Obit – James Ray Moore
James Ray Moore, age 83, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. He was born on May 10, 1938 to his parents, the late James Harvey Moore & Estelle Winfree Moore in Smith County, Tennessee. Survivors include his children, Teena Moore (Bing) Fischer of McMinnville, Sherry Moore (Richard) Adcock of McMinnville,…
Read MoreSTATE FAIR BOUND ~ DILLARD
STATE FAIR BOUND ~ DILLARD The Dillard family is state fair bound this week. For several years, Bob Dillard’s family transported their prize winning Dillard Angus Farms cattle to Nashville to compete at the Tennessee State Fair. This year the Raccoon Branch Lane family will have a shorter distance to travel with the new Wilson…
Read MoreINVESTIGATION LEADS TO TWO ARRESTS
INVESTIGATION LEADS TO TWO ARRESTS Two people face multiple charges following a sheriff’s department investigation in the Elmwood community. Phillip Lawrence, 54, Brush Creek, was charged with criminal impersonation and five counts of possession of a controlled substance. Martha Bowman, 58, Baxter, was charged with introduction of contraband into a penal institution and five counts…
Read MoreTRAIL DATE SET FOR MAN CHARGE WITH SECRET PHOTOGRAPHY OF MINORS
TRAIL DATE SET FOR MAN CHARGE WITH SECRET PHOTOGRAPHY OF MINORS A trial date has been set for a Murfreesboro gym instructor charged with photographing female minors in various stages of undress. A 12-count indictment was issued by the county’s grand jury in April of this year against Andrew Wayne Halford, 32. A trial date…
Read MoreMAN FOUND GUILTY OF DRUG OFFENSES SENTENCED
MAN FOUND GUILTY OF DRUG OFFENSES SENTENCED A man found guilty of various drug-related charges in an April trial has been sentenced. DeKalb County resident Steve Mabe Jr. received a 23 year sentence handed down by Judge Brody Kane in criminal court last week. In addition to drug charges, Mabe originally faced charges for allegedly…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 08/12/21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF David Charles Hincy Notice is hereby given that on the 29th day of July, 2021, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of David Charles Hincy, Deceased, who died on the 28th day of June, 2021, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident,…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Lavon Lankford
Mr. Lavon Lankford, age 78, of Lebanon, TN, passed away on Saturday, August 7, 2021.Mr. Lankford was born November 6, 1942 in Carthage, TN, to the late Horace Lankford and Margie Matthews Lankford. He was also preceded in death by Brother; Willard Lankford, Sister-in-law; Naomi Lankford, Brother-in-law; John McCall, and infant brother; Horace.Mr. Lankford married Melinda…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Faye Russell Dickerson
Mrs. Faye Russell Dickerson, of Madison, Alabama, and who has several Smith County connections, went to her heavenly reward on Monday afternoon July 26, 2021 at the family home. Mrs. Dickerson was 76. Mrs. Dickerson was cremated and a burial of her cremains will be held on the Dickerson family plot at the Sanderson Cemetery…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Sarah Anne Blair
Mrs. Sarah Anne Blair, age 82 of Tanglewood, died Sunday morning, August 8 at NHC Healthcare Sumner. She is survived by: children, Letitia Chambers and husband Bill of Hendersonville, Michael Blair and wife Michelle of New Middleton; siblings, Ruby Nell Million and husband Terry of Franklin, IN, Robert Cole and wife Kay of Newnan, Georgia,…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Mike Morrow
Mr. Mike Morrow, age 64, of the Brush Creek Community, died at 8:16 p.m. Thursday evening August 5, 2021 at the St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville Monday August 2nd where he was being treated for heart complications. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were Sunday afternoon August 8th at 3…
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