Area Obituaries

A kind and soft-spoken Southern Gentleman, Mr. Jimmy Key of Carthage, entered into eternal rest with his loving family at his side at 5:59 p.m. Friday evening May 8, 2026 at the Highpoint – Health Riverview with Ascension Saint Thomas in Carthage where he was admitted May 4th being treated for pneumonia. Mr. Key was…

Mr. Jim, better known as “Flash”, Hays age 72 of the Funns Branch Community and longtime Nashville resident, departed this life at 2:24 a.m. Sunday morning May 3, 2026 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he was admitted February 12, 2026. The 1 p.m. graveside funeral services were conducted by…

Mr. Clarence (Junior) Davis Jr. of the Brush Creek Community departed this life at the Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital on Saturday afternoon May 9, 2026 at the age of 71. He was admitted May 4th to the medical facility. Mr. Davis is at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where his memorial services were…

Mrs. Veleda Clay Hogan Smith, also known to some as mama and many children as mom mom, dee dee, age 99 of Dover, Delaware, and a native of Smith County, TN passed away in her sleep on May 6, 2026 (three months shy of turning 100 years old) at 11:30 pm in Smyrna, Delaware. Mrs.…

Jerry Lock, 87, formerly of Millsfield, died peacefully on Friday, May 1, 2026, at his residence in Elmwood, TN, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 2, 1938, to L C and Ophelia Seaton Lock, who preceded him in death. Jerry was a member and honorary deacon of Christ Church Baptist Fellowship…

MARY ELIZABETH GWALTNEY HODGES- A perennially joyful and loving person, Mary Elizabeth Gwaltney Hodges left this life and passed to the next on May 8, 2026.  She was born in Hickman Tennessee on May 25, 1931 to Campbell and Tassie Gwaltney. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Lebanon, Tennessee, where she attended school and graduated…

Klenke, Margaret “Maggie” a 30-year resident of Lebanon, TN, passed away in Nashville on October 9, 2025, at the age of 80. Born in Oakland, CA, on September 19, 1945, Maggie grew up in Sacramento, CA. She pursued adventure and success, eventually joining Mountain Bell in the 1970s, where she met her husband. This led…

Carolyn Faye Young, age 84 of Lebanon, passed away April 30, 2026. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ernest Kittrell & Otheda Margaret Kittrell; husband, Barry Young; sons, Tony Holland, Terry Holland, & Neil Holland; brothers, Jerry Kittrell & Ronald Kittrell. Carolyn is survived by her son, Donnie Holland & Gerry (Kristine) Holland;…

With his loving family surrounding him, Mr. Bernie Franklin of the Hickman Community, entered into his final rest at 10:27 p.m. Tuesday evening April 21, 2026 at the age of 67 at his Hickman Creek Road home. Mr. Franklin was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside services conducted by Eld. Michael Nesbitt…

Mrs. Amelia Joan Lynch, age 69, of Brush Creek, TN, passed away on Sunday April 19, 2026. Mrs. Lynch was born October 12, 1956 in Oak Ridge, TN, a daughter of the late Jack O’Neil Nicholson and Miriam Jenks Nelson. She married John A. Lynch on May 28, 1976 in Smyrna, TN. Mrs. Lynch served…