Area Obituaries

Mrs. Julia K “Judy” Clemons, age 72 of Lancater, TN passed away Monday October 16, 2023.  Judy was born on December 18, 1950 in Carthage, TN daughter of the late William Henry “Junior” Williams and Eleanor Faye McDonald Williams, she was also preceded in death by two brothers: William Steve Williams and Keith Williams. She…

Mrs. Betty Jo Buchanan, age 82 of the Chestnut Mound Community passed away Monday October 16, 2023. Mrs. Buchanan was born on March 8, 1941 in the Club Springs community of Smith County a daughter of the late Earl Madewell and Mary Magaline (Maggie) Crook Madewell. She was also preceded by siblings Dewey Madewell, Charles…

Mrs. Fern Roe, a homemaker of South Carthage, died peacefully at the age of 87 at 5:36 a.m. Thursday morning October 12, 2023 at her Overlook Drive home surrounded by her family. Caris Hospice of Cookeville had assisted the Roe family with her care in her waning days.  Mrs. Roe was at the Carthage Chapel…

Mr. G. W. Morphis age 78 of the Sullivan Bend Community was pronounced dead on arrival at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon October 7, 2023 at the age of 78 following a work related accident in Carthage. Funeral services for Mr. Morphis were conducted on Wednesday morning October 11th at 11 a.m. from the Carthage Chapel…

Mrs. Agnes Ballou Givens of Hartsville and a longtime resident of the Maces Hill Community, was pronounced deceased at 10:05 a.m. Monday morning October 9, 2023 at the Smith County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage where she was admitted for respite care on October 5th. Mrs. Givens was 95. Funeral services from the Carthage…

Mr. Larry Chambers of Smyrna, and a South Carthage native, was pronounced deceased shortly after arrival at the TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna at 3:27 p.m. Tuesday afternoon October 10, 2023 after collapsing at his dialysis treatment. Mr. Chambers was 85. Funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home were conducted on…

Mrs. Olene Grisham-Harwell of Carthage entered into her eternal rest at the age of 84 at 9:50 a.m. Saturday morning October 7, 2023 with her daughter and family at her bedside. Mrs. Grisham-Harwell was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home where her services were conducted on Tuesday afternoon October 10th at 3 p.m.…

Mr. Charlie Hewitt age 81 of Hartsville was pronounced dead on arrival at 4:07 p.m. Sunday afternoon October 1, 2023 at the Trousdale Medical Center in Hartsville after becoming gravely ill at his River Front Estates Lane home. Funeral services were conducted on Friday morning October 6th at 11 a.m. from the Carthage Chapel of…

Mrs. Becky Reynolds of South Carthage died peacefully at 7:38 a.m. Tuesday morning October 4, 2023 at the Quality Center for Rehabilitation and Healing in Lebanon with her son at her bedside. She was admitted there Monday October 3rd suffering from a long battle with lung cancer. Mrs. Reynolds was 62. Mrs. Reynolds was at…

Mary Etta Turner Nixon (June 19, 1932 – October 2, 2023) Mary Etta grew up on what we call Agee Branch to Walter Lee and Bertie Atwood Turner. She had three brothers, Ray (LaVergne), W.L. (Sarah), and James (Sue) Turner, and one sister Carolyn Turner Stewart (Joe). Of course, there were multiple nieces and nephews,…