Area Obituaries

A Defeated Creek Community Centenarian departed this life into the arms of the Heavenly Angels at the age of 102 with her family at her bedside on Saturday morning May 11, 2024 at 10:50 a.m. at the home of her son and daughter-in-law who had lovingly seen to her every need in their home for…

Mrs. Georgiana Hackett age 75, of Cookeville and formerly of Lafayette, transitioned to her heavenly home on Monday afternoon May 6, 2024 at the family home and was being lovingly cared for by Caris Hospice of Cookeville Mrs. Hackett’s pastor, Eld. Scott Rigsby, officiated at the 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon May 11th funeral services from…

A Lafayette homemaker has died at the age of 66 following a brief illness with liver failure. Mrs. Vickie Clay of Oldham Lane was pronounced deceased at 8:15 p.m. Sunday evening May 5, 2024 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage where she was admitted on the morning of May 3rd. Graveside services and…

Shelia K. Welch, age 61, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Shelia passed away at home with her husband of 19 years by her side. She was born on October 28, 1962 in Macon County, Tennessee at the Smith-Chitwood Hospital to the late Erthon B. Krantz and Alta Oneta…

Mrs. Dean Sanders, a homemaker of the Elmwood Community, departed her earthly journey at 9:30 p.m. Saturday evening May 4th, at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage with her son and two nieces by her bedside. The 83 year old Mrs. Sanders had been residing at the facility since being admitted April…

A Hiwassee Community homemaker, Mrs. Janice Fisher, went to be with her Heavenly Father at 11:33 a.m. Tuesday evening April 30th with her family surrounding her bedside. She was pronounced deceased at 1:12 a.m. Wednesday morning May 1, 2024 by Gentiva Hospice of Livingston who had been assisting the family with her care in her…

Mrs. Sarah Vance Halbert age 87, a homemaker of the Taylorsville Community in Wilson County, died peacefully at 7:12 p.m. Friday evening May 3, 2024 at the Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. Funeral services from the Ligon and Bobo Funeral Home in Lebanon were conducted Tuesday afternoon May 7th at 1 p.m. with Eld. Jeff Blackwell…

Mr. Saxon (better known as Sax) Ridgeway died peacefully at 5:15 a.m. Wednesday morning May 1, 2024 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where he had made his home since 2012. Graveside services and interment were held at 10 a.m. Thursday morning May 2nd. Burial followed in the section five at…

A 67 year old Rome Community housewife, Mrs. Karen Smithwick Moore, died peacefully Thursday morning April 25, 2024 at 9:45 a.m. at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she had been receiving therapy since April 11th. Prior to that she had been a resident of The Pavilion Memory Care unit in…

Mr. Ted Balicki Sr. age 81, a hobby farmer of the Kempville Community, was pronounced deceased at 2:22 p.m. Saturday afternoon April 20, 2024 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage where he was admitted April 15th with respiratory problems. Mr. Balicki was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where his family…