Area Obituaries

Mr. Billy Charles Gibbs, age 86 of the Pea Ridge community, died at 8:47 a.m. on May 28, 2021 at Riverview Medical Center, Carthage, TN.He was born June 11, 1934. He was married to the love of his live, Maxine White on January 22, 1960 and was preceded by her death on February 6, 2010.…

Mr. Gary Massey Horseshoe Bend Community resident, Mr. Gary Massey age 68, died at 8:01 p.m. Thursday evening May 27, 2021 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he had been cared for since May 21st suffering from pancreatic cancer with which he was diagnosed in February of this year. Mr.…

Mr. Terry Toney, of the New Middleton Community, died peacefully at 2:15 p.m. Monday afternoon May 24, 2021 with his wife at his bedside. Mr. Toney, age 78, died at the St. Thomas Hospital West in Nashville where he was admitted May 18th with circulatory complications. A public graveside service was conducted on Thursday morning…

Ms. Wilma Dale Silcox, age 67 of Smiths Grove, Kentucky and formerly of Carthage, died at 12:26 p.m. Tuesday afternoon May 25, 2021 at the Bowling Green Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky where she was admitted May 13th and diagnosed with cancer. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted…

Ms. Sheena Fowler Insco, 38, of Watertown, passed away May 22, 2021 of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. She was born September 9, 1982 in Nashville, the daughter of Holley W. Fowler and Doris Denson.   Ms. Insco worked as a pharmacy tech at VA in Murfreesboro.  She attended the Native American church. Funeral…

Mr. Ray Swicegood, age 73, died at 11:43 p.m. May 20th with his daughter and son-in-law by his bedside and was pronounced deceased by Avalon Hospice of Lebanon at 12:55 a.m. Friday morning May 21, 2021 at his Horizon Circle home in Carthage. He suffered from the effects of Agent Orange which he contracted from his…

Mr. Sam Yates A 55 year old South Carthage gentleman was the latest Smith County resident to succumb to the Corona Virus. Mr. Sam Yates died at 7:21 a.m. Saturday morning May 15, 2021 at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin where he was admitted May 2nd. Mr. Yates was at the Carthage Chapel…

Ms. Shirley Collins, of Hartsville and a Horseshoe Bend Community native, died at 9:40 a.m. Sunday morning May 16, 2021 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had resided since July 5, 2019. She died on her 78th birthday. Mrs. Collins was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home.…

Ms. Hilda Faye Hawkins, age 84 of Donelson, died Thursday, May 13 at Tristar Summit Medical Center. She is survived by: sons, Ken Green and wife Betty of Mt. Juliet, Victor Green of Nashville; stepsons, Mike and Chris Hawkins; stepdaughter, Debbie Hawkins Gammon; brother, Bobby Williams and wife Henrietta; grandchildren, Kristina Green Stafford, Kyle Green…

Billy Joe Fields, age 84 passed away Sunday May 9, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.  He is preceded in death by his parents, George Carman Fields & Ruby Watts Fields; brother, George Donald Fields; wife, Margaret Christian Fields; son, Timothy Fields; great grandson, Timothy Nicholas Sells.    Survived by son, Jeff…