Obit – Mr. Steve Adam Huddleston
Mr. Steve Adam Huddleston, age 63, of Lewisburg, TN, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at peace with his son Harley at his side. Mr. Huddleston was born April 23, 1962 in Nashville, TN, son of the late James Campbell Huddleston and Doris Baker Murphy. He was also preceded in death by Brother; James…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Mary Lucille Napier
Mrs. Mary Lucille Napier, age 84, of Brush Creek, TN, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Mrs. Napier was born January 18, 1942 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of the late Walter Lee Kent and Daisy Ann Grisham Kent. She married Donald C. Napier and he preceded her in death on February 16, 2012.…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Florence Ann Anstis Walper
Mrs. Florence Ann Anstis Walper, age 77, of Lancaster, TN, a friend of God, passed away on Monday March 30, 2026. Ann was born on March 29, 1949, in West Palm Beach, Florida, daughter of the late Edward H. Anstis and Mary Chambliss Anstis. She was also preceded by two brothers: James H. Anstis and…
Read MoreVehicle runs through guardrail, overturns
By Eddie West Staff Writer A man apparently escaped critical injuries following a horrific single vehicle wreck in South Carthage. The vehicle in which the man was driving crashed through a guardrail, traveled several yards down a steep embankment before landing upside down near a creek and the Cumberland River. The incident occurred Wednesday (March 25)…
Read MoreTeen’s birthday request a little unusual to most
By Eddie West Staff Writer It’s not uncommon for a teenager to request a pet for their birthday. Possibly a puppy. Maybe a cat. But when Grant area resident Samantha Blankenship asked her son Matthew what he wanted for his last birthday she wasn’t prepared for his answer. It was a bird. Not an exotic bird…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 04/02/26
STATE OF TENNESSEE PROBATE COURT OF SMITH COUNTY AT CARTHAGE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF Dave Wilson Enoch Case#80CH1-2026-PR-2933 Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of March, 2026, Letters Testamentary in respect to the estate of Dave Wilson Enoch, Deceased, who died on the 30th day of September, 2025, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Mary Dillard
A longtime Tanglewood Community homemaker and former Watervale Community grocery merchant, Mrs. Mary Dillard, quietly ended her earthly journey at the age of 88 at the Alive Hospice Residence in Murfreesboro at 9:39 p.m. on Monday evening March 23, 2026. She was admitted to the facility March 20th following weeks of declining health. Mrs. Dillard’s…
Read MoreObit – Wayne Jenkins
On March 22, 2026, at his home in the Rock City community of Smith County, Haskell Wayne Jenkins, known affectionately as “Wayne,” passed away at the age of 74. A private graveside service for the family at Wayne’s final resting place on the family farm he loved, was conducted on Wednesday afternoon March 25th at…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Joyce Bains
A Christian Lady, loving wife, mother with guiding hands, doting grandmother, and a special sister, joined her Heavenly Father at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning March 25, 2026 surrounded by her family at their Hiwassee Road farm home. Mrs. Joyce Bains, age 69, was pronounced deceased at 10:56 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston who had…
Read MoreObit – Mr. W. Gray Roberts Jr.
Mr. W. Gray Roberts Jr. age 71 of the Rome Community was called home to be with his Lord and Savior at 11:17 a.m. Wednesday morning March 25, 2026 at the Highpoint Health – Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin with his family all present. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home…
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