OBIT: Mrs. Nina Gunnoe Lowe
Mrs. Nina Gunnoe Lowe, of the Rock City Community, died Christmas Eve, December 24, 2018, at 4 p.m. at her Smith Court Circle home at the age of 63. Mrs. Lowe was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and was cremated at Cumberland Family Services in Algood. She was born Nina Lee Gunnoe…
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Mrs. Faye Gibbs Webster Mrs. Faye Gibbs Webster, age 93, of Springfield, TN, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Faye was born September 28, 1925 in Stonewall, Tennessee. A graduate of Tennessee Technological University, she taught business in high schools in Gordonsville, Belle Glade, Florida, and Griffin, Georgia. She was an Adult Education teacher in…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. B. F. “Burr Lee” Wilkerson
Mr. B. F. “Burr Lee” Wilkerson Mr. B. F. (Burr Lee) Wilkerson, age 89 of the Brush Creek Community, died at 10:45 a.m. Friday morning January 4, 2019 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage where he had been a patient since January 1st. Mr. Wilkerson was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Bobby Dawson
Mr. Bobby Dawson, age 82, of Carthage, died Saturday morning, January 5, at Signature Health Care in Algood. He is survived by wife, Monte Dawson; 2 sons, Jimmy Dawson and wife Lynn of Cookeville; Jackie Dawson and wife Donna of Riddleton; 5 grandchildren, Rebecca Brown and husband Johnny R., Matthew Dawson, Jesse Dawson, Izabelle and…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Paul Dewayne Hunt
Mr. Paul Dewayne Hunt Mr. Paul Dewayne Hunt, age 49, of Gordonsville, TN, passed away Sunday, December 30, 2018. Mr. Hunt was born January 28, 1969 in Carthage, TN, a son of Lynda Faye Gregory Hunt and the late Paul Edward Hunt. He was also preceded in death by Brother; Scotty Edward Hunt on November…
Read MoreSTATUTORY RAPE CHARGES FILED
STATUTORY RAPE CHARGES FILED A man faces charges after allegedly having a sexual encounter with a female relative who is a minor. Billy Bray Fann, 19, Whitleyville, has been charged with statutory rape and incest. Charges were filed by the sheriff’s department’s detective division on December 19. According to an affidavit of complaint, Fann admitted…
Read MoreENBRIDGE OUTLINES REPAIRS
ENBRIDGE OUTLINES REPAIRS Enbridge officials were anticipating repair work to the natural gas pipeline which exploded on Stone Branch Road near the Pleasant Shade community to be completed by this week. On Thursday, Enbridge’s communications department said the estimated completion date was on or between December 28 and December 30. “Following completion of repairs, and…
Read MoreMAN CHARGED IN DOUBLE HOMICIDE ASKS JUDGE TO SET BOND
MAN CHARGED IN DOUBLE HOMICIDE ASKS JUDGE TO SET BOND One of two suspects charged in the murder of two men found at an unoccupied house on Dillehay Hollow Road in April is seeking bond. Meanwhile, one has already posted bond. Alain E. Benitez, who formerly lived in Smith County, had relocated to Wilson County…
Read MoreWELL-KNOWN TEACHER PASSES
WELL-KNOWN TEACHER PASSES A celebration of life was held Friday at the Carthage Chapel of Bass Funeral Home for retired Smith County High School teacher Debbie Fulton, who passed away at the age of 66. A Tanglewood resident, Fulton died December 25 at Tri-Star Centennial Hospital in Nashville. Fulton had been admitted to the hospital…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Birdie C. Kent
Mrs. Birdie C. Kent Mrs. Birdie C. Kent, age 89 of Alexandria, TN, passed away Saturday, December 29, 2018. Mrs. Kent was born January 24, 1929 in the Maggart Community of Smith County, TN, a daughter of the late Champion Edward Vaden and Daisy Ann Grisham Vaden. She married Bethel M. Kent on August 4,…
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