Obituaries
Obituaries
Geraldine Ellington
Jun 24, 2012
Geraldine's Obituary Geraldine Ellington, age 82, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2012 at the Bells Nursing Home, Bells, TN. She was preceded in death by her parents: L.W. Blair, Maude Mackins Blair and Marie Elizabeth Blair and her husband: James "Bud" Ellington. Funeral Services will be conducted in the Brownsville-Bells Funeral Homes, Bells, TN, Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 3:00...
Eara Medlin
Jun 20, 2012
Mrs. Eara May Stanley Cornatzor Medlin, age 85, passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at her home in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted at 3:00 PM, Friday, June 22, 2012 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 3:00 PM , Friday,...
Harry Callery
Jun 14, 2012
Mr. Harry Franklin Callery, age 92 passed away at his home on Thursday, June 14, 2012. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Tuesday, June 19, 2012 in the Brownsville Baptist Church with burial to follow in Harmony Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, June 18, 2012 from 5:00-7:00 P.M. in the Brownsville Baptist Church. Mr. Callery was a WWII...
Flossie Pugh
May 22, 2012
Flossie English Pugh, age 82 passed away in Crestview Healthcare Center in Brownsville, TN on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Friday, May 25, 2012 in the Randolph Assembly of God Church. Burial to follow in Randolph Cemetery. Visitation for the Pugh family will be Friday, May 25, 2012 from 11 AM to 1...
Janet Buie
May 19, 2012
Mrs. Janet Buie, age 76 passed away in Jackson Madison County General Hospital on Saturday, May 19, 2012. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, May 23, 2012 in the Poplar Corner Baptist Church. Private Entombment. Visitation for the Buie family will be Tuesday, May 22, 2012 from 5-8 PM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Mrs....
Elisabeth Windrow Pope
May 12, 2012
Elisabeth "Bo" Windrow Pope November 18, 1928 - May 12, 2012 Mrs. Elisabeth "Bo" Kinney Windrow Pope died in her sleep on Saturday, May 12, 2012. Bo was preceded in death by her parents: Charles Roy Kinney and Emma Barbee Douglass Kinney; a sister: Dorothy Kinney Smith; and her husband: Paul Moody Windrow. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00...
Minnie Miller
May 10, 2012
Minnie McRae Powell Cutliff Miller, age 96, wife of William Roots Miller, III of Brownsville, TN died May 10, 2012 at her home. Visitation will be Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 1:00 PM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Funeral Services will follow at 2:00 PM in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home with Dr. H.K. Sorrell officiating. Burial...
Mary Ann Nolen
May 6, 2012
Mary's Obituary Mary Ann Mathias Chapman-Nolen, age 68, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 6, 2012 in Collierville, TN. Mary Ann was preceded in death by her parents: CA Porch and Lois Hill Porch; and the father of her children: Jeff Chapman. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, May 11, 2012, in Brownsville-Bells Funeral...
Olga Sellari
Apr 30, 2012
Mrs. Olga Ann Smith Sellari went to Heaven on April 30, 2012. Mrs. Sellari was born on June 21, 1930 in the Tibbs community in Haywood County to the late Albert Franklin Smith and Ethel Stephens Smith. Two brothers, James L. Smith and his wife Sarah and Floyd Hunter Smith, and one sister in law, Norma Lee Smith preceded her...
Peggy Castellaw
Apr 21, 2012
Mrs. Peggy Ann Simpson Castellaw, age 73 passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012 in the Baptist Hospital in Memphis, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted at 12:00 Noon, Monday April 23, 2012 in the Poplar Corner Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Holly Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM, Sunday, April 22, 2012 in...
David Earl Maddox
Apr 21, 2012
David Earl Maddox February 20, 1958 - April 21, 2012 Mr. David Earl Maddox, age 54, passed away Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Madison County General Hospital, Jackson, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents: Clyntes "Pudd" Maddox and Frances Leek Maddox Adock; and a sister: Shirley Hill. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, April...
John Gallaspy
Apr 20, 2012
John Russell Gallaspy, III was lifted up to the Heavens April 20, 2012. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Laura Elizabeth. John leaves his wife, Mickey, sons, John IV (Nicki) and Garland Miller. He leaves three grandchildren, John V, Jamie Ruthann and Trenton Wayne. He also leaves two sisters, Mary Ruth Greenwell (Merrell), Tyler, Texas and Jan Walker,...
Rose Johnson
Apr 19, 2012
Rose Marie Clovis Johnson, age 69 of Decatur, GA passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012 after a long battle with breast cancer. A lifelong, dedicated, healthcare professional, she lived her life as an example to others. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Rhea Alexander Johnson, Jr., Decatur, GA; her sister: Patricia Dame (Glenn), Waleska, GA, and her...
Jimmy McCay
Apr 18, 2012
Jimmy Ray McCay, age 68 passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted at 10:00 AM, Friday, April 20, 2012 in the Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. McCay was preceded in death by his wife: Mary Chandler McCay; his parents: Ezra Ray McCay and June Crowe McCay and...
Marie Cryer
Apr 17, 2012
Mrs. Rose Marie Cryer, age 73 passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012 in the Crestview Healthcare Center, Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 19, 2012 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Springhill United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Thursday, April...
Martha Lynn Overton
Apr 12, 2012
Martha Lynn Overton December 1, 1934 - April 12, 2012 Mrs. Martha Lynn Mathias Overton, age 77, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 12, 2012 in Jackson, TN. Mrs. Overton was preceded in death by her parents: Lester Earl "Buck" Mathias Sr. and Estelle Pittman Mathias; five brothers: including two of which were triplets to her, Macon...
Jerry Gardner
Apr 8, 2012
Mr. Jerry Wayne Gardner, age 68, passed away at his residence in Brownsville, TN, on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 2 PM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. A visitation for the Gardner family will be 1 to 2 PM in the Lea...
Martha Williams
Apr 2, 2012
Mrs. Martha Coburn Williams, age 77, passed away at her home, April 2, 2012 in Brownsville, Tennessee. Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 10 AM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation for the Williams family will be Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 5 to 8 PM in...
Jim Hayes
Mar 29, 2012
James Ernest "Jim" Hayes, Jr., passed away on March 29, 2012, in Chesterfield, Virginia, at the age of 65. Jim was born on August 1, 1946, in Memphis, TN, to Vesta Lee Ready Hayes and Dr. James Ernest Hayes. After graduating from Central High School, Memphis, TN, Jim attended Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, where in 1967 he earned...
Hallum Smith
Mar 27, 2012
Mr. Hallum Smith, 93 passed away in the Tennessee State Veteran's Home in Humboldt, TN on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Graveside Funeral Services will be Friday, March 30, 2012 at 4:00 in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Visitation will be Friday, March 30, 2012 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Mr. Smith was preceded...
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