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Mr. James Carlton "Bill" Brechears, 87, of Union City passed away 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.

Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Dr. Bobby Williams and Brother Steve Carr will officiate. Burial will follow in Fremont Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday.

Pallbearers will be Denny Davidson, Charlie Mooney, Mark Merritt, Jimmy Merritt, Curtis Merritt and Danny Montgomery.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Philip Sherman, Jake Carr, Glen Reed, Larry Gray and Johnny Caudle.

Mr. Brechears was born March 4, 1928, in Obion County, son of the late Hollomon Stanley Brechears and the late Dicie Carloyn (Grooms) Brechears Gray. He married Janice Faye (Killion) Brechears February 8, 1956. She survives. He had been employed at the former American Metals and Lear Siegler in Union City and retired from the Tennessee Division of Forestry. Mr. Brechears served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

He is also survived by three daughters and one son-in-law, Donna and Gary Dane of Union City and Shirley Jackson and Judy Mooney both of Jackson; one sister, Frances Glisson of Fulton, Kentucky; three grandchildren and their spouses, Jamie and Lindsey Matheny of Union City, Michael Paul and Dorian Kirk of Newbern and Amanda and Ronnie Webb of Medina; and ten great grandchildren, Scarlett Matheny of Union City, Bailey Webb, Brooke Webb and Ellie Webb all of Medina and Michael Paul Kirk, Jr., Catelyn Kirk, P.J. Andrew, Hayley Andrew, Madison Andrew and Erica Andrew all of Newbern.

He was also preceded in death by his infant daughter, Belinda Faye Brechears; and one sister, Betty Jean Wallace.

Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home  (731) 885-1033