Obituaries

Ernesto Nieves

Ernesto Nieves, age 71, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 13, 2023, at the West Tennessee Healthcare-Dyersburg Campus.  All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mr. Ernesto was born on April 22, 1951, in Gurabo, Puerto…

Rodney Dexter Chatman

Funeral service for Rodney Dexter Chatman, age 64, will be Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Missionary Outreach Christian Church. Burial will follow in Missionary Outreach Christian Church Cemetery. Mr. Chatman died, Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Jackson-Madison County General…

Jerome Dwayne "Crip" Davis, Sr.

Funeral service for Jerome Dwayne "Crip" Davis, Sr., age 58, will be Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 3:00 PM in The Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Upper Salem MB Church Cemetery in Brownsville, TN. Mr. Davis died Tuesday,…

John Edward "John John" Clark

Funeral service for John Edward "John John" Clark, age 57, will be Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM in The Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Clark died Friday,…

Roberta K. “Bobbie” Barnhill Paulson

Roberta K. “Bobbie” Barnhill Paulson, age 79, resident of Oakland, Tennessee, departed this life Tuesday afternoon, March 14, 2023 at her home. Bobbie was born May 31, 1943 in Jackson, Michigan, the daughter of the late Robert Barnhill and Athelia…

Aurelia "Baby Shang" Burks

Funeral service for Aurelia "Baby Shang" Burks, age 91, will be Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 12:00 PM at St. John #2 Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Browns Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Burks died, Thursday, March 9, 2023 at AHC…

Lonzie Wyatt

Funeral service for Lonzie Wyatt, age 92, will be Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM in The Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Wyatt died Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at his residence. Visitation will be Friday, March 17,…

Mrs. Sandra Kay Beard

Services for Mrs. Sandra Kay Beard, age 56 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, 12 Noon at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. The interment will be in the Church of Israel Cemetery. The family will receive friends…

Bobby Joe McKnight

 Bobby Joe McKnight, age 87, resident of Mason, Tennessee and husband of Dorothy Davis McKnight, departed this life Monday morning, March 13, 2023 at his home. Bobby was born October 1, 1935 in Braden, Tennessee, the son of the late…

Ann Watkins

Ann Watkins, age 87, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Funeral Services will be conducted on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Bells Funeral Home with…