Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 09/03/26
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Joanna S. Crockett Case#80CH1-2026-PR-2960 Notice is hereby given that on the 20th day of August, 2026, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Joanna S. Crockett, Deceased, who died on the 20th day of June, 2026, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Amy Young Underwood
Ms. Amy Young Underwood of Gordonsville was discovered unresponsive by her daughter Beth at Amy’s Stewarts Bend Lane home on Monday afternoon August 24, 2026. At 5:06 p.m., the Gordonsville ambulance Station 2 was dispatched to the home and after transport to Highpoint – Health Riverview with Ascension St. Thomas Emergency Department, she was pronounced…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Karen Hewitt
A retired United States Air National Guard, Mrs. Karen Hewitt of Hartsville, departed this life at the age of 77 and began her reunion with her beloved husband Charlie of over fifty years. She was pronounced deceased at 11:07 p.m. at the Hospice of Southern Kentucky in Bowling Green, Kentucky with her family at her…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Linda Anderson-Claywell
Mrs. Linda Anderson Claywell age 73 of the Defeated Creek Community, went to be with her Lord on Friday evening August 28, 2026 at 7:05 p.m. surrounded by family who will miss her beyond measure. The family had been assisted with her care in her final days by the staff at the Knollwood Health Care…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Nova Toney
Mrs. Nova Toney, of Hartsville departed this life to be with her heavenly father at 4:50 a.m. Monday morning August 24, 2026 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville where she was admitted August 20th. Eld. Junior Dickerson officiated at the 1 p.m. Friday afternoon August 28th funeral service from the Carthage Chapel of…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Donna Sensabaugh
Mrs. Donna Sensabaugh age 86 of South Carthage was discovered unresponsive at her Reynolds Street home on Thursday morning August 28, 2026 shortly after 11 a.m. by her daughter Diana. She was pronounced deceased at 11:50 a.m. at the Highpoint Health – Riverview with Ascension St. Thomas Emergence Department in Carthage. Bro. Tim Frank of…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Mike Turnipseed
We can shed tears that a dear brother, Mike Turnipseed is gone, or we can rejoice that he lived and left a lasting memory and is gone too soon, but to be with the Savior that he longed to meet. At 12:55 a.m. Tuesday morning a call to Smith County E-911 for assistance after his…
Read MoreObit – Carolyn Joann Henley
Carolyn Joann Henley, a Smith County native, a Wilson County land stomper, and a longtime resident of Murfreesboro, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2026, surrounded by love and friendship in her Assisted Living Community at The Pavilion in Smyrna at the age of 90. Most knew her simply as Joann, although her mother and…
Read MoreObit – Dickie Wills Reasonover
Dickie Wills Reasonover left this life on Sunday, August 23, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was born on July 1, 1947, in Carthage, Tennessee, to J.C. and Jean Reasonover. Dickie grew up in the Sykes community of Smith County, Tennessee, and graduated from Gordonsville High School in 1965, where he played football. After graduation, he…
Read MoreBudget cuts made by school board; looking to please commissioners
By Eddie West Staff Writer The county’s school board met in special session Saturday (August 22) and rescinded a $35.5 million budget it had approved just days before. The proposed $35.5 million was to be presented to the county commission Monday (August 24) night. Before Monday night’s meeting, the school board met in special session on…
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