Area Obituaries

Mr. Hubert Hall, age 89, of Hermitage, died at 3:35 a.m. Monday morning April 19, 2021 at the Summit Medical Center in Hermitage with his family at his bedside and where he was admitted Sunday afternoon April 18th. Funeral services from the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Wednesday afternoon April 21st at…

Funeral services for Stephen J. “Steve” Burns, age 68, of Pleasant Shade, were conducted on Friday, April 9, 2021, At 11:00 AM at the Pleasant Shade Upper Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 15 Sloan Branch Road, Pleasant Shade, TN 37145. Rickey West officiated with interment following in the Pleasant Shade Cemetery. Mr. Burns was born March 12,…

Ms. Tracy Alexander A strong foundation is essential to any structure, yet seldom do we give it proper recognition until it falters. Such was the life of Ms. Tracy Alexander of South Carthage, a true bulwark of goodness in her community, who quietly serve others while never seeking notice or praise. Ms. Alexander died Sunday…

Mr. Keith Sanders, of the Short Mountain Community in Cannon County, died at 9:25 a.m. Friday morning April 16, 2021 less than twenty four hours after arrival at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center from apparent heart failure. Mr. Sanders was 41. Mr. Sanders was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and was to…

Mr. John Christian, Rock City Community resident, Mr. John Christian, was pronounced deceased at the age of 75 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage after suffering an apparent fatal heart attack at his Volunteer Circle home. At Mr. Christian’s request to be cremated, the process was completed at the Cumberland Family Services in…

Ms. Brenda Kaye Day, age 62, of Buffalo Valley, TN, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage, TN, after a long battle with cancer. Ms. Day was born June 20, 1958 to the late Earl Lewis Little and Bobbie Joyce Lunsford Little. She was also preceded in…

Mrs. Doris Sircy, age 91, of South Carthage, died peacefully with her loving and caring family present at 12:46 p.m. Wednesday afternoon April 14, 2021 at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center where she was admitted Wednesday April 7th being treated from Sepsis. Her longtime pastor, Eld. James “Pee Wee” Massey officiated at the funeral services…

Mr. Jacky O. Bellar, Well known Carthage Attorney and senior partner in the Bellar and Winkler law firm, Mr. Jacky O. Bellar of Gordonsville, died at the age of 83 at 8:40 a.m. Monday morning March 12, 2021 at the Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital where he was admitted April 2nd being treated for sepsis. Mr.…

Mr. Sammy Moore Bridgewater, age 79, of Riddleton, TN, passed away on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Mr. Bridgewater was born August 28, 1941, in Carthage, TN, a son of the late Henry Moore Bridgewater and Mary Neal Chambers Bridgewater. Sammy married Faye Clayton Bridgewater on March 22, 1968 and she preceded him in death on…

Mr. Grover Ellenburg, Jr., Lifelong South Carthage resident and community supporter, Mr. Grover Ellenburg Jr., was discovered deceased on his Kennys Bend Lane Community farm on Wednesday evening. The call to the Smith County Rescue Squad was received at Smith County E-911 at 7: 05 p.m. and shortly thereafter an ambulance was dispatched. He was…