Area Obituaries

Donald Hartford Young  died Monday morning, January 4, 2021, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center from complications of acute myeloid leukemia which had been diagnosed the previous Saturday. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter Ava Bright. Don was born on August 31, 1958 at the Petty Clinic in Carthage, Tennessee to Mary Sue Starnes…

Mrs. Vivian Sloan Jones, a homemaker of the Russell Hill Community, died Sunday morning January 3, 2021 at 3:10 a.m. at the family’s Carthage Road home. She was under the care of Avalon Hospice and was pronounced deceased at 3:50 a.m. Her pastors, Eld. Scott Rigsby and Eld. Gerald Ragland officiated at the 11 a.m.…

Mrs. Peggie Thomas Huddleston, age 81, of Gallatin died suddenly Sunday morning January 3, 2021 at their Kathy Circle home after suffering an apparent heart attack. Mrs. Huddleston was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. She was cremated at the Cumberland Family Services in Algood. Private graveside services and interment will be private…

Ed Adamson passed away on December 31, 2020 at age 69. The family will be receiving friends at Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, on Sunday, January 3, 2021 from 2-4 p.m. The family is requiring masks be worn for visitation. Ed enjoyed being with his family, his dogs, and farming. He is survived by his…

Mr. Charles Stallings, age 82, of Lebanon, TN, and a longtime resident of Hickman, TN, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021.Mr. Stallings was born December 31, 1938 in the Bluff Creek Community of Smith County, TN, a son of the late Mitchell Moore Stallings and Rose Glenice Wooten Stallings. He was also preceded in death…

Mrs. Frances Massey,  age 92, of Elmwood, TN, passed away on Friday, January 1, 2021.Mrs. Massey was born August 5, 1928 in Temperance Hall, TN, a daughter of the late Schyler Malone and Willie Edna Taylor Malone. She was also preceded in death by Sister; Sadie Webster and Brother; James Charlie Malone. She married Kenneth…

Mrs. Marilyn Eddington,  age 82, of Brush Creek, TN, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2020.Mrs. Eddington was born March 3, 1938 in Ontario, Canada, a daughter of the late Cyriel VandeCaveye and Elda McKenzie VandeCaveye. She married Bobby Gene Eddington, Sr. on September 3, 1954 and he preceded her in death on October 13,…

Mrs. Nellie Price, age 89, a housewife of Carthage, died at the TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Madison on December 31, 2020 at 03:28a.m. Thursday morning where she was admitted December 27th. Mrs. Price was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. She was to be cremated at the Cumberland Family Services in Algood. No…

Mr. Donald Terry Johnson,  age 73, of Gordonsville, TN, and a native of the Willette Community of Macon County, TN, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020.Mr. Johnson was born September 13, 1947 in Macon County, TN, a son of the late Milus Johnson and Elaine Thomas Johnson. He was also preceded in death by…

Burnease Piper Kilgo, age 96 of Nashville, TN passed away December 22, 2020. She was born January 25, 1924 in Cato, TN to the late William Wirt Towns and Maggie Bridgewater Roark Towns.  “Nanny”, as she was affectionately known, had many talents and worked as a payroll clerk, job foreman, bookkeeper, painter, plumber, and landlord,…