Obituaries

Stephen E. Allen, Sr.

Stephen E. Allen, Sr., age 66, of Whiteville, TN, passed away on Thursday September 15, 2022. Funeral Services were conducted on Monday, September 19, 2022, at 11:00 a.m., at the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Chapel in Brownsville, TN with…

Ronald Edward Walker

Ronald Edward Walker, age 72, resident of Oakland, Tennessee and husband of Alice Walker, departed this life Thursday morning, September 15, 2022 at his home. Ronald was born August 2, 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of the late George…

Mr. Stanley Cornelius Reid, Jr.

Mr. Stanley Cornelius Reid, Jr., 33, died Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. With social distancing restrictions in place, services will be Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 11:00 A. M. at Holy Deliverance Church in Brownsville.  Interment…

Juliet Long Cole

Funeral service for Juliet Long Cole, age 61, will be Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mrs. Cole died Monday, September 12, 2022 at…

Christopher Benjamin Porter, Sr.

Funeral service for Christopher Benjamin Porter, Sr., age 47, will be Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral. Mr. Porter died Thursday, September 8, 2022 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Visitation for Mr.…

Ernestine Thompson

Funeral service for Ernestine Thompson, age 87, will be Friday, September 23, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Pentecostal House of Prayer in Brownsville, TN.  Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Thompson died Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Northbrooke…

Robert James Key

Funeral service for Robert James Key, age 69, will be Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 12:00 Noon in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Key died Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Family & Friends…

Bill Roy Chester Dixson, Sr.

Bill Roy Chester Dixson, Sr., age 74, will be Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 1:30 PM at East Jackson Church of Christ.  Burial will follow on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 10:30 AM at the Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at…

Mr. Ernest Glynn Elrod

Mr. Ernest Glynn Elrod, age 53, passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital. All services are under the direction of the Brownsville Funeral Home. Mr. Elrod was born in Chicago, IL on July…

Thomas Roosevelt McKnight

Thomas Roosevelt McKnight, age 89, resident of the Burrow Community and husband of the late Mary Francis Daniels McKnight and the late Marie McKnight, departed this life Wednesday evening, September 14, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett. Thomas was…