OBIT: Stig Anderson
Stig Borje Anderson, age 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30, 2020 at the Quality Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lebanon. Stig was born and raised near Stockholm, Sweden and migrated at the age of 24 to the United States to pursue a career as a minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He received…
Read MoreGridiron Postseason Awards
The Smith County High Owls and the Gordonsville High Tigers recognized their football teams in their annual postseason banquets. READ MORE IN THIS WEEK’S COURIER
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 04/02/20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Willie Haskell (Buddy) Kemp Notice is hereby given that on the 26th day of March, 2020, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Willie Haskell (Buddy) Kemp, Deceased, who died on the 18th day of March, 2020, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court of Smith County, Tennessee. All persons, resident…
Read MoreOBIT: Wilma Davenport
Mrs. Wilma Eugene Davenport, age 80, of Castalian Springs, passed away Sunday morning, March 22, 2020 at her home. Preceded in death by: parents, Edgar & Fleta Willis; husband, George Davenport; brother, Francis Willis. Survived by: son, Harold (Melina) Davenport-Carthage; daughter, Kathy (Howard) Denson-Castalian Springs; 4 grandchildren, Drew (McKenzie Fox) Davenport, Evan (Kelly) Davenport, Blake…
Read MoreOBIT: Dorothy Reynolds
Mrs. Dorothy Shearin Reynolds, age 89, of Carthage, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020. Mrs. Reynolds was born April 7, 1930 in Shelbyville, a daughter of the late Thomas Alvin Shearin and Repsie Alice Crowell Shearin. She married Jared Smith “Smitty” Reynolds in 1953 and he preceded her in death on March 15, 2010. Mrs.…
Read MoreOBIT: James Harris
Mr. James Harris, age 79, of Gainesboro died at 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, March 20, 2020, at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center, as the result of a stomach aneurysm. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon, March 24th, from the Anderson-Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro. Bro. Bobby Scantland officiated and burial followed beside his wife…
Read MoreOBIT: Scott Crawford
Mr. Scott Crawford of Dunlap, Tennessee and longtime Carthage resident died at 9:15 p.m. Monday evening, March 23, 2020, at the age of 48 at his Dunlap home, following a thirty five year battle with cancer. He was pronounced deceased by hospice at 11:30 p.m. Memorial services will be conducted from the East Carthage Missionary…
Read MoreOBIT: John Payne
Mr. John Payne, of Park Avenue in Carthage, died at 9:55 a.m. Friday morning, March 27, 2020, at the Carmack Avenue home of his mother, following a years-long battle with cancer. Mr. Payne was 47 and Aseracare of Hermitage had been assisting his family during his final days of illness. Graveside services were Sunday afternoon,…
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Left to right: Cameron Spivey (Maryville College), John Ross Hord (University of the Cumberlands), Jaden Apple-Gibbs (Greenville University). Trio of Owls sign to play college football
Read MoreOBIT: Leo Martin Droste
Mr. Leo Martin Droste, age 83, of Hiwassee, TN, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020. Mr. Droste was born July 9, 1936 in Big Flatts, WI, a son of the late Claude Frederick Droste and Florence Lillian Johnson Droste. He married Evelyn Jacobson on August 11, 1956. Mr. Droste worked security at Cracker Barrell…
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