Obit – Ms. Wilma Shaver
The Angels in Heaven are rejoicing that one of their own has arrived. Ms. Wilma Shaver age 95 of South Carthage was pronounced deceased by Gentiva Hospice of Lebanon at 4:50 a.m. Friday morning July 12, 2024 at The Pavilion in Lebanon where she had made her home since August 4th of 2020. Mrs. Shaver…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Garnetta Hiett
A loving Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother has died at the age of 89. Mrs. Garnetta Hiett, the fifth of nine children, passed from her earthly journey to her heavenly reward at 11:40 a.m. Friday morning July 12, 2024 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had been residing only a…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Oleta Robbins Stanton
Mrs. Oleta Robbins Stanton passed away peacefully at age 96 on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Hendersonville, Tennessee, after a long and beautiful life. Mrs. Stanton was born on Dec. 7, 1927, in Byrdstown, Tenn., to Virgil Winsted Robbins and Donna Myrtle (Reagan) Robbins, the only daughter of six children. She graduated from Pickett County…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Ruby Turner Hale
Mrs. Ruby Turner Hale, age 92, of Cowan, TN, and formerly of Carthage, TN, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024. Mrs. Hale was born November 23, 1931 in the Monroe County, KY community of Bug Tussle, a daughter of the late Radford Hughes Turner and Donnie Clemons Brandon Turner. She was also preceded in…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Randall Ray Huffines
Mr. Randall Ray Huffines, age 68, of Hartsville, TN, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Mr. Huffines was born February 13, 1956 in Madison, TN, a son of the late Davie Rayden Huffines and Virginia Ray Huffines. He was also preceded in death by Brother; Charlie Huffines. Mr. Huffines worked at Bestway in the…
Read MoreHandcuffed suspect steals THP vehicle; man jailed
By Eddie West Staff Writer A handcuffed suspect who made an improbable escape in a Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) vehicle in Smith County is behind bars. Charles D. Lawson, a Tennessee resident, is being held in neighboring Putnam County, facing numerous theft-related and kidnapping charges which occurred during his temporary flee from law enforcement officers. State…
Read MoreRANKIN ENSHRINED IN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME
Shea Haile Carthage Courier With 17 state championships and 486 wins on the gridiron, Tennessee high school football coaching great Gary Rankin has been a mainstay on the state’s big stage. Last Monday night, the former Smith County High coach and Tennessee’s winningest high school football coach was spotlighted on the national stage. Rankin was honored…
Read MoreDramatic boost in fair attendance
By Eddie West Staff Writer Officials are reporting the 2024 Smith County Fair was one of the most successful ever, attendance-wise. The county fair recorded an approximately 35 percent increase in attendance, fair officials say. “We can’t thank the community and fair sponsors enough for their support. Without both our fair couldn’t happen, especially with…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 07/11/24
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Steven Wayne Carey Case#80CH1-2024-PR-2797 Notice is hereby given that on the 28th day of June, 2024, Letters Administration in respect to the estate of Steven Wayne Carey, Deceased, who died on the 23rd day of June, 2024, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Alline Proffitt Smith
A Lock Seven Community homemaker, Mrs. Alline Proffitt Smith age 92, transitioned from her earthly journey to her heavenly walk to be reunited with her family on Saturday Morning June 29, 2024 with her extended family of nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews surrounding her bed. She was pronounced deceased at 9:30 a.m. by…
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