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 The Brownsville Funeral Home is a very spacious facility located just off the square in Brownsville, Tennessee. The business was originally established by Martin and Cook in the 1930s. In 1945, Gilliam Jones purchased the business and operated it for three years before selling to his nephew, Fred Jones. Fred also purchased J. M. Cox Funeral Home in 1950 and consolidated it with Brownsville Funeral Home to create the business we know today. Gooseman Funeral Home in Bells, Tennessee was purchased in 1962 by Fred and became know as the Bells Funeral Home. In 1973, a beautiful chapel with vaulted ceilings was added to the existing facility in Brownsville. Fred Jones remained owner and manager until his death in 1979. At that time, Rex F. Bond, a long-time employee, became owner and manager. He added Brownsville Memorial Gardens to the business in the early eighties. The business was sold to a local family in 1993 but has once again come full circle with Rex as Funeral Services Manager and one of the new owners who purchased the funeral home in 2004. In 2007 the name of both funeral homes was changed to Brownsville-Bells Funeral Homes.
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