Area Obituaries

Master Johnathan Hernandez, new born son of Amber Marie Seagraves Hernandez of the Rome Community and Abdiel Hernandez Escalante of Parksley, Virginia, was pronounced deceased at birth at 12:54 a.m. Thursday morning August 14, 2025 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Master Hernandez was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and…

Ed Copeland passed on after a long battle with illness on Sunday, the night of August 10th, 2025, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. In life, he was a pillar of the community, serving many clients as their financial advisor, always taking the utmost care in managing not only their funds and portfolios, but in so…

A precious soul, Mrs. Gladys C. Michaels of River Pointe in South Carthage has departed her heavenly journey to enter the gates of glory. She was pronounced deceased at 5:40 a.m. Saturday morning July 26th at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage, fourteen days after her 84th birthday. Since July 12th she…

Mr. Andy Petty of Jenkins Hill Road in the Hickman Community departed this life at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon August 6, 2025 at the age of 63 at the Waters of Gallatin Health Care Center where he was first admitted June 26th. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon August 9th from the Carthage Chapel of…

Mr. Darrel Piatt of the Antioch Community of Jackson County, died at 7:52 a.m. Wednesday morning August 6, 2025 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center following a period of declining health. He was 70. Mr. Piatt was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. He was cremated at Cumberland Family Services in…

A Carthage homemaker, Ms. Trina Robertson-Henry, was discovered unresponsive at 5:40 a.m. Tuesday morning at the family’s Vivian Lane home by her daughter Hagen. She was pronounced deceased on arrival at 6:36 a.m. July 29, 2025 at the Highpoint Health – Riverview Medical Center emergency department in Carthage. She was at the Carthage Chapel of…

Glenda West Ishak age 84 of Hendersonville departed this life peacefully at 2:10 a.m. Saturday morning August 2, 2025 at her Savely Drive home surrounded by her loving family.  Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral home will be conducted on Saturday August 9th at 1 p.m.  Family members will read poems and…

Mr. Ferlin Darnell Sevier, age 68, of Gordonsville, Tn passed away suddenly July 28, 2025. Ferlin was born March 25, 1957 in Carthage, TN a son of the late Darnell Sevier and Thelma Louise Lynch Sevier. He worked as a factory worker for several years and retired from Smith County Schools where he worked as…

Ms. Era Mai Underwood, age 75, of the Jenkins Hill Road Community passed away Thursday July 31, 2025 Era Mai was born November 26, 1949 a daughter of the late John Cramp “J.C. Jack” Underwood and Mary Etta Hix Underwood. She was also preceded by brothers: Claude Jackson “Jackie” Underwood, Marlin McArthur Underwood, Gene Underwood…

Rebekah Lee “Becky” Carlson-Medley, age 87, passed away on August 1. Becky had a full and joyful life and will be dearly missed by her family and friends. Becky was born on September 15, 1937, to James Clyde and Martha Frances Steele Bass. Raised in Gordonsville, TN, she graduated from Gordonsville High School and received…