Obituaries
Obituaries
James Robert Sills
Sep 20, 2021
James Robert Sills, age 59, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021, at his home in Bells, TN. A Memorial Service to Celebrate the Life of Mr. Sills will be conducted on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Bells Funeral Home. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Bells Funeral...
Alvin Wayne Wallace
Sep 19, 2021
Alvin Wayne Wallace, age 81, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021, at West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital. A Memorial Visitation for Mr. Wallace will be held on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN. Wayne was born on October 6, 1939, in Dyer County. He...
Robbie McGarity Piercey
Sep 19, 2021
Robbie Jean McGarity Piercey, age 69, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2021, in Brownsville, TN. There will be a Private Family Graveside Service with Bro. Larry Sweeney officiating. Robbie was born on March 27, 1952, in Alamo, TN to Thomas and Mary McGarity. During her working years, she was the Office Manager for the Haywood County Health Department. She...
Edna Mae Hill Brooks
Sep 16, 2021
Edna Mae Hill Brooks, age 93, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021, in Arnold, Missouri. Funeral Services for Mrs. Brooks will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at 11:00 AM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Pastor Ricky Burns and Dr. Fred Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at the Oakview Memorial Park in...
William "Bill" Pate
Sep 15, 2021
William “Bill” Pate, age 54 passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at 10:30 AM, at the Long Heights Baptist Church in McKenzie, TN. Bill was born on March 21, 1967, in Memphis, TN. He was a resident of Dresden,...
Celso Velazquez Lara
Sep 14, 2021
Mr. Celso Velazquez Lara, age 55, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, in Haywood County. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at 3:00 PM, at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. Ralph Brown and Kyle Vernon officiating. Burial will follow at Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, TN. A Visitation for...
Bobby Ray Webb
Sep 13, 2021
Bobby “Ray” Webb, age 89, of Bells TN passed into the glory of eternal life on Monday, September 13th, 2021, at his home in Bells, TN. Ray was born April 8th, 1932, in Bells, TN to Beatrice and Aubrey Webb. He retired as a truck driver from Colonial Rubber in 1995. After retiring from Colonial Rubber, he opened and operated...
Hazel Maness Day
Sep 13, 2021
Mrs. Hazel Maness Day, age 90, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021 in AHC Crestview Healthcare and Rehab Center in Brownsville, TN. A Graveside Funeral Service will be conducted Thursday, September 16, 2021, at 11:30 AM in the Zion Methodist Church Cemetery with Bro. Eddie Martin officiating. Mrs. Hazel was born April 19, 1931 to Joe and Bertha Doyle Maness,...
Joseph Martin Pace
Sep 12, 2021
Joseph Martin Pace, age 18, passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 12, 2021, in Haywood County. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, September 24, 2021, at 2:00 PM at Christ Church in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Eddie Martin and Bro. Johnny Wayne Watson officiating. Burial will follow at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday, September 23,...
Ruth Givens Turner
Sep 9, 2021
Ruth Givens Turner, age 95, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at AHC Crestview Healthcare in Brownsville, TN. Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 10:00 AM at Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Lonnie Robinson and Bro. Larry Kendrick officiating. Ruth was born on May 7, 1926, to John Clifford and Emma...
Christopher Claud Sensabaugh
Sep 8, 2021
Christopher Claud Sensabaugh, age 43 passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021 in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. A Memorial Visitation will be held on Monday, September 13, 2021 from 4:00 – 6:00 P.M. in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. He was preceded in death by his father, Claud David Sensabaugh. He is survived by his...
Ernest Preston Droke
Sep 7, 2021
Ernest Preston Droke, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at his home in Pinson, TN. A Graveside Service will be conducted on Friday, September 10, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Mr. Preston was born on February 14, 1932, to the late Samuel Aubrey Droke and Jesse P. Robinson Droke. He worked for 32...
Maria Mercedes Aguilar
Sep 6, 2021
Maria Mercedes Aguilar, age 59, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home with Father Jonathan Perez officiating. Mrs. Maria was born on April 3, 1962, in Cheran, Michoacan to Everardo Lemus Aguilar...
Betty Pittman Williams
Sep 5, 2021
Betty Jean Pittman Williams, 86, passed into the glory of eternal life on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Baptist East, Memphis, Tennessee, after a courageous battle against COVID-19. Born October 7, 1934, in Brownsville, Tennessee to the late Macon and Thelma (nee Carlton) Pittman. The family soon moved to Memphis, where she grew up, graduating from Tech High in 1952....
Donna King Leek
Sep 4, 2021
Donna King Leek, age 65, passed away at her residence in Brownsville, TN, on Saturday, September 4, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church in Bolivar, TN, at 5:00 PM. Donna was born on August 25, 1956, in Hardeman County to John and Annie Vandiver King. She was self-employed...
Cindy Rickard
Sep 3, 2021
Cindy Rickard, age 65, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 3, 2021, at her residence in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 11:00 AM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. J.P. Barden officiating. Her burial will follow at the Covington Memorial Gardens in Tipton County. Visitation...
Sylvia Marie Hart
Sep 3, 2021
Sylvia Marie Hart, age 67, passed away Friday, September 3, 2021, in the Alamo Healthcare & Rehab Center in Alamo, TN. Her Funeral Service will be conducted on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at 4:00 PM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Jeffrey Horton officiating. Burial will follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. A visitation...
Harold Rogers, Jr.
Sep 3, 2021
Harold Rogers, Jr., age 33, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021, at Regional One Health in Memphis, TN. Graveside Memorial Services will be held on Friday, September 17, 2021, at 11:00 A.M., at the Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. Hershel Weaver officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Knights of Pythias Cemetery. Harold was born on...
Dessie Pat Rains
Sep 3, 2021
On Friday, September 3, 2021, Dessie Octavia (Morris) Rains, known as Pat or Patsy to her family and friends, joined her beloved husband Larry in eternal rest on the 38th anniversary of their wedding day. She passed away peacefully at her home with loved ones by her side. She was one of 8 siblings, and is preceded in death by...
Dana Michelle Cates
Aug 31, 2021
Dana Michelle Cates, age 46, passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS. She was a resident of Pontotoc, Mississippi. She was born on October 19, 1974, in Brownsville, TN. She is survived by her father, Lynn Cates (Sandy) of Jackson, TN and two brothers, Robby Cates (Lindsey) of Bells, TN and Kevin...
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