Area Obituaries

Mrs. Kathy Lynn Lambert Grisham age 63 of the Elmwood Community was pronounced deceased on arrival at the Highpoint Health- Riverview Emergency Room at 3:59 p.m. Friday afternoon October 24, 2025. She was discovered unresponsive at her Elmwood Community home on Cookeville Highway home by her son and Smith County dispatched a unit to the…

Mr. Lester Duke of the Hiwassee Community died at 1 a.m. Thursday morning October 23, 2025 on his 71st birthday with his family at his bedside. He was pronounced deceased at 4:44 a.m. by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston. At his request, he was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where arrangements were made…

Mrs. Gertrude, more lovingly known as Granny, Burnett of the Tanglewood Community, died peacefully at the age of 92 at 9:45 p.m. Thursday evening October 23, 2025 at the Pavilion Assisted Living in Lebanon where she was admitted August 4th. Granny suffered from congestive heart failure. Mrs. Burnett was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson…

Miss Barbara Huddleston age 88, of Cookeville and formerly of Sikeston, Missouri died peacefully at 6:35 a.m. Sunday morning October 19, 2025 at the Waters of Gainesboro where she had made her home since September 23, 2005. Miss Huddleston was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. Graveside services and interment was on Thursday…

Mr. Charles Edgar “Charlie” Hays Jr., age 75, of the Pea Ridge Community of Smith County passed away on Friday October 24, 2025. Charlie was born on August 30, 1950 in Williamsport, PA a son of the late Charles Edgar “Pete” Hays Sr. and Mildred Evelyn Lowe Hays. He was also preceded by a sister…

Former Smith County resident, Ellen Cardwell Gibbs Fletcher, passed away early morning on October 21, 2025, at River Grove Health and Rehabilitation in Loudon, Tennessee. She is preceded in death by her parents, Henry Freemon Cardwell and Norma Young Cardwell; first husband, Buford Isaac Gibbs in 1974 and second husband, Harry Leon Fletcher in 2011.…

Mr. Johnny Butler, age 59, of Gordonsville, TN, and a native of the Rock City Community passed away on October 25, 2025 at Lebanon Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Lebanon, TN, following complications from a stroke in May. Johnny was born June 15, 1966 in Carthage, TN. He was preceded in death by his…

Mr. Charles Edward “Eddy” Scudder Jr., age 61, of Watertown, TN passed away on Wednesday October 22, 2025. Eddy was born February 8, 1964 in Carthage, TN a son of the late Charles Edward Scudder Sr. and Lillie Jacqulyn “Jackie” Baker Scudder. He was a 1982 graduate of Gordonsville High School. He graduated from Tennessee…

Mr. Harold Davenport age 68 of the Tanglewood Community of Smith County died peacefully Wednesday afternoon October 15, 2025 at 1:52 p.m.at Highpoint Health- Riverview in Carthage where he was admitted October 13th after a valiant nine-month battle with cancer.  Matt Oxley, minister of the Rome Church of Christ where Mr. Davenport was a member,…

Mr. Ray Dias age 74 of Alexandria was discovered deceased at his Nashville Highway home on Thursday evening October 16, 2025. He was pronounced deceased by the Dekalb Medical Examiner’s office at 9:14 p.m. A memorial Celebration of his Life will be observed on Saturday afternoon October 25th at 3 p.m. with his friend, classmate,…