Obit – Mr. Jeffery Maggart
An avid and successful drag race car driver and car builder has died at the age of 59 from complications of diabetes. Mr. Jeffery Maggart of the Popes Hill Community was admitted on Monday morning to the Highpoint – Riverview Emergency Room with C. P. R. in progress after his wife discovered him in respiratory…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Lavergne Sircy
Mrs. Lavergne Sircy age 94 was called home by the Angels of the Lord 8:09 a.m. Wednesday morning August 14, 2024 at her Peyton Creek Road home with her family at her bedside. She was pronounced deceased at 8:43 am. by High Point Hospice who had been lovingly assisting the family with her care. Funeral…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Janetta Agee Whitaker
Mrs. Janetta Agee Whitaker age 80 of Hartsville was discovered unresponsive at her College Street home on Sunday morning August 11, 2024 and was pronounced deceased by a Trousdale County E.M.S. Paramedic at 6:15 a.m. from apparent heart failure. She was 80. Mrs. Whitaker is at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside services…
Read MoreObit – Mrs. Helen Overstreet
Mrs. Helen Overstreet, an 88 year-old homemaker of the Horseshoe Bend Community, departed this earthly walk for her heavenly journey at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday evening August 13, 2024 with family by her bedside. She had been a resident at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center since August 8th while receiving rehabilitation from a fall.…
Read MoreObit – Mr. Charles (Charlie) Gray
Longtime Carthage businessman, Mr. Charles (Charlie) Gray age 64 of Gordonsville, ended his earthly journey peacefully at 12:14 p.m. Friday afternoon August 16, 2024 surrounded by family following a gallant battle with cancer. He was pronounced deceased at 12:35 p.m. at his Trousdale Ferry Pike home by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston who had been sympathetically…
Read MoreObit – Ms. Beth Goolsby
Ms. Beth Goolsby, a homemaker of the Pleasant Shade Community, died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon August 15, 2024 at her daughter’s Silo Lane home following a brief battle with cancer. She was pronounced deceased at 1:30 p.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston who had been caring for her in her final days. Ms. Goolsby…
Read MoreBELOVED FORMER TIGER FOOTBALL COACH PASSES
By Shea Haile Courier Sports The Gordonsville High School community and Tiger football family was saddened last week by the passing of beloved state champion coach Ron “Moose” Marshall. The 1976 Gordonsville graduate passed on Monday, August 5 after battling cancer at the age of 66. He served as head coach of the Tigers’ gridiron program…
Read MoreReckless homicide charges filed in Rawls Creek death
By Eddie West Staff Writer A shooting death which occurred during an altercation in the Rawls Creek community has resulted in a Smith County woman facing reckless homicide charges, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). Trena Gay Roberts, 49, Rawls Creek Road, was indicted by the county’s grand jury for reckless homicide and…
Read MoreGrand jury returns indictments
By Eddie West Staff Writer The county’s grand jury met last Monday (August 1). The following indictments were returned. READ MORE IN THIS WEEK’S COURIER
Read MoreLegal & Public Notices For The Week Of 08/15/24
NOTICE JOHN DILLARD The State of Tennessee, Department of Children’s Services, has filed a petition against you seeking to declare your child, Landon Dillard, to be dependent and neglected on August 22, 2023 It appears that ordinary process of law cannot be served upon you because your whereabouts are unknown. You are hereby ORDERED to serve upon…
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