Area Obituaries

Mr. Joe Underwood age 78 of the Tuckers Cross Roads Community passed away May 11, 2026, at Smith County Health Care in Carthage. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, September 17, 1947, he was the son of the late Shirl R. Underwood who died December 15, 1951 at the age of 57 and Marjorie Louise O’Niones Underwood…

Robert Thomas Wiley, 87, passed peacefully on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at his residence in Gordonsville, TN, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 25, 1939, to Joseph Patrick Wiley and Robbie Draper Wiley, who both preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his only brother, Joseph Patrick…

Robby Dale Robertson – age 62 of Pleasant Shade passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026.  He was preceded in death by father, Andrew Jackson Robertson.  Dale is survived by wife of 31 years, Barbara Ann Cummings Robertson; mother,  Lori Robertson Buttles; daughters, Michelle (Robby) Napier and Misty Dawn Woodard; grandchildren, Destiny House, Dustin Allen,…

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…