Obit – Mrs. Sina Smith Lancaster
Mrs. Sina Smith Lancaster, of Red Boiling Springs, a homemaker and retired funeral home greeter, died at the age of 83 at 1:50 p.m. Monday afternoon, September 5th, at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had resided the last few weeks. Funeral services from the Anderson and Son Funeral Home…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Raymond C. “Ray” Whitehair
Mr. Raymond C. “Ray” Whitehair, of San Antonio, Texas and a Smith County native who was a loving father, grandfather, brother and friend, was called to heaven at the Changing Seasons Care Center in San Antonio on Tuesday morning, September 13, 2022, following a period of declining health. Mr. Whitehair was 81. Funeral services were…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Teresa Woodard
A Chestnut Mound community resident, Mrs. Teresa Woodard, was discovered unresponsive after failing to report for work, at her Pea Ridge community home Thursday morning, shortly after 9 a.m., and she was transported to the Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R. in Carthage where she was pronounced deceased at 11:04 a.m. Thursday morning, September 13,…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Judy Hinken
Mrs. Judy Hinken, age 78, of the Sullivans Bend community went home to be with her heavenly father at 7:14 a.m. Friday morning, September 9, 2022. Mrs. Hinken was forwarded to the Langeland – Sternburg Funeral Home in Holland, Michigan where visitation services are scheduled to be held Thursday, October 6th, from 4 p.m. until…
Read MoreObit – Mr. J.C. Henry
Mr. J. C. Henry, age 89, of McClures Bend community at Defeated, passed away Wednesday September 14, 2022 at his home. Mr. Henry was born on November 8, 1932 in Woodward, Oklahoma, a son of the late Austin Alman Henry and Lela June Siles Henry. J.C. worked and retired from American Chain and Gear as…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Wynema Shoemake Dickens
Mrs. Wynema Shoemake Dickens, age 86, of Mt. Juliet, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022. Mrs. Dickens was born November 29, 1935 in Carthage, a daughter of the late John Layton Shoemake and Nellie Grey Bush Shoemake. She married Willie Glenn Dickens on October 29, 1955 and he preceded her in death on January…
Read MoreMan found deceased in fire
By Eddie West Staff Writer A man was discovered deceased inside a burning mobile home Thursday afternoon in the Elmwood community. Firemen with the Forks River, Central District and Rome/Rock City fire departments were dispatched to the blaze at 2:07 p.m. A 911 caller reported the fire and that an individual could be inside the…
Read MoreState delaying bluff project
Highway 70 would be closed with construction By Eddie West Staff Writer A Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Highway 70 rock mitigation project continues to face opposition from residents and local officials. The project is planned for the South Carthage bluff located at the south end of the Cordell Hull Bridge. A sign located just outside…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 09/15/22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Terry Keith Wood Notice is hereby given that on the 31st day of August, 2022, Letters of Administration in respect to the estate of Terry Keith Wood, Deceased, who died on the 21st day of August, 2022, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and…
Read MoreObit – Patricia Ann (Goode) Ussery
Patricia Ann (Goode) Ussery, 82, of Barnwell, SC passed away July 24th 2022, in Summerville, SC, while under the care of her family and hospice. “Pat” was the loving wife to the late Perry Oneal Ussery; she was born in Victoria, Texas on August 5th 1939. She was the daughter of the late Aline and…
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