Obituaries
Obituaries
Betty Bridges Dedmon
Jan 4, 2017
Mrs. Betty Bridges Dedmon, age 85 was called to her heavenly home on January 4, 2017. A Celebration of her life Service will be conducted Monday, January 9, 2017, at 1:00 PM in Allen Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Allen Baptist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held Sunday, January 8, 2017, 5 to 7 PM in the Lea...
Lonnie Wilder Pearson, Jr.
Jan 4, 2017
Lonnie Wilder Pearson, Jr., age 84, died January 4, 2017, at Tennessee State Veteran’s Home following a long, courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:30 P.M., Sunday, January 8, 2017 in the Eureka United Methodist Church, Forked Deer, Tennessee with burial to follow in the Forked Deer Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, January 8, 2017...
Will Franklin Potts
Jan 3, 2017
Will's Obituary Mr. Will Franklin Potts, Jr. age 68 of Brownsville, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 in Tennova Regional Hospital in Jackson. He was born August 23, 1948 in Sheffield, Alabama to the late Will Franklin Potts, Sr. and Willie Mae Bange Potts. Mr. Potts retired from the Tennessee Valley Authority, proudly served our country in the United States...
Lavanderious Denise Rivers
Jan 3, 2017
Mrs. Lavanderious Denise Rivers, age 39 passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 in the Tennova Regional Hospital in Jackson, TN. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, January 7, 2017 in the St. James Church of God in Christ with burial to follow in the church cemetery. She was preceded in death by her sister: LaTangela Prewitt....
Bettye Jo Goff
Jan 2, 2017
Miss Bettye Jo Goff, age 80 passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, January 5, 2017 in the Brownsville Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 4, 2017 from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. in the Brownsville...
Lewis Bourne
Jan 2, 2017
Mr. James Lewis Bourne, age 93, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at his home in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Saturday, January 7, 2017 from 10:00 - 11:00 A.M. in the Lea and...
Betty Bradshaw
Jan 1, 2017
Betty's Obituary Mrs. Betty Jo Harrell Bradshaw age 59 of Gadsden, TN passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital with her loving family by her side. Betty was born in Madison County on April 8, 1957 to the late William Farrow Harrell and wife, Nora Lee Bushart. She loved children and proudly worked at the...
Roland Cozart
Dec 31, 2016
Mr. James Roland Cozart, age 90 passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016 in the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, January 4, 2017 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with a private family burial to follow. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 4, 2017 from 9:00 – 10:00 A.M., in the Lea...
Bobby Lee Cannon
Dec 31, 2016
Bobby's Obituary Mr. Bobby Lee Cannon age 77 of Hillville, TN passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Bobby was born on March 29, 1939 to the late Luther Cannon and wife, Ethel Goodman Cannon. He proudly served our country in the United States Marine Corps. In addition to...
Ann Rogers
Dec 30, 2016
Mrs. Barbara “Ann” Lovelace Rogers, age 73, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 4, 2017 from 12:00 – 2:00 P.M....
Jewell Overton
Dec 29, 2016
Jewell's Obituary Mrs. Helen Jewell Overton age 92, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born April 15, 1924 in Itawamba County, Mississippi to the late Adelbert Ames Gregory and Edna Ethel Buskirk Gregory. Mrs. Overton retired from Wells Lamont and was a member of Holly Grove Baptist Church. In addition to her...
Thomas Buck
Dec 28, 2016
Mr. Thomas W. (Tommy) Buck, age 70 passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016 in the Crestview Healthcare Center in Brownsville, TN. A Memorial Visitation will be held Sunday, January 1, 2017 from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Mr. Buck was preceded in death by his parents: Thomas Willie Buck, Sr. and Coma Louise Horton....
Joseph Ray Joyner
Dec 27, 2016
Joseph's Obituary Mr. Joseph Ray Joyner, age 72 of Slayden, Mississippi, formerly of Haywood County, passed away Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Regional One in Memphis, TN. Joseph was born on December 8, 1944 to the late Edgar Joyner and wife, Lenar Morris Joyner. Mr. Joyner served our country in the United States Army. He was also a retired security...
Julius Jamarrco Gray
Dec 25, 2016
Mr. Julius Jamarco Gray, age 23, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016. Funeral Services will be conducted Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 11:00 AM in the Lea and Simmons Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Walnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Bells, Tennessee. A visitation will be held Friday, December 30, 2016 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM in the...
Hoyt Hayes
Dec 25, 2016
Services for Mr. James Hoyt Hayes will be held Friday, December 30, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. from the Sanctuary of Northside United Methodist Church, 2571 North Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee. Dr. Don Thrasher will preside. A private interment will follow for his wife, children, and grandchildren only. The Hayes family will receive visitors in the church sanctuary on Thursday,...
Terri Behrens
Dec 25, 2016
Terri's Obituary Mrs. Terri Louise Faught Behrens age 45 of Brownsville, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 in Jackson Madison County General Hospital. She was born June 11, 1971 in Artesa, New Mexico to Aubrey Faught and the late Wilma Shands Faught. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a sister, Pam Faught. Survivors include her...
David Dewayne Day
Dec 24, 2016
David's Obituary Mr. David Dewayne Day age 57 of Brownsville, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at his residence. He was born October 6, 1959 in Haywood County to Hazel Maness Day and the late Chambers Hughes Day. David worked for many years at MTD in Brownsville and since 2010 employed at DAR Roofing. In addition to his father, he...
Linda Brooks Bollinger
Dec 24, 2016
Linda Brooks Bollinger, 66, passed away at her daughters’ home with her family in West Memphis, AR on Friday, December 23, 2016. Linda was born in Memphis, TN on December 18, 1950. Her parents moved to Brownsville, TN when she was a small child and she resided there until 1999. During her time in Brownsville she graduated from Haywood High...
Reba Kendrick Wyatt
Dec 24, 2016
Reba Kendrick Wyatt February 3, 1934 - December 24, 2016 Mrs. Reba Kendrick Wyatt age 82 of Brownsville, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at her residence. She was born February 3, 1934 to the late Burg Edward Kendrick and Cordie Dell Sutton Kendrick. Mrs. Wyatt retired as a medical office assistant, and was a member of Brownsville Baptist Church....
Coleen Stansill Johnson
Dec 23, 2016
Coleen's Obituary Mrs. Coleen Stansell Johnson age 68 of Bethel Springs, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016. She was born February 27, 1948 in Finger, Tennessee to the late William Leo Stansell and Beulah Mae Hysmith Stansell. Mrs. Johnson was a homemaker and a member of Faith Baptist Church in Selmer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
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