Obituaries
Obituaries
Gregory Wayne Laster
Apr 5, 2023
Gregory Wayne Laster
Sunrise: July 9, 1966
Sunset: April 5, 2023
Mr. Gregory Wayne Laster, age 56, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 2:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, with the Apostle Lashondria Snipes officiating.
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Paul Monroe Mize, Sr.
Apr 5, 2023
Mr. Paul Monroe Mize, Sr., age 92, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. A Graveside Service will be held for Mr. Mize on Friday, April 7, 2023, at 1:00 PM at the Stanton Cemetery with Bro. Randy Kellough officiating.Paul was born on September 9, 1930, in Stanton, TN to...
Laford D George
Apr 5, 2023
Laford D. Roosevelt George, age 78, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at his home in Bells, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. A Graveside Service will be held on Sunday, April16, 2023 at Belleview Cemetery at 3:00 P.M.
Mr. George was born in Bells, TN, on April 20, 1944, to the...
Stanley Roy Borntrager
Apr 2, 2023
Stanley Roy Borntrager, 70, of Jackson, TN, peacefully went to be with hisLord on April 2, 2023 after a three-week bout with cancer. Stan was bornon February 23, 1953 to Lee Andy Borntrager and Marie Maxine Kauffman-Borntrager and grew up in Shipshewana, IN. He was preceded in death byhis parents and surviving him are his sister Sharon Marie Borntrager andbrother...
Ann Lytle
Apr 1, 2023
Margaret Ann Lytle, age 78, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away on April 1, 2023. A Memorial Service for Mrs. Lytle will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 5:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Phil Lovelace and Bro. Shey Lovelace officiating. Mrs. Lytle was born on August 9, 1944,...
Rosa Holcomb
Mar 29, 2023
Rosa Elizabeth Jones Holcomb, age 92, passed away at her residence in Brownsville, TN on March 29, 2023. Services will be held at The Mausoleum at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 3:00 PM with Bro. Bob Connerley officiating. A visitation will be held from 2:00 PM until the hour of service.
Rosa was born on...
Carolyn Perry Kidd
Mar 26, 2023
Carolyn Perry Kidd, age 66, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, March 26, 2023. Graveside Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 1:00 PM at the Stanton Cemetery, with Bro. Eddie Martin, officiating.
Carolyn was born on December 11, 1956, in Dancyville, TN to Mr. Billy Roe Perry, Sr. and Peggy Tinsley...
Renee Markle
Mar 25, 2023
Charity Renee Markle, age 50, passed away, after a brief illness, on Saturday, March 25, 2023, at West Tennessee Healthcare in Dyersburg, TN. Memorial Services for Renee will be held on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at 3:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Eddie Martin officiating. A visitation will be held on...
Melissa Shamburger Horton
Mar 18, 2023
Melissa Shamburger Horton, age 43, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Shelby County. Melissa was born on April 9, 1979, in Tyler, TX to her parents, Jack and Lynette Shamburger. She grew up in Brownsville, TN and graduated from Haywood High School. She was a resident of Somerville, TN where she was a homemaker. She loved her children,...
Maggie Sue Potter
Mar 18, 2023
Maggie Sue Potter, age 84, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the Jackson Madison-County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, with Rev. Chris Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Brownsville Memorial Gardens. A visitation will be...
Betty Nelle Veazey
Mar 16, 2023
Betty Nelle Parker Veazey, age 80, passed away at her residence in Milan, TN, on March 16, 2023.
Betty was born in Brownsville, TN on November 18, 1942, to Thomas and Collis Baggs Parker. She will be missed dearly by her family and loved ones. Ms. Betty is survived by a son, Thomas Dale Veazey (Connie); and two daughters, Daphne...
Ernesto Nieves
Mar 13, 2023
Ernesto Nieves, age 71, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 13, 2023, at the West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Campus. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2022 at Ministerio De Reconcilicion,1456 East Main Street, Brownsville, TN 38012 beginning at 11:00 A.M.
Mr. Ernesto was born on April 22, 1951, in Gurabo, Puerto Rico to...
Ann Watkins
Mar 13, 2023
Ann Watkins, age 87, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home with Bro. Josh Simmons officiating. Burial to follow in the Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held on...
Bettye Elrod Kelly
Mar 11, 2023
Mrs. Bettye Elrod Kelly, age 74, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN. Burial will follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. A visitation for Mrs. Kelly will be Monday evening, March...
Billy Wade Cox
Mar 10, 2023
Updated Obituary: A Memorial Service for Mr. Bill Cox has been updated. The Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Reelfoot Lake at the Keystone Pavilion.
Billy “Bill” Wade Cox, age 72, a resident of Brownsville, TN and husband of Sheila Ann Ferge-Cox, went to be with the Lord early Friday morning,...
Ronnie Glenn Bushart
Mar 8, 2023
Ronnie Glenn “Bushy” Bushart, age 71, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the Maplewood Healthcare Center located in Jackson, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home.
Mr. Ronnie was born in Bells, TN on December 13, 1951, to the late Russell Bushart and Margaret Myers Bushart. He proudly served his country in...
Kenneth Michael Jordan
Mar 7, 2023
Kenneth Michael Jordan, age 75, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at his residence. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, March 10, 2023, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Martha Bunch and Jerry Winberry officiating. Burial will follow at Providence Cemetery. A Visitation for Mr. Jordan will be held...
Luther Allen Briggs, Jr.
Mar 7, 2023
Luther Allen Briggs, Jr, age 91, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Humboldt, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home.
Mr. Briggs was born in Columbia, TN on September 29, 1931 to the late Luther A. Briggs, Sr. and Era Bunch Calvert Briggs. He proudly served...
Eva Jane Hight
Mar 4, 2023
Jane Hight, 87, went peacefully into the arms of Jesus on March 4, 2023.
Jane (Barcroft) was born and raised in Brownsville, TN. She graduated from Haywood High School, where she met, and then married, the love of her life James (Jimmy) Hight. After marriage, they made their home in Memphis. They celebrated 70 years of marriage this past...
Loyde Eugene Duncan
Mar 4, 2023
Born March 13, 1949, and Died March 4, 2023
Loyde Eugene Duncan, age 73, left this earth on March 4, 2023, to join his late wife in their heavenly home. Eugene and his family made Bells, TN their home for 28 years where he worked as a farmer/welder. Eugene loved fishing, hunting, gardening, trading, and flea markets.
He is...
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