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Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 11/03/16

PUBLIC NOTICE ATTENTION LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS UPPER CUMBERLAND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (UCDD) has received funding for emergency home repairs for low income elderly (60 years of age or older) or disabled individuals (through Social Security) in the Upper Cumberland region to include 14 counties. Funding is provided by Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA). Applications will be…

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OBIT: Smith County Resident Mr. Jimmy Smith

Mr. Jimmy “Chis” Smith, age 64 of the Difficult Community, died Sunday afternoon, October 30 at Riverview Regional in Carthage.  He is survived by: wife, Melanie “Mel” Dillehay Smith; daughter, Becky Jeffreys and husband Casey of Murfreesboro; son,  Brian Smith and wife Misty Yeaman Smith of South Carthage; grandchildren, Lellia Grace and Corbin Lee Jeffreys,…

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OBIT: Longtime Smith County Resident Vickie Lawson Eastes

Longtime Smith County resident Vickie Lawson Eastes of Oak Ridge and formerly of Carthage died at her home on Friday, October 21, 2016. She was 64. Funeral services were conducted Monday evening, October 24th, from the Rose Mortuary Mann’s Heritage Chapel in the Farragut section of Knoxville. Eld. Michael Nesbitt officiated at the 6 p.m.…

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OBIT: Margaret J. Sutton, 93, Of Ormond Beach

Margaret J. Sutton, 93, of Ormond Beach, died Saturday, October 22, 2016. She was born in Difficult, Tennessee, November 24, 1922. Margaret Sutton worked for Southern Bell Telephone Company, retiring as a Training Supervisor for the entire state of Florida. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. There was a crypt side…

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OBIT: Mrs. Ruby Mae Griffin, age 93 of Gordonsville, TN

Mrs. Ruby Mae Griffin, age 93 of Gordonsville, TN, and a native of Rome, GA, passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2016. Mrs. Griffin was born August 31, 1923 in Phoenix City, AL, the daughter of the late Walter Ornald Moore and Pearl Howard. She married Robert Lawrence Griffin, Sr. on September 23, 1939 and…

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OBIT: Mr. Lewis Wood, Age 50 Of Carthage, TN

Mr. Lewis Wood, age 50 of Carthage, TN passed away on Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Lewis was born April 16, 1966 in Portland, TN, and was the son of the late Orlie James Wood, who passed away November 3, 2008, and Arlene Dodson Wood. He was a 1985 graduate of Gordonsville High School. Lewis played…

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OBIT:Mr. Jimmy “Crow” Preston, Age 78 Of Gordonsville, TN

Mr. Jimmy “Crow” Preston, age 78 of Gordonsville, TN passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016. Mr. Preston was born July 8, 1938 in Smith County, TN, the son of the late James Washington Preston and Ruby Elizabeth Rollins Preston. He was also preceded in death by Son; Keith Edward Preston on May 21, 2005,…

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OBIT: Mrs. Kay McGuire Whitson, Age 59, Of The Shiloh Community

Mrs. Kay McGuire Whitson, age 59, of the Shiloh Community, died Monday at St. Thomas in Nashville.  She is survived by: husband, Dillard Whitson; son, Matthew Whitson and wife Kali of Lexington, Kentucky; sister, Jan McGuire Sutton and husband Phil of Mt. Juliet; cousin, Teresa Jones and husband Danny of Gainesboro. Mrs. Whitson is at…

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OBIT: Mrs. Martha Lamberson, Age 83, Of Defeated Creek

Mrs. Martha Lamberson, age 83, of Defeated Creek and longtime resident of Temperance Hall, died Tuesday evening, October 25 at Kindred Healthcare in Carthage.  She is survived by: daughter, Sandra Martin and husband Jackie of Defeated Creek; 2 grandchildren, Jason Martin and wife Kelli of Defeated Creek, Neely Oldham and husband Matt of Defeated Creek;…

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