Area Obituaries

Mr. Edward “Edd” Kittrell, age 90, of Westmoreland, TN, passed away on Monday, November 15th, 2021.  He was born to the late Ray Allison and Lela Cansada West Kittrell on November 3, 1931 in Macon County, TN.Mr. Kittrell was saved and a faithful member of Siloam Missionary Baptist Church for many years.  He was married…

MARY EDITH HILL May 22, 1938 – November 12, 2021. Age 83. Edith was preceded in death by her Parents: Clarence Jerdon Woodard and Mary Catherine Grissom Woodard, her Sister: Florence Nesbitt, and 2 infant brothers. She is survived by her Loving Husband: Walter Michael Hill, her Daughter: Linda Carol Gibbs Deering (Phil), her Son:…

The newborn infant daughter of Austin Hunter Bates and Cristol Deann House Bates of Goodletsville, Avery Rose Bates, died at 6:42 a.m. Friday morning November 12, 2021 at the TriStar Hendersonville Community Hospital E. R. Avery Rose will be cremated at the Cumberland Family Services in Algood and no services have been planned at this…

Mrs. Sandra Bowman, age 83, of the Graveltown community died peacefully with family at her side. She died at 6 a.m. Thursday morning, November 18, 2021, at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she was admitted September 11, 2020. She was pronounced deceased at 8:13 a.m. by Kindred Hospice of Cookeville…

Mrs. Sammye Ruth Davis Kelly, age 90, of Lancaster, TN, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. Mrs. Sammye was born February 15, 1931 in Lancaster, TN, a daughter of the late Samuel Brown Davis and Wilberda Nixon Davis. She married Edgar “Junior” Kelly on February 8, 1948 and he preceded her in death on…

Mr. Bobby Slack, age 74, of Plunkett’s Creek, TN, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. Mr. Slack was born January 9, 1947 in Nashville, TN, a son of the late Charles Hubert Slack and Ruby Nell Denny Slack. He was also preceded in death by Brother; Glenn Dale Slack. Bobby married Diane Slayman on…

Funeral services for Kimberly “Kim” Ann Maxwell Whitehair, 56, of Baxter, will be Tuesday, November 16 at 11 AM at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home with Bro. Harold Walker officiating. Interment will follow in the Baird Memorial Cemetery in Hickman, Smith County, Tennessee. The family will receive friends Monday from 5…

World War II Veteran, Mr. Freeman Overstreet, age 95 of Elmwood, died Friday afternoon, November 12 at his home. He is survived by: daughters, Bonnie Tippit of Carthage, Gail Finn of South Carthage, Janice Clemons of South Carthage; 4 grandchildren, Russell Roberts and wife Amanda of Turkey Creek, Angela Finn of the Conditt Hollow, Shane…

Mrs. Beverly Denton, age 79, of the Rock City Community died peacefully at 9:50 a.m. Friday morning November 12, 2021 at her Denton Lane home suffering from Parkinson disease and a short battle with lymphoma. She was under the loving care of Avalon Hospice of Cookeville who had been assisting her family with her care.…

Mr. Roger Kemp, age 77 of the Kempville Community, died Saturday afternoon, November 13 at Vanderbilt-Wilson in Lebanon. He is survived by: wife, Kay Conditt Kemp; son, Steven Kemp and wife Lucette of Kempville; grandchildren, Kayla Kemp of Defeated, Justin Kemp of Defeated, Adam Kemp of Kempville; sisters, Ramona Collier of Gallatin, Shirley Carr of…