Obituaries

Joan Delores Hysmith, a beloved figure in the community, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2025, in Nashville, TN, at the age of 81. Born on December 6, 1943, in Bells, TN, Joan was a cherished daughter of the town…

Funeral service for Mrs. Lucille Paulette Rollins Reed, age 83, will be Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Salem  CME Church in Jackson, TN.  Inurnment will follow in Morning Star Cemetery at Salem CME Church. Mrs. Reed died…

Funeral service for Donald "Quack' Pirtle, age 70, will be Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Pirtle died Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Visitation for Mr.…

Funeral service for Robert Earl Temple, age 63, will be Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM at Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Temple died Thursday, August 21, 2025 in Lafitte, LA. Visitation for Mr. Temple will be Wednesday, September…

Funeral service for Phyllis Wilbourn Dunlap, age 61, will be Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mrs. Dunlap died Thursday, August 28, 2025 at…

Ms. Keturah Chantay Reed, 41, died Friday, August 29, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. Services will be Sunday, September 14, 2025, at 2:00 P. M. at Christ Church of Brownsville.  Interment will be in Knights of Pythias Cemetery in Brownsville.…

William Jerald Froman, known to family and friends simply as Jerald, passed away on September 5, 2025, in Jackson, TN. He was born on January 22, 1938, in Madison County, TN, the son of the late Jesse Lee Froman and…

Carolyn Owen Purvis, age 80 of Paris, passed away Friday, September 5, 2025, in Martin. Her visitation will be at McEvoy Funeral Home, Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM. There will be a private graveside service.…