Obituaries

David James Shelby

Funeral service for David James Shelby, age 58, will be Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 2:00 PM in The Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Shelby died Monday, August 14, 2023 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Visitation will be Thursday, August…

Dantae Demond Wilkes

Funeral service for Dantae Demond Wilkes age 44, will be Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 11:00 AM in The Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mount Olive Cemetery. Mr. Wilkes died Monday, August 14, 2023 at Jackson-Madison…

Bobby D. Hale

Bobby D. Hale, age 90, of Brownsville, TN, passed away Sunday morning, August 20, at the Tennessee State Veterans’ Home in Humboldt, TN, surrounded by his daughter and the wonderful staff.  Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, August 23,…

Raymond Forsythe

Raymond Forsythe, age 77, departed this life Thursday, August 17, 2023, at the home of his daughter, in Bells. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 21, 2023, at 2:00 PM, in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel…

Mrs. Rosie Lee Allen

Mrs. Rosie Lee Allen, 95, died Thursday, August 17, 2023, at her residence in Somerville. With social distancing restrictions in place, services will be Saturday, August 26, 2023, at 1:00 P. M. at Clover Garden C. M. E. Church in…

Mrs. Helen Louise Cole

Mrs. Helen Louise Cole, 82, died Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at her residence in Brownsville. With social distancing restrictions in place, services will be Saturday, August 26, 2023, at 2:00 P. M. at Lower Salem Baptist Church in Brownsville.  Interment…

John Sinclair Adams

Mr. John Sinclair Adams, age 72, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at the Haywood County Community Hospital.  A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home, from 5:00…

Marjorie Nell Bolding-Davis

Marjorie Nell Bolding-Davis, age 84, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Burial will be conducted on Saturday, August 19, 2023, at 11 A.M. at the Belleview Cemetery of Bells, TN. Mrs.…

Tressie Johnson Reynolds

Tressie Johnson Reynolds, age 88, resident of Eads, Tennessee and wife of the late Eldon Reynolds, departed this life Wednesday morning, August 16, 2023 at Methodist Hospice Residence in Memphis, Tennessee. Tressie was born April 22, 1935 in Fayette County,…

Jason Bradley Norwood

Jason Bradley Norwood, age 32, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 12, 2023, in Stanton, TN.  The family has chosen cremation and a Memorial Service will be held on Friday, August 18, 2023, at 4:00 PM at the Lea & Simmons…