Area Obituaries

Mrs. Roxanne Inyart, 70, of Bradyville, Tennessee passed away on January 30, 2026.  She was born on November 2, 1955, in Manchester, Tennessee.  She was preceded in death by her father Malcolm Floyd and Mary Scroggins Farrar, grandparents who raised her, Walter Floyd and Emma Floyd, her husband, Ron Inyart and half-sister, Diane Schafer. She…

Melissa Crawford was born on June 9, 1980, and she passed away at Sumner Regional Medical Center on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the age of 45. Melissa was the daughter of Christopher Raymond Neeley, III and Marie Ann Richard Neeley. She was of catholic belief. She enjoyed crafting and quilting. She was active in…

Mrs. Nancy Spracklin age 78, a homemaker of the Gladdice Community, departed her earthly walk for her heavenly home at 10:47 a.m. Saturday morning January 17, 2026 at the family’s Gladdice Community farm home with her family at her bedside. She was under the care of Gentiva Hospice of Livingston and they pronounced her deceased…

A 3-month-old infant, Miss Evelynn Hultin, the daughter of Lee Thomas Hultin and Elizabeth Kristina Cooper, was pronounced deceased at 09:23 a.m. at the Highpoint Health – Riverview @ Ascension St. Thomas Emergency Room on Saturday morning January 17, 2026 apparently from sudden infant death syndrome. A call to Smith County E-911 was received on…

William Samuel Perkins, Hoover, passed away with his devoted wife by his side on January 17, 2026. He was 93. Born August 16, 1932, in Smith County, Tennessee, Sam was the beloved only child of Boyd and Lillie Mai Perkins. The four pillars of his early life – hard work, education, family, and faith in…

Retired Smith County farmer and realtor, Mr. Wayne Wright of the Rome Community, departed this life to go home to be with Jesus at 8 p.m. Saturday evening January 10, 2026 at the age of 85 with his daughter at his bedside. He was under the care of Gentiva Hospice of Livingston at Mr. Wright’s…

A precious soul, Mrs. Faye Lambert, a homemaker of the Elmwood Community, departed her earthly journey with her family at her bedside at 11:30 p.m. Monday evening. She was pronounced deceased at the age of 83 at 1:05 a.m. Tuesday morning January 13, 2026 at her Cookeville Highway home by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston. Bro.…

A 35-year-old Chattanooga resident and educator has died following years of heart complications. Mrs. Brittany Michelle Woodard went to be with her heavenly father on Tuesday morning January 13, 2026. She was surrounded by love, and she leaves behind a family who will carry her memory with them always. She was pronounced deceased on arrival…

Ms. Mable Spivey of Carthage was discovered unresponsive at her Carthage Village home on Saturday morning January 17, 2026 at 8:05 a.m. by her daughter Margie, with whom she resided. She was pronounced deceased at 8:57 a.m. at the Highpoint Health – Riverview at St. Thomas Ascension Emergency Department. Mrs. Spivey, the mother of six…

Mr. Bill Bumbalough age 82 of South Carthage died at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday morning January 14, 2026, with his wife present, at their Thompson Lane home in the Rolling Hills Subdivision in South Carthage. He was pronounced deceased at 9:05 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston. Mr. Bumbalough was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson…