BURTON IN GORDONSVILLE MAYORAL RACE
BURTON IN GORDONSVILLE MAYORAL RACE Ronnie Burton announces his candidacy for mayor of Gordonsville. “My name is Ronnie Burton and I would like to announce my candidacy for the position of Gordonsville City Mayor. I have lived in Gordonsville since 1966 with Shelby, my wife of 48 years. Our two children Chasity Wasmer, and Rusty…
Read MoreFESTIVAL ON SCHEDULE
FESTIVAL ON SCHEDULE Event takes place this month One of the county’s signature events, the William Walton Harvest Festival, will be taking place this month. The event will be held in downtown Carthage from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., Saturday, September 26. The day will feature live entertainment, youth and adult activities, as well as…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Ira Charles “Chuck” Donath
Mr. Ira Charles “Chuck” Donath, , age 83 of Carthage, TN, died at home, September 5, 2020 surrounded by family, friends, and loved ones.Chuck was born July 5, 1937, in Filmore, WI, a son of the late Lloyd Donath and Viola Binder Donath. Chuck married Carol Tanner on April 16, 1961 and she preceded him…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Josephine Thomas
Ms. Josephine Thomas, of the Pleasant Shade Community, died in her sleep at 5 a.m. Sunday morning September 6, 2020 on her 90th birthday at her Pleasant Shade Highway home following several years of declining health. She had been lovingly cared for at home by her family during her extended illness. She was pronounced deceased…
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Obit – Mrs. Susan Hedges
Mrs. Susan Hedges, age 75, of Berkeley CA passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2020 from complications of a stroke she suffered in early March of this year. She was born Ida Susan Sheppard in Muhlenberg County, KY on April 23, 1945 and was the daughter of Joseph W. Sheppard (1919 – 1951) and…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Wayne Odell Roberts
Mr. Wayne Odell Roberts, age 82 of Watertown, TN, and a native of the Maggart Community in Smith County, TN, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Mr. Roberts was born March 10, in 1938 in Maggart, TN, a son of the late James Alfred Roberts and Berchie Cordelia Bush Roberts. He was also preceded…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Frank Larry Rollins
Mr. Frank Larry Rollins, age 77, of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on August 31, 2020.Mr. Rollins was born April 19, 1943 in Hickman, TN, a son of the late Frank Roy Rollins and Willie Forrest Preston Rollins. He was also preceded in death by Son; Frankie Rollins on January 4, 1990, grandson; Kurt Craig on June…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Georgia T. Blair
Mrs. Georgia T. Blair, age 85, passed away on September 3, 2020 at Smith County Health and Rehabilitation in Carthage, Tennessee.Born Georgia T. Wills on January 12, 1935 in Sykes, TN, to Johnny (Jack) Hatton Wills, who died on September 21, 1969 at the age of 65, and Altie Mai Webster Wills, who died on…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Epp Banks Jr
Retired Prestonsburg, Kentucky businessman Mr. Epp Banks Jr., died peacefully at the Barton House in Nashville where he was making his home while suffering from dementia. He was pronounced deceased at 11:55 p.m. Monday night, August 31, 2020, at the age of 75. Graveside services and interment were conducted from the Davidson Memorial Gardens in…
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