Area Obituaries

Mrs. Tammy Overstreet-Gibbs, age 58, a homemaker of South Carthage, was pronounced dead on arrival at 9:42 a.m. Friday morning, December 2, 2022, at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E.R. in Carthage after being found by her mother to be unresponsive at her Rigsby Circle home in South Carthage. Mrs. Overstreet-Gibbs was at the Carthage…

Longtime South Carthage resident Mr. Jeffrey Ballenger, age 63, now of Gallatin, died unexpectedly at the Hartsville Pike home of Jeffrey and his brother. He was pronounced deceased at 6:35 a.m. Tuesday morning, November 29, 2022, by a Sumner County Ambulance Service Paramedic at the home. Funeral services for Mr. Ballinger were conducted from the…

Mrs. Ruby Curtis of Paris, Tennessee died at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, November 29, 2022, at the age of 79 at the Hartsville Convalescent Center. Mrs. Curtis was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and will be cremated at the Cumberland Family Services in Algood. A memorial Celebration of Life will be held…

Memorial Services for Mr. Tom Wheeler Jr., age 84 of the Maggart community, were conducted Sunday afternoon, December 11th, from the Chestnut Mound Christian Fellowship Church with Bro. Dickie Johnson presiding. Full military honors were provided by the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Wheeler died at the Webb House in Smithville at 4:05 a.m. Friday…

Mrs. Virginia Mae Jaikins, age 97, of Carthage, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022. Mrs. Jaikins was born October 22, 1925 in Detroit, MI, a daughter of the late Charles Judson Chamberlin and Florence Augusta Savill Chamberlin. She was a longtime member of the Carthage United Methodist Church and the Smith County FCE Club.…

Mrs. Charlene Holleman Mofield, a homemaker of the Rock City community and co-owner of Mofield Bros. Construction Co., died peacefully at 3:39 a.m. Friday morning, November 18, 2022, at the TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage where she was admitted November 8th. Mrs. Mofield was 93.  Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon, November 20th by…

Mr. James A. (Jim) Gentry, a longtime resident of Chestnut Mound, died at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, November 23, 2022, at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he was admitted October 19th, suffering from alzheimers. Mr. Gentry was 88 years of age. His pastor, Bro. Ray Gilder, officiated at the 1…

Mr. Donnie King, of Gordonsville, passed peacefully, at his Hogan Road home, from his earthly journey into the arms of God, surrounded by his adoring family, at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday morning, November 22, 2022. He was pronounced deceased at 7:54 a.m. by Avalon Hospice of Cookeville who had been lovingly assisting the family with his…

Miss Becky Baugher, of the Buffalo Valley community, was pronounced deceased at the age of 68 at 4:39 p.m. Monday afternoon, November 21, 2022, at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R. in Carthage, shortly after arrival.  Miss Baugher was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. She was forwarded to Summit, Oregon for…

Mr. Jonny Courtney, of the Hogans Creek community, died at the age of 58 at 6:49 p.m. Friday evening, November 25, 2022, at the TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville where he was admitted November 17th. Mr. Courtney was found unresponsive in the yard of his Ballinger Road home earlier that day with a severe…