Area Obituaries

Mrs. Marie Thomas King of Carthage died at the age of 80 with her family at her bedside at 11:30 p.m. Thursday evening January 2, 2025 and was pronounced deceased at 12:57 a.m. Friday morning January 3, 2025 at her Third Avenue East home under the care of Gentiva Hospice of Livingston. Funeral services from…

Former Smith County General Session Judge, Jackie Preston of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 in the evening, peacefully at his home surrounded by family. He was 88 years old. Mr. Preston was born February 14, 1936 in Gordonsville, TN, a son of the late David Monroe Preston and Dora Mai Cowan.…

On January 4, 2025 at 5:52AM Bobbie Mae Croslin Woods of the Lancaster Hill Community went to be with her Lord.  She was born on March 15, 1928 in Smith County, TN to James Bennett Croslin and Vallie Crawford Croslin.  On December 1, 1945 she married Ralph Woods in Ringgold, GA.  They had three children…

Mrs. Molly Marie Damron, age 83, of Carthage, TN, passed away Saturday December 27, 2024 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN. Mrs. Damron was born in Dorton, KY on August 5, 1941, daughter of the late Gilbert Akers and Roxie Ratliff Akers. She was also preceded in death by a son: Terry Lee Damron. She…

Mrs. Teresa James Ballard, age 75, of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Monday, December 30, 2024. Mrs. Ballard was born January 23, 1949 in Phoebus, VA. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Herman James on September 11, 2012 and Una Lee Lawrence James on February 28, 2003. She married Howard Cecil Ballard…

Mrs. Robbie Sue Evitts, age 96 of the Cato Community of Dixon Springs, TN passed away Wednesday morning, January 1, 2025 at Knollwood Manor Nursing Home, Lafayette, TN. Preceded in death by:  Husband, Jack Evitts; Son, Edward Evitts; Sister, Grace Gregory.  Survived by:  Son, Rickie (Terry Toney) Evitts-Cato Community, Dixon Springs, TN; Daughter-in-Law, Kathy “Shorty”…

Mrs. Robbie Queen Pitt, age 90 of Hartsville, TN passed away Saturday evening, December 28, 2024 at Trousdale Medical Center She was preceded in death by:  Parents, Webb Ellison & Willie Oldham Earps; Husband, Eld. Bobby Pitt and Aunt, Ruby Davis She is survived by:  Son, Mike (Starla) Pitt-Lebanon, TN; 3 Daughters, Jeannie (David) Reed-Lebanon,…

Mrs. Joan House of the Brush Creek Community has passed from this life to her eternal home at the Tri-Star Summit Medical Center in Hermitage at the age of 81 at 9:28 a.m. Christmas Eve morning December 24, 2024 and where she was admitted early Friday morning December 20th after suffering years of declining health. …

A Christian Southern Gentleman’s working tools of life were fallen from his hands at 12:17 a.m. Christmas Day morning December 25, 2024 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville with his family at his bedside. He was admitted there Tuesday morning December 17th after suffering a fall at his Plunketts Creek Circle home. Mr.…

37 year old Mr. Frank Hart of the New Middleton Community was pronounced deceased at 5:13 p.m. Wednesday afternoon December 18, 2024 at Highpoint Health – Sumner where he was admitted earlier that day suffering from cardiac complications and where he was admitted from Highpoint Health – Riverview in Carthage. Memorial services from the Carthage…