Obituaries
Obituaries
Edwin M Tritt
Aug 7, 2020
Edwin M. Tritt age 79, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 at the Tennessee State Veterans Home of Humboldt, TN. A private Graveside Service will be held on Monday, August 7, 2020 at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Tritt was born on June 5, 1941 in the Johnson Grove Community to the late William Kinion Tritt and...
George Robert Surles
Aug 7, 2020
George Robert Surles age 50, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2020 in Nashville, TN. Funeral services for Mr. Surles will be conducted at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Cypress United Methodist Church with Rev. Tony Crossnoe officiating. A visitation for the Surles family will be held on Monday, August 10, 2020 at the Cypress United Methodist Church...
Christopher Lee Cunningham
Aug 6, 2020
Christopher Lee Cunningham, age 49, passed away at his residence on Thursday, August 6, 2020 in Brownsville, TN. He was born on March 9, 1971 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Bradley Lee and Kathy Mary Green Cunningham. He worked as a watchman on the towboat for ADM – Acher Daniels Midland Company. Chris is survived by one son, Powell Cunningham...
Nyla Woody
Aug 5, 2020
Nyla Bryan Woody gently transferred her residence to the Golden City in Glory on the morning of August 5th, 2020 with her daughter by her side. She was born in Clay Center Kansas on October 18, 1937 to Marshall & Thelma Bryan. She lived in Kansas until she graduated high school, attended briefly at K State and then relocated to...
Jane Ireland
Aug 3, 2020
Mrs. Mary “Jane” Ireland, age 95, passed away peacefully in Signature Health Care of Primacy in Memphis, TN on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Private Graveside Services will be conducted Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, at Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery in Nutbush, TN, with Pastor Les Helton officiating. Mrs. Ireland was born Feb. 2, 1925, to Samuel Williamson and Amanda Frances...
Weaver Vestal
Aug 3, 2020
Weaver Vestal, age 98, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 3, 2020, at Sugar Creek Senior Living Community in Brownsville, TN. Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at 1:00 PM, at Oakwood Cemetery with Mildred Shoemaker, officiating. Weaver Vestal lived a full and meaningful life and was blessed beyond measure. She was born on June 5, 1922...
Mary Frances Hendrix
Aug 1, 2020
Mary Frances Hendrix age 85, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A Private Family Graveside Service will be conducted on Monday, August 3, 2020 at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. She was born in Somerville, TN on August 18, 1934 to the late Sidney Duncan and Della Walk Duncan Shubert. Mrs. Hendrix was...
Marlene Jackson King
Aug 1, 2020
Marlene Jackson King, age 64, passed away at her residence in Brownsville, TN on Saturday, August 1, 2020. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2020 at 4:00 PM, at the home of Tracy Nichols, 1526 Rudolph Rd. in Brownsville, TN. Marlene was born on November 6, 1955 in Lauderdale County to Marvin and Alene...
Brady Tarpley Coulston
Aug 1, 2020
Brady Tarpley Coulston, age 65, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Baptist Hospital in Memphis, TN. A Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be held on August 22, 2020, at 11:00 A.M. at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN. Brady was born on February 24, 1955, in Tipton County to L. J. and Rosie Connor...
Cristella Ann Walsh
Jul 29, 2020
Cristella Ann Walsh age 58, passed away on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Brownsville Funeral Home. She was born on May 3, 1962 in Kingsport, TN to the late Thomas Walsh and Katherine Logg Walsh. Mrs. Walsh was a member of the First Baptist Church of...
Tammy Morris Emerson
Jul 27, 2020
Tammy Morris Emerson, age 59, passed away on July 27, 2020, at her home in Brownsville, TN. Private Family Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at the Brownsville Memorial Gardens with Bro. Dennis Emerson officiating. Tammy was born on August 4, 1960, in Jackson, TN to the late Frank and Diane Morris. Tammy graduated from Haywood...
James Lee Sims
Jul 27, 2020
Mr. James Lee Sims, age, 81, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020, at his residence in Haywood County. Private Family Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Brownsville Memorial Gardens with Bro. Bob Connerley officiating. James Sims was born on June 5, 1939, to the late William Howard Sims and Lucy Florence Hopper Sims. He...
Claiborne Lee "Big Clay" Baynes
Jul 24, 2020
Claiborne Lee “Big Clay” Baynes, age 22, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 24, 2020, at his residence in Haywood County. Private Family Graveside Services will be held on Monday, July 27, 2020 at Trinity UMC Cemetery with Bro. Billy Elder officiating. Big Clay was born on April 22, 1998, to Lee Baynes and Tonya Sweat Zaragoza. He worked as...
Joel David Perez
Jul 23, 2020
Joel David Perez, age 50, passed away at his residence in Brownsville, TN on Thursday, July 23, 2020. There will be a private family burial on Sunday, July 26, 2020. Joel was born on September 5, 1969 in Mexico. He worked as a factory worker at Medegen. He is survived by his wife, Araceli Perez; his parents Vincent and Celia...
Ray Taylor
Jul 23, 2020
Mr. Ray Taylor, age 85, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020, in Jackson Madison County General Hospital, in Jackson, TN. Private Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Floyd’s Chapel Cemetery in Maury City, TN, with Bro. Charles Ferrell officiating. Ray Taylor was born on June 17, 1935 to the late Fred and Eunice Campbell Taylor...
Christopher Rodney Butler
Jul 21, 2020
Christopher Rodney Butler age 46, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 in Jackson, TN. He was preceded in death by his wife of 5 years: Tiffany Darnaby Butler; his infant son: William Luther Jaxon Butler; and his mother: Alice Faye Jackson Howell. Mr. Butler is survived by his daughter: Madelyn Butler of Jackson, TN; his father: John Paul Butler,...
Terry P. Rudd
Jul 19, 2020
Terry P. Rudd age 67, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Hospital. He was a member of the Church Grove Baptist Church and enjoyed assisting with the Audio System at his church. He worked in Maintenance for many years for Marvin Windows in Ripley, TN. He was born on August 6, 1952 in...
William "Bill" David Himschoot
Jul 18, 2020
William “Bill” David Himschoot, age 66, passed away on July 2020, in the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the family visitations and services were private. Bill Himschoot was born on February 6, 1954 in Brooklyn, Iowa to the late James and Pearl Goletz Himschoot. He was a factory worker and later became disabled. He...
Daniel McRae Powell
Jul 18, 2020
Daniel McRae Powell of Jackson passed away suddenly on July 18, 2020, at his family home in rural Haywood County. He was 41 years of age. Daniel was born in Jackson on October 13, 1978, to Thomas Larry Powell and Christine Hélène Tiffany (Powell). A 1997 graduate of Fayette Academy in Somerville, TN, he was united in marriage to Christina...
Robert Earl Williams
Jul 17, 2020
Robert Earl Williams age 64, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 17, 2020 at his daughter's home in Gadsden, TN. All arrangements are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. A Memorial Service will be conducted on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at the Gadsden Community Center from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM with Bro. Steve Downum officiating. Mr. Williams...
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