Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 10/26/23
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF John Thomas Gibson Case#80CH1-2023-PR-2747 Notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of October, 2023, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of John Thomas Gibson, Deceased, who died on the 11th day of October, 2023, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Jackie Gammon
Mr. Jackie Gammon age 72 of Hartsville was pronounced deceased at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin at 11:55 a.m. Sunday morning October 15, 2023 after suffering a fatal aneurysm. Eld. Stephen Brooks officiated at the 11 a.m. services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home on Thursday morning October 19th at 11…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Sue Hiett Perrigo
Mrs. Sue Hiett Perrigo of Carthage passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 8:50 p.m. Thursday evening October 19, 2023 at her Skyline Drive home. Mrs. Perrigo was pronounced deceased at the age of 88 at 10:17 p.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Cookeville who had been lovingly assisting the family with her final days…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Hilda Fay Huffines Ray
Mrs. Hilda Fay Huffines Ray of Knoxville was deceased on Tuesday October 17, 2023 at the age of 81. Funeral services from the Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel were conducted Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. E. S. T. with Rev. Mark Kilbourne officiating. Graveside services were conducted on Monday afternoon October 23rd at 1 p.m. C.…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Ronald “Big Dirty” Carter
Mr. Ronald “Big Dirty” Carter, age 59 of Carthage, TN passed away Sunday October 15, 2023. Ronald was raised in the Stonewall community of Smith County. Mr. Carter was born August 18, 1964, son of the Geraldine Cummings Carter and the late Hosea Carter Sr. He was preceded in death by brothers: Hosea Carter Jr.,…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Darrin Drake
Mr. Darrin Drake age 57, of Lancaster, TN passed away Saturday October 21, 2023. Mr. Drake was born April 4, 1966 in Sullivan, Indiana son of Raph Drake and Lila Keegan Drake. Saved at an early age he was of the Baptist faith. After graduation from high school Darrin attended Oklahoma State University where he…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Julia K. “Judy” Clemons
Mrs. Julia K “Judy” Clemons, age 72 of Lancater, TN passed away Monday October 16, 2023. Judy was born on December 18, 1950 in Carthage, TN daughter of the late William Henry “Junior” Williams and Eleanor Faye McDonald Williams, she was also preceded in death by two brothers: William Steve Williams and Keith Williams. She…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Betty Jo Buchanan
Mrs. Betty Jo Buchanan, age 82 of the Chestnut Mound Community passed away Monday October 16, 2023. Mrs. Buchanan was born on March 8, 1941 in the Club Springs community of Smith County a daughter of the late Earl Madewell and Mary Magaline (Maggie) Crook Madewell. She was also preceded by siblings Dewey Madewell, Charles…
Read MoreInvestigation into suspect with eight drivers licenses spreads to other states
By Eddie West Staff Writer A man arrested in Smith County after being discovered possessing multiple bogus drivers licenses has become the subject of a much broader investigation. Aaron Scott Wilcox, 44, Harrisburg, North Carolina, was taken into custody by the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) after being found in possession of eight drivers licenses. The…
Read MoreShooting spree case on to county’s grand jury
By Eddie West Staff Writer The case against a man, who faces an act of terrorism charge, as well as ten other criminal offenses, following a shooting spree in Gordonsville has been bound over to the grand jury. Allen Jeffrey Martinez, 33, Howe, Texas, is accused of firing multiple shots from a handgun while at…
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