Area Obituaries

Mrs. Jackie Buckman, of Carthage, died at the age of 74 at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, June 5, 2022, at the Tri-Star Hendersonville Medical Center where she was admitted May 28th from complications from surgery. Eld. Danny Raines delivered the eulogy at the 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, June 7th, funeral services followed by a Mass…

Bishop Alvin L. Hitchcock, age 87, and Dorothy Louise Pugh Hitchcock, age 85, passed peacefully just hours apart on Easter Sunday.  A memorial service honoring their lives and ministry will be held at 2 PM CST on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Carthage Church of God, 382 South Main Street, Brush Creek, TN. The…

Funeral services for Mr. Terry Scott Fitzpatrick will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Gary Talley officiating.  Interment will follow at 3:00 P.M. on the family farm.  Visitation Friday 3–7 PM and Saturday after 10 AM at Ligon & Bobo.  Mr. Fitzpatrick, age 75 of Austin,…

Mrs. Georgia Landa Shoemake Main, age 79 of Gordonsville, passed away on June 4, 2022. Mrs. Main was born November 6, 1942 in Hickman, a daughter of the late Horace Chism Shoemake and Ruth Bell Wilson Shoemake. She married Robert Joseph Main on May 2, 1964 and he preceded her in death on March 23,…

Mr. Glen “Roscoe” McClanahan, age 87 of Gordonsville, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022. Roscoe was born August 1, 1934 in Gordonsville, a son of the late D.P. McClanahan and Flora Mae Baker McClanahan Harper. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Clyde William McClanahan and Bobby Harper. He was a 1952 graduate…

Ms. Mary Nellene Lawrence age 84 of Nashville, went to be with the Lord May 31, 2022, after a short illness.  She was born July 22, 1937 in Hickman. Mary Graduated from Du Pont High School in Nashville and worked for several engineering companies in the Nashville area as an Electrical Designer and retired from…

Mr. Bobby J. Bennett, age 80 of Carthage, died at his Moss Street home on Tuesday morning, May 24, 2022, following a period of declining health. He was pronounced deceased at 9:20 a.m. that morning at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R. in Carthage.  Funeral services were conducted by Bro. Kevin Blackburn at 3…

Mr. Richard Alan Beasley, age 60, of Carthage, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.  Mr. Beasley was born August 8, 1961 in Lebanon, a son of Roy Allen Beasley and Margaret Geneva Dodson Beasley. He worked as a truck driver for Bane Trucking. Richard was a 1979 graduate of Smith County High School.  Mr.…

Mr. Edward Eugene Jackson, age 81 of Brush Creek, passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.  Mr. Jackson was born February 11, 1941 in Carthage, a son of the late Howard Edward Jackson and Artie Stewart Jackson. He was a longtime construction superintendent at R.C. Matthews Construction, until his retirement in 2008. He was also…

Mr. Bobby Brown Sr., age 75 of the Horseshoe Bend community, died peacefully with his family at his bedside at 6:42 p.m. Thursday evening, May 19, 2022, at the St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville where he underwent heart valve replacement surgery on Monday, May 2nd. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral…