Area Obituaries

Mrs. Lillie Jacqulyn (Jackie) Baker Scudder, age 86, of Grant, passed away Saturday September 24, 2022. Mrs. Scudder was born on December 10, 1935 in New Middleton, she was one of twelve children born to the late Howard Scoba (Scobie) Baker and Janie Ethleen Bilbrey Baker. She was also preceded in death by five siblings:…

Gary Thomas Grisham, age 67, of Murfreesboro died Wednesday September 21, 2022. He was a native of Fort Campbell KY and Brush Creek, and was preceded in death by his parents, James Chester Grisham and Rose Pearl Powell Grisham, brothers, James Ray Grisham, and Roy Stacey Grisham. Mr. Grisham was retired from Dow Smith Company,…

Mrs. Monte Moss Dawson, age 86, a longtime homemaker and housewife of Carthage, died at 9:22 p.m. Thursday evening, September 15, 2022, at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center E. R. after becoming gravely ill at Bailey Manor in Cookeville, where she was making her home. Her son, Bro. Jackie Dawson, assisted by her grandson-in-law, Johnny…

Kempville community farmer, Mr. Billy Hudson, passed from this life with his family at his side at 11:20 a.m. Thursday morning, September 15, 2022, at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin where he was being treated for cancer. Mr. Hudson was 83. Ministers from the Willette Church of Christ, Jack Honeycutt and Rob Whitacre,…

Vietnam Veteran Mr. Sammie Ellenburg, died at 1:32 p.m. Monday afternoon, September 12, 2022, at the Vanderbilt-Wilson County Hospital where he was admitted August 27th, being treated for invasive tumors. Mr. Ellenburg was 75. A Memorial Celebration of Life was held Thursday evening, September 15th, at 7 p.m. from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral…

Ms. Barbara Garrett Dugan, age of 70, died with her daughter at her bedside at 1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon, September 10, 2022, at her Horizon Circle home in Carthage. She was pronounced deceased at 3:14 p.m. by Avalon Hospice of Cookeville.  Ms. Dugan was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. A private burial…

Mr. Vernice (J. R.) Mayberry Jr., of the New Middleton community, died peacefully with his family at his bedside at 11:45 p.m. Sunday evening, September 11, 2022. The 57 year old Mr. Mayberry was pronounced deceased at 2:48 a.m. Monday morning, September 12, 2022, by HighPoint Hospice of Gallatin. Mr. Mayberry was at the Carthage…

A highly decorated Iraq / Kuwait War Veteran, Mr. Steve (Red) Courington of the Riddleton community, died peacefully with his wife and daughter at his bedside at 6:44 p.m. Tuesday evening, at his Rome Road farm home, and was pronounced deceased at 8:15 p.m. by Caris Healthcare of Cookeville, who had been assisting the family…

Mrs. Sina Smith Lancaster, of Red Boiling Springs, a homemaker and retired funeral home greeter, died at the age of 83 at 1:50 p.m. Monday afternoon, September 5th, at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had resided the last few weeks. Funeral services from the Anderson and Son Funeral Home…

Mr. Raymond C. “Ray” Whitehair, of San Antonio, Texas and a Smith County native who was a  loving father, grandfather, brother and friend, was called to heaven at the Changing Seasons Care Center in San Antonio on Tuesday morning, September 13, 2022, following a period of declining health. Mr. Whitehair was 81. Funeral services were…