Obit – Mrs. Cherry Slack Deering

Mrs. Cherry Slack Deering, age 73, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2026.

Mrs. Deering was born April 10, 1953 in Lebanon, TN, a daughter of the late Charles Hubert Slack and Ruby Nell Denney Slack. Mrs. Deering was also preceded in death by Sons; Stephen Porterfield and Hubert Carroll Porterfield and Brothers; Glenn Dale Slack and Bobby Slack. She was a Carthage Native and grew up in the Rome and Flat Rock Communities. Mrs. Deering graduated from Smith County High School in 1972. She worked at Hartman Luggage for 30 years. Mrs. Deering was a member of the Rome Baptist Church.

Mrs. Deering is survived by Daughters; Holly (Scott) Kemp of Carthage, TN, and Michelle (Daniel Duncan) Draper of Carthage, TN. Sisters; Marie (Digger) Poindexter of Carthage, TN, and Charlene (Wayne) Bryant of Red Boiling Springs, TN. Five grandchildren; Bethanie (Andrew) Goolsby, Nicholas Kemp, Elizabeth Kemp, Destiny Duncan, and Jonathan Draper. Great granddaughter; Lillie Goolsby.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Deering are scheduled to be conducted from the Carthage Chapel of Bass Funeral Homes on Friday, September 4, 2026 at 3PM with Rev. Anthony Dixon officiating. Interment will follow in the Smith County Memorial Gardens.

Visitation with the family will be at the Carthage Chapel of Bass Funeral Homes on Friday from 11AM until service time at 3PM.

BASS  of CARTHAGE