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Hernando E. Porto

Hernando E. Porto, age 88, resident of Somerville, Tennessee and husband of Neila Cepeda Porto, departed this life Thursday morning, January 5, 2023 at St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tennessee. From the beaches of Cartagena, Colombia, to the deserts of…

Mrs. Ivory Cleora Carpenter Merriweather

Mrs. Ivory Cleora Carpenter Merriweather was born on September 5, 1934 in Madison County, Tennessee. She departed this life on January 2, 2023. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at St. Paul…

Carrie Powe

Funeral service for Carrie Powe, age 85, will be Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 12:00 PM at New Greater Bethel AME Church. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Powe died Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Vanderbilt University Hospital…

Morris O. “Moe” Martin

Services for Morris O. “Moe” Martin, age 54 of Bells, Tennessee will be held on Sunday, January 8, 2023, 12 Noon at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel. The interment will be in the Harris Grove Cemetery in Alamo, Tennessee. If you like…

Mrs. Edna Smith Williams

Services for Mrs. Edna Smith Williams, age 61 of Bells, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, January 7, 2023, 12 Noon at the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church; 106 Glass Street in Jackson, Tennessee. The interment will be in the Oakview…

Mr. Prentice Kelley

Mr. Prentice Kelley was born on May 3, 1955 in Oakfield, Tennessee. He departed this life on December 31, 2022. A Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Parkway Memorial Gardens. For more…

Mr. Arthur Lee White

Mr. Arthur Lee White was born on September 26, 1954 in Jackson, Tennessee. He departed this life on December 30, 2022. Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at St. Paul C.M.E. Church. Open…

Joyce Marie Bowen Norville

Joyce Marie Bowen Norville, age 96, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022, at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  A Graveside Service will be conducted on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. P.M. at the Belleview Cemetery located…

James Jermar Anderson

Funeral service for James Jermar Anderson, age 53, will be Thursday, January 5, 2023 at 11:00 AM in The Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, TN. Mr. Anderson died Sunday, December 25,…

Florence Delores Jones

Funeral service for Florence Delores Jones, age 76, will be Friday, January 6, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Rehoboth Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Jones died Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.…

James Earl Woods

Funeral service for James Earl Woods, age 64, will be Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 11:00 AM at The Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hurts Chapel C.M.E. Church Cemetery. Mr. Woods died Wednesday, December 21, 2022…

Bernice C. Taylor

Funeral service for Bernice C. Taylor, age 69, will be Saturday, January 7, 2023 at 1:00 PM at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Brownsville, TN. Mrs. Taylor died Sunday, December 25, 2022…

Danny Gentry, Sr.

Danny Gentry, Sr. 1948 – 2022 With family by his side, Danny Ray Gentry, Sr. of Arlington, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at his home. A weak heart took him away from this world but ironically the same…

Jolisia Nayana Springfield

Jolisia Nayana Springfield, age 21, of Brownsville, TN passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 29, 2022, in Ripley, TN. Funeral Services for Jolisia will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 1 PM at St James Church of God…

Sgt. Michael Thomas Merchant

Sgt. Michael Thomas Merchant, age 57, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital.  All services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. He was born on August 11, 1965, in El…

Phillip Lee Weatherford

Phillip Lee Weatherford, age 68, resident of Memphis, Tennessee and husband of Dina Wiles Weatherford, departed this life Sunday morning, December 25, 2022 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. Phillip was born November 1, 1954 in Clarksville, Tennessee, the son…

Minnie Lue Grant

Funeral service for Minnie Lue Grant, age 80, will be Friday, December 30, 2022 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Parkway Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Grant died Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at…

Maggie L. Cockrell

Funeral service for Maggie L. Cockrell, age 83, will be Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Pleasant Plains MB Church. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Cockrell died Friday, December 23, 2022 at her residence. Visitation…

Irene Leek Colvett

Irene Leek Colvett, age 78, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022, at the Jackson Madison County General Hospital.  All Services are under the direction of the Bells Funeral Home. Mrs. Irene was born on February 17, 1944, at Norris…

Lorell Campbell Conner

Lorell Campbell Conner, better known as “Big Momma”, age 79, longtime resident of Somerville, Tennessee, passed away unexpectedly Christmas morning, December 25, 2022 in Henderson, Tennessee at Henderson Health and Rehab Center. She was born December 26, 1942 in Ridgely,…

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