Area Obituaries

A former Alexandria Town Councilman, Mr. Jimmy Hunt, was discovered deceased on Friday afternoon November 17, 2023 at his High Street home in Alexandria after he failed to show up in Carthage to be a pallbearer at the funeral of his uncle. Family members went to his home and found him deceased in his bed…

Mr. Jerry “Jaybird” Mabery of Gordonsville was pronounced deceased at 9:50 p.m. Saturday evening November 25, 2023 while surrounded by his family at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Mr. Mabery was admitted earlier that afternoon suffering from an aortic aneurysm. He was 71.  A Celebration of his Life will be at the Carthage Chapel of…

A loving, caring, and devoted, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Mr. Michael Denney, has entered into eternal rest at the age of 66 and will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Mr. Denney went to his heavenly home at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday morning November 21, 2023 at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in…

Mrs. Helen Mundy McCall age 97, of Simpsonville, South Carolina and a longtime Carthage resident, peacefully entered into eternal rest surrounded by her family at the home of her daughter in Simpsonville on Thanksgiving Day morning at 11:45 a.m. She was pronounced deceased at 12:45 p.m. by Hospice of the Upstate. Mrs. McCall is at…

Mr. Tim Henley of Lafayette was pronounced deceased at the age of 63 at 8:41 p.m. Monday morning November 20, 2023 at the Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin where he was admitted earlier that day following a period of declining health. Mr. Henley was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home. He will…

“To know her, is to love her, her kindness is forever remembered by all.” Mrs. Leslie Sturges Parker Davis, age 80, of Alexandria, TN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at her home. Mrs. Davis was born May 4, 1943 in Bryn Mawr, PA, a daughter of the late Dr. William Sturges Parker…

Mrs. Megan C. Grover Grooms, age 31, of Carthage, TN passed away Sunday November 19, 2023. Mrs. Grooms was born on March 24, 1992 in Corning, NY a daughter of Mark Jay Grover and Tammy Jo Good Grover. She was preceded in death by a brother: Alex Grover. Mrs. Grooms married Kenta Grooms on Junne…

Mary Edith Bennett Geesaman age 86 of Lebanon passed away Monday November 20, 2023 in Gallatin, TN.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Bill “Button” Burton Bennett & Mary Goldie Bennett; husband, Glen Geesaman; sister, Clara Bennett Sutton; & half-brother, Billy Bennett. She is survived by sisters, Shirley (Glen) Fitzpatrick, Reba Pearl Thomas,…

Mr. Ronnie Poston, formerly of Carthage, age 81, was pronounced deceased  at 4:13 a.m. Monday morning November 3, 2023 at the Stonebridge Health Care Center in Ridgetop in Robertson County following a lengthy illness. He had made his home at Stoneridge since August 14, 2020. Mr. Poston was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral…

Lifelong South Carthage resident Mr. Bobby Harper died at the age of 81 at 11:04 a.m. Tuesday morning November 14, 2023 at the Quality Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Lebanon under the care of Gentiva Hospice of Lebanon. Mr. Harper was suffering from dementia. Bro. Jimmy Gregory will officiate at the 1 p.m. Friday…