Obituaries

Jimmy Joe Burns, age 45, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 2, 2023, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital.  All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Timmy was born on September 10, 1978, in…

Ms. Marva Lynn Williams was born on June 30, 1963 in Jackson, Tennessee. She departed this life on September 27, 2023. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at New St. Luke Missionary…

Flora Ellen Haynes Escue, age 85, a resident of Brownsville, TN passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, at the Alamo Nursing Home.  Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at 10:00 AM at Marvin Chapel Cemetery with…

Dorothy Poole Gunstream passed to eternal rest on January 29, 2023, quietly, peacefully, and comfortably in Billings, Montana, wrapped in the love of her Heavenly Father.  She was born on May 8, 1926, to George Saunders Poole and Minnie Mae…

Deborah Elaine Maddox, age 70, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital.  Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home,…

Miss Almeta Ulanda Mann, 49, died Tuesday, September 26, 2023, in Memphis. With social distancing restrictions in place, services will be Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 11:00 A. M. at Woodlawn Baptist Church in Brownsville. Interment will be in Woodlawn…

Clifford D. Martin, age 71, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 28, 2023, at his home in Brownsville, TN.  A visitation for Mr. Martin will be held on Friday, September 29, 2023, in the Chapel of the Brownsville Funeral Home…

Elaine Brown, age 68, was born in Williamston, South Carolina to JD and Ethel Lawton Higginbotham, and had lived the last 2 years with her youngest son in Oakland, Tennessee. She passed away surrounded by her family on September 22,…

Services for Mrs. Gertie B. Thompson, age 81 of Bells, Tennessee will be held on Friday, September 29, 2023, 11:00 A.M., at the Bells First Baptist Church. The interment will be in the Bellview Cemetery. The family will receive friends…

Mr. Donald Ray Wilson was born on November 17, 1956 in Jackson, Tennessee. He departed this life on September 21, 2023. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul C.M.E. Church.…