Area Obituaries

Mrs. Joyce Jones, a homemaker of the Russell Hill Community, died peacefully at 11:55 a.m. Friday morning January 29, 2021 at the age of 87 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage where she was admitted January 6th following a long period of declining health suffering from Myeloid Leukemia. Monday morning February 1st funeral…

Mrs. Lois Evelyn Rice, age 63 of Defeated, TN, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.Mrs. Rice was born November 3, 1957 in Frankfort, Indiana, a daughter of the late Roger Lee Clark and Erma Alice Pippenger Clark. She was also preceded in death by Sister; Mary Townsend. Mrs. Rice was a 1975 graduate of Frankfort…

Ms. Ashley Randall, of Ethridge, Tennessee, died Tuesday morning January 26, 2021 at the TriStar Centennial Medical Center at 3:16 a.m. where she was admitted Friday evening January 22nd suffering with heart complications. Ms. Randall was 33 years of age. Ms. Randall was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside services were conducted on…

Creek Community homemaker, Mrs. Emogene Williams, died at the age of 90 at the St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning January 26, 2021. Mrs. Williams was admitted Saturday evening January 23rd suffering from complications from liver disease. Mrs. Williams’s former pastor, Eld. Kevin Graham, officiated at the 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon January…

Mr. John Wesley Selph, age 86, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021.Mr. Selph was born September 10, 1934 in Big Rock, TN, a son of the late Benjamin Franklin Selph and Daisy Aldon Selph. He was also preceded in death by first wife of 21 years; Yvetta Gray Lewis Selph and wife;…

W J Holmes, 73 of Bloomington Springs, Tennessee passed from this life on Monday, January 25, 2021, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.W J was born Sunday, April 6, 1947, in Hartsville, Tennessee, and he was the son of the late William Jonah Holmes and the late Ruby Estelle (Sircy) Holmes.W J was a loving husband,…

Mrs. Amy E. Johnson, age 88, of Alexandria, TN, passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021.Mrs. Johnson was born September 7, 1932 in Alexandria, TN, a daughter of the late Jim Curtis and Sarah Ann Neal Curtis. She married Ollie Samuel Johnson and he preceded her in death on August 23, 1988. Mrs. Johnson was also…

  Dr. Jere Haynes Plunk, (77), of Knoxville, formerly of Carthage, TN, died Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Fort Sanders Hospital, Knoxville. He held a Bachelor Degree from Samford University, a Master of Divinity Degree and a Doctor of Ministry Degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.He was preceded in death by parents Crolin Edgar and…

Mrs. Patsy King Link, age 71, a homemaker of Nashville, died at 5:15 p.m. Saturday evening January 23, 2021 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville since her admission on January 20th suffering from kidney failure. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted Wednesday afternoon January 27th at 1 p.m.…

Mrs. Joan Craighead, age 73, of the Kempville Community was pronounced dead on arrival at 4:37 p.m. Saturday afternoon January 23, 2021 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E.R. in Carthage. She was found deceased by a son at her Agee Lane home shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Craighead was at the Hackett Chapel…