Area Obituaries

Mr. David Biggs, age 52 of Gordonsville, passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022.  Mr. Biggs was born May 11, 1970 in Nashville.  David was a devoted father, husband, son, and friend. There was nothing he loved more than spending time with his family and LSU football. He was a selfless man and those he…

Ms. Nicole Antoinette Smith, age 50 of Gordonsville, passed away on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Ms. Smith was born January 19, 1972 in Omaha, NE, a daughter of the late Arthur Chester Case and Carol Ann Snyder. She was also preceded in death by sisters,  Donna Rife and Barbara Godfrey. Nicole was a graduate of…

Longtime Madison resident, Mrs. Maude William Webster, died at the Brookdale Senior Living in Goodletsville at 12:56 p.m. Monday afternoon, June 13, 2022. Mrs. Webster was 89. Mrs. Webster was at the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Funeral services were conducted from her beloved Parkway Baptist Church in Goodletsville on Friday afternoon, June 17th,…

Mrs. Reba Muller, of the Lock Seven community, died at the age of 84 at 8:50 p.m. Saturday evening, June 18, 2022, at the home of her daughter, under the care of Avalon Hospice of Cookeville. Mrs. Muller was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and all services were private for the family…

Riddleton community farmer-homemaker Mrs. Peggy Cothron Taylor died peacefully surrounded by her loving family at 12:05 a.m. Friday morning, June 10, 2022, at the TriStar Centennial Hospital in Nashville where she was admitted Wednesday morning, June 8th, after suffering a debilitating stroke at her Beasleys Bend home. Smith County E.M.S. was dispatched to the Taylor’s…

Mrs. Ruth Hackett Piper, age 92, of Sevierville and a longtime Hermitage resident, died at 3:07 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday afternoon, June 7, 2022, at the Brookdale Senior Living Solutions on Middle Creek Road in Sevierville where she had resided since February 10, 2018. Mrs. Piper was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson…

Mr. Lewis Fields, age 79, of Pea Ridge community of Chestnut Mound, passed from this life on Sunday morning, June 5, 2022, at the Riverview Regional Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Reba Fields of Chestnut Mound; children, Patricia (Tim) Lynch of Elmwood and Elvis Fields of Chestnut Mound; six grandchildren, Brandon Heady…

Mr. Ricky Charles Jordan, age 62, of Carthage, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2022. Mr. Jordan was born July 21, 1959 in Indianapolis, IN, a son of the late Charles Jordan and Jewel Jordan. He worked as an over the road truck driver. Mr. Jordan is survived by companion, Laura Whitaker of Carthage; children,…

Mr. Donald Ray Simmons, age 69 of Sykes, passed away on June 3, 2022. Mr. Simmons was born August 28, 1952 in Independence, Louisiana a son of Jeanette LaBauve Rabalais and the late Arthur Carl Simmons. He was also preceded in death by wife, Pam James Simmons, grandparents, and numerous aunt, uncles, and cousins. Mr.…

Grant community homemaker Mrs. Billie Marie Hix, died peacefully six days before her 92nd birthday at her Hix Road home on Thursday morning, June 2, 2022. She was pronounced deceased at 9:15 a.m. by Caris Hospice of Cookeville. Her pastor, Bro. B. J. Thomason, officiated at the 11 a.m. Saturday morning, June 4th, funeral services…