Obituaries

Daniel Ervwin Smith

Daniel Ervwin Smith, age 79, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2026, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital.  All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Daniel was proceeded in death by his parents, Carl…

Pearlie Mae Bond

Funeral service for Pearlie Mae Bond, age 88, will be Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Greater Mercer Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Greater Mercer Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Bond died Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Jackson-Madison County General…

Rebecca Ann Stevenson

Funeral service for Rebecca Ann Stevenson, age 73, will be Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 1:00 PM at New St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Ms. Stevenson died Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Jackson-Madison County General…

Joe Adrian Sanders

Funeral service for Joe Adrian Sanders, age 78, will be Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM at Macedonia Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Mr. Sanders died Friday, January 9, 2026 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.…

Ronnie Bernard Epperson

Funeral service for Ronnie Bernard Epperson, age 66, will be Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Epperson died Friday, January 9, 2026 at Jackson-Madison County Geneal Hospital. The family will…

Johnny Lewis Taylor

Mr. Johnny Lewis Taylor, 59, died Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Services will be Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 12:00 Noon at Rawls Funeral Home in Brownsville. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery in…

Eleanor “Jane” Paris Hal

Eleanor “Jane” Paris Hall died peacefully on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 in Jackson, Tennessee. She was born on January 11, 1943, in Sturgis, KY, to Charles and Willie Maud Paris. She graduated from Sturgis High School and then left to…

Alma "Ruth" Brooks

Alma "Ruth" Brooks, a cherished mother, grandmother, and beloved member of her community, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2026, in Jackson, TN, after a courageous six-year battle with dementia. She was born on November 26, 1931, in Mississippi, where…

Nancy Carolyn Morris

Mrs. Nancy Carolyn Morris, 84, of Three Way passed 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at NHC Milan. Graveside services will be conducted 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Oakwood Cemetery near Clinton, Kentucky. Pastor Alan Teel will officiate.…

Nicholas Donald “N.D.” Riley

Mr. Nicholas Donald “N.D.” Riley, 78, of Union City passed away 11:52 a.m. Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Baptist Health Paducah. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Ken Hogg will…