68 year old Pamela Atnip of Smithville died Tuesday at UMC Lebanon. She was a homemaker. The funeral will be Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Mount Holly Cemetery. Visitation wil be Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her father, John Lee Pack; a brother, Willard Lee Pack; and her husband, Joel B. Atnip. Survivors include her mother, Mable Pack of Smithville. Three children, Annette Taylor Ervin of Smithville, Kevin Taylor of Denver, Colorado, and Bridget Atnip of Smithville. Four grandchildren Adam McAtee, Cory McAtee, Trevor Taylor, and Indra Lewis. Sister, Valarie Mears of Centertown. A brother, Robin Pack of Smithville and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The family asks that donations be made to Love-Cantrell Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses, in lieu of flowers.
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Elbert “Les” Foster
92 year old Elbert “Les” Foster of Smithville died Monday at NHC Healthcare Center. He was a U.S. Army World War II veteran, a retired nursery worker, and a farmer. The funeral will be Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Robert Presley will officiate and burial will be in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from noon until 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from noon until the service at 3:30 p.m. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Virginia “Virgie” Cannon Foster; his wife, Lorene Foster; sisters, Maggie Fentress, Gladys Foster, Myrtis Gallion, and Elsie Foster; brothers, Grady, Ernest and Edward Foster; half brothers, Matt, Henry, Kelly, and Claude Foster; and a half sister, Ailene Foster. He is survived by his children, Brenda Driver and Jerry Foster both of Smithville, and Prentice and wife Jan Foster of Sparta. Three grandchildren, Chad Driver and Jalon and Loren Foster. One great grandchild, Caroline Nicole Driver. Several nieces, nephews, great and great great nieces and nephews also survive. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Alderman Danny Washer to Seek Re-election
Smithville Alderman Danny Washer has picked up his qualifying petition from the election commission to seek re-election this summer.
Washer, who was first elected two years ago, will be running for his second two year term.
He is owner and operator of Doc’s Detail or Custom on East Bryant Street.
The Smithville Municipal Election is set for Tuesday, June 18. Three aldermen are to be elected. The positions are currently held by Aldermen Gayla Hendrix, Shawn Jacobs, and Danny Washer.
All three have now picked up their petitions and are planning to seek re-election.
Anthony Scott of Riley Avenue also plans to be a candidate.
Wreck Victim Found Three Hours After Leaving the Scene
A 23 year old man, who was injured in a one vehicle wreck on Bethel Road Sunday night, left the scene but was found hiding in a ditch over three hours later on Underhill Road.
Trooper Craig Wilkerson of the Tennessee Highway Patrol told WJLE that Casimiro Silva, an undocumented immigrant who lives at 1579 Bethel Road, was taken by DeKalb EMS to DeKalb Community Hospital where he was treated for head trauma, including a laceration to the head.
Central dispatch received the call about the accident at 8:34 p.m.
According to Trooper Wilkerson, Silva was driving north on Bethel Road in a 1994 Chevy Astro van when he failed to negotiate a curve, went off the right shoulder, overcorrected, crossed the center line, and then ran off the left shoulder of the road and struck a tree. Upon impact, the van turned counter clockwise and came to rest facing south just off the road. Silva, whose head struck the windshield, climbed out of the van after the wreck and fled on foot before anyone arrived on the scene. After officers got there and saw blood, they began a search.
Members of the DeKalb County Rescue Squad, deputies of the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit, DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department, and others came to the scene. Some searched on foot through the woods near the crash scene. Others used all terrain vehicles. According to Trooper Wilkerson, the THP provided aviation support with a helicopter. Thermal imaging was used by ground and from the air to aid in the search. Before midnight, Trooper Wilkerson said someone spotted Silva lying in a ditch on Underhill Road.
Silva has been charged with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident, no seatbelt, failing to maintain his lane of travel, failing to give immediate notice of an accident, violation of the financial responsibility law (no insurance), and no drivers license. He will be in court on April 25th.
William Jesse Sargent
100 year old William Jesse Sargent of Smithville died Monday at his residence. He was a Methodist and a U.S. Army Veteran. The funeral will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Michael Hale will officiate and burial will be in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be thirty minutes prior to the service. Sargent is survived by his wife, Judy Close of Smithville. A step-son, Norman and wife Lea Close of Loudon. Two granddaughters, Amanda Corts and Sabrina Fortuny. Three great grandchildren, Josephine Corts and Max and Alex Fortuny. Three siblings, James and Sam Sargent and Emma Jane Smith. The family asks that donations be made to Caring Hearts in memory of Mr. Sargent, in lieu of flowers. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Glenn W. Ervin
81 year old Glenn W. Ervin of McMinnville (Gath Community) died Sunday at his residence. He grew up in Smithville. Ervin was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving his country in the Korean War, a retired insurance adjuster, active farmer, and a member of Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Pentecostal faith. Ervin was preceded in death by his parents Alex Wilson and Maggie Pedigo Ervin and his brother Frank Ervin.
Survivors include his wife Dorothy Evelyn Harris Ervin of the Gath Community, sons Charles E. Ervin and wife Cynthia of Bethpage and G. Edward Ervin of Cookeville, brother James Ervin and wife Bobby of Smithville and grandchildren Edward Wilson Ervin, Anna Elisabeth Ervin, Olivia Jane Ervin, and Mary Alice Ervin. Many other family members and friends also survive.
The funeral service is at 1:00 p.m. on Friday in the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Ernest J. Cantrell, Freeman Frothingham and Daniel Stirnemann will officiate. Burial will follow at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. The Ervin Family will receive friends Thursday from 5 PM until 8 PM and again on Friday from 11 AM until 1 PM at McMinnville Funeral Home
William Jesse Sargent
100 year old William Jesse Sargent of Smithville died Monday at his residence. He was a Methodist and a U.S. Army Veteran. The funeral will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Michael Hale will officiate and burial will be in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be thirty minutes prior to the service. Sargent is survived by his wife, Judy Close of Smithville. A step-son, Norman and wife Lea Close of Loudon. Two granddaughters, Amanda Corts and Sabrina Fortuny. Three great grandchildren, Josephine Corts and Max and Alex Fortuny. Three siblings, James and Sam Sargent and Emma Jane Smith. The family asks that donations be made to Caring Hearts in memory of Mr. Sargent, in lieu of flowers. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Glenn W. Ervin
81 year old Glenn W. Ervin of McMinnville (Gath Community) died Sunday at his residence. He grew up in Smithville. Ervin was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving his country in the Korean War, a retired insurance adjuster, active farmer, and a member of Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Pentecostal faith. Ervin was preceded in death by his parents Alex Wilson and Maggie Pedigo Ervin and his brother Frank Ervin.
Survivors include his wife Dorothy Evelyn Harris Ervin of the Gath Community, sons Charles E. Ervin and wife Cynthia of Bethpage and G. Edward Ervin of Cookeville, brother James Ervin and wife Bobby of Smithville and grandchildren Edward Wilson Ervin, Anna Elisabeth Ervin, Olivia Jane Ervin, and Mary Alice Ervin. Many other family members and friends also survive.
The funeral service is at 1:00 p.m. on Friday in the McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel. Ernest J. Cantrell, Freeman Frothingham and Daniel Stirnemann will officiate. Burial will follow at DeKalb Memorial Gardens. The Ervin Family will receive friends Thursday from 5 PM until 8 PM and again on Friday from 11 AM until 1 PM at McMinnville Funeral Home
Woman Charged with Assaulting Her Son
A 42 year old woman is charged with domestic assault for allegedly hitting her 20 year old son during an argument at their home on Young Ridge Road.
Glenda Madonna Bogle is under a $2,500 bond and she will be in court on February 28. Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Saturday, February 2 the sheriff’s office received a call of a fight in progress at a residence on Young Ridge Road. Upon arrival, a deputy spoke with Glenda Bogle and her son, 20 year old Brent J. Bogle. According to Sheriff Ray, Brent had been drinking alcohol and wanted to leave the residence but his mother would not let him. The two got into an argument and Glenda allegedly hit Brent in the face with her fist. She was arrested and brought to the jail for booking. Brent Bogle was cited for underage consumption. He will also be in court on February 28.
23 year old Felicia Ann Moore of Rosewood Lane, Smithville is cited for possession of a schedule III drug. Sheriff Ray said that on Saturday, January 26 a sheriff’s department drug detective found Moore to be a passenger of a vehicle which was stopped for a light law violation. Moore told the detective that she had pills inside her body cavity. Moore was brought to the jail where the pills were retrieved. Moore had eight Lortab (10 milligram) and thirteen Vicodin, which are both schedule III drugs. She will be in court on February 14.
32 year old Jared Scott Atnip of Allen Ferry Road is charged with public intoxication. His bond is $2,500 and he will be in court on March 11. Sheriff Ray said that on Monday, January 28 Atnip was in the courtroom of the courthouse. He was very unsteady on his feet and he had problems standing. His speech was slurred. Atnip was found to be under the influence and he was brought to the jail for booking.
26 year old Corey Robert Winchester of Roy Womack Road, Smithville was charged three times within five days last week for driving on a suspended license. His total bond is $7,500 and he will be in court on all the charges February 28. Winchester was first arrested on Monday, January 28.. Sheriff Ray said that a deputy spotted a vehicle on Sink Creek Road traveling in the middle of the road moving back and forth, left to right. The officer tried to stop the vehicle near the intersection of Sink Creek Road, Haley Road, and Roy Womack Road. The driver of the automobile did not stop for the officer, but instead pulled up to a residence and drove behind the house. The deputy followed the vehicle with his blue lights still activated and shown his spotlight into the passenger side window. The officer saw Winchester, the driver, swapping seats with a female passenger. The deputy knew that Winchester’s license were suspended, having already given him a warning on a previous occasion. A computer check confirmed that Winchester’s license were still suspended for failure to pay child support on November 6, 2010.
Five days later on Saturday, February 2, Winchester was caught twice driving on a suspended license. Sheriff Ray said that a deputy saw Winchester operating a vehicle at the intersection of Miller Road and Highway 146. Winchester had stopped in the street, got out of the car, and started walking. The officer had prior knowledge that Winchester’s license were suspended due to the offense on January 28. The officer obtained a warrant against Winchester. In the second offense that day, a sheriff’s department drug detective saw Winchester coming out of Walmart, getting into an automobile, and driving away. The detective followed Winchester from Walmart to Greenwood Drive and pulled him over, having knowledge that his license were suspended. He was transported to jail for booking.
34 year old Terra Elizabeth Taylor of Williams Lane, Alexandria is cited for possession of a schedule II drug (oxycodone), a suspended drivers license, violation of the financial responsibility law (no insurance), and failure to maintain a lane of travel following a February 3 traffic accident on Brush Creek Road at Alexandria in which her vehicle left the roadway, striking a mile marker sign. She will be in court February 21. Sheriff Ray said that Taylor, following the accident, could not provide a valid drivers license or proof of insurance. She was in possession of seven small round blue tablets, believed to be oxycodone. The tablets were in a pill container. Taylor removed the pill container from her pocket and handed it to the officer. Her drivers license were suspended in Wilson County in 2005.
38 year old Autumn Danielle White of Chapman Hollow Road, Dowelltown is charged with public intoxication. Her bond is $1,500 and she will be in court on February 28. Sheriff Ray said that on Sunday, February 3 a deputy found a vehicle parked in the roadway on Vandergriff Road. He stopped to check the automobile and found White passed out in the passenger seat. She had an odor of an alcoholic beverage on her person. She was unsteady on her feet and her speech was very slurred. White told the officer that she had been around where methamphetamine was being cooked that day. For the safety of the public and herself, White was brought to the jail for booking.
Smithville Girls Win Big
International Fresh Faces recently held their preliminary Pageants in McMinnville
Two locals girls Addison Puckett, 8 year old daughter of Jimmy and Anita Puckett, and Morgan Green, 13 year old daughter of John and Suzanne Harrison, were crowned Finalists.
Addison walked away with Overall Queen while Morgan received Supreme. These girls now qualify for Regionals to be held in Murfreesboro.