Obituaries

Obituaries

Danny Bruce Bridger

Danny Bruce Bridger

Oct 21, 2020

Danny Bruce Bridger age 66, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A Graveside service will be conducted on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the Cairo Cemetery. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Bridger was born in Fulton, KY on February 11, 1954 to...

Albert  Estes

Albert Estes

Oct 21, 2020

Mr. Albert Estes, age 68, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in Brownsville, Tennessee. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 1 PM in the Knights of Pythias Cemetery with Bro. Howard Bond, Sr. officiating. Albert was born in Shelby County on August 5, 1952 to the late John Adam Estes and Ola Ball Estes of...

Carl Wayne Cathey

Carl Wayne Cathey

Oct 20, 2020

Carl Wayne Cathey, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at his residence in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2020. at 2:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. Lonnie Robison officiating. Burial will follow at Zion Methodist Church Cemetery in Brownsville, TN. Visitation will be...

Mary  Helen Phillips

Mary Helen Phillips

Oct 18, 2020

Mary Helen Phillips age 77, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at her home in Adamsville, TN. A Memorial Service to celebrate the Life of Mrs. Phillips will be conducted on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home with Tonya Gagyi officiating. She was born in Gibson County, TN on June...

Danny Wayne O'Neal

Danny Wayne O'Neal

Oct 18, 2020

Mr. Danny Wayne O’Neal, age 74, of Collierville, TN passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020, in St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, TN. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at 10:30 AM at Woodland Cemetery in Brownsville, TN. Danny was born on February 7, 1946 in Marvell, Arkansas. He worked as a farmer. He is survived...

Sharon D. Fields

Sharon D. Fields

Oct 11, 2020

Sharon D. Fields age 62, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at her residence in Jackson, TN. A Celebration of Life service will be conducted on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home. She was born on October 4, 1958 in Bridgeton, NJ to the late Mr. Raymond Bjorn and Mrs....

Mary Helen Hunter

Mary Helen Hunter

Oct 7, 2020

Mrs. Helen Middleton Hunter, age 47, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020, in Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Her Funeral Service will be conducted on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 12:00 PM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Rev. Richard Dickerson officiating. A visitation with began at 11:00 AM and go until 12:00 PM...

Mary Ann Tapp

Mary Ann Tapp

Oct 5, 2020

Mary Ann Tapp, age 77, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020, at her home in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services to honor her life will be held on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Somerville First United Methodist Church with Dr. Kenneth Culver and Rev. Brent Porterfield officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2020,...

Alton "Sonny" Jowers, Jr.

Alton "Sonny" Jowers, Jr.

Oct 4, 2020

Mr. Alton “Sonny” Jowers, Jr., age 48, son of Alton Gene Jowers, Sr. (deceased) and Patricia Janette (Clifton) Jowers passed away early on Sunday, October 4, 2020, in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be held at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at 6:00 PM with Bro. Ralph Brown officiating. Visitation will...

Jennifer  Howse McElroy

Jennifer Howse McElroy

Oct 2, 2020

Ms. Jennifer Carol Howse McElroy, age 41, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 2, 2020, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. A visitation will be conducted on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN. Jennifer was born on October 4, 1978, to Frank and...

Helen Antunez Holguin

Helen Antunez Holguin

Sep 30, 2020

Helen Antunez Holguin age 1 day, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at Regional One in Memphis, TN. Mass will be conducted on Thursday, October 8, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Humboldt, TN. Burial to follow in the Maury City Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Ismael Antunez, Juan Pablo Antunez, Antonio Antunez and Martin...

Dr. Billy Sullivan Butler

Dr. Billy Sullivan Butler

Sep 30, 2020

Dr. Billy Sullivan Butler, age 82, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, at his home in Brownsville, TN. A Memorial Service will be conducted on Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 10:30 AM at the Butler Home, 2285 Hwy 54 North in Brownsville, TN. Dr. Butler was a veterinarian for 50 years serving the Brownsville, Haywood County Community. He is...

Donna Y Crider

Donna Y Crider

Sep 27, 2020

Donna Y. Crider age 84, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 3:00 P.M. at the Bells Funeral Home with Rev. Susie Riley officiating. Burial to follow in the Belleview Cemetery. A visitation for the Crider family will be held on Thursday,...

Shirley  Pearson

Shirley Pearson

Sep 27, 2020

Shirley Pearson age 91, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at the Elmcroft of Jackson, Tn. A Graveside Service will be conducted on 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at the Belleview Cemetery in Bells, TN with Bro. Dennis McMahan officiating. She was born in Bells, TN on October 27, 1928 to the late Juluis Emmett Cozart and Euphie...

Martha Ann Roberts

Martha Ann Roberts

Sep 26, 2020

Martha Ann Roberts age 83, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at the Alamo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. She was born in Alamo, T on November 11, 1936 to the late Arlan Emison and Carmie Louise Jackson Emison. She attended the Center Methodist Church of Gadsden and was...

Philip Alonzo Hill

Philip Alonzo Hill

Sep 25, 2020

Philip Alonzo Hill passed away peacefully on September 25, 2020, just a short 6 hours prior to our dear mother, Mary. One might say that was the longest reprieve he had since their marriage in August of 1959. A double Graveside Service for Philip and Mary Hill will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at 10:30 AM, at Brownsville...

Mary Lou Hill

Mary Lou Hill

Sep 25, 2020

Mary Lou Harris Hill passed away peacefully on September 25, 2020, at the side of her husband Philip Hill. A double Graveside Service for Philip and Mary Hill will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at 10:30 AM, at Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, TN. Mary Lou was born April 19, 1938 in Lexington, Tennessee to Walter OC and...

Michael Duane Freeman

Michael Duane Freeman

Sep 22, 2020

Michael Duane Freeman age 53, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Freeman was born in Wheaton, IL on January 4, 1967 to the late Mr. Bobby Freeman and Mrs. Karen Davis Freeman. He worked as a security guard for many...

Charlie  Brizentine

Charlie Brizentine

Sep 21, 2020

Charles Wayne Brizentine (Mr. Charlie), age 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2020, at his residence in West Melbourne, Florida. Celebration of Life Services will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at 2:00 PM at the Brownsville Funeral Home, Brownsville, TN with burial to follow in Salem Cemetery, Gadsden, TN. A Visitation for Mr. Charlie will be...

Karan  Ennis

Karan Ennis

Sep 21, 2020

Karan Alicia Weaver Ennis, age 52, passed away Monday, September 21, 2020 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted Friday, September 25, 2020, at 10:00 AM at the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. Tim Smartt officiating. Burial will follow in Concord Cemetery in Gates, TN. A visitation will be held Thursday,...