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Makettus Willis

Services for Mr. Makettus Willis, age 43 of Jackson, Tennessee will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2025, 11:00 A.M., at the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. The family will receive friends on Friday, from 5:00-6:00 P.M., at the Stephenson-Shaw Chapel.…

Destry Blaine Haynes

Destry Blaine Haynes, 36, of Rives passed away Tuesday morning, July 22, 2025, at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 12:00 p.m. Friday at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Stanley’s Chapel Cemetery. Brother Charles Southerland and…

Marilyn Bishop

Marilyn Williams Bishop, age 73 of McKenzie, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at her residence, one week after the death of her husband, Billy Bishop. The celebration of life service for Billy and Marilyn Bishop will take place at…

Charles Boyce Birdno

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Charles Boyce Birdno, age 83, a dedicated husband, father, and friend, who entered eternal rest on July 21, 2025, in Ripley, TN. He was born on January 18,…

Jerry Wayne Chism

Mr. Jerry Wayne Chism, 67, died Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Haywood County Community Hospital in Brownsville. Services will be Friday, July 25, 2025, at 12:00 Noon at Rawls Funeral Home in Brownsville. Rawls Funeral Home-Brownsville (731) 772-1472

Victor Lee Kubica

Victor Lee Kubica, born on the Fourth of July, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, passed away on July 22, 2025. A proud veteran and a steadfast family man, Vic lived his life with grit, loyalty, and unwavering devotion to those he…

Bernice Walker

Ms. Bernice Walker, 67, died Saturday, July 12, 2025, at her residence in Memphis. Services will be Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 1:00 P. M. at New Hope Baptist Church in Brownsville.  Interment will be in New Hope Memorial Gardens…

Tammy Joy Watlington Smith

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Tammy Joy Watlington Smith. Who left this world too early at the age of 58, in Medon, TN. When we think of Tammy, you cannot simply thing of just one thing. She…

William Harold Hendrix, Sr

William Harold Hendrix, Sr., a beloved member of the community, passed away peacefully at his residence on July 20, 2025, at the age of 77. Born on June 5, 1948, in Haywood County, Harold dedicated his life to both his…

Mary “Christine” Sowell Sisk

Mary “Christine” Sowell Sisk passed away peacefully on July 21, 2025 as hymns from her old Oakfield Methodist Church days drifted through her mind. Christine, or “Memaw” to some of those she loved most—her grandkids, great-grandkids, and every friend they…

Derotha Reid Shaw

Mrs. Derotha Reid Shaw, 65, died Monday, July 21, 2025, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson. Services will be Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 11:00 A. M. at Browns Creek Baptist Church in Brownsville.  Interment will be in Browns…

Bernice Walker

Ms. Bernice Walker, 67, died Saturday, July 12, 2025, at her residence in Memphis. Services will be Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 1:00 P. M. at New Hope Baptist Church in Brownsville.  Interment will be in New Hope Memorial Gardens…

Doritha Smith

Funeral service for Doritha Smith, age 69, will be Friday, July 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM in the Chapel of Mercer Brothers Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mrs. Smith died Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at Maplewood…

Ezell Overton

Funeral service for Ezell Overton, age 79, will be Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Home Missionary Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Greater Mercer Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Overton died Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at Jackson-Madison County…

Jo Ann Brown

Mrs. Jo Ann Brown, 84, of Portland and formerly of Hornbeak and Union City passed away 4:10 p.m. Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin. Funeral services will be conducted 12:00 p.m. Monday at Edmaiston Mosley…

Gary Ray Doughten

Mr. Gary Ray Doughten, 72, of Rives, passed away at 11:55 a.m. on Friday, July 18, 2025, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Born on March 21, 1953, in Obion County, he was the son of the late Malcolm Clinton Doughten and…

Lela Mae Carney

Ms. Lela Mae Carney, 94, died Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at her residence in Stanton. Services will be Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 1:00 P. M. at Beech Grove Church of Christ in Brownsville. Interment will be in Beech Grove…

Martha Lou Barnes

Martha Lou Barnes, age 87, of the Luray community, passed away on July 15, 2025 in Jackson. Martha was born in Madison County, TN on February 15, 1938 to the late John and Lois Barber Moling. She was an active…

Jackie Vernon Vannetter

Jackie Vernon Vannetter, age 66, a cherished individual and dedicated Mold Technician at Berry Global, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2025, at the Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on June 24, 1959, in…

Ola Frances Boyd Howell

Ola Frances Boyd Howell, lovingly known as Frances, passed away peacefully on the evening of Monday, July 14, 2025. Born on February 5, 1934, Frances was raised as the only child of Herman and Inez Boyd in the Bemis community…

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