Area Obituaries

Mr. Focian (Bill) Russell age 88 of Sevierville died peacefully on Wednesday February 4th at the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville following a seven-month battle with cancer. Funeral services were conducted Friday, February 13th at 3 p.m. in Sevierville at Atchley Funeral Home with Bro. Tim Miller and Bro. Lance Estes officiating. Graveside…

Mr. Ronald Lee “Ronnie” Gentry, age 71, of Club Springs, TN passed away on Friday February 6, 2026. Ronnie was born August 24, 1954 in Carthage, TN a son of the late Louis Solon Gentry and Reba Kathleen Petty Gentry. He was also preceded by a brother David Gentry. He was a 1972 graduate of…

Mr. Alan Lee Stanhope, age 63, of Lebanon, TN passed away on Monday February 9, 2026. Alan was born on October 9, 1962 in Janesville, Iowa, son of Mary Jane Flaskerud Stanhope and the late Fay Leeroy Stanhope. He married Sharon Elaine Davis on November 20, 2004. He traveled thru Europe playing music with America’s…

Retired Tennessee State Trooper Sergent, Hughie Hackett, was discovered deceased at his Boone Drive home in Cookeville on Wednesday evening February 4, 2026. He was pronounced deceased at 6:30 p.m. His pastor, Eld. Scott Rigsby officiated at the 1 p.m. Monday afternoon February 9th funeral services from the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson Funeral Home and…

Mrs. Effie Reeves of the Sykes Community peacefully entered into her eternal rest at 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning February 7, 2026 at The Pavilion in Lebanon where she had made her home since September 26, 2024. Mrs. Reeves was 86 and was under the care of Gentiva Hospice of Lebanon. Mrs. Reeves was at the…

Hiwassee Community homemaker, Mrs. Debbie Boblett, departed her earthly journey peacefully at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville with her daughter Mistty & niece Carla at her bedside at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday evening February 3, 2026. She was admitted December 30th receiving treatment for cancer and died at the age of 64, three days…

Born Howard Michael Hadden on July 16th, 1956, in Perry, GA to Emma Elizabeth Louise (Greene) & John B. Hadden, of Bonaire, GA; he was placed on active duty in Heaven on Monday, February 2nd, 2026. A proud veteran of the United States Navy and mentor to many, Mike was the champion of second (and…

Sammy Dempsey Overstreet, aged 85, of Brush Creek, Tennessee, departed this life on February 5, 2026. Born on July 15, 1940, to the late John and Mattie Overstreet in Lancaster, Tennessee, Sammy was a devoted family man and a proud zinc miner, where he dedicated many years. A hard-working husband, father, grandfather and friend whose…

Lawrence (Larry) Davis Raye passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. Larry was born July 14, 1941 to Jack Davis Ray and Mozelle Denny Ray. A native of Smith County, Larry and his wife, Sally Cox Raye resided in Nashville for the last 50 years of their lives. Larry retired as Director of Disability…

Following a lengthy battle with diabetes and other complications, Mr. Shane Gregory of the Gladdice Community succumbed to his illness at the age of 66 and was pronounced deceased at his Salt Lick Creek home by a paramedic unit from the Jackson County Ambulance Service at 12:57 p.m. Tuesday afternoon January 27, 2026. Funeral services…