Area Obituaries

A sweet little lady, who never forgot her country raising and whom was all about loving her family, has died at the age of 95. Mrs. Lottie Thompson Barnes of Nashville died peacefully with her family at her bedside at 6:35 a.m. Thursday morning June 15, 2023 at the St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville.…

Ms. Gwendolyn “Gwen” Potts age 84 of the Smith Branch Community died peacefully at 4:10 a.m. Wednesday morning June 14, 2023 at the Palace Health Care in Red Boiling Springs where she had made her home since April 19th of this year. Bro. Frank Bratcher officiated at the 1 p.m. Monday afternoon June 19th funeral…

Mr. Chris Johnson of the Tuckers Cross Roads Community died with his mother at his bedside at the age of 56 at 7:59 a.m. Wednesday morning June 14, 2023 at their Trousdale Ferry Pike home. The family had been lovingly assisted with his care by Alive Hospice of Nashville. Memorial services were conducted on Saturday…

Mr. John E. Walker age 76, of Old Hickory, TN passed away on Sunday June 11, 2023. Mr. Walker was born on January 14, 1947 in Trenton, N.J. son of the late Kenneth Elmer Walker and Elsie Edna Warren Walker. He served in the United States Air Force from June 27, 1966 until Feb. 21,…

A highly decorated U. S. Army Vietnam Veteran who fought on the front lines for nine months has died from complications of Agent Orange. Wayne Kemp of Lebanon and who was reared in Carthage, was pronounced deceased at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday evening June 7, 2020 at the age of 76 at the Alive Residence Hospice…

Longtime Kempville Community resident, Mrs. Mary Ruth Givens, went to be with her Lord and the angels in heaven at 10:10 a.m. Monday morning June 5, 2023 at the Pavilion Health Care in Lebanon where she was admitted May 16th following a valiant battle with multiple health issues. Mrs. Givens was 77. Her pastor, Bro.…

Mrs. Betty Burton of the Gladdice Community was pronounced deceased at 9:50 a.m. Saturday morning June 10, 2023 shortly after arrival at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R. in Carthage, with C.P.R. in progress, after becoming gravely ill at her Gladdice Highway farm home. Mrs. Burton was 90 years of age. Funeral services from…

Mr. Paul “Slick” Bane age 65 of the Bradford Hill Community was pronounced deceased by a Gentiva Hospice of Cookeville nurse at 2:16 p.m. Sunday afternoon, June 4, 2023 at his home with his family at his side. Mr. Bane was at the Carthage Chapel of Sanderson and was cremated at the Cumberland Family Services…

Mr. Gary Boyd was discovered deceased at his Lafon Drive home in the Waggoner Sub-division in South Carthage on Monday afternoon June 5, 2023. He was pronounced deceased at 4:18 p.m. at the Riverview Regional Medical Center E. R. at the age of 56. Following release from the Metro Medical Examiner office to the Carthage…

Mr. Tim Cooper of the Hiwassee community was pronounced deceased just after midnight at 12:01 a.m. Monday June 5, 2023 at the age of 57 soon after arrival at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage with C. P. R. in progress. His pastor, Bro. Frank Bratcher, officiated at the 11 a.m. Saturday morning June…