Area Obituaries

U. S. Army veteran Mr. L. B. Martin, of the Watervale community, died at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage on Saturday morning, December 10, 2022, at 5:25 a.m., where he was admitted December 5th, being treated for congestive heart failure. Mr. Martin was 88. His pastor, Bishop Seth London, officiated at the Tuesday…

Mrs. Mavis Schultz, a homemaker of the Brush Creek community, died peacefully at 11:55 a.m. Friday morning, December 9, 2022, at the age of 95 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she was admitted June 4, 2019, suffering from Parkinson disease. Mrs. Schultz was cremated at the Cumberland Family Services…

Mr. James H. Shoemake age 75, of Hickman, passed away on Wednesday December 7, 2022. James was born July 1, 1947 in the Hickman community of Smith County, a son of the late Horace Chism Shoemake and Ruth Bell Wilson Shoemake. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Georgia Shoemake Main. He served…

Funeral services for Roy Lee Christian, 77, of Carthage, were Sunday, December 11 at 2 PM at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment followed in Gordonsville Cemetery in Smith County. Bro. Shane Gregory officiated.  Mr. Christian died Wednesday night, December 7, 2022, at the home of his daughter in Carthage. He…

Helen Watts, 89, of Cookeville passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Friday, December 9, 2022. Mrs. Watts was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Brownie Watts, daughter, Anita Obermiller, granddaughter, Crystal Watts, and son-in-law, Mark Jones. She was also preceded in death by siblings Marvin Alcorn, William Alcorn,…

Mr. Kenneth D. Bennett, age 73, of Lebanon, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022 at his home. Preceded in death by:  parents, Virgil & Golden Irene Sisco Bennett; granddaughter; CaseyAnn Bennett;  brother, Billy Bennett; sisters, Jean Farley & Jane Lee. Survived by:  wife, Patsy Bennett-Lebanon; 2 sons, Jason Bennett-Murfreesboro,  Jeremy “Buckshot” (Rachel) Bennett-Lebanon; daughter, April…

Mr. Benton Hensley, age 84, a longtime resident of South Carthage, died peacefully with his caregivers at his bedside at 1:15 a.m. Monday morning, November 28, 2022, at the Turkey Creek community home of his caregivers, Dianne Thompson Barnes and Charles Barnes. He was pronounced deceased at 3:35 a.m. by HighPoint Hospice of Gallatin who…

Mr. Ronnie Dennis, of Carthage, died at 1:35 p.m. Monday afternoon, November 28, 2022, at the Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee, following a period of declining health. He was 63. A memorial celebration of life was held on Saturday morning, December 3rd, from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home with his son-in-law, Jared,…

Mrs. Lynn Granstaff, of South Carthage, died at 7 a.m. Sunday morning, November 27, 2022, at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she was admitted October 14th, suffering from congestive heart failure. Mrs. Granstaff was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and was cremated at the Cumberland Family Services…

Mr. Phillip Coffee died at the age of 60, three days following his and Lora’s 40th anniversary, at 11:32 a.m. Tuesday morning, November 29, 2022, at their Ballenger Road farm home surrounded by his family. He was pronounced deceased at 12:03 p.m. by Caris Hospice of Cookeville who had been assisting the family with his…