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MAN INDICTED IN OFFICER STABBING

MAN INDICTED IN OFFICER STABBING A man who attacked a Carthage police officer with a knife and attempted to break into the Carthage Police Department has been indicted for attempted first degree murder and on buglary charges. During the December meeting of the grand jury, Ralph Edward Overstreet Jr., 40, Carthage, was indicted for attempted…

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Obit – Mr. Ricky H. Holladay

Mr. Ricky H. Holladay, age 66, of Gordonsville, TN passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020.Mr. Holladay was born February 8, 1954 in Lebanon, TN, a son of the late Hilton Ray Holladay and Fleta Ann Moore Holladay. He was also preceded in death by Sister; Kathy Beadle.Ricky was a 1972 graduate of Smith County High…

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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 12/17/20

NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF  Mary Estelle Adams Notice is hereby given that on the 8th day of December, 2020, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Mary Estell Adams, Deceased, who died on the 9th day of November, 2020, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident,…

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Obit – Mr. J.C. Maxwell

Mr. J.C. Maxwell, age 73 of Chestnut Mound, TN, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020. Mr. Maxwell was born October 6, 1947 in Smith County, TN, a son of the late Christopher Columbus Maxwell and Carrie Mae Davis Maxwell. He is also preceded in death by Siblings; Stella Frances Huff, Betty Jo Carey, Vada…

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Obit – William (Bill) Andrew Adkisson

William (Bill) Andrew Adkisson passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020. Bill was born May 12, 1968 in Somers Point, NJ, the youngest son of William Henry Adkisson and the late Carole Jean Voelmle Adkisson. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Beatrice Ann Gross Adkisson. Bill was a graduate of Pleasantville High School,…

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OBIT -Sherry Brown

Obituary for Sherry Brown Ms. Sherry Brown, age 46 of Nashville, TN, passed away on December 9, 2020.    Sherry was born June 9, 1974. She was a free spirit who embraced life to the fullest. Sherry was known for her one of a kind personality. She greeted folks with a big smile, and a…

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Obit – Mr. Farris Gibbs

A lifelong Carthage resident, Mr. Farris Gibbs, was found deceased at his Jordan Street home shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday morning December 13, 2020 when Carthage P. D. went to his home to do a welfare check. He was pronounced dead at the age of 60 at the River Regional Medical Center E.R. in Carthage…

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Obit – Mr. David Watts

Mr. David Watts, age 69, of Chestnut Mound, TN, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020.Mr. Watts was born February 18, 1951 in Carthage, TN, a son of the late Dalton Watts and Geraldine Fields Watts. He married Katie Gentry on June 12, 1970 at the home of Elder and Mrs. Charles Allen Gentry by Bro.…

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Obit – Mr. Wayne Elliott

Mr. Wayne Elliott, age 80, of South Carthage, died Friday evening, December 11, at Summit Medical Center. He is survived by: children, Dianna Lynn Harper and husband Bobby Neal of South Carthage, Doug Elliott and wife Robin Ann of Defeated Creek; 6 grandchildren, Stephanie Washer and husband Joey of South Carthage, Nick Harper and wife…

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Obit – Mr. Bobby Harper

Lebanon resident, Mr. Bobby Harper, died peacefully surrounded by his family at his Hickory Ridge Road home at 2:25 p.m. Thursday afternoon December 10, 2020 suffering from lung cancer. Mr. Harper was 83 and Alive Hospice was assisting the family with his care. Bro. Dickie Johnson, Mr. Harper’s classmate, officiated at the 1 p.m. Monday…

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