Jewell Brister,104, of Elizabethton, TN, went home to be with the Lord , August 28, 2020 . She was born March 17, 1916 in Palacios, TX to Cecil Burns and Georgia Adorn Burns.

Jewell loved sowing, which lead to her career path as seamstress. She was a member of the First Baptist Church Palacios.

Jewell was preceded in death by her parents; husband James Aaron Brister, and grandson Troy Lynn Womack. Survivors include daughter, Sharron K. Kwiatkowski; grandchildren Aaron (Paige) Womack and Renya (Mark) Austin; great-grandchildren Courtney Austin, Brooke Austin, Renya (Tyler) Carrier, Troy Auston, Aiden Womack and Makenzie Womack; 3 great-great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends and relatives beginning at 9:00 am Saturday, September 12, 2020 at Palacios Funeral Home. Services will at 10:00 am. Interment will follow at Palacios Cemetery.