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Mr. Shawn Allen Smith 42, passed away Sunday October 21, 2018. A native of Indiana and a resident of the Bone Cave Community of Van Buren County. He was preceded …

Mr. Johnny Wayne Myers 53, passed from this life Tuesday October 16, 2018, at Cookeville Regional Hospital from an extended illness. He was a resident of Cookeville and a Van …

Mr. Walter Mansfield Morrissey 77, passed from this life Friday October 12, 2018 from an extended illness.  He was born on July 17, 1941 in Boston, MA and was a …

Shirley Madewell 1947 – 2018 Arrangements are incomplete.

Mr. Bobby Joe Brymer, 65, passed away, Monday September, 10, 2018 at his home in Smithville, Tennessee. He was born in Spencer, Tennessee on May 4, 1953 to Timothy Dalt …

Deborah Kraus Lochner, VMD of Spencer, TN passed away at Cookeville Regional Medical Center on September 7, 2018 at the age of 72 following an extended illness. Dr. Lochner was …

Graveside services for Charlotte Hill, 87, of Sparta, TN will be at 1:00 PM, Sat., Sept 8, 2018 in the Portales Cemetery with family members and members of the Order …

Mr. William Darrell Walling, age 60, of Spencer, passed away August 24, 2018, unexpectedly.  He was born on October 8, 1957 to William Walling who preceded him in death and …

Shannon Catherine Bear, 50, a resident of McMinnville passed away unexpectedly Monday August 20, 2018 at her home.  Shannon was a long time resident of Van Buren County, a Christian …

Mrs. Joyce I. Lewis, 74, went to be with her savior Saturday August 11, 2018. Mrs. Lewis passed away at River Park Hospital from an extended illness. A Bledsoe County …

Mr. Stephen O’Brian Simmons, 31, passed away, Friday August 3, 2018 in Georgia.  He was born in Crossville, Tennessee on May 22, 1987.  He attended school in Van Buren and …

Mr. Howell Spencer Argo, 93, passed from this life Saturday July 14, 2018. Mr. Argo was a lifelong resident of Van Buren County, Sawmill Worker and Dairy Farmer. He was …

Mr. Clayburn “Goob” Prater, 56, passed from this life Thursday July 12, 2018 from a sudden illness. Mr. Prater was a logger and employed by JLN Logging. He attended the …

Mr. Ed Higdon, 79, passed from this life Tuesday June 12, 2018 with his family at his bedside.  He was born April 14, 1939 in Marion County, TN.  Mr. Higdon …

Joe Edgar Turner, 76, passed away at his home Sunday, June 10, 2018. He was a US Army Veteran, a mechanic and he worked for Swift Trucking as a delivery …

 James Lee Meeks, 73, passed away June 3, 2018. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #405 F&AM. He was born August 12, 1944 to Clyde and Oma Lee Kilgore …

Amanda Denise Smartt, 35, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 2, 2018. She was born on July 4, 1982. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Glenn and Nellie Gladys …

John Carlis Gilbert, age 76, of Doyle, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at his home surrounded by family.   Mr. Gilbert was born September 18, 1941 in Sparta to …

Mr. Marcus Hayes Hill Jr., “Sonny Boy”, age 90, passed away Wednesday May 30, 2018 at the NHC Nursing Home in McMinnville, Tennessee. He was born in Palmer, Tennessee on May …

Mr. Gary Lee Bouldin, 63, passed away Wednesday May 23, 2018 at his home in Franklin, Tennessee.  He was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on March 10, 1955 to Wade Crawford …