Obituaries
Obituaries
Eddie Joe Taylor
Nov 4, 2020
Eddie Joe Taylor age 77, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at his home in Ripley, TN. All services are under the direction of the Brownsville Funeral Home. Mr. Taylor was born in Haywood County, TN on October 9, 1943 to the late Floyd Lee Taylor and Oma Sue Smith Taylor. He was the owner of the Wilkerson Taylor...
William Tyler Barden
Nov 3, 2020
William Tyler Barden, 39, passed away suddenly Tuesday morning, November 3, 2020 at his home in Celina, Texas. To his fortune, his mother and father were visiting him at his time of death. Private Graveside Services will be held on Monday, November 9, 2020 at 2:00 PM at Brownsville Memorial Gardens with Rev. Sammy Tillman officiating. Tyler had a dynamic...
Eddie Clay Smith
Nov 3, 2020
Eddie Clay Smith of Brownsville passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. He was 69 years of age. The family will hold a private graveside service with Bro. J. P. Barden officiating. Eddie was born on August 19, 1951, in Selmer, TN, to Alva and Nola Smith. He was married to Teresa...
Karen Patricia Riley
Nov 2, 2020
Karen Patricia Donnelly Riley, age 69 passed away Monday, November 2, 2020 at her home in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 4:00 P.M. in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 3:30-4:00 P.M., Thursday, November 5, 2020 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted...
Leovigildo Morales Cuanas
Oct 31, 2020
Leovigildo Morales Cuanas age 68, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at his home in Bells, TN. A Mass will be conducted on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 1:00 PM at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Jackson, TN. Burial to follow in the Oakview Memorial Park of Alamo, TN. A visitation for the Morales family will be...
Tina Mayfield Edwards
Oct 30, 2020
Tina Ann Mayfield Edwards, age 58, passed away at Jackson Madison County General Hospital on Friday, October 30, 2020 due to complications of COVID-19. Tina was born on November 1, 1961 to Bobby and Nancy Mayfield. She is survived by her loving husband, Joe Edwards, Jr.; her mother, Nancy Griffin Mayfield; her cherished son, Jeremy Logan Howell; two step sons,...
Patsy Walton Weed
Oct 29, 2020
Patsy Carol Walton Weed, age 72, passed away at her sister's residence in Bells, TN on Thursday, October 29, 2020. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday, November 2, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Brownsville Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Mark Wade and Bro. Larry Kendrick officiating. Visitation for Patsy Weed will be held...
Eva Nell Carroll
Oct 26, 2020
Eva Nell Carroll age 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 26, 2020 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. She was born in Milan, TN on May 13, 1934 to the late Prentice Coleman and Eva Lee Casey Coleman. Mrs. Carroll worked for many years as a Security...
Finis Wilson
Oct 23, 2020
Mr. Finis Wilson passed away peacefully on October 23, 2020, at Jackson Madison-County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 11:00 AM in the Brownsville Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN with the burial to follow at Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery. Bro. Greg Bowers will be officiating the service. Visitation...
Lewis Walker, Jr.
Oct 22, 2020
Lewis Jackson Walker, Jr., age 86, died October 22, 2020, at his home in Ripley, Tennessee. There will be a Private Family Graveside Service on Monday, October 26, 2020, at Trinity Cemetery. Mr. Walker leaves his wife of 60 years, Ineita (Kuykendall) Walker; his daughters Monica Kimmons, Laura Seeman (Mike), and Claire Phillips (Randy); his son Jackson Walker (Allison); two...
John Franklin Wigington
Oct 22, 2020
Mr. John Franklin Wigington, age 89, passed away on Thursday, October 22, 2020 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. A Graveside Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, October 25, 2020, at 3:30 PM at Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, TN with Rev. Sammy Tillman officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 25, 2020, from 1:00 PM...
Danny Bruce Bridger
Oct 21, 2020
Danny Bruce Bridger age 66, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A Graveside service will be conducted on Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the Cairo Cemetery. All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Bridger was born in Fulton, KY on February 11, 1954 to...
Albert Estes
Oct 21, 2020
Mr. Albert Estes, age 68, passed away Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in Brownsville, Tennessee. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 1 PM in the Knights of Pythias Cemetery with Bro. Howard Bond, Sr. officiating. Albert was born in Shelby County on August 5, 1952 to the late John Adam Estes and Ola Ball Estes of...
Carl Wayne Cathey
Oct 20, 2020
Carl Wayne Cathey, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at his residence in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2020. at 2:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. Lonnie Robison officiating. Burial will follow at Zion Methodist Church Cemetery in Brownsville, TN. Visitation will be...
Mary Helen Phillips
Oct 18, 2020
Mary Helen Phillips age 77, passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at her home in Adamsville, TN. A Memorial Service to celebrate the Life of Mrs. Phillips will be conducted on Friday, October 23, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home with Tonya Gagyi officiating. She was born in Gibson County, TN on June...
Danny Wayne O'Neal
Oct 18, 2020
Mr. Danny Wayne O’Neal, age 74, of Collierville, TN passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020, in St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, TN. Graveside Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, at 10:30 AM at Woodland Cemetery in Brownsville, TN. Danny was born on February 7, 1946 in Marvell, Arkansas. He worked as a farmer. He is survived...
Sharon D. Fields
Oct 11, 2020
Sharon D. Fields age 62, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at her residence in Jackson, TN. A Celebration of Life service will be conducted on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home. She was born on October 4, 1958 in Bridgeton, NJ to the late Mr. Raymond Bjorn and Mrs....
Mary Helen Hunter
Oct 7, 2020
Mrs. Helen Middleton Hunter, age 47, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020, in Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, TN. Her Funeral Service will be conducted on Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 12:00 PM in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Rev. Richard Dickerson officiating. A visitation with began at 11:00 AM and go until 12:00 PM...
Mary Ann Tapp
Oct 5, 2020
Mary Ann Tapp, age 77, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020, at her home in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services to honor her life will be held on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Somerville First United Methodist Church with Dr. Kenneth Culver and Rev. Brent Porterfield officiating. Visitation will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2020,...
Alton "Sonny" Jowers, Jr.
Oct 4, 2020
Mr. Alton “Sonny” Jowers, Jr., age 48, son of Alton Gene Jowers, Sr. (deceased) and Patricia Janette (Clifton) Jowers passed away early on Sunday, October 4, 2020, in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be held at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at 6:00 PM with Bro. Ralph Brown officiating. Visitation will...
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