Obit – Ms. Beth Goolsby
Ms. Beth Goolsby, a homemaker of the Pleasant Shade Community, died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon August 15, 2024 at her daughter’s Silo Lane home following a brief battle with cancer. She was pronounced deceased at 1:30 p.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston who had been caring for her in her final days. Ms. Goolsby…
Read MoreBELOVED FORMER TIGER FOOTBALL COACH PASSES
By Shea Haile Courier Sports The Gordonsville High School community and Tiger football family was saddened last week by the passing of beloved state champion coach Ron “Moose” Marshall. The 1976 Gordonsville graduate passed on Monday, August 5 after battling cancer at the age of 66. He served as head coach of the Tigers’ gridiron program…
Read MoreReckless homicide charges filed in Rawls Creek death
By Eddie West Staff Writer A shooting death which occurred during an altercation in the Rawls Creek community has resulted in a Smith County woman facing reckless homicide charges, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Trena Gay Roberts, 49, Rawls Creek Road, was indicted by the county’s grand jury for reckless homicide and…
Read MoreGrand jury returns indictments
By Eddie West Staff Writer The county’s grand jury met last Monday (August 1). The following indictments were returned. READ MORE IN THIS WEEK’S COURIER
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 08/15/24
NOTICE JOHN DILLARD The State of Tennessee, Department of Children’s Services, has filed a petition against you seeking to declare your child, Landon Dillard, to be dependent and neglected on August 22, 2023 It appears that ordinary process of law cannot be served upon you because your whereabouts are unknown. You are hereby ORDERED to serve upon…
Read MoreObit – Coach Ron “Moose” Marshall
Coach Ron “Moose” Marshall, age 66 of Christiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 5, 2024 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro. Born Ronald Lee Marshall, Jr. November 23, 1957, in Crestview, Florida, he was the son of the late Ronald Lee Marshall, Sr. and Mrs. Ethel Marie Burnett Marshall. His…
Read MoreObit – Mr. James Wendell Williams
A lifelong Sykes Community resident and retired farmer, Mr. James Wendell Williams, died Sunday afternoon August 4, 2024 at 1:08 p.m. at his Sykes Road farm home surrounded by his family. He was pronounced deceased at 2:30 p.m.by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston. Mr. Williams was 83. Mr. Williams was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Ray Sircy
A longtime Rawls Creek Community farmer, Mr. Ray Sircy was pronounced deceased at 6:06 p.m. Monday evening August 5, 2024 at the Highpoint – Riverview Emergency Room where he was admitted at the age of 87 with C. P. R. in progress at 5:58 p.m. earlier that evening. He was discovered unresponsive at his Ray…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Ernest Mahaney
Longtime Town of Carthage employee and South Carthage resident, Mr. Ernest Mahaney transitioned from his earthly journey to his heavenly walk at 3:35 a.m. Friday morning August 9, 2024 at the Quality Center for Rehabilitation in Lebanon where he was admitted April 4, 2024 for therapy following hip surgery. He was under the care of…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Belinda Angel
Belinda Angel, age 42, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2024 surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer. The Funeral Service, conducted by Elder Carter Robinson of Hogans Creek Missionary Baptist, was at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2024 in the chapel of Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN. Interment in Cedar Grove Cemetery…
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