Obituaries

Mrs. Sharell Long

was born on June 24, 1986 in Jackson, Tennessee. She departed this life on March 31, 2023. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at St. Paul C.M.E. Church. Her remains will lie in…

Margaret Ann Lytle

Margaret Ann Lytle, age 78, a resident of Brownsville, TN, passed away on April 1, 2023.  A Memorial Service for Mrs. Lytle will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 5:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in…

David Hicks Lillard, Sr.

David Hicks Lillard, Sr., 93, of Fayette County departed this life Thursday evening, March 30, 2023, at Baptist Hospital Memphis. He was born the son of Luther Lee Lillard and Mabel Hicks Lillard on November 15, 1929, at the home…

Keith Edward Morris

Keith Edward Morris, 65, of Collierville, Tennessee, went home to Heaven on April 1, 2023. Keith was born in Memphis, Tennessee on December 7, 1957 to Steve and Libbie Morris. He was one of seven children and he kept his…

Mr. Leslie Delk, Jr.

 Mr. Leslie Delk, Jr., 68, died Saturday, April 1, 2023, at his residence in Jackson. With social distancing restrictions in place, memorial services will be Thursday, April 6, 2023, at 11:00 A. M. at Farmer Chapel C. M. E. Church…

Mrs. Deloise Ann Taylor Pirtle

Mrs. Deloise Ann Taylor Pirtle, 61, died Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in St. Louis, Missouri. With social distancing restrictions in place, services will be Saturday, April 8, 2023, at 12:00 Noon at Farmer Chapel C. M. E. Church in Brownsville. …

Stanley Roy Borntrager

Stanley Roy Borntrager, 70, of Jackson, TN, peacefully went to be with his Lord on April 2, 2023 after a three-week bout with cancer. Stan was born on February 23, 1953 to Lee Andy Borntrager and Marie Maxine Kauffman- Borntrager…

John McKenzie Williams

Funeral service for John McKenzie Williams, age 52, will be Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 1:00 PM in The Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Mr. Williams died Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at…

Easter Marie Sanders

Funeral service for Easter Marie Sanders, age 80, will be Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 3:00 PM in The Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Sanders died Thursday, March 30, 2023 at…

Velma Irene Forrest

Funeral service for Velma Irene Forrest, age 76, will be Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 12:00 PM at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Forrest died Saturday, March 18, 2023 in at her residence in Milwaukee, Wi.…