Family and friends will gather on Monday afternoon, November 2, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at the Willow Springs Cemetery for graveside funeral services. Corey Smith will officiate. There will be a visitation at Taylor Funeral Home on Monday beginning at 12 Noon until 2:30 p.m.
Elisha Ann Brown Bates, age 46, of Lyles, TN, died October 29, 2026, at Tri-Star Medical Center with her family by her side.
Those desiring, memorials are suggested to the Elisha Bates Children’s Fund in care of Apex Bank.
Elisha was born in Dickson, Tennessee and is the daughter of Ricky Brown and Kim Tice Winn. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Jessie Brown and Thelma and Earl Tice.
Elisha would consider her greatest achievement in life to be the mother to her three children, Braxton, Baylea and Brycen. She was a true, loving and giving mom. She dedicated her time to all their endeavors with her love and support. Elisha actively supported the band boosters and was willing to do all she could and more to help. Elisha loved her family; she was a good daughter, sister, niece and a friend to many. She was of the Christian faith.
Elisha was a worker; someone who was never afraid to work. She formerly worked at Lowes in Dickson, she was a former customer representative with Aetna Insurance Co. and worked for a while with Verizon Wireless. Elisha was always available, even during her illness, to help out with her family’s business; the renowned Beacon Light Tea Room, where she could do it all from the front register, waiting the tables, or preparing food in the kitchen.
Elisha is survived by her three children, Braxton Bates, Baylea Bates and Brycen Bates, her mother, Kim Winn and stepfather Darrell, her father, Ricky Brown and her stepmother, Stacey, her grandmother, Josephine Brown, her sisters, Kayla Cochran and her husband Matt, and Tasha Brown.
Casket bearers will be Ron Brown, Matthew Brown, Matt Cochran, Corey Smith, Ronnie Brown and Rocky Brown.