Funeral services for James E. Braswell, 78, of Smithville were held May 10 at the chapel of Love Cantrell Funeral Home. Bro. Jeff Armstrong and Brad Long officiated with burial following at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Mr. Braswell passed away May 8 at his residence. He was the owner/operator of J&J Game Room and was a former nurseryman and was affiliated with Smithville Church of God. He was preceded in death by his wife Joann Braswell; ... Read More

Funeral services for Henry C. Hickey, 79, of Gassaway were held May 14 at the chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home. Bro. Gary Hancock officiated with burial following at Beech Hill Cemetery. Mr. Hickey passed away May 11 at Woodbury Health Care Center. He was retired from Carrier Corporation,  a farmer, and member of the Baptist Church. He loved farming and working his mules. He was preceded in death by his parents Sam and Alma Carter ... Read More

Arlin “Butch” Early, 69, of Mart, Texas, passed away at Waco Texas Hospital April 26. Services were held April 30 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home. The family had a private burial the following day. A memorial service was held May 5 at Dry Creek Baptist Church for family and friends. Butch was born on June 28, 1943 in Bridgeport, Texas, to Edgar and Catherine Early. He married Gloria Wright on Nov. 23, 1979. He worked ... Read More

Funeral services for Alene Adamson Harvey, 90, of Alexandria were held May 14 at Liberty Hill Presbyterian Church. Rev. Tim Diffenderfer officiated with burial following at Talley Cemetery. Mrs. Harvey passed away May 11 at U.M.C. Hospital in Lebanon. She was a long-time member of Liberty Hill Presbyterian Church and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents A.C. Adamson and Letha Francis Martin; husband Joe Thomas Harvey; a son James Thomas (Tommy) ... Read More

Graveside services for Joseph Alexander Wilson, 89, of Smithville were held May 8 at Whorton Springs Cemetery. Mr. Wilson passed away May 8 at Lifecare of Sparta. He was a cabinet maker and affiliated with the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Survivors include his three sons Danny and Judy Wilson of Smithville, Tom and Peggy Wilson of Chattanooga and Bob and Debbie Wilson of Mt. Juliet; a daughter Bonnie and Eddie Smith of Texas; eight grandchildren; ... Read More

Funeral services for Ruthie Lela Johnson, 88, of Smithville were held May 3 at the chapel of Love Cantrell Funeral Home. Bro. Wendell Judkins officiated with burial following at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Johnson passed away April 30 at her residence. She was a homemaker and affiliated with Smithville Freewill Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband Repsie Johnson; son Gregory Johnson; parents Green and Ada Bond Pedigo; brother Martin Lee Pedigo; ... Read More

Mrs. Nell Raymond, affectionately known as Ms. Nell, 65, passed away on the evening of May 2 at DeKalb Community Hospital ER.  She was the daughter of the late Walter and Willie Adcock Vaughn. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a brother James Vaughn.  Mrs. Nell was a member of the Mt. Hope The Baptist Church and was a bank teller with Liberty State Bank.  She is survived by ... Read More

Paislee Cheyanne Cripps was born and died May 3 at University Medical Center in Lebanon. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Survivors include the parents Tyler and Jessica Cripps of Brush Creek; grandparents Shirley and Larry Dyer and Darcy and Kent Cripps; great-grandmothers Priscilla Jean Dyer and Anna B. Whitaker; great-great-grandmother Eula Cripps (Granny); aunt Priscilla Dyer and Tommy Martin; uncle Kevin (Liz) Cripps; cousins Charli Cripps, Levi Cripps and ... Read More

Funeral services for J.B. Williams, 78, of Smithville were held April 24 at the chapel of Love Cantrell Funeral Home. Jimbo Eddins officiated with burial following at Whorton Springs. Mr. Williams passed away April 22 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean conflict and was a member of the VFW. Mr. Williams was also the owner/operator of Broad Street Shell for 10 years, was the service manager at ... Read More

Funeral services for Shirley Jean Southard, 67, of Smithville were held April 29 at the chapel of Love Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial followed at Mt. Holly Cemetery. Ms. Southard passed away April 26 at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a waitress and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents George Washington and Maragret Elizabeth Arnold Caldwell; a son Earl Bryant; two daughters Rita Cantrell and Trina West; and a brother ... Read More

Dorothy Kalmar, 68, of Monteagle passed away April 26 at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. She was of the Baptist faith and served on the board of directors for the Appalachian Women’s Guild, and Grundy Housing Dottie was that proverbial pearl of great price, whose worth cannot be calculated. She loved unconditionally and gave of herself and her worldly goods unstintingly. She was the embodiment of all that is good in life. And, while her ... Read More

Funeral services for Iomgene Judkins Page, 83,  of Dowelltown were held April 18 at the chapel of Love Cantrell Funeral Home. Sister Serita Martin officiated with burial following at Mt. Holly Cemetery. Miss Page passed away April 15 at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a factory worker and member of Temperance Hall Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her parents Grady and Lily Dale Judkins; siblings Dimple Hale, Inez Taylor, Rose Judkins, James ... Read More

Barbara Jean Eller Lawson, 85, of Fairhope, Alabama, and formerly Columbia, Tenn., passed away at Bethany Health & Rehab Center in Nashville Wednesday, March 20. Mrs. Lawson was born Nov. 1, 1927 to the late Robert Eller and Gracie Lentz Eller. She was preceaded in death by her husband, William Dewitt Lawson. Barbara was an elementary school teacher and also served as the director of the Gifted Program in Maury County schools. She attended First ... Read More

Funeral services for Wanda Lee Campbell Hill, 69, of Woodbury, were held April 17 at the chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home with burial following at Reed Cemetery. Ms. Hill passed away April 15 at Stones River Hospital in Woodbury. She was a member of Liberty United Methodist Church and employed by Stones River Hospital as a housekeeper.  She was preceded in death by her parents Hoyte and Allie Mears Duggin; first husband Johnny Campbell; a ... Read More

Funeral services for Reba Jewell Bratcher Lee, of LaVergne were held Saturday, April 22, at Woodlawn-Roesch-Patton Funeral Home in Nashville. Burial followed at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Miss Lee passed away April 17. She was a member of Whitley Memorial Baptist Church. Born in Smithville, she was preceded in deather by her parents Woodrow and Louise Bratcher; and husband John Lee. She is survived by sons Kevin (Annette) Lee and Jeffrey Lee; five grandchildren; and six ... Read More

Funeral services for Daniel Luke Caldwell, 32, of Rock Island, were held April 17 at the chapel of Love Cantrell Funeral Home with burial following at Banks Cemetery. Mr. Caldwell passed away early on the morning of April 14 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Warren County. He was a born-again Christian and formally employed at Federal Mogul. He was preceded in death by his brother Jacob Lee Caldwell; maternal grandfather Austin Scurlock; ... Read More

Funeral services for Earl Dyer, 68, of Smithville were held April 18 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Bro. Matt Walls officiated with burial following at DeKalb Cemetery. Mr. Dyer passed away April 16 at his residence. He was a member of the Apostolic Ark Church in Murfreesboro and a mechanic. He was preceded in death by his parents Haskell and Flossie Pippin Dyer; brothers William, Hubert, Gordon and Frank Dyer. Survivors include his wife Carolyn Comfort ... Read More

Funeral services for one-month-old Patrick Randall Wilson Fults of Liberty were held April 9 at the chapel of Love Cantrell Funeral Home. Bro. B.J. Thomason officiated with burial following at Nichols and Fults Cemetery. Infant Fults passed away in the early morning on April 6 at his residence. He was preceded in death by his pateranal grandfather Roy Wesley Fults; materanal grandfather Jr Randall Smith; and an aunt Pat Fults. Survivors include his parents Jeffery ... Read More

Funeral services for Master Sergeant Melvin Eugene “Gene” Gillette, 84, of Smithville were held April 17 at High’s Chapel. Bill Hall officiated with burial following at New Union Cemetery in DeKalb County with Military Grave Rites conducted by the VFW Post 5064 and the American Legion Post 173. Mr. Gillette, after a long illness, passed away unexpectedly on April 14  at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. He was the retired owner/operator of Gillette Service Center; ... Read More

Funeral services for Hoyt Caldwell, 68, of Smithville were held April 14 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Bro. Michael Hale officiated with burial following at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Mr. Caldwell passed away April 11 at DeKalb Community Hospital. He was self-employed and affiliated with the Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents Roscoe and Beulah Redmon Caldwell; first wife Martha Caldwell; a brother Carl Caldwell; and a sister Joyce Caldwell. Survivors include his ... Read More