One indicted on second degree murder charges
By Eddie West Staff Writer A man has been indicted by the county’s grand jury for second degree murder in connection with the overdose death of an Elmwood resident. The three-count indictment involves a single person who was found with methamphetamine and heroin in their system, according to court records. The case was investigated by…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week 09/14/23
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations described in and secured by a certain Deed of Trust executed by JOHN WAYNE SHOOPMAN AND SHARON S. SHOOPMAN, husband and wife to Birthright Title, LLC, as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for InterLinc Mortgage…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Dean Hickman
The gentleman responsible for the hiring of the employees and initial plant operation of the Dana Corporation in Gordonsville has died at the age of 88. Mr. Dean Hickman, a longtime resident of Gordonsville and now of Shelbyville, Indiana, was pronounced dead on arrival at Johnson Memorial Health E.R. in Franklin, Indiana on Monday evening…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Allison Carver
Ms. Allison Carver of the Monoville Community died at 2:42 p.m. Thursday afternoon September 7, 2023 at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin where she was admitted September 1st suffering from congestive heart failure. Ms. Carver was 62. Eld. Carter Robinson officiated at the 3 p.m. Monday afternoon September 11th funeral services from the…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Johnny Kemp Sr.
Flatrock Community resident, Mr. Johnny Kemp Sr. died at 2:08 a.m. Wednesday morning August 30, 2023 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage after becoming gravely ill at his South Lovers Lane home. Mr. Kemp was 70 years of age. Arrangements are under the direction of the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Mr.…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Dave Johnson
Mr. Dave Johnson of the Difficult Community, a talented leather craftsman and knife maker, was pronounced deceased at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon September 6, 2023 at the age of 78 as the result of an acute myocardial infarction. He was admitted to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville at 1:30 p.m. that afternoon. Mr.…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Billy Clark McKinney
Mr. Billy Clark McKinney age 76 of the Elmwood Community was pronounced deceased at 10:05 a.m. Tuesday morning September 5, 2023 at the Ascension St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville where he was admitted Friday September 1st following a period of declining health. Funeral services for Mr. McKinney were conducted at 1:00 P.M. Saturday afternoon,…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Peggy Hewitt Love
Mrs. Peggy Hewitt Love age 85 of the Granville Community was pronounced deceased at 1:57 a.m. Saturday morning September 2, 2023 at the Pavilion in South Carthage under the loving care of Gentiva Hospice of Cookeville. Mrs. Hewitt was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where her services were conducted on Wednesday September…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Paula Dillard Proffitt
Mrs. Paula Dillard Proffitt, age 80, of the Lock 7 Community in Smith County, TN, passed away on September 9, 2023. Mrs. Proffitt was born August 5, 1943 in Smith County, TN, a daughter of the late Carl Columbus Dillard and Gladys Mildred Blackburn Dillard. She married Robert Allen Proffitt on March 22, 1958 and…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Frances Hesson Poynter
Mrs. Frances Hesson Poynter age 81, of Carthage, Tn passed away Friday September 8,2023. Mrs. Poynter was born September 15, 1941 in Lafayette, TN a daughter of the late Robert “Bob” Hesson and Martha Inez Stephens Hesson. She was also preceded in death by siblings: Johnny Hesson, Jimmy Hesson, Donnie Hesson, Bobby Hesson and Susie…
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