Obituaries
Obituaries
Kathy Diane Watson
Jan 4, 2021
Kathy Diane Watson, age 62, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2021, in Haywood County. A Visitation for Diane will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN. Diane was born on July 7, 1958 in Haywood County to Joe and Edna Swain. She...
Bennie Willis Morrison
Jan 4, 2021
Mr. Bennie Willis Morrison, age 87, passed away at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Graveside Funeral Services for Mr. Bennie will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery at 2:00 PM with Bro. Grover Westover officiating. There will be no visitation. Bennie Morrison was born September 26, 1933 to H.L. and...
Wyatt Dean Pettigrew
Jan 4, 2021
Wyatt Dean Pettigrew, 92, passed away January 4, 2021 at Sugar Creek Senior Living Center in Brownsville, Tennessee. Graveside Funeral Services for Mr. Pettigrew will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Oakwood Cemetery in Brownsville, TN with Rev. Sammy Tillman and Dr. Roger Penn officiating. Dean was born October 15, 1928 to Ezra Dean Pettigrew...
Bobbie Barcroft Simmons
Jan 2, 2021
Bobbie Barcroft Simmons passed away on January 2, 2021 at Sugar Creek Senior Living Center in Brownsville, Tennessee. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Tabernacle Cemetery with Rev. Mike Hutcherson officiating. Bobbie Simmons was born August 3, 1929, to Robert Jenkins Barcroft and Araminta Ivy Lea Barcroft of the Allen...
Shannon Doah Buck
Jan 2, 2021
Shannon Doah Buck, age 49 passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at his residence in Brownsville, TN. He was born on November 15, 1971 in Dyersburg, TN to Thomas W. Buck, Jr. and Brenda Carman Buck. He attended schools in Haywood County. He worked as a machinist at World Color Press. He is survived by his mother, Brenda Maddox...
Dorothy Lavera Mea
Jan 2, 2021
Dorothy Lavera Mea, age 82, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital after a courageous battle with COVID-19. Due to COVID-19 concerns, a Graveside Funeral Service will be conducted at Highland Memorial Gardens on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. with Reverend Chris Rigby of First Baptist Church of Alamo, TN officiating....
Rex Barnes
Dec 30, 2020
Rex Barnes, age 75, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be held Monday, January 4, 2021 at 12:00 Noon at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Mike Young and Bro. Bobby Russ officiating. Burial will follow at the Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation...
Samuel Willis Baggett
Dec 28, 2020
Samuel Willis Baggett, 75, passed away peacefully December 28, 2020 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Sam Baggett was born March 13, 1945 in Tibbs to Andrew Thomas Baggett and Rachel Evans Baggett of Brownsville, Tennessee. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Levada Ann Baggett, two sons, Travis (Katherine) and Galon (Angela), along with 4 grandchildren,...
Doug Jones
Dec 27, 2020
Douglas Glenn Jones, age 73, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020, at his residence in Brownsville, TN. Visitation for Mr. Jones will be held on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Doug was born on...
Sheila Halbrook Weir
Dec 26, 2020
Sheila Halbrook Weir age 73, died on December 26, 2020 at the Bells Nursing Home following a diagnosis of COVID-19. Ms. Weir was preceded in death by her parents, Mary Neil Halbrook and Hubert Halbrook, her brother, Jimmy Halbrook and a sister, Sybil Finn. Survivors include her two nephews, Mike Halbrook of Coppel, TX and Mark Halbrook (Denise) of Brownsville,...
Jimmy Littlejohn
Dec 25, 2020
Mr. Jimmy Gale Littlejohn, age 80, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Baptist Hospital in Jonesboro, AR. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, December 31, 2020, at 11:00 AM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Adrian Knipper and Bro. Grover Westover officiating. The burial will follow at Brownsville Memorial Gardens with Bro....
Danny Wayne Staggs
Dec 25, 2020
Danny Wayne Staggs, age 29, passed away on December 25, 2020 at his residence in Whiteville, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Terry Logan officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday Evening, January...
Billy Dwain Joyner
Dec 24, 2020
Billy Dwain Joyner passed away on December 24, 2020, after battling COVID 19. Private Graveside Services for Immediate Family Only will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at 12 Noon at Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, TN with Shawn Phillips officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 from 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM at the Lea...
Mary Ann Pettigrew
Dec 24, 2020
Mary Ann Graves Pettigrew, 94, passed away peacefully December 24, 2020 at Sugar Creek Senior Living Center in Brownsville, Tennessee. Graveside Funeral Services for Mrs. Pettigrew will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Oakwood Cemetery in Brownsville, TN with Rev. Sammy Tillman, officiating. Ann Pettigrew was born April 8, 1926 to Talton Everette Graves and...
Herbert Campbell
Dec 23, 2020
Herbert Campbell, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at the Hardin Medical Center of Savannah, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Campbell was born in Washington, D.C. on January 23, 1940 to the late Carlton Campbell and Louise Swygert Campbell. He worked in construction for many years. Also preceding him...
Tanya Ann Watson Dodd
Dec 18, 2020
Tanya Ann Watson Dodd, age 47, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. A Memorial Service for Ms. Dodd will be held Sunday, December 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Tanya was born on October 15, 1973 in Brownsville, TN. She worked as a homemaker and...
Pat OLaughlin Sherrod
Dec 16, 2020
Pat OLaughlin Sherrod age 89, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Graveside Services will be conducted on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery with Bob Layman officiating. A Visitation for the Sherrod family will be held on Monday, December 21, 2020, from 12:00 Noon...
Marvin Lamar Reed
Dec 14, 2020
Marvin L. Reed of Brownsville, TN, loving husband of Gertrud Reed, was received by the Lord on December 14, 2020. Marvin was born ‘at home’ in White Pigeon, MI on September 12, 1934. Marvin was preceded in death by his most precious and loving wife Gertrud (Sept 2019), and daughter, Christine (Danny) Howell. He was the son of Glenn and...
Jeffrey Glen Parker
Dec 14, 2020
Jeffrey Glen Parker, age 58, passed away on Monday, December 14, 2020, at Maplewood Healthcare Center in Jackson, TN. Graveside services for Mr. Parker will be held Sunday, December 27 at 1:00 PM at Cypress Cemetery in Bells, TN, with Bro. Keith Harwell officiating. He was born on September 18, 1962 to Billy Glen and Frances Laman Parker. He worked...
Betty Ann Freels Hayes
Dec 9, 2020
Betty Ann Freels Hayes, age 76, passed away peacefully at her residence in Whiteville, TN on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. Funeral Services for Mrs. Hayes will be conducted on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Lonnie Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at the Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery...
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