Area Obituaries

Mrs. Oleta Robbins Stanton passed away peacefully at age 96 on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Hendersonville, Tennessee, after a long and beautiful life. Mrs. Stanton was born on Dec. 7, 1927, in Byrdstown, Tenn., to Virgil Winsted Robbins and Donna Myrtle (Reagan) Robbins, the only daughter of six children. She graduated from Pickett County…

Mrs. Ruby Turner Hale, age 92, of Cowan, TN, and formerly of Carthage, TN, passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024. Mrs. Hale was born November 23, 1931 in the Monroe County, KY community of Bug Tussle, a daughter of the late Radford Hughes Turner and Donnie Clemons Brandon Turner. She was also preceded in…

Mr. Randall Ray Huffines, age 68, of Hartsville, TN, passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024. Mr. Huffines was born February 13, 1956 in Madison, TN, a son of the late Davie Rayden Huffines and Virginia Ray Huffines. He was also preceded in death by Brother; Charlie Huffines. Mr. Huffines worked at Bestway in the…

A Lock Seven Community homemaker, Mrs. Alline Proffitt Smith age 92, transitioned from her earthly journey to her heavenly walk to be reunited with her family on Saturday Morning June 29, 2024 with her extended family of nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews surrounding her bed. She was pronounced deceased at 9:30 a.m. by…

Mrs. Hilda Polston Flatt age 74 of the Difficult Community was discovered deceased by her daughter at the Flatt family’s Kemp Hollow Road farm home. She was pronounced deceased at 7 a.m. Thursday morning June 27, 2024 at the Highpoint-Health Riverview Emergency Room. Mrs. Flatt was at the Hackett Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where…

Flatrock Community homemaker and retired nurse, Mrs. Pat Donoho Christian, was pronounced deceased at 3:15 p.m., Sunday afternoon June 30, 2024, one day before her 84th birthday at the Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville. Mrs. Christian had made the decision to donate her body to the Genesis Group in Memphis for an anatomical study…

Mr. Payten Bailey Cowan age 33, of the Love Valley Community of DeKalb Co. passed away Monday July 1, 2024 at Sumner Regional Medical Center after a short illness. Mr. Cowan was born February 27, 1991 in Lebanon, TN, son of Robert Glenn (Bobby) Cowan Jr. and Amanda Faye Green Cowan. He was a 2009…

Mrs. Patricia Ann Anderson, age 50 of Lebanon, TN passed away Saturday July 6, 2024. Mrs. Anderson was born on August 7, 1973 in Arab, Alabama a daughter of the late Delmer Spurlock and Edith Currie Spurlock. She was married to Billy Anderson on September 8, 1992. She worked as a metal fabricator at AFI…

Denise “Scoot” Summar passed away on June 30, 2024 at age 64. The Funeral Service, conducted Brother David Rhodes, is 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at Hillcrest Baptist Church (621 Hartsville Pike), Lebanon TN. Burial in Smith County Memorial will follow the service. Pallbearers: Kevin, Michael, and Andy Summar, Wynn Gentry, Scott Brewer, Maddux…

A longtime Carthage businessman and co-owner of Smith County Motors, Mr. Lee Davis age 70 of the Riddleton Community, died peacefully surrounded by his family at the TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville and was pronounced deceased at 5:12 p.m. Thursday evening June 13, 2024. Mr. Davis was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral…