Area Obituaries

Mr. Ricky King of Franklin, Kentucky departed this life on June 8, 2026 at the Centennial Medical Center in Nashville at the age of 70. He was at the Crafton Funeral Home in Franklin, Kentucky for cremation. Interment with no formal services will be in the Harpeth Hill Memory Gardens in Nashville. He was born…

Bro. Charles Reid Martin, age 86, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2026. Bro. Martin was born May 9, 1940 in Erik, OK, a son of the late Charles Comer Martin and Margaret Isabel Upchurch Martin. He was also preceded in death by Sister and Brother-in-Law; Allene Elizabeth Martin Ingalls and Clarence…

Mrs. Ruby Doris Davis Vaden, age 87, of North Commerce Rd in Lebanon, TN, passed away on Friday, June 19, 2026. Mrs. Vaden was born June 10, 1939 in Grant, TN, a daughter of the late Robert Lee “Bob” Davis and Burkie Mae White Davis. She married Edward H. Vaden on February 11, 1958 and…

Ms. Ruby Nell Parkerson, age 92 of Alexandria, TN passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2026. TN. Ms. Parkerson was born May 10, 1934 in Dekalb County, TN the daughter of the late Oliver Lige Parkerson and Movie Malone. She was also preceded in death by eight Siblings; Toy Parkerson, Elbert Parkerson, Jim D. Parkerson, M.B.…

Christine Dennis Boatman was born on June 30, 1934, in Carthage, Tennessee, to her parents Meade and Crockett Dennis. Christine was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Jean Herbold, also from Carthage, TN. She lived primarily in Rotonda West, FL, beginning 2005 and has thoroughly enjoyed the Sunshine State for many happy…

Mrs. Ruby Boyd Craighead, an 85-year-old homemaker of the Four-Way-Inn Community, ended her earthly journey to be with her heavenly father with her family surrounding her bed on Saturday morning June 13, 2026 at 4:01 a.m. at the Vanderbilt-Wilson County Hospital in Lebanon where she was admitted Wednesday morning June 9th. Mrs. Craighead was suffering…

Mr. Dan Kirby of Nashville passed away peacefully at Cloverland Park Senior Living in Brentwood in the early hours of Saturday morning, June 6, 2026. He lived a beautiful life marked by quiet faithfulness, generous love, and constant service to others. Mr. Kirby was 78. A Celebration of Life was conducted from his beloved Nolen…

Mr. Jackie Randall “Buck” Bush, age 63, of Chestnut Mound, TN, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. Mr. Bush was born June 11, 1962 in Carthage, TN, a son of the late Frank C. Bush and Jo Ann Lambert Bush. Randall married Donna Sue Watts on June 30, 1995. He was a lifelong resident…

Mrs. Kimberly Renee Sircy, age 50, of Cookeville, TN, and formerly of South Carthage, TN, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2026. Mrs. Sircy was born June 18, 1975 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of Wanda Woodard Clemons and the late William Gary Clemons who preceded her in death on July 23, 2021. She was…

Mrs. Janet Thomas Morrow of the Brush Creek Community departed her earthly journey peacefully at 6:32 p.m. Saturday evening May 30, 2026 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she was originally admitted September 27, 2025. Mrs. Morrow was 71. Eld. Barney Allison officiated at the 3 p.m. Wednesday June 3rd…