Obituaries
Obituaries
Forrest Alan Tucker
Jan 2, 2023
Forrest Alan Tucker, age 36, passed away unexpectedly in Nashville, TN, on Monday, January 2, 2023. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, January 9, 2023, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Pastor Lawson Harlow officiating. Forrest was born on October 23, 1986, in Haywood County to Jerry Neal Tucker, Jr....
Joyce Marie Norville
Dec 31, 2022
Joyce Marie Bowen Norville, age 96, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A Graveside Service will be conducted on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. P.M. at the Belleview Cemetery located in Bells, TN, with Rev. Susie Riley officiation. Mrs. Norville was born in Dyer County, TN, to the late Nicholas...
Paula Jean Roney
Dec 30, 2022
Paula Jean Roney, age 77, of Dresden, TN passed away in Martin, TN on Friday, December 30, 2022. The family has chosen cremation and will honor Ms. Roney with a service at a later date. Paula was born on March 22, 1945, in Martin, TN to Paul and Irene Vancleave Sadler. She is survived by two daughters: Necole Spurlock of...
Jolisia Nayana Springfield
Dec 29, 2022
Jolisia Nayana Springfield, age 21, of Brownsville, TN passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 29, 2022, in Ripley, TN. Funeral Services for Jolisia will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 1 PM at St James Church of God in Christ in Stanton, TN. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. A visitation will be from 11 AM until...
Nat Newman
Dec 28, 2022
Nathaniel Rives Newman, III “Nat,” 85, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, in Bolivar, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, December 30, 2022, at 2 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Rev. John Banks officiating. Burial to follow at Spring Hill Church Cemetery in Stanton, TN. A visitation will be held...
Michael Thomas Merchant
Dec 25, 2022
Sgt. Michael Thomas Merchant, age 57, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. He was born on August 11, 1965, in El Paso, TX, to the late Thomas R. Merchant and Mary Janine Trawick Merchant. He proudly served his Country as Military...
Dustin Alan Poe
Dec 24, 2022
Dustin Alan Poe, Age 15, departed earth on December 24, 2022, in Memphis, TN, where he passed away at LeBonheur Children's Hospital. Funeral Serves will be conducted on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home, with Bro. Grover Westover officiating. Burial to follow at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation...
Irene Leek Colvett
Dec 22, 2022
Irene Leek Colvett, age 78, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All Services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mrs. Irene was born on February 17, 1944, at Norris Crossing, TN to the late Ernest Leek and Jennie Lee Morris Leek. She worked at the Bells Recycling Plant for...
Christy Dowdy Brummett
Dec 21, 2022
Christy Dowdy Brummett, age 44, of Brownsville, TN passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Christy was born on November 2, 1978, in Kenton, MO to Leroy and the late Ann Love Thomas Dowdy. Christy loved hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, or anything that related to being outdoors. She loved photography and riding motorcycles....
Vicki Sullivan
Dec 20, 2022
Vicki Sue Weidman Sullivan, age 70, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at her home. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, December 23, 2022, at 3:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN with Rev. Richard Dickerson officiating. Burial will follow at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. A visitation...
Lofton Wilkes "Bubba" Wateridge
Dec 16, 2022
Lofton Wilkes “Bubba” Wateridge, age 79, a resident of Brownsville, TN, departed this life on Friday, December 16, 2022, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 1:00 PM, at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. David Reeves officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday,...
Mike Dedmon
Dec 15, 2022
Mike Dedmon, age 66, formerly of Brownsville, TN passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at his residence in Memphis, TN. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at 2 PM in the chapel of the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. A visitation will be held from 1 PM until the hour of service. Mike Dedmon,...
Mary Gibson Dougherty
Dec 15, 2022
Mary Gibson Dougherty, age 89, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at her residence in Brownsville, TN after an extended illness. Graveside services will be held on Friday, December 16, 2022, at 3:30 PM at Brownsville Memorial Gardens with Bro. Eddie Martin officiating with burial to follow. Mary was born on April 8, 1933, in Paris, Texas to Wade...
Henry Livingston Carlton, III
Dec 14, 2022
Henry Livingston Carlton, III, age 83, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away at AHC Crestview on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Funeral Services for Mr. Carlton will be conducted on Friday, December 16, 2022, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with Rev. Ray Chandler and Rev. Sammy Tillman officiating. Visitation will begin from 11:30 to 1:00...
Karen Beaird King
Dec 9, 2022
Karen Beaird King, age 59, a resident of Brownsville, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 2:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Rowdy Davis officiating. Visitation will take place two hours prior to the service, from 12 noon until 2:00...
Charles Franklin Cox
Dec 4, 2022
Charles Franklin Cox was born on July 27, 1934, to William Aubrey Cox and Sadie Fortune Cox in McNairy County, Tennessee. He graduated from Collierville High School in 1954. After graduation, he went to work at Oakley Ford and then enlisted in the US Army as a Specialist 3rd Class and served until 1959. He was stationed at Fort Polk,...
Anita Gay Najdek-Toth
Dec 3, 2022
Anita Najdek-Toth, age 74, passed away on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at her home in Dyersburg, TN. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mrs. Anita was born on July 3, 1948, to the late Kenneth Pierson and Virginia Meyer. She proudly served her Country in the United States Marines. She loved crafts, cross stitch, quilting...
Nettie Willingham Lacombe
Dec 2, 2022
Nettie Willingham Lacombe, age 86, passed away on Friday. December 2, 2022, at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN. The family has honored her wishes for cremation and a Memorial Service to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at 2:00 PM, at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN with Bro....
Diane Hunt Barber
Dec 2, 2022
Diane Linda Hunt-Barber, age 70, of Trenton, TN passed away on Friday December 2, 2022, at West Tennessee Healthcare-Milan. The family as chosen cremation and will have a memorial service in New York at a later date. Diane was born on November 6, 1952, in Syracuse, New York. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her four sons, Robert...
Robert "Robbie" Garrett
Nov 30, 2022
Robert “Robbie” Garrett, age 49, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. The family has chosen cremation. Graveside Memorial Services will be held on Friday, December 9, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Trinity Cemetery with Bro. Lonnie Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at the Trinity Cemetery. Robbie...
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