Obituaries
Obituaries
Lottie "Faye" Walden
Aug 23, 2020
Lottie “Faye” Bain Walden, age 85, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2020 in the Canterbury Place Assisted Living Center in Dyersburg, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 26, 2020, in the Maranatha Baptist Church with Rev. Tim Smartt officiating, and burial to follow in the Trinity UMC Cemetery, Nutbush, TN. Visitation will be from 10:00...
Rosemary English
Aug 22, 2020
Rosemary English, age 67, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at her residence in Brownsville, TN. Memorial Services to celebrate her life will be held on Monday, August 31, 2020, at 2:00 PM with Bro. Sammy Tillman officiating. Rosemary English was born on December 28, 1952, in Haywood County to Lucion B. and Linnie Bell Stanley English. She worked...
Tony Joe Castleman
Aug 21, 2020
Tony Joe Castleman, age 72, passed away on August 21, 2020, at his home in Bells, TN. A Celebration of His Life Services will be conducted Monday, August 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Christ Church of Brownsville with Bro. Eddie Martin officiating. Burial will follow in Cypress UMC Cemetery in Bells, TN. Visitation will be held on Monday, August...
Elizabeth Reed Baddour
Aug 21, 2020
Elizabeth Reed Baddour passed away from an extended illness on Friday, August 21, 2020, at her residence in Brownsville, TN. She was 92 years of age. Graveside Services will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2020, at 2:00 PM at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, TN, with Dr. James Coffman and Rev. Anne Emery officiating. Mrs. Elizabeth Baddour was...
Walter L. "Sonny" Bishop
Aug 21, 2020
Walter L. “Sonny” Bishop, age 83, left this earthly world of pain and sorrow and went home to be with Jesus in the early morning hours of Friday, August 21, 2020. “He fought the good fight”. Sonny leaves behind his wife, Sandi, of Jackson, TN; his son, Greg (Tammy) of Savannah, TN; sister-in-law, Debby Rose (Dee) of Henning, TN, and...
Roy Ivan Grace, Jr.
Aug 21, 2020
Roy Ivan Grace, Jr. age 90, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020 at NHC in Milan, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. He was born in Jackson, TN on April 9, 1930 to the late Roy Ivan Grace, Sr. and Delores Dickey Grace. Mr. Grace proudly served his country and retired from the...
Bonnie Patterson
Aug 16, 2020
Bonnie Patterson age 70, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2020 at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A Graveside Service will be conducted on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Patterson was born on January 8, 1950 in Oceanside, CA to the late Robert W. Overton and Jewell Gregory Overton. She was also...
Ernest Paul (Pete) Lott, III
Aug 15, 2020
Ernest Paul “Pete” Lott, III, age 50, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020 in Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, TN. A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted Sunday, August 23, 2020, at 1:00 PM in the First Assembly of God Church, in Brownsville, TN. Pete worked in restaurant management and loved gaming on computers, as well as repairing them....
Sandra Irene Horner
Aug 15, 2020
Sandra Irene Horner age 68, passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at her residence in Gadsden, TN. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at the Gadsden Church of Christ with Bro. David Sweeney officiating. She was born on November 14, 1951 in Humboldt, TN to the late Claude Jasper Bolton and Bobbie Dean Boyd...
Janice Ferrell Leek
Aug 11, 2020
Mrs. Janice Ferrell Leek, age 56, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at her home in Friendship, TN. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 12 noon in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Leek loved dancing, cooking, the outdoors, yard work and picking up pecans. She found great fulfillment in spending time with family and...
Bertha Hood
Aug 10, 2020
Mrs. Bertha Wells Hood, age 87, passed away Monday, August 10, 2020, in the Bells Nursing Home. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday, August 13, 2020, at 11 AM in the Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery. She worked as a beautician in the Tibbs Community. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Tibbs where she and her...
Lora Elizabeth Torres
Aug 8, 2020
Lora Elizabeth Torres age 68, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. She was born on June 6, 1952 in Seattle, WA to the late Charles Clayton and Helen Molter Sern. She is survived by her dear friends: Cecil Swader of Jackson,...
Edwin M Tritt
Aug 7, 2020
Edwin M. Tritt age 79, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at the Tennessee State Veterans Home of Humboldt, TN. A private Graveside Service will be held on Monday, August 7, 2020 at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Tritt was born on June 5, 1941 in the Johnson Grove Community to the late William Kinion Tritt and...
George Robert Surles
Aug 7, 2020
George Robert Surles age 50, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 in Nashville, TN. Funeral services for Mr. Surles will be conducted at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Cypress United Methodist Church with Rev. Tony Crossnoe officiating. A visitation for the Surles family will be held on Monday, August 10, 2020 at the Cypress United Methodist Church...
Christopher Lee Cunningham
Aug 6, 2020
Christopher Lee Cunningham, age 49, passed away at his residence on Thursday, August 6, 2020 in Brownsville, TN. He was born on March 9, 1971 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Bradley Lee and Kathy Mary Green Cunningham. He worked as a watchman on the towboat for ADM – Acher Daniels Midland Company. Chris is survived by one son, Powell Cunningham...
Nyla Woody
Aug 5, 2020
Nyla Bryan Woody gently transferred her residence to the Golden City in Glory on the morning of August 5th, 2020 with her daughter by her side. She was born in Clay Center Kansas on October 18, 1937 to Marshall & Thelma Bryan. She lived in Kansas until she graduated high school, attended briefly at K State and then relocated to...
Jane Ireland
Aug 3, 2020
Mrs. Mary “Jane” Ireland, age 95, passed away peacefully in Signature Health Care of Primacy in Memphis, TN on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Private Graveside Services will be conducted Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, at Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery in Nutbush, TN, with Pastor Les Helton officiating. Mrs. Ireland was born Feb. 2, 1925, to Samuel Williamson and Amanda Frances...
Weaver Vestal
Aug 3, 2020
Weaver Vestal, age 98, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 3, 2020, at Sugar Creek Senior Living Community in Brownsville, TN. Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 1:00 PM, at Oakwood Cemetery with Mildred Shoemaker, officiating. Weaver Vestal lived a full and meaningful life and was blessed beyond measure. She was born on June 5, 1922...
Mary Frances Hendrix
Aug 1, 2020
Mary Frances Hendrix age 85, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A Private Family Graveside Service will be conducted on Monday, August 3, 2020 at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. She was born in Somerville, TN on August 18, 1934 to the late Sidney Duncan and Della Walk Duncan Shubert. Mrs. Hendrix was...
Marlene Jackson King
Aug 1, 2020
Marlene Jackson King, age 64, passed away at her residence in Brownsville, TN on Saturday, August 1, 2020. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 4:00 PM, at the home of Tracy Nichols, 1526 Rudolph Rd. in Brownsville, TN. Marlene was born on November 6, 1955 in Lauderdale County to Marvin and Alene...
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