Area Obituaries

Tanglewood Community housewife, Mrs. Joyce West was called to her heavenly home at 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon June 14, 2024 with her family surrounding her bedside. She was pronounced deceased at 5:05 p.m. at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had made her home since April 27, 2022. Mrs. West…

Mr. Charles E. Duke age 98 of Pikeville, a World War II veteran, died Saturday evening June 15, 2024 at 9:35 p.m. at the Lifecare Center Hickory Woods in Antioch. He was pronounced deceased at 9:35 p.m. Longtime family friend, Eld. Gayle Snoddy will officiate at the Thursday morning June 20th 11 a.m. funeral services…

Mrs. Jean Kellow age 82 of Lebanon was pronounced deceased at 12:23 p.m. Wednesday afternoon June 12, 2024 at the TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage where she was admitted to the medical intensive care unit May 29th suffering from heart failure complications. Mrs. Kellow was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where…

Mrs. Jo Helen Nixon, a longtime resident and homemaker of South Carthage, departed this life at 9:04 a.m. Saturday morning June 15, 2024 at the age of 83 at the N. H. C. Healthcare in Cookeville where she had made her home since February 22, 2022. The funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon June 20th…

Mr. Daniel Bean of the Grant Community died Friday afternoon June 14, 2024 at 6:01 p.m. at the Saint Thomas Mid-Town Hospital in Nashville where he was admitted June 7th. Mr. Bean, a Texas native, was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home, and will be cremated at Cumberland Family Services in Algood. His…

Ms. Lisa Harris Rich, a homemaker of Carthage, was pronounced deceased at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday afternoon June 18, 2024 at the HighPoint Health – Riverview in Carthage after being discovered unresponsive at her Jefferson Avenue West home in Carthage. She was 61. Pastor Lanny Thomas officiated at the 11 a.m. Saturday morning June 22nd funeral…

Arlene M. Jacobson Droste, age 78, of Lebanon, TN, formerly of Necedah, WI passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Tri Star Summit Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Roseberry’s Funeral Home in Friendship, Wisconsin. Visitation will be 12:00 Noon until the…

Don Wallace (Donnie) Hearn, age 77, of Alexandria, passed away at home on June 14,2024.  During his elementary school years, his family moved to Murfreesboro where he attended Mitchel Nielson Elementary and Murfreesboro Central High School before his family moved back to Alexandria. He graduated from Watertown High School and attended Cumberland University and Middle…

Ricky Dale Bowman age, 68, of Gordonsville and formerly of Smithville, passed away June 16, 2024, at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital.  He was born to his parents the late Brockett Bowman and Loretta Shoemake Bowman Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-father, Willard Brown; brothers, Tom Bowman and…

Mr. Barry Harville age 75, a Vietnam Veteran of the Riddleton Community, died peacefully with family and friends present. He was pronounced deceased at 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon June 9, 2024 where he was admitted June 7th being treated for pancreatic cancer at the Highpoint Health – Riverview (formerly Riverview Regional Medical Center). Mr. Harville…