsville Memorial...
Marty Lynn Overton
Dec 14, 2021
Marty Lynn Overton, born to Mary Neil and Marcial Overton, was born on August 29, 1956. He was the youngest of five children. When he was two years old, Marty was diagnosed with diabetes, Type 1. When Marty was 10, he and his family (Mom, Dad, Danny and dog Mitzi) moved from Brownsville, TN to Brooksville, FL. Marty was 13...
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