Obit – Mr. Bill Bumbalough
Mr. Bill Bumbalough age 82 of South Carthage died at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday morning January 14, 2026, with his wife present, at their Thompson Lane home in the Rolling Hills Subdivision in South Carthage. He was pronounced deceased at 9:05 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston. Mr. Bumbalough was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Carolyn T. Stewart
Carolyn T. Stewart DEC 12, 1936 – JAN 15, 2026 Carolyn T. Stewart, 89, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2026. She was born to the late Walter & Bertie Atwood Turner on December 12th, 1936. Mrs. Stewart faithfully attended Beacon Baptist Church and Trinity Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir. Along…
Read MoreWreck claims life in Defeated
By Eddie West Staff Writer One person died after the vehicle which they were driving left the roadway, struck a tree and traveled into the Cordell Hull Lake in the Defeated community. The single vehicle accident occurred in the Defeated community Thursday night around 5:40 p.m. in the area of 157 of Lakeside Drive. The victim…
Read MoreWork on $1.1 billion pipeline underway
By Eddie West Staff Writer Preliminary construction including right-of-clearing for a more than one billion dollar natural gas pipeline which will cross the northern section of the county is well underway. When completed, the 122 mile natural gas pipeline will run from Trousdale County in Middle Tennessee to Roane County in East Tennessee. Known as the…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 01/15/26
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated March 27, 2018, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded April 9, 2018, in Book No. 336, at Page 260, in Office of the Register of Deeds…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Mary Watkins
Mrs. Mary Watkins age 75, a homemaker of the Defeated Creek Community, was pronounced deceased at the Highpoint Health – Riverview @ Ascension Saint Thomas Emergency Room at 10:10 p.m. Thursday evening January 8, 2026 as a result of drowning. The automobile accident was reported to Smith County E-911 at 5:40 p.m. that an automobile…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Madge McKinney Lankford
Mrs. Madge McKinney Lankford, a longtime resident of the Pavilion in South Carthage, passed away on January 4, 2026 at the home of her daughter, Deanna, in Nashville at the age of 76. She had a lengthy battle with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. A memorial service to celebrate her life was…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Billy Dulworth
Mr. Billy Dulworth of Carthage was discovered deceased at his Walton Avenue home on Tuesday afternoon January 6, 2026 and was pronounced deceased at the Highpoint Health – Riverview @ Ascension Saint Thomas Emergency Room at 4:15 that afternoon. Mr. Dulworth was 73. Mr. Dulworth was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Joe Hughes
Mr. Joe Hughes age 85 of South Carthage departed this earthy life at 12:55 a.m. Thursday morning January 8, 2026 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he had made his home since July 8, 2025. Mr. Hughes was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside services were conducted…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Jacqueline Elaine Trapp Thomas
Mrs. Jacqueline Elaine Trapp Thomas age 62 of Alexandria, TN passed away on Friday January 9, 2026 at her home. Elaine was born on September 29, 1963 a daughter of the late Jerry Spencer Trapp and Ann Dillon Jones Trapp, she was also predeceased by a brother Thayer Wade Trapp. She was a graduate of…
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