Bledsoe Funeral Home, INC.

01/06/2026

Mr. Carthell Brinkley was born on January 31, 1938 in Madison County, Tennessee. He departed this life on December 30, 2025.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. His remains will lie in state at the church from 11:00 a.m. until time of service. Open Visitation will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

For more information, please contact Bledsoe Funeral Home at 731-427-1521.

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01/03/2026

Mrs. Lula B. Clark was born on November 2, 1931 in Madison County, Tennessee. She departed this life on December 30, 2025.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at East Jackson Church of Christ. Her remains will lie in state at the church from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Open Visitation will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Family Hour from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Parkway Memorial Gardens.

For more information, please contact Bledsoe Funeral Home at 731-427-1521.

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01/03/2026

Ms. A. Laura Johnson was born in Jackson, Tennessee. She departed this life on December 29, 2025.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at Lane Tabernacle C.M.E. Church. Her remains will lie in state at the church from 12:00 p.m. until time of service. Open Visitation will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel.
Family Hour will be from 6:30 p.m
until 8:00 p.m.
Interment will follow at Parkway Memorial Gardens.

For more information, please contact Bledsoe Funeral Home at 731-427-1521.

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12/25/2025

12/23/2025

Mr. Clifford M. Shelby was born on September 11, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee. He departed this life on December 18, 2025.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. at Hurts Chapel C.M.E. Church. His remains will lie in state at the church from 11:00 a.m. until time of service. Open Visitation will be held on Friday, December 26, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Hurts Chapel Memorial Gardens.

For more information, please contact Bledsoe Funeral Home at 731-427-1521.

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12/23/2025

Mrs. Angela C. Henly was born on January 10, 1964 in Jackson, Tennessee. She departed this life on December 16, 2025.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. at Holy Ground Ministry of Reconcilation (formally St. Mark Church of Christianity). Her remains will lie in state at the church from 11:00 a.m. until time of service. Open Visitation will be held on Friday, December 26, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Parkway Memorial Gardens.

For more information, please contact Bledsoe Funeral Home at 731-427-1521.

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12/18/2025

Update on Jerry Eugene Service. It will be at St. Paul C.M.E. Church on Friday, December 19, 2025.

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12/17/2025

Mr. Jerry Eugene Turley was born on August 4, 1951 in Jackson, Tennessee. He departed this life on December 10, 2025.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. at St. Paul C.M.E. Church. His remains will lie in state at the church from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Interment will follow at Parkway Memorial Gardens.

For more information, please contact Bledsoe Funeral Home at 731-427-1521.

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12/11/2025

Mrs. Joann Starks was born on March 12, 1956 in Jackson, Tennessee. She departed this life on December 3, 2025.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul C.M.E. Church. Her remains will lie in state at the church from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Open Visitation will be held on Friday, December 19, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Parkway Memorial Gardens.

For more information, please contact Bledsoe Funeral Home at 731-427-1521.

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12/10/2025

Mr. Hequoia Lemont Brawner was born on September 2, 1979 in Jackson, Tennessee. He departed this life on December 5, 2025.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Whitehall Pentecostal Church of God. His remains will lie in state at the church from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Open Visitation will be held on Friday, December 12, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Claybrooks-Berry Zion Cemetery in Beech Bluff, TN.

For more information, please contact Bledsoe Funeral Home at 731-427-1521.

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11/25/2025

Mr. Chester James Williams was born on March 1, 1946 in Madison County, Tennessee. He departed this life on November 20, 2025.

A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. His remains will lie in state at the church from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Open Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Highland Memorial Gardens.

For more information, please contact Bledsoe Funeral Home at 731-427-1521.

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11/22/2025

Mrs. Janet Smith Epps was born on November 27, 1931 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas. She departed this life on November 16, 2025.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Forest Heights United Methodist Church. Her remains will lie in state at the church from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Open Visitation will be held on Friday, November 28, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Bledsoe Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Highland Memorial Gardens.

This service will be Lived Steamed on Bledsoe Funeral Home Website starting at 11:00 a.m.

For more information, please contact Bledsoe Funeral Home at 731-427-1521.

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