Area Obituaries

Mrs. Willa Dean Givens “Gran Gran” Williams, age 74, of Carthage, TN, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023. Mrs. Williams was born September 19, 1948 in Carthage, TN, daughter of Clarence Willard Givens and Annie Ruth Grisham Givens. She was preceded in death by her husband: Danny Williams: father, Clarence Willard Givens; grandparents, Melvin B.…

Mr. Archie “Papaw” Lee Cook, age 83, of Rome, TN, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Mr. Cook was born December 16, 1939 in Welch, WV, a son of the late Haskell Carman Cook and Ruby Ellen Blackenship Cook. He was also preceded in death by Son; John Barry Cook on April 24, 1985…

Funeral services for James Richard “Smiley” Waller, 78 of Silver Point, were Saturday, April 15 at 1 PM at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment followed in Crest Lawn Cemetery. Bro. Tony Crow officiated. Mr. Waller died Thursday, March 30, 2023 due to injuries sustained in a fire in Silver Point…

Mr. Thomas Wayne Austin, age 62, of Pleasant Shade, TN passed away Tuesday April 11, 2023. Mr. Austin was born April 17, 1960 in Princeton, West Virginia son of William Howard Matthews and Nannie Lou Rose. He worked for NSI Design. Mr. Austin is survived by a daughter: Crystal (John) Blackburn of Denver, CO; parents,…

Glenn Edward Pritchett of Gordonsville, TN liked to be right and he knew the answer to everything. The answer was usually 12. If you told him you had a question, no matter what it was, he would often answer “12” with a merry twinkle in his eyes. This was his way of going through life,…

Mr. Johnny Thomas Whited age 72 of Carthage, TN passed away Saturday April 8, 2023 at Quality Health and Rehab in Lebanon. Mr. Whited was born October 18, 1950 in Carthage, TN son of the late Will T. Whited and Daisy Dimple Cooper Whited. He was also preceded by a son: Randall Lee Whited: sister,…

A retired Missionary Baptist Pastor, Eld. James Crawford age 74 of Carthage, was pronounced deceased at 8:36 a.m. Tuesday morning March 28, 2023 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R. in Carthage shortly after arrival by Smith County E. M. S. with C.P.R. in progress after becoming gravely ill at his Riverside Drive home. …

Mr. Ronnie Hewitt age 74 of Lafayette died at 3:59 p.m. Sunday afternoon March 26, 2023 at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin where he was admitted March 19th being treated for Covid 19 pneumonia and chronic heart failure. Memorial graveside service will be conducted on Friday afternoon April 14th at 1 p.m. at…

Longtime Elmwood Community resident, Mr. J. T. Sanders Sr. was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage at 8:44 p.m. Friday evening March 31, 2023. Smith County E. M.S. had received a call from his wife for assistance at 7:42 p.m. Friday evening after discovering that he had apparently…

Mr. Frank Brucknak Jr. of Carthage and formerly of Lebanon died March 28, 2023, fifteen days following his 93rd birthday, at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he had made his home since January 11, 2022. An 11 a.m. Saturday morning April 1st a Celebration of Life was conducted by the…