Area Obituaries

Mr. Randy Dewayne Ellis, age 58 of Alexandria, passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Mr. Ellis was born July 11, 1964 in Carthage, a son of Grady Nixon Ellis and Edna Ruth Wright Ellis. He was a 1982 graduate of Gordonsville High School. Mr. Ellis worked at Dana and also was self employed as…

Mrs. Carolyn Faye Hill, age 80, of Gordonsville, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Mrs. Hill was born November 9, 1942 in Knoxville, a daughter of the late Millard Arthur Cunningham and Josie Mae Gosnell Cunningham. She married Duane Hill and he preceded her in death on April 20, 2008. She was also preceded…

James Bruce Harvey, age 81, of Murfreesboro, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022, following an extended illness. Bruce was born on January 22, 1941, to parents Emmett Harvey and Mary Harden Harvey of Chattanooga.  After graduating from Soddy Daisy High School in 1958, Bruce continued his educational path at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, which is now…

Retired Smith County educator, Smith County Commissioner and former Town of Carthage Vice- Mayor, Mr. Bill Reece, died at the age of 72 at 11:48 p.m. Tuesday evening January 3, 2023 at the TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna suffering from respiratory distress related to Covid.  Mr. Reece’s pastor, Rev. Monica Mowdy, officiated at the…

Longtime Defeated Creek Community merchant and farmer, Mr. Bobby Gregory, died at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday evening January 3, 2023 at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin where he was admitted December 30th being treated from sepsis. Mr. Gregory was 90 years of age. Mr. Gregory had also suffered a heart attack on December 14th,…

Mrs. Carolyn Burton age 75, a housewife of the Gladdice Community, was pronounced deceased at 4:03 a.m. Monday morning January 2, 2023 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after being transferred by Life Flight from the Riverview Regional Medical Center E.R. earlier that morning. Mrs. Burton had suffered a fall at the family’s…

A longtime Dixon Springs Community farmer has died at the age of 87 at his Young Branch Road farm home. Mr. Glenn Gregory was pronounced deceased at 8:39 a.m. Thursday morning January 5, 2023 by Avalon Hospice of Cookeville who had been assisting the family with his care during his illness. Eld. Eddie Gregory officiated…

Mr. Careal Shelton Stewart, age 80 of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023. Mr. Stewart was born May 5, 1942 in the Bowlings Branch Community of Smith Co. TN. He was preceded in death by his parents: Robert Birdy Stewart and Nancie Jane Watts Stewart. He was a 1961 graduate of Gordonsville…

Derek Andrew Blackard age 3, of Buffalo Valley, TN passed away suddenly January 4, 2023. Derek was born October 10, 2019 in Nashville, Tn, son of Scott Andrew Blackard and Rachel Lee Baldwin Blackard. He attended First Baptist Church in Gordonsville, Tn and Carthage Elementary School Pre-K. Derek is survived by his parents: Scott and…

Mr. Jimmy Armistead, age 82 of the Helm’s Bend Community of Smith County, TN passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Mr. Armistead was born February 13, 1940 a son of the late Ernest Lee Armistead and Pauline Armistead. Passed away before him many years ago, he was going to see Sugar, his horse, again.…