Obit – Mr. Lawrence Morris
Retired Vietnam veteran and Tennessee State Trooper, Mr. Lawrence Morris of Carthage, died with his family at his bedside at 4:10 a.m. Tuesday morning June 27, 2023 at the age of 74. He was pronounced deceased at 6:02 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston who had been assisting the family with his care in his…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Phillip Baker
Mr. Phillip Baker of Gordonsville died peacefully at the Lebanon Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Lebanon on Tuesday morning June 27, 2023 at 8:04 a.m. where he was admitted May 19th being treated for aspiration pneumonia. Mr. Baker was 55. His brother-in-law, Bro. Donny Payne, officiated at the 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon July 1st…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Margaret Lynn Foutch Turner
Mrs. Margaret Lynn Foutch Turner age 86, of Alexandria, TN, passed away Monday June 26, 2023 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN. Mrs. Turner was born July 8,1936 in Alexandria, TN, daughter of the late Alva Jennings Foutch and Lillie Mai Vandergriff Foutch. She graduated Liberty High School in 1954 and married Jimmy Ray Turner…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Vicki Virginia Crawford Maynard
Mrs. Vicki Virginia Crawford Maynard, age 68 of Carthage, TN, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Vicki was born April 23, 1955 in Carthage, TN, at the Petty-Green Clinic, the daughter of the late John Marlin Crawford and Onie Lee Sevier Crawford. She was also preceded in death by Son; Cameron Lane Wilkerson, two…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Joanne Nixon Bullock
Mrs. Joanne Nixon Bullock, age 87, of Gulf Shores, AL, and a native of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. Mrs. Bullock was born May 14, 1936, a daughter of the late Robert Baird Nixon and Lila Ferrell Nixon. Mrs. Bullock is also preceded by Brother; Robert “Bobby” Ferrell Nixon and Sister;…
Read MoreWoman on tracks when struck by train
By Eddie West Staff Writer Injuries to a pedestrian, struck by a train in Gordonsville were described as “significant”, by a reporting officer with Gordonsville Police Department. A report filed by the department describes how the incident occurred based on the statements from the train’s conductor, Brad Thompson, a Lebanon resident. Thompson told police he…
Read MoreSmith County Fair arrives
By Eddie West Staff Writer Pre-fair events begin this weekend with the official arrival of the 2023 Smith County Fair on Monday night (July 3). Pre-fair events begin, with archery competition 4 p.m., Friday (June 30) and continue with a full day of activities on Saturday, (July 1). Carnival rides arrive on Monday (July 3).…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 06/29/23
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGENOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Arlene Wood Case # 80CH1-2023-PR-2718 Notice is hereby given that on the 15th day of June, 2023, Letters of Testamentary in respect to the estate of Arlene Wood, Deceased, who died on the 28th day of May 2023, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Joyce Hesson
Mrs. Joyce Hesson, a homemaker of the Russell Hill Community and a retired nurse, died peacefully with her family at her bedside at 6:20 a.m. Friday morning June 23, 2023 at the Alive Hospice Residence in Nashville at the age of 72. She was admitted there June 19th. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Elaine Adair
Ms. Elaine Adair age 76, wife of Herman Henry of the Riddleton Community, died peacefully surrounded by her family at their Henry Family farm in the Cages Bend Community at 12:33 p.m. Thursday afternoon June 22, 2023. She was pronounced deceased by HighPoint Hospice, who had been lovingly assisting the family with her care, at…
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