Obituaries
Obituaries
Alma Olivia Murphy
Oct 14, 2024
Alma Olivia Murphy
Sunrise: November 16, 1961
Sunset: October 14, 2024
Alma Olivia Murphy, age 62, departed this life on Monday, October 14, 2024, at the Haywood Community Hospital in Brownsville, TN. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 12 Noon at the St. James Church of God in Christ with Pastor James Gray officiating. Burial...
Darrell "Craig" Reasons
Oct 12, 2024
Darrell “Craig” Reasons, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away on October 12, 2024, at the Regional One Health in Memphis, TN. Memorial Services will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 12:00 Noon at the Brownsville Baptist Church. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon at...
Vicki Lynn Meadows-Futrell
Oct 11, 2024
Vicki Lynn Meadows-Futrell, age 57, resident of Braden, Tennessee passed peacefully at home on October 11, 2024. Vicki Lynn Meadows-Futrell was born on August 28, 1967 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the daughter of James Laverne “Rooster” Meadows and Martha Bowling Meadows.
Vicki started her love for adventure and outdoors at a young age. She enjoyed riding horses, any type of ATV vehicle,...
Jimmy Joe Goodman
Oct 7, 2024
Jimmy Joe Goodman, age 78, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday, October 7, 2024, at his home in Brownsville, TN. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, October 11, 2024, at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home at 12:00 PM with Bro. David Reeves officiating. Burial will follow at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. A visitation will...
Ray Ables
Oct 7, 2024
Delma Ray Ables, age 82, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024, at his home in Ripley, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN. Burial will follow at the Woodville Cemetery in the Woodville Community. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 10,...
Edna Mae Foster
Oct 6, 2024
Edna Mae McCarver Foster, age 89, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2024. Graveside Services will be held on Sunday, October 13, 2024, at 2:00 PM at the Brownville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. John Hayes officiating.
Edna Mae Foster was born in Haywood County on January 15, 1935. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Bomber...
Greg Neal
Oct 6, 2024
Gregory Wayne Neal, age 55, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 1:00 PM, at the Westside Church of Christ with Bro. Jeff Horton officiating. Burial will follow at Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation for family and friends will be held...
Catherine Elaine McCool Butler
Oct 3, 2024
Catherine Elaine McCool Butler, age 75, passed away peacefully, on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at the Diversicare of Martin, TN. Memorial Services will be held on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 11:00 AM, at the First Presbyterian Church in Brownsville, TN with Rev. Cindy Schwartz officiating. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Monday, October 7, 2024, from...
Barbara Parker Bain
Oct 1, 2024
Barbara Parker Bain, age 83, a resident of Bells, TN, departed this life on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside Services will be held on Friday, October 4, 2024, at 10:00 AM, at the Trinity Cemetery in the Nutbush Community with Bro. Tim Smartt officiating.
Barbara Bain was born in Dyersburg, TN on January 23,...
Fred Davis Hinsley
Sep 28, 2024
Fred Davis Hinsley, age 94, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2024 in the Jackson Madison County Hospital following a short illness. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 5, at Brownsville Funeral Home located at 107 South Lafayette Avenue in Brownsville, Tenn. Visitation will be from 12:00 to 2:30 P.M. The funeral service will begin at 2:30 P.M. with...
Samantha Ann Gray
Sep 27, 2024
Samantha Ann GraySunrise: December 31, 1977Sunset: September 27, 2024
Samantha Ann Gray, age 46, departed this life on Friday, September 27, 2024, at her residence in Brownsville, TN. A Memorial Visitation to celebrate her life will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024, from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN.
Samantha was born...
Beuna Alice Watson
Sep 27, 2024
Beuna Alice Stephens Watson was born on Sunday, January 4, 1931, as the eldest child of Donald and Bessie Stephens of the Gum Flat community in Crockett County, Tennessee. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Friday, September 27, 2024. Alice, or “Dunnie” as she was nicknamed by her father, and as so many of her family...
Michael Joseph Barajas, Sr.
Sep 24, 2024
Michael Joseph Barajas passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at the Brownsville Funeral Home, with Father Gerald Azike officiating. Burial to follow in the Walnut Grove Cemetery of Trenton, TN. A visitation will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at the Brownsville...
Pamela Rainey Walker
Sep 23, 2024
Pamela Rainey Walker, age 62, a resident of Medina, TN, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2024, at the Christian Care Center of Medina. Funeral Services to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 1:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN with Bro. Tommy Manley officiating. Burial will follow at...
David Neal Keltner
Sep 21, 2024
David Neal Keltner, age 86, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 10:30 A.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home, with Bro. Shey Lovelace officiating. Burial to follow at Providence United Methodist Church Cemetery. A visitation will be held on...
Jim Graves
Sep 17, 2024
Jim Graves, age 64, a resident of Ripley, TN, passed away peacefully, on September 17, 2024, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, TN. The Graves family is honoring his wishes for cremation.
Jim was born on July 2, 1960, to Sue Dauterman Young in Tiffin, OH. He worked as a Correction Officer in the Federal Prison System. He...
James (Jim) Powell
Sep 16, 2024
James “Jim” Powell, age 74, departed this life on September 16, 2024, in Memphis, TN. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 11:00 AM, at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home with Bro. Lonnie Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at the Oakwood Cemetery in Brownsville, TN. Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024, from...
Shirley J. Sellari
Sep 12, 2024
Mrs. Shirley June Sellari, age 94, of Brownsville Tennessee, passed away the morning of Thursday, September 12th, 2024, at the Brownsville Hospital, in Brownsville, Tennessee.
Known by many as “Miss Shirley”, Shirley Sellari was the daughter of the late Walter Lee Frady and the late Dealy Tims Frady. She was born in Auvergne Arkansas near Newport on July 1st, 1930, and...
Lyde Dancy Miller
Sep 12, 2024
Lyde Dancy Miller, age 91, a resident of Atoka, TN, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2024, surrounded by her family, friends and her beloved pet, Cricket. Graveside Funeral Services will be held on Monday, September 16, 2024, at 1:00 PM at the Oakwood Cemetery in Brownsville, TN with Rev. Parker Richardson officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation...
Jean Austin
Sep 11, 2024
Martha Jean Austin gracefully and peacefully left this world on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. She was surrounded by her loving family who loved her deeply. Funeral Services will be on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at 12:00 Noon at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN, with Bro. Bob Connerley officiating. Burial will follow at the Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation...
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