Area Obituaries

A longtime New Middleton resident and Rome Community native, Mr. Eddie Skelton, departed this life with his family present at the family’s Korman Lane home on Monday morning May 18th. Mr. Skelton was 81.  The Skelton family will have a memorial service at the Korman Lane family home on Saturday afternoon June 6th at 5…

With a life well lived, the Lord called Mrs. Claudine Johnson Crawford to her heavenly home at the age of 87 at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday morning May 19th at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Mrs. Crawford was admitted to Vandy May 9th for injuries suffered in a fall while she and her daughter…

Retired longtime United Methodist pastor, Bro. Frank Eddie Blair age 88 of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday May 19, 2026 at 8:10 a.m. at Alive Hospice Residence in Murfreesboro. Graveside services and interment were at 11 a.m. Monday May 25th in the Garden of Everlasting Life at the Smith County Memorial Gardens.  The Blair family received friends…

A lady that loved the Lord and her music, Mrs. Shelia Wheeler West, transitioned at the age of 67 at 1:09 p.m. to be at home with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday afternoon May 19, 2026 at the Quality Center for Health and Rehabilitation in Lebanon where she had made her home since January 21,…

Mrs. Nancy Jean Lanier, age 80 of Lancaster, TN, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Mrs. Lanier was born April 6, 1946 in Atlanta, GA, a daughter of the late Eugene Brannon and Gladys Elizabeth Walls Brannon. She married James Jerry Lanier and he preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death…

Mrs. Shirley Smith Petty age 88, a homemaker of the Buffalo Valley Community, departed her earthly journey at 6:01 p.m. Sunday evening to begin her new life with her family who had gone on before her. With her surviving family at her bedside, she was pronounced deceased at her Sullins Hollow Road home at 6:48…

With family members at her bedside, a precious soul, Mrs. Jo Huddleston, transitioned to her heavenly reward at 9:43 p.m. Thursday evening May 14, 2026 at the age of 86 at her Cumberland Drive home, which she loved dearly. She was pronounced deceased by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston who had been assisting the family with…

Longtime Russell Hill Community homemaker, Mrs. Mary Frances Huffines Russell, transitioned from her earthly journey to her heavenly home at 5:13 a.m. Saturday morning May 16, 2026 at The Palace in Red Boiling Springs with her family at her bedside. She was admitted March 18th, 2026 with heart complications and was pronounced deceased at 6:08…

With many family members present in the home, Mr. Aaron Evitts age 82 of the Russell Hill Community, ended his journey on earth at 7:10 a.m. at his Thomas Ridge Lane home. He was pronounced deceased at 8:13 a.m. Saturday morning May 16, 2026 by Heather Lowe with Gentiva Hospice of Livingston.  Funeral services from…

Mr. Jody Roller of the Turkey Creek Community was pronounced deceased at 3:23 p.m. Saturday afternoon May 09, 2026 at the Highpoint Health – Sumner Medical Center in Gallatin where he was admitted following transport from Highpoint Health – Riverview with Ascension Saint Thomas E. R. in Carthage to Sumner Regional on Saturday morning at…