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Obit – Mr. Hall T. Kyle

Mr. Hall T. Kyle, age 98, of Nashville, and a native of Smith County, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Mr. Kyle was born June 6, 1923 in Sykes, a son of the late Oscar Henry Kyle and Icye Jane Hall Kyle. He married Mable C. “Shorty” Taylor on May 26, 1946 in Rossville,…

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Obit – Mrs. Carolyn Juanita Berryman

Mrs. Carolyn Juanita Berryman, age 64, of Lebanon, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2022. Mrs. Berryman was born July 11, 1957 in Nashville, a daughter of the late Roy Tollett and Ruby Blanch Britton Garrett. She married Clifton Lee Berryman on March 16, 1979 and he preceded her in death on March 12, 2019.…

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Obit – Mr. Danny Bly

Buffalo community resident Mr. Danny Bly died at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday evening, April 20, 2022, where he had been a resident since March 16, 2022. Mr. Bly was 74. Memorial services are scheduled to be conducted Friday afternoon, April 29th, from the Carthage Chapel of…

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Obit – Mrs. Henrietta Smith

Mrs. Henrietta Smith, of the Rock City community, died at the age of 78 at the Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville on April 17th 2022, where she was transported by LifeFlight from the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage. Graveside services were Saturday afternoon, April 23rd, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Johnny Grimes and Pastor…

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Obit – Mr. Freeman Law

Mr. Freeman Law, of Fairview in Williamson County, died peacefully at 5:53 p.m. Saturday evening, April 23, 2022, surrounded by his family at his New Hope Road home. Mr. Law was 72. Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday afternoon, April 27th, at 1 p.m. from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Bro. Shayne Ray…

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Obit – Mr. Charlie Washburn

Mr. Charlie Washburn died Monday, April 18, 2022, at his Gladdice Road home in Kempville.  He was 71. He was pronounced deceased at 12:24 p.m. at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage. The memorial services were conducted on Friday afternoon, April 22nd, from the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home.  Bro. Jeff Burton officiated…

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Obit – Mr. William “Billy” Murray

Former Carthage resident Mr. William “Billy” Murray died February 9, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, following a battle with cancer. Funeral services and burial were conducted February 19th from the Pahrump Family Mortuary in Pahrump, Nevada. Burial followed in the Pahrump Memorial Park with full military honors by the Nellis Air Force Base Honor Guard.…

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Obit – Mrs. Lidia Butler

Graveside services and interment for Mrs. Lidia Butler, of Murfreesboro, were conducted on Thursday afternoon, April 21st, from the Ridgewood Cemetery. Elder Dr. Robert L. Spickard Sr. officiated at the 3:30 p.m. services and burial followed in the Huber Butler family lot in section two at the Ridgewood Cemetery. Mrs. Butler died Saturday April 16,…

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Carthage House of Beauty film showing

Residents will have the opportunity to view an award winning short film documentary, offering a glimpse of life in Smith County. “Carthage House of Beauty,” an 11-minute documentary filmed by Allison Inman and the Moving Picture Boys, will be screened in Carthage on Saturday, April 30, at 6:30pm at the Smith County Heritage Museum.  The…

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Man who fled from police indicted

By Eddie West Staff Writer A man who was the subject of a manhunt in the Flat Rock community in August of last year was indicted by the county’s grand jury this month. Matthew Madewell, 37,  whose address was listed as homeless, was indicted for burglary of an auto, aggravated burglary and theft under $1,000…

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