Area Obituaries

Mrs. Darlene Branham Hackett, age 59 of the Popes Hill Community died Thursday evening, September 16 at Vanderbilt Wilson in Lebanon. She is survived by: husband, Dennis Hackett; 2 foster sons, Josiah Wilson and A. J. Wilson of Popes Hill. Mrs. Hackett is at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where her service will…

Mr. Michael “Mike” Smith, age 63 of Gladdice died Wednesday afternoon, September 15 at Southern Hills in Nashville. He is survived by: wife, Tandy Woodard Smith; “Fur” kid, Morty; sisters-in-law,Barbara Williams of Gladdice, Judy Stafford and husband Ronnie Sr of Mt. Juliet; several nieces and nephews. Mr. Smith will be cremated at Cumberland Family Services.…

Mr. Gary Bush, age 61 of Pea Ridge, died Thursday morning, September 16 at Riverview Regional in Carthage. He is survived by: wife, Gloria Bush; 2 brothers ,Mickey Bush and wife Holly of Pea Ridge, Randy Bush and wife Wanda of Carthage. Mr. Bush is at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Family and…

Mr. Troy Spivey, age 78 of Pleasant Shade, died Wednesday morning, September 15 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. He is survived by: wife, Carol Wood Spivey; daughter, Emily Sterling and husband Aaron of Pleasant Shade; sister, Shirley Taylor of Gamaliel, KY; sisters-in-law, Thelma Spivey of Red Boiling Springs, Lillian Spivey of Lafayette; 3 grandchildren, Teddy…

Mr. Phillip Neil Hatcher, age 60, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021. Mr. Hatcher was born June 21, 1961 in Nashville, TN, a son of the late Jackie P. Hatcher and Carolyn Illithorpe Hatcher. Mr. Hatcher is survived by Sons; Aaron Hatcher and Cory Hatcher. Brother; Barry T. Hatcher. Fiance; Mary…

Mrs. Delores Ann Smith, age 41, of Cookeville, TN, passed away peacefully from this life at Cookeville Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Mrs. Smith was born March 8, 1980 in Carthage, TN, a daughter of the late James Robert Maxwell and Laura Ann Fillers Maxwell. She was also preceded in death by grandparents,…

Mr. Steve Coble, age 54 of Gordonsville, died Tuesday morning, September 14, at NHC Springfield. He is survived by: daughter, Brittany West and husband Barry of White House; son, Brett Coble and partner Nikki Lewis of Gordonsville; 3 grandchildren, Noah Smith, Lauren Potts, Blaine West. Mr. Coble is at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral…

Mr. Michael Allen Gray, Curly to his friends and Mikie to his family, of the Four Way Inn Community, died at 5:01 p.m. Saturday evening September 11, 2021 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center at the very young age of 36. Mr. Gray was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and was cremated…

Mr. Steve Lynch, age 63 of Lebanon, died Sunday afternoon, September 12 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. He is survived by: wife, Barbara Lynch; mother, Richie Lynch of Lebanon; children, Johnny Boles and wife Penny Jo of Riddleton, Jennifer Dimeck and husband Norman of Arizona, Stephanie McMillan and husband Michael of Pleasant Shade; brothers,…

Virginia Browning Smith Acker, age 92, of Knoxville passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at NHC Cavette Hill Assisted Living. She was born January 22, 1929 in Carthage, TN. She was a 1946 graduate of Smith County High School. She graduated from the University of Tennessee (Knoxville) in Music Education in 1950, the year…