Area Obituaries

Mrs. Johnnie Sue Hall Patrick, age 68, of Alexandria, passed away Thursday April 7, 2022. Mrs. Patrick was born May 20, 1953, in Carthage, daughter of the late John William Hall and Nellene Crawford Hall who lived in the Sykes community. She was a 1971 graduate of Gordonsville High School and was married to Bobby…

Mrs. Mary Ann Woodard Boyd, age 79 of Red Boiling Springs, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at her home in Red Boiling Springs. Mrs. Boyd was born on September 24, 1942 in the Buffalo Valley community of Putnam Co, a daughter of the late Reggie Woodard and Nodie Deweese Woodard. She was married to…

Mr. Herald Gregory, of Gallatin, died peacefully at 10:21 a.m. Monday morning, April 4, 2022, at the N. H. C. Sumner Place in Gallatin. Mr. Gregory was 87. Mr. Gregory was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon, April 7th, at 1 p.m. from the Family Heritage Funeral…

Mrs. Joyce Towns Dias, of Gallatin, died at 9:21 p.m. Sunday evening, April 3, 2022, at the age 87 at the TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage where she was admitted March 31st. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Wednesday morning, April 6th. Burial followed the 11 a.m. services…

Longtime Mount Juliet resident, Mr. Kenney Caplenor, died April 4, 2022 at the Summit Medical Center in Hermitage. Mr. Caplenor was 77. Funeral services were conducted by his nephew, Bro. Mark Jones, from the Chapel of the Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home in Lebanon on Friday morning, April 8th. Burial following the 10 a.m. services…

Mrs. Judy Knight Horton, age 70, a homemaker of South Carthage, died at 2:05 p.m. Sunday afternoon, April 3, 2022, at her Lester Avenue home with her family at her bedside. She was battling cancer and was under the loving care of Caris Hospice of Cookeville. Mrs. Horton was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson…

A distinguished Presbyterian Southern Gospel Minister and Pastor to many has passed from his earthly journey to his heavenly reward, following a life of fulfillment and satisfaction in the manner in which he served his Lord and conducted his life before others. His favorite scripture in God’s word was Philippians 1:21: “For to me to…

Longtime Smith County Central District and Town of Carthage volunteer fireman, former  Carthage Town Councilman and Smith County Commissioner Mr. Randy Dennis died at 11:40 a.m. Saturday morning, April 2, 2022, at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he had been cared for periodically since June 21, 2019. Mr. Dennis was…

Mrs. Ethelene Vanderpool Maynard, age 93, of Mt. Juliet, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at The Bridge in Antioch. Mrs. Maynard was born on November 19, 1928 in the Stonewall community of Smith County, a daughter of the late Garland Butler Vanderpool and Essie C. Durham Vanderpool. She married Atwell (Al) Mitchell Maynard on…

Mrs. Willie D. Ray Youngblood, age 96, of Gordonsville, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2022. Mrs. Youngblood was born on August 13, 1925, in the Lancaster community of Smith County, a daughter of the late Polk Ray and Alta Samson Ray. She was married to J.L. Youngblood on February 12, 1947, he preceded her in…