Area Obituaries

Mrs. Edwina Key Lynch Boyd, age 81 of Buffalo Valley, died Monday afternoon, November 1 at her home. She is survived by: children, Tammy Boyd of Buffalo Valley, Aaron Boyd and wife Marjorie of Clarksville; 4 grandchildren, Jason League, Christian League, Samantha Boyd, Michael Boyd; 2 great-grandchildren, Shyann Hammock and Alex Boyd. Mrs. Boyd is…

Mr. Tommy Dias, age 70, of Lafayette, died Tuesday morning, November 2 at his home. He is survived by: wife, Myra Dias; son, Steve Dias and wife Tabitha of Lafayette; 2 sisters, Dianne Dias Massey of Tanglewood, Marcella Dias Jones and husband Terry of Cato; 3 grandchildren, Tyler Dias of McMinnville, Austin Dias of Lafayette,…

Mr. Gayle Cripps, age 72, of Carthage, passed away October 26, 2021 at his daughter’s residence surrounded by family.  He was born July 20, 1946 in Cannon County to Javin Brown Cripps and Rosa Ray Vickers.  He was owner of Cripps Construction, served in the US Navy, was a member of the VFW and Carpenters…

Mrs. Ruby Mai West, age 88 of Defeated Creek, died Wednesday evening, October 27 at Vandy Wilson in Lebanon. She is survived by: 3 children, Maxie Law and husband Bobby of South Carthage, Melissa (Sissy) Mofield of Gordonsville, Ricky (Bouncy) West and wife Angela of Pleasant Shade; sisters, Pauline Kinslow of Lafayette, Jo Helen Nixon…

Mrs. Freida Coleman, age 102 of Silver Point, died Tuesday morning, October 26 at her daughters home. She is survived by: 2 daughters, Patricia Thompson and husband Jimmy of Silver Point, Mary Inez Shepherd of Rocky Mount, NC; 3 grandchildren, Tanya Lowell and husband Travis of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Penelope Henderson of Tupelo, MS, Sandra…

Mrs. Melba Kemp Sircy, age 86 of Manchester, TN, and a native of Defeated, TN, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021.Mrs. Sircy was born November 18, 1934 a daughter of the late Roy Glenn Kemp and Willie Kate Holleman Kemp. She married J.D. Sircy and he preceded her in death in 2005. She was…

Mr. Richard Wright, age 77 of Mount Juliet, died Friday afternoon, October 22 at VA Nashville. He is survived by: wife, Theresa Wright; brother, Stephen Wright and wife Sharon of Cookeville; nephews, Elijah Wright and wife Carolyn of Cookeville, Jacob Wright and wife Joy of Gardendale, AL, Richard Hannon of Pell City, AL, Steven Hannon…

Frances Elizabeth Manning Turner, age 79, of Knoxville, formerly a resident of Carthage Tennessee, passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 after a prolonged illness.    She was born in the Elmwood Community of Smith County, Tennessee on June 17,1942. She was the daughter of the late Henry Taylor Manning, who died in1998 at the age…

Mrs. Carolyn Harris Carter, of Hartsville, died at the age of 53 at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin at 12:03 p.m. Thursday afternoon October 21, 2021 where she was admitted October 20th suffering from a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Carter was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and had requested…

Mr. Bill Floyd, age 86 of Carthage, died Sunday morning, October 24 at Riverview Regional in Carthage. He is survived by: daughters, Sabra Floyd Hodge and husband Dan of Carthage, Brittany Floyd Newport of Tompkinsville, KY; sisters, Jean Jones and husband Bill of Columbus, GA, Stella Starks and husband Wayne of Columbus, GA, Brenda Cantrell…