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Obit – Mr. Kenny Dean Mason

Mr. Kenny Dean Mason, age 56 of Gordonsville, passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. Kenny was born August 26, 1966 in Carthage, a son of John D. “Buster” Mason and the late Betty Gibbs Mason. He was a proud UT fan. Kenny attended GHS and played on the 1984 Gordonsville High School State Championship…

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Man indicted for ramming patrol car in pursuit

By Eddie West Staff Writer A man who rammed a South Carthage patrol vehicle multiple times in an effort to elude police during a high speed pursuit along Highway 70 has been indicted by the grand jury.  James C. Mofield, 33, Antioch, was indicted for reckless endangerment involving a deadly weapon and aggravated assault in…

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One indicted for theft in home build case

By Eddie West Staff Writer A Smith County grand jury has indicted a Wilson County man on a theft of property charge for allegedly accepting payments for a home build project but failing to deliver goods or services. Meanwhile, the grand jury issued a second indictment in connection with the case, claiming the Wilson County…

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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/15/22

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF  Jonny Courtney Notice is hereby given that on the 6th day of December, 2022, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Jonny Courtney, Deceased, who died on the 25th day of November, 2022, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having…

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Obit – Mrs. Charlene Canter

Mrs. Charlene Canter, age 97, a homemaker of Lakeside Drive in the Defeated Creek community, died at 10:35 p.m. Thursday evening, December 8, 2022, at the Pavilion in Lebanon where she was receiving therapy from a broken hip and where she was admitted October 18th. Her nephew, Rev. J. Mack Lehigh, officiated at the 11…

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Obit – Mrs. Janel Myers Cowan

Mrs. Janel Myers Cowan, of the Hickman community, died at the age of 74 at the Mabry Health Care Center in Gainesboro at 5:50 p.m. Monday evening, December 5, 2022. The staff had been lovingly caring for her since September of 2020. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Friday…

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Obit – Mrs. Virginia Doran McCall

Mrs. Virginia Doran McCall, age 86 of Carthage, died peacefully surrounded by her caregivers at 9:45 p.m. Saturday evening, December 10, 2022, at the home of her and her husband on Jackson Avenue. She was pronounced deceased at 11:45 p.m. by HighPoint Hospice of Gallatin, who had been assisting the family with her care. Mrs.…

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Obit – Mr. L.B. Martin

U. S. Army veteran Mr. L. B. Martin, of the Watervale community, died at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage on Saturday morning, December 10, 2022, at 5:25 a.m., where he was admitted December 5th, being treated for congestive heart failure. Mr. Martin was 88. His pastor, Bishop Seth London, officiated at the Tuesday…

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Obit – Mrs. Mavis Schultz

Mrs. Mavis Schultz, a homemaker of the Brush Creek community, died peacefully at 11:55 a.m. Friday morning, December 9, 2022, at the age of 95 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she was admitted June 4, 2019, suffering from Parkinson disease. Mrs. Schultz was cremated at the Cumberland Family Services…

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Obit – Mr. James H. Shoemake

Mr. James H. Shoemake age 75, of Hickman, passed away on Wednesday December 7, 2022. James was born July 1, 1947 in the Hickman community of Smith County, a son of the late Horace Chism Shoemake and Ruth Bell Wilson Shoemake. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Georgia Shoemake Main. He served…

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