Area Obituaries

Ms. Sarah Brown of South Carthage passed peacefully from this life on May 24, 2026, at the Highpoint Health – Riverview with Ascension St. Thomas Regional Medical Center in Carthage, at the age of 56. Visitation was held in the chapel of Anderson Upper Cumberland Funeral Home in Gainesboro on Saturday, May 30, 2026, from…

A sweet spirited and kind soul departed this life at the age of 58 at 11:53 a.m., Monday morning June 1, 2026 to meet her Lord and Savior in eternity. With her family at her bedside, Miss Ann Holliman, a homemaker of South Carthage, was pronounced deceased at 12 noon by Sheri Kinney with Gentiva…

The children of Mrs. Jimmye Lou Litchford Swafford were at their mother’s bedside and were ready for the Lord to call her home. The 93-year-old Rock City Community resident, Mrs. Jimmye Lou Litchford-Swafford, was pronounced deceased at 5:26 p.m. Thursday evening May 21, 2026 at the Highpoint – Health Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin…

A kind, soft spoken, southern gentleman has departed this life to spend eternity away from the earthly journey he had so courageously been a part of for over 92 years. Mr. Ross Richardson of the Beasleys Bend Community in Smith County, departed this life at the Maristone Retirement Center in Franklin, Tennessee on Friday evening…

Mrs. Bailey Cate Urick of Hartsville was pronounced deceased at the age of 24 at her Broadway home in Hartsville at 6:28 a.m. Wednesday morning by paramedics from the Metro Hartsville-Trousdale County E. M. S. Mrs. Urick will be cremated at the Cumberland Family Services in Algood and following cremation a memorial celebration of life…

Mr. James (better known as Jimmy or Jimbo) Boulton, age 72 of Lebanon, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at his home on May 24, 2026. Visitation was held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at Partlow Funeral Chapel from 11:00 am until 12:15 pm. A Celebration of Life followed at 12:30 pm. Born James Cecil Boulton on…

A precious wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother has transitioned into the kingdom of her heavenly Father. With her family at her bedside, Mrs. Linda Myers, age 81 of South Carthage, entered eternal rest at 2:01 p.m. Saturday afternoon May 30, 2026 at the family’s Bradford Hill Road home. She was pronounced deceased at 2:36 p.m.…

The sadness of a mother losing a child was experienced by Sharon Neal standing at the bedside and holding the hand of her only child, Ms. Tracie Thomas, who was pronounced deceased suffering from MRSA causing kidney failure at the age of 54 at the Highpoint – Health Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin at…

Mr. Bob Bowen, age 66 of the Granville Community, was pronounced deceased on arrival at 5:32 a.m. at the Highpoint-Health Riverview with Ascension St. Thomas Medical Center in Carthage on Monday morning, Memorial Day, May 25, 2026. He was discovered unresponsive by his wife at their home.  Mr. Bowen is at the Carthage Chapel of…

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…