Obituaries
Obituaries
Gertrude Davis
Jan 31, 2019
Mrs. Gertrude Davis, age 90 passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 in the Bells Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 2:30 PM in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home with Bro. Mark Chele officiating. Burial will follow in Stanton Cemetery. A visitation will be Saturday, February 2, 2019 in the Lea and Simmons Funeral...
David Wesley Perkins
Jan 31, 2019
David's Obituary Mr. David Wesley Perkins age 49, passed away on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at his residence. A graveside service for Mr. Perkins will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at the Evergreen Cemetery in Williston, Tennessee. A visitation for the Perkins family will be held on Saturday, February 9 2019 from 11:00 A.M. until...
Jerry Dolph Norwood
Jan 30, 2019
Jerry's Obituary Mr. Jerry Dolph Norwood age 87, passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was born December 27, 1931 to the late J.C. and Bernice Smith Norwood. Mr. Norwood retired from Kleer-Vu Plastics and was a member of the First Assembly of God in Brownsville. In addition to his parents, he...
Frances Elizabeth Lewis
Jan 30, 2019
Frances' Obituary Mrs. Frances Elizabeth “Betty” Durio Lewis, age 94 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Bells, TN. Funeral services for Mrs. Lewis will be conducted on Saturday, February 9, 2019 in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home. Burial to follow in the Bellview Cemetery. A visitation for the...
Franklin Stanley
Jan 30, 2019
Mr. James Franklin Stanley, age 67 passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at Decatur County Hospital. A Memorial Service will be conducted Friday, February 1, 2019 at 7:00 P.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. A visitation will be Friday, February 1, 2019, 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Mr. Stanley is survived by...
Timothy Rains Sills, Sr.
Jan 30, 2019
Mr. Timothy Rains Sills, Sr., age 66 passed away Wednesday, January 30, 2019 at his home. A Memorial Service will be conducted at 12:00 P.M., Saturday, February 2, 2019 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with visitation from 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home.
Tim was the owner of Key Motor Company and known...
Dennis Keith Watson
Jan 27, 2019
Loving his Lord surrounded by his family and friends, Dennis made his final journey January 27, 2019. Funeral Services will be conducted Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church will burial to follow in the Mt. Tabor Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 29, 2019 from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. in the Lea & Simmons Funeral...
Charles Henderson
Jan 23, 2019
Charles' Obituary Charles E. Henderson, age 95, passed away on January 23, 2019 at the Bells Nursing Home, Bells, TN. He was preceded in death by wife Katie Henderson and his beloved dog Specks. Charles is survived by daughter; Donna Deichert, (George); grandchildren: Khristan Cimino (Chris) and Will Deichert (Chantel); and great-grandchildren: Kate Cimino, Evan Deichert, and Ellen Deichert, and...
Carolyn Lavania Lovelace
Jan 22, 2019
Mrs. Carolyn Lavania Lovelace, age 89 was called to her heavenly home on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. A Celebration of her life Service will be conducted Sunday, January 27, 2019, at 3:00 PM in Allen Baptist Church in Brownsville. Burial will follow in the Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, 1733 Upper Zion Rd, Brownsville....
Paul M. Lucius
Jan 18, 2019
Paul's Obituary Mr. Paul M. Lucius, age 47 passed away on Friday, January 18, 2019 at his home in Friendship, TN. Mr. Lucius was born on June 29, 1971 in Chicago, IL. He was preceded in death by his daughter: Carrie Lucius; one brother: Douglas Lucius; and his parents: Joseph Paul Lucius and Cleo Barnett Lucius and his birth mother,...
Ronnie Richards
Jan 18, 2019
August 3, 1947 – January 18, 2019
Ronald Claiborne Richards (“Ronnie”), lifetime resident of Brownsville, Tennessee, died peacefully Friday, January 18, 2019, in his home surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was the son of the late Frank Acklen Richards and Laura English Richards and brother of the late Lynne Richards Waddell. Ronnie is survived by his wife of...
Nathan Edward Turner
Jan 17, 2019
Nathan Edward Turner, Jr., 77, of Marianna, Arkansas, passed away peacefully, Thursday, January 17, 2019 after a short illness.
A celebration of life service will be held at 12:00p.m., Monday, January 21 at Tabernacle Methodist Church in Brownsville, TN. Visitation will precede the service on Monday from 10:30 a.m. til 12:00p.m. Memorials may be made to the Tabernacle Campground Fund.
Ned was...
Bill Eaton
Jan 16, 2019
. Mr. William (Bill) Eaton, age 73, of Brownsville, passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in the Northbrook Healthcare Center in Jackson, TN. His Memorial Service will be conducted Friday, January 25, 2019 at 2:00 PM in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home Chapel. Bill was born July 30, 1945 in Denver, Colorado to William McClure and Hilda Gustafson Eaton...
Jerry E. Parker
Jan 16, 2019
Mr. Jerry E. Parker, age 85 passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in the Crestview Healthcare Center, Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 19, 2019 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, January 19, 2019 from 9:00 – 11:00 A.M....
Robert Dean Evans
Jan 14, 2019
Robert's Obituary Mr. Robert Dean Evans, age 56 passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marcia Yvonne Evans. Mr. Evans is survived by his parents: Mr. Robert Earnest Evans of Ohio and Jeneta Carol Williams Van Hoose of Jackson, TN; The family will conduct a...
Anita Davis
Jan 13, 2019
Anita's Obituary Anita Davis, age 66 passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at her home in Martin, TN. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home. Inurnment to follow in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. A visitation for the Davis family will be held on Thursday,...
Linda Jean Byrum
Jan 13, 2019
Linda's Obituary Linda Jean McCarley Byrum, age 49 passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home, with Bro. John McCarley Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Maple Springs Cemetery in Mercer, TN....
Larry Joe Shaw
Jan 11, 2019
Mr. Larry Joe Shaw, age 39, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. in the Faith Deliverance Church. A visitation will begin at 12:00 P.M. in the church before the service. Burial will follow in the Willow Grove Church Cemetery. Larry was a...
Terry Hallibrook
Jan 10, 2019
Terry's Obituary Mr. Terry Wayne Hallibrook, age 68, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2018 in Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, TN. Mr. Hallibrook’s Memorial Visitation will be conducted Sunday, January 13, 2019, 3 PM to 5 PM in the Bells Funeral Home. Terry was preceded in death by his father, L.W. Hallibrook. He is survived by his children, Timothy Joe...
Mark Anthony Stephens
Jan 7, 2019
Mark Anthony Stephens, age 38 of Brownsville, TN passed away Monday, January 7, 2019 in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Mark was born January 27, 1980 in Boston, MA. He was a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He was blessed with a kind and loving family. He is survived by...
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