Obituaries
Obituaries
Jo Ann Pete
May 29, 2017
Mrs. Jo Ann Murphy Pete, age 57 passed away Monday, May 29, 2017 in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, June 3, 2017 in the St. James Church of God in Christ, Stanton, TN with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, June 3, 2017 from 12:00...
Edward Hugh Wilbanks
May 28, 2017
Edward's Obituary Mr. Edward Hugh Wilbanks age 58 of Brownsville, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born November 29, 1958 in Memphis to the Leatrice Bennett Dammric and the late Johnny Edward Wilbanks. Mr. Wilbanks is survived by his wife, Patricia Elrod Wilbanks of Brownsville; mother, Leatrice Bennett Dammric of Arkansas; son,...
Gary Wayne Hensley
May 28, 2017
Gary's Obituary Mr. Gary Wayne Hensley age 70 of Alamo, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital after an extended illness. He was born November 29, 1946 in Crockett County to Lillie Merle Miller Hensley and the late Raymond Hensley. Mr. Hensley worked over forty years in the wholesale florist industry retiring from Metro Wholesale...
Lena Mai Pepper
May 28, 2017
Mrs. Lena Mai Pepper, age 100, passed away Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Stanton Cemetery. A visitation will be conducted Wednesday, May 31, 2017, 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. in Lea and Simmons...
Jim Chaney
May 26, 2017
Jim's Obituary Mr. Jurgen Jim Chaney, age 70, a U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 at his home in Stanton, Tennessee. He was born September 15, 1946 in Germany to the late Woodrow Chaney and Helga Koster. He was a skilled welder and was a Draftsman for AT&T. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...
Dorothy Daniel
May 23, 2017
Dorothy Beaty Daniel, 90, beloved mother, passed away at her home on Tuesday, May 23.
She was born in Stanton, TN to parents Frank and Lida Belle Beaty and proceeded in death by her husband Charles L. Daniel. For fifty-five years of married life, she and Charles were members of Stanton Baptist Church and actively involved in farming. After her...
David Randel Lipford
May 22, 2017
David's Obituary Mr. David Randel Lipford age 64 and United Marine Corps Veteran, passed away Monday, May 22, 2017 in Maplewood Health Care in Jackson. At his request, a memorial service to celebrate the life of Mr. Lipford will be held private for the family. Bells Funeral Home, 5342 College Street is in charge of arrangements. 731-663-2766 or www.bbfuneral.com. Read...
David Long
May 19, 2017
David's Obituary Mr. David Long age 49, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mr. Long will be held at a later date. Bells Funeral Home, 5342 College Street is in charge of arrangements. 731-663-2766 or www.bbfuneral.com. Read More Read Less
Frances Lee
May 17, 2017
Frances' Obituary Mrs. Frances Lee age 94, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 in Maplewood Health Care in Jackson. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Lee will be held at a later date. Bells Funeral Home, 5342 College Street, is in charge of arrangements. 731-663-2766 or www.bbfuneral.com. Read More Read Less
H.K. Sorrell
May 16, 2017
Dr. H.K.'s Obituary Dr. H. K. Sorrell age 90 of Brownsville, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville. He was born in Memphis, September 5, 1926 to the late Herman Aaron Sorrell and Grace Payne Sorrell. Dr. Sorrell served our Lord as a Minister of the Gospel for over seventy years. He graduated from...
Donna Anne Churchill
May 14, 2017
Donna Anne Owen Churchill, 70, passed away Sunday, May 14 at home in Brownsville, Tennessee. A celebration of her life will be conducted at First United Methodist Church of Brownsville on Saturday, May 27 at 3:00 P.M.. A reception will immediately follow in the Common Room of First United Methodist Church. Donna was a member of the church as well...
Gladys Marie Whitehead
May 12, 2017
Gladys' Obituary Mrs. Gladys Marie Whitehead age 87, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born August 25, 1929 in Mississippi to the late Oscar Sanders and Melissa Thompson Sanders. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Omer Lee Whitehead; son, Kenny Lee Whitehead; grandson, Heath Tritt;...
Elvis Paul Proctor
May 12, 2017
Elvis Paul's Obituary Mr. Elvis Paul Proctor, Jr. age 70 of Brownsville, formerly of Lauderdale County, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 in St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. He was born January 16, 1947 in Brownsville to the late Elvis Paul Proctor, Sr. and Molly Prescott Proctor. Mr. Proctor served our country in the United States Air Force. In addition...
Hugh Barton Clinton
May 12, 2017
Mr. Hugh Barton Clinton, age 67 passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 at his home in Brownsville. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. in the Bond Cemetery in Brownsville. He was a member of Brownsville Baptist Church. Mr. Clinton was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Katherine Clinton, his parents: Hugh B....
Mary Evelyn Christie
May 10, 2017
Mary's Obituary Mrs. Mary Evelyn Christie, age 87, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Poplar Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center in Collierville. She was born July 21, 1929 in Crockett County to the late Carless Privett and Mary Brasfield Privett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles T. Christie, a sister-in-law and...
Mary Jo Crutchfield
May 10, 2017
Mary Jo's Obituary Mrs. Mary Jo Davis Crutchfield age 58, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. She was born in Shelby County to the late James F. Davis and Carolina Cint Davis. Survivors include her loving husband, Michael L. Crutchfield of Bells; two daughters, Heather Edwards and husband Zack of Friendship and Holly...
Oakley Ray Sills
May 9, 2017
Oakley's Obituary Infant Oakley Ray Sills, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis. He was preceded in death by a grandmother, Barbara Sipes. Little Oakley is survived by his parents, Jerry and Candice Baggett Sills of Alamo; two brothers, Jerry Sills, III and Hunter Sills both of Alamo; grandparents, Jerry Sills of Brownsville, Jimmy...
Grace Elizabeth Foy
May 8, 2017
Grace's Obituary Mrs. Grace Elizabeth Foy age 84, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 in Regency Retirement Village in Jackson. A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Betty Foy will be held at a later date. Bells Funeral Home, 5342 College Street is in charge of arrangments. 731-663-2766 or www.bbfuneral.com. Read More Read Less
Joann Fridley Reece
May 7, 2017
Joann's Obituary Mrs. Sharon Joann Reece age 80 of Brownsville, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born November 15, 1936 in Haywood County to the late Carl Fridley and Edith Compton Fridley. Mrs. Reece was a faithful member of Brownsville Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...
Donald Stafford Markwart
May 4, 2017
Mr. Donald Stafford Markwart, age 89 passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017 at his residence in Brownsville, TN. A Funeral Mass will be conducted Monday, May 8, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in St. John’s Catholic Church. Entombment will follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Visitation will be Monday, May 8, 2017, from 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. in St. John’s Catholic...
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