LOCAL BUSINESSMAN, FARMER PASSES
LOCAL BUSINESSMAN, FARMER PASSES Funeral services were held Monday afternoon for a local businessman and lifelong farmer. Joe Boze, 87, Tanglewood, passed away Friday at the The Pavilion in South Carthage. In 1965, Boze constructed the Tanglewood Cinema, the first movie theater in the county since the Princess Theater which was located in downtown Carthage…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Calvin Dion Smith, Age 38, Of Carthage, TN
Mr. Calvin Dion Smith, age 38, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017. Dion was born June 22, 1978 in Carthage, TN, the son of Calvin Hill Smith and Paulette Gooch. He was preceded in death by his Son; Garbriel Smith, Grandparents; Charles and Sybil Smith, Marie Mallory, Raymond Gooch, Roberta Gardner, and…
Read MoreRETIRED OFFICER, MUSICIAN PASSES
RETIRED OFFICER, MUSICIAN PASSES Former Smith County law enforcement officer and retired musician William “Bill” Cosby passed away suddenly, Monday afternoon. Cosby was discovered deceased from an apparent heart attack at his Ward Avenue residence. Cosby was employed with the sheriff’s department for several years, serving in various capacities including detective. Cosby was a retired…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Bill Cosby, Age 76, Of Carthage
Longtime Carthage, South Carthage and Smith County law enforcement official Mr. W. D. “Bill” Cosby was found dead Tuesday afternoon June 12, 2017 in the basement floor of his Ward Avenue East home when his wife returned home at 3:30 p.m. from her employment as a dispatcher for the Town of Carthage. He had…
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 06/15/17
Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 06/15/17 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on July 11, 2017 at 10:00AM local time, at the front door, Smith County Courthouse, 211 North Main Street, Carthage, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Laureen Parent and Debra Matthews, to Household Financial Center,…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Claudette Upshaw, Age 79, Of Carthage, TN
Mrs. Claudette Upshaw, age 79, of Carthage, TN, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017. Mrs. Upshaw was born December 24, 1937 in Alexandria, LA, the daughter of the late Roy Gilbert and Loretha Peters. She married Richard Wayne Upshaw on December 17, 1952 and he preceded her in death on April 16, 2014. Mrs. Upshaw…
Read MoreOBIT: Jack Donald “Bop” Hale, Age 76, Of Watertown
Jack Donald “Bop” Hale age 76 of Watertown died Thursday afternoon, June 8, 2017 at St. Thomas Hospital. Jack was born June 19, 1940 son of the late Herbert and Nell Anderson Hale and was preceded in death by a brother, David Hale, infant brother, Bobby Joe and infant sister, Mary Sue. Jack retired from…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Joe Boze, Age 87, Of The Tanglewood Community
Mr. Joe Boze Lifelong farmer and businessman Mr. Joe Boze of the Tanglewood Community died at 2:35 p.m. Friday afternoon June 9, 2017 at The Pavilion in South Carthage following a period of declining health. He was pronounced deceased at 4:40 p.m. by Avalon Hospice. Mr. Boze was 87. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel…
Read MoreOBIT: Mrs. Emogene Dixon, Age 90, Of Tanglewood
Mrs. Emogene Dixon, of the Tanglewood Community and a longtime homemaker and resident of the Tanglewood Community died at the age of 90 at 2:35 p.m. Thursday afternoon June 8, 2017 at the Woodbury Health Care Center in Woodbury. She was pronounced deceased at 4:13 p.m. at the Stones River St. Thomas Hospital at 4:13 p.m.…
Read MoreOBIT: Mr. Gary Jackson, Age 60 Of Carthage, TN
Mr. Gary Jackson, age 60 of Carthage, TN, passed away Tuesday June 6, 2017. Mr. Jackson was born March 13, 1957 in Nashville, TN, the son of the late Otto and Mary Magaline Sullins Jackson. He was also preceded in death by a Grandson; Little Gary Jackson and two Brothers; Glenn Jackson and Homer Jackson.…
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