Area Obituaries

Ethel “Marie” Warden Winfree, 79, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2026, under hospice care at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Farragut, Tennessee. Born on November 4, 1946, in Beckley, West Virginia, Marie was the daughter of Paul William Warden and Evelyn Vera Henson Warden. She graduated from Fort Myers High School…

Mr. John Lambert, of the Buffalo Valley Community, entered into his awaiting eternal home with his family at his bedside at 5:15 a.m. Saturday morning July 4, 2026 at the age of 89 at his Nashville Highway home in Putnam County. His family was all present with his wife holding his hand as the Lord…

Mrs. Jo Ann Long Wilburn of Portland departed this life and entered into her heavenly home at Signature Healthcare in Portland at the age of 84 on Thursday July 9, 2026. Eld. Donald Taylor officiated at the 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon July 14th funeral services from the chapel of the Sellars Family Heritage Funeral Home…

Mr. Eric Dies of the Grant Community died peacefully at 4:21 a.m. Sunday morning July 5, 2026 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he had made his home since January 14, 2026. Mr. Dies was 50 years of age. Mr. Dies was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home;…

Mrs. June Oakley Lancaster, age 91, of Gordonsville, TN, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2026. Mrs. Lancaster was born June 22, 1935 in Dekalb County, TN daughter of the late  Burse Oakley and Wilma Corley Oakley.  She graduated from Watertown High School. She married David L. Lancaster on November 25, 1953. She attended the Gordonsville United…

Mr. Michael Walters Jr. of Smyrna went into cardiac arrest at the age of 64 at the Altus Community Healthcare Emergency Department in Amarillo, Texas and was pronounced deceased at 8:18 p.m. Tuesday evening June 30, 2026.  Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home are scheduled for Wednesday afternoon July 8th at…

Mrs. Sarah Pritchett Smith, age 85, of Brush Creek, TN, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2026. The following was written by Mrs. Sarah Smith: Sarah Forrest Pritchett Smith was born on April 12, 1941 on Denny’s Branch in New Middleton, TN to Janie Nellene Thomas Pritchett and Thomas Elmer Pritchett. Glenn James “Mutt” Pritchett,…

Mr. Joe Robert Goodall, age 70, of Carthage, TN, passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2026 surrounded by his loved ones at Highpoint Health Riverview in Carthage, TN. He was a cherished husband, brother, and father. His presence will be missed. Joe was born October 20, 1955 in Lebanon, TN, a son of the late…

Mr. Wilbert James Richardson, Jr, age 81, of Brush Creek, TN, and a longtime resident of Lafayette, TN, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Mr. Richardson was born December 1, 1944 in Gainesboro, TN, a son of the late Wilbert James Richardson, Sr and Geraldine Cook Richardson. He was also preceded in death by…

Ms. Norma Jean Richardson, age 83, of Smithville, TN formerly of Gordonsville, TN, passed away on Wednesday July 1, 2026. Norma was born August 24, 1942 in Erwin, TN along with three siblings, Shirley Richardson Ball, Judy Richardson and Gusse Richardson, to the late Loss Halen Richardson and Ruth Kitty Garland Richardson.  She attended the…