Obituaries
Obituaries
Bernice Ray Ellington
Jan 15, 2024
Bernice Ray Ellington, age 88, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, at the Jackson – Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the Brownsville Funeral Home with Bro. Randy Kellough and Bro. Grover Westover officiating. Burial will follow at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, TN. The...
Blake Allan Poe
Jan 13, 2024
Blake Allan Poe, age 41, a resident of Frisco, Texas, passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2024. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Rev. John Banks officiating. Burial will follow at the Stanton Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 25,...
Eric Wayne Moore
Jan 11, 2024
Mr. Eric Wayne Moore, age 58, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home.
Mr. Moore was born in Yuma, Arizona on January 28, 1965, to the late Barney Moore and Ruby Jean McGowan Moore. He attended the Stanton Baptist Church and worked...
Timothy Rains Sills, Jr.
Jan 9, 2024
Timothy Rains Sills, Jr. age 46, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 13, 2024, at the Brownsville Funeral Home, 107 S. Lafayette Ave., Brownsville, TN. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 11:00 AM – 1:00...
Marilyn Mize Howard
Jan 9, 2024
Marilyn Mize Howard, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bells, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with Bro. David Henderson, officiating. Burial will follow at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, TN. The family will be...
Ann Grace Williams
Jan 9, 2024
Ann Grace Williams, age 89, departed this life on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at her home in Brownsville, TN. A Memorial Visitation for family and friends will be on Thursday, January 11, 2024, from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN. Ann was born on January 8, 1935, in Rutherford, New Jersey. She...
Judy Pool
Jan 8, 2024
Judy Pool, age 56, a resident of Bells, TN, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. A Memorial Visitation to remember her life will be on Thursday, January 11, 2024, from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN.
Judy Smith Pool was born on...
Patsy Walker King
Jan 5, 2024
Patsy Walker King
November 7, 1935—January 5, 2024
“Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work,to play and to look up at the stars.”
– Henry Van Dyke
Patsy Walker King (88)—a beloved mother, aunt, and friend— passed away on January 5, 2024.
Patsy King will be remembered as someone who was...
Mary Nell Tinker
Jan 5, 2024
Mary Nell Tinker, age 90, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024, at the Alamo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday, January 8, 2023, at 11 A.M. in the Chapel of the Walnut Hill Baptist Church, with Bro. Grover Westover officiating. Burial to follow in the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will...
Richard Lewis Catoe
Jan 5, 2024
Richard Lewis Catoe, age 58, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2024, at the Forrest Cove Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Jackson, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home.
Mr. Richard was born in Washington D.C. on January 21, 1965. He was a life long over the road truck driver, through and through. He...
George Wallace Jeffries
Jan 4, 2024
George Wallace Jeffries, age 92, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bells, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Danny Sinquefield officiating. Burial will follow at the Trinity Cemetery in the Nutbush Community. A...
Brenda Maggard
Jan 4, 2024
Brenda Lee Maggard, age 60, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at her home in Medina, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home.
Mrs. Brenda was born in Los Angeles, CA on February 15, 1963, to the late Bernice and Winnie Phillips. She was a service writer for Saturn of Jackson, TN. She...
Maudie Mae Gaters
Jan 3, 2024
Maudie Mae Gaters, age 93, a resident of Ripley, TN passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. John Gaters officiating. Burial will follow at the Zion Methodist Church Cemetery in Haywood County. A time of visitation for...
Patricia Ann Campbell Woods
Jan 3, 2024
Patricia Ann Campbell Woods, age 81, departed this life on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at the Haywood Community Hospital in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services for Mrs. Woods will be conducted on Friday, January 5, 2024, at 10:00 AM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Rev. Richard Dickerson officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in...
Margaret Edna Carrington Risen Rikard
Jan 1, 2024
Margaret Edna Carrington Risen Rikard, age 91, passed away on Monday, January 1, 2024, at the Haywood Community Hospital in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services for Mrs. Rikard will be held on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 10:00 AM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. Randy Kellough officiating. Burial will follow at the Forrest Memorial...
Carolyn Crenshaw Perry
Jan 1, 2024
Carolyn Perry, 83, passed away peacefully in her home in Brownsville, Tennessee on January 1, 2024. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church in. Brownsville, TN, with Rev. Sammy Tillman officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be on Saturday, January 6, 2024, from...
Kevin Dewayne Martin
Dec 28, 2023
Kevin Dewayne Martin, age 49, passed away in Bolivar, TN on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Memorial Services will be held on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Christ Church in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. Eddie Martin and Bro. Johnny Wayne Watson officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Thursday, January 4, 2024, from 1:00 PM until...
Nita Pittman
Dec 27, 2023
Nita J. Phillips Pittman, age 64, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at her residence in Whiteville, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at 1:00 PM at the Brownsville Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Terry Logan officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Tabor Cemetery in Whiteville, TN. Visitation for family and friends will be...
Cheryl Williams
Dec 24, 2023
Cheryl Williams, age 65, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at the Crestview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Brownsville, TN. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 11:00 AM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Pastor Lawrence Pirtle officiating. Cheryl Williams was born on April 20,...
Luis Francisco Martinez
Dec 24, 2023
Luis Francisco Martinez, age 24, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at the Methodist University Hospital of Memphis, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home.
Luis was born in Brownsville, TN on February 24, 1999. He enjoyed fishing and working on cars, he was quite a mechanic! He loved his family and friends...
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