Area Obituaries

Mr. M. C. Hix, a southern gentleman of the Plunketts Creek Community, quietly departed his earthly life at the age of 88 and was pronounced deceased at the Highpoint Health- Riverview at Ascension Saint Thomas Emergency Room at 1:24 a.m. Friday morning January 2, 2026. The family had summoned assistance from Smith Couty E-911 at…

Saved as a young child, Mrs. Marie Gregory Jones age 98 of Lebanon, ended her earthly journey to begin her walk with her Savior on Saturday afternoon December 27, 2025 at the American House Senior Living in Lebanon. With her family at her bedside, she was pronounced deceased at 3:09 p.m. by Gentiva Hospice of…

At his South Lovers Lane home, with his loving family at his bedside, Mr. Scott Sircy’s earthly journey came to an end and he transitioned to his heavenly reward at 2:30 a.m. He was pronounced deceased at 4:25 a.m. Sunday morning January 4, 2026 at the age of 57 by Gentiva Hospice of Lebanon. His…

With her family nearby, Mrs. Frances Hesson, a homemaker of the Russell Hill Community, quietly entered into her heavenly reward to join her husband of over fifty-five years and her parents while resting in her recliner at the age of 77 at 6 a.m. Wednesday morning December 31, 2025 following a period of declining health.…

Mr. Justin Shores of Thompson Station in Williamson County departed this life at the too young of an age of 37 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He transitioned to his heavenly home unexpectedly from a lung infection on Monday December 22, 2025. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be conducted from…

Mr. Miles Moore, a retired auto dealership manager in Las Cruces, New Mexico entered into to rest peacefully early Tuesday morning December 30, 2025 at his son’s Popes Hill Community home with his family present. He was pronounced deceased at 1:42 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston at the age of 78. He had resided…

Mrs. Janice Huddleston Bailey, a homemaker of the Dixon Springs Community, who only saw the best in people, peacefully entered eternity at 12:02 a.m. Monday morning December 22, 2025 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had resided only since December 19th where she was residing because of difficulty in…

Mrs. Betty “Jean” Kemp Caplenor, age 89 years young of the Flat Rock Community passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2025. Mrs. Jean was born December 29, 1935, in the Buffalo Community of Smith County, a daughter of the late Leslie Edgar “Lex” Kemp and Cleo Deltha Givens Kemp. She married Charles Judson Caplenor on…

Mary Elizabeth Addy, 78 of Chestnut Mound TN, passed away at home on December 23rd, 2025 at 9:22 a.m. She was born in Gallatin TN on March 15th, 1947.  She was preceded in death by her father James H. Draper of Chestnut Mound and mother Stella Norgren Draper of Shrewsbury England, her only brother David…