Obituaries
Obituaries
Nicholas Gage Sampson
Jan 1, 2022
Nicholas Gage Sampson, age 20, passed away on Saturday, January 1, 2022, in Dyersburg, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at 5:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at the Bells Funeral Home from 3:00 P.M. until the service hour at 5:00...
Anthony Joe Rankin
Dec 28, 2021
Officer Anthony Joe Rankin, Age 57, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A Memorial Service will be conducted on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Brownsville Funeral Home. A visitation for the Rankin family will be held on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at the Brownsville Funeral Home...
Millard Walden Clemons
Dec 22, 2021
Millard Walden Clemons, age 92, of Brownsville, TN, departed this life on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Sugar Creek Senior Living Center in Brownsville, TN. A Memorial Visitation and Service will be held on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN. Mr. Millard was born on...
Keith Allen Williamson
Dec 22, 2021
Keith Allen Williamson, age 54, a resident of Jackson, TN passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. He was born on June 2, 1967, to Tony and Shirley Williamson. He was raised in the Providence Community. He worked as a farmer for most of his life and loved his time working on machinery. He was a master mechanic and many...
Elizabeth Harper "Betsy" Taylor
Dec 21, 2021
Elizabeth Harper “Betsy” Taylor, age 96, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away on December 21, 2021, at the Bells Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Bells, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted Monday, December 27, 2021, at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church, in Brownsville, TN with Dr. Roger Penn and Rev. Sammy Tillman officiating. Burial will follow...
Kent Pratt
Dec 20, 2021
Mr. Billy “Kent” Pratt, age 57, passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021, at his home in Friendship, TN. A Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Mr. Kent will be conducted on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 3:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home. A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at the...
Joy Fay Burleson
Dec 18, 2021
Joy Fay Burleson, age 73, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home with Bro. John Allen Newman officiating. Burial to follow in the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation for Mrs....
Scotty Lynn Doss
Dec 18, 2021
Mr. Scotty Lynn Doss, Age 57, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Campbell officiating. Burial to follow in the Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. A visitation for the...
Elizabeth Ann Byrum Kail
Dec 17, 2021
Elizabeth Ann Byrum Kail, age 85, of Brownsville, departed this life on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. A Graveside Funeral Service to honor her life will be on Monday, December 20, 2021, at 3:30 PM at the Providence UMC Cemetery with Bro. JP Barden officiating. Burial will follow at the Providence UMC...
Ed Thomason
Dec 17, 2021
James Edward “Ed” Thomason, age 73, of Brownsville, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 17, 2021, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday, December 20, 2021, at 12 noon at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. JP Moses officiating. Burial will follow at Brownsville Memorial...
Marty Lynn Overton
Dec 14, 2021
Marty Lynn Overton, born to Mary Neil and Marcial Overton, was born on August 29, 1956. He was the youngest of five children. When he was two years old, Marty was diagnosed with diabetes, Type 1. When Marty was 10, he and his family (Mom, Dad, Danny and dog Mitzi) moved from Brownsville, TN to Brooksville, FL. Marty was 13...
Billy Ray Macon
Dec 13, 2021
Billy Ray Macon, age 82, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A Graveside Service will be conducted on Friday, December 17, 2021, at 1:00 P.M. at the Salem Church Cemetery in Gadsden, TN. Mr. Macon was born on July 31, 1939, to the late Nathaniel Duke Macon and Mattie Mae Ellis Macon....
William Ray Burroughs, Sr.
Dec 13, 2021
William Ray “Billy” Burroughs, Sr., age 83, of Brownsville, departed this life on Monday, December 13, 2021. Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 1:00 PM at the Trinity United Methodist Church with Bro. James Paris, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Trinity UMC Cemetery. Visitation for Mr. Burroughs will be conducted on Wednesday, December 15, 2021,...
Lisa Lynn Blackburn
Dec 11, 2021
Lisa Lynn Blackburn age 61, passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Ms. Lisa was born on May 31, 1960, in Crockett County, TN. She was a 1977 Graduate from Gadsden High School and worked in retail sales for many years. She...
Rachel Owen
Dec 11, 2021
Rachel Ophelia Beaty Owen (age 98), beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother went home to be with her Lord on December 11, 2021, in Nashville, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Haywood County on October 11, 1923, the daughter of Lida Belle and Frank Hill Beaty. Rachel and her husband, the late Wade T. Owen, were married for...
Janet Marbury Lewis
Dec 5, 2021
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. Psalm 116:15 Janet Lewis now lives by sight in the eternal presence of God. Walking with God from a young age, she made Jesus the Savior and Lord of her life at Zion Baptist Church. We have no doubt that He greeted her in heaven by saying,...
Gene Dale McFarland
Dec 5, 2021
Gene Dale McFarland, age 82, of Brownsville, departed this life on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at the West Tennessee Transitional Care in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted Friday, December 10, 2021, at 10:00 AM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, Tennessee, with Bro. Richard Dickerson officiating. Burial will follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation for...
Jeanette Baker Morris
Dec 2, 2021
Jeanette Baker Morris, age 76, departed this life on Thursday, December 2, 2021, in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday, December 6, 2021, at 12:00 PM at the Bells Funeral Home Chapel in Bells, TN. Burial will follow at the Kail Cemetery in Crockett County. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service beginning at...
Gerald Reese Johns
Nov 30, 2021
Gerald Reese Johns, age 56, of Henning, TN, departed this life on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Gerald was born in Lebanon, TN, the son of the late Geraldean and Theodore Lackey Johns. He worked for Dematic Corporation as a conveyor belt installer. He loved the outdoors and making things. He enjoyed...
Ronnie Witherspoon
Nov 26, 2021
Ronnie Witherspoon, age 76, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at his residence in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at 2:00 PM, at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. Bob Connerley officiating. Burial will follow at Allen Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday, November 30,...
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