88 year old Jack Eugene Estes of Smithville died Saturday at Alive Hospice Center of St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Estes was owner and operator of Estes Supermarket for over 30 years and he served as Assessor of Property in DeKalb County from 1984 to 1996. He was also a member of the Smithville First Baptist Church. A memorial service will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Terry Fesler will officiate. Visitation will be Friday from 11:00 a.m. until the service at 2:00 p.m. Estes was preceded in death by his parents, Brackett and Mary Eva Hendrixson Estes. He is survived by his wife, Doris Estes of Smithville. Three children, Tarron, Mark, and Steven Estes. Three grandchildren, Gage, Jonathan, and Hannah Estes. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The family asks that donations be made to Tammy Horsley, the caretaker of Mr. Estes or to the Indian Creek Youth Camp, in lieu of flowers.

94 year old Hassie Mai Smith Osment of McMinnville died Thursday at her home. She was born in Warren County. Osment was a member of the Short Mountain Church of God and a homemaker. The funeral will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Woodbury Funeral Home. Clifford Daniel, Charlie Stanton, and Steve Osment will officiate and burial will be in the Gunter-Grizzle Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Sunday until the time of the service. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hawley and Mary Walker Smith; husband, Selmer Osment; son-in-law, Robert Wade; daughter-in-law, Linda Osment; granddaughter, Velba Kay Wade; grandson, Jeffery Osment; two brothers, Lloyd Brown Smith and George Smith; and two sisters, Estelee Cope and Bertha Goff. Survivors include children, Macon Osment Wade of McMinnville, Bratton and wife Louellen Osment of McMinnville, Ernest and wife Betty Osment of Woodbury, Joe Dorris Osment of Smithville, Roy and wife Lela Osment of Woodbury, and Patsy and husband Peanut McBride of McMinnville. A brother, Edward and wife Jean Patterson of McMinnville. Twenty one grandchildren, thirty eight great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren also survive. Woodbury Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

54 year old Glenn Loyd Cantrell of Smithville died Thursday at Centennial Medical Center. He was a Baptist. a U.S. Army veteran, a retired truck driver from Darrell Bryan Trucking and Kent’s Texaco Service Station. The funeral will be Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Nick Pelham will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 3:00 p.m. He was preceded in death by his father, Gentry Gregory Cantrell; paternal grandparents, Horace and Euna Cantrell; and maternal grandparents, Earl Gary and Bonnie Gay Flatt. He is survived by a son, Chris Cantrell of Smithville. Mother, Jean Gay Cantrell of Smithville. Two sisters, Eunice and husband Rick Ramsey of Alexandria and Melissa and husband Melvin Ray of Smithville. One brother, Jerry and wife Patty Cantrell of Smithville. Several nieces and nephews survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. The family asks that donations be made for burial expenses to the funeral home in lieu of flowers.

56 year old Hobert Linnear, Jr. of Alexandria died Wednesday at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He was a factory worker and a member of the Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. He was born in DeKalb County. The funeral will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown. Thomas Hale will officiate and burial will be in Jennings Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the service. Linnear was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Tennessee Linnear. Survivors include his children, Angela Marie and husband James Wilkerson of Smithville, Michael Lynn and wife Amy Linnear of Alexandria, Donnie Wayne and wife Melody Linnear of Lebanon, Ronnie Lane Linnear of Lebanon, and Crystal Michelle and husband Michael Keaton of Lebanon. Grandchildren, Nathan Lawson, Dixie Cragmile, Gavin, Gabriel and Gage Linnear, and Arigail Keaton. Step-grandchildren, Stephanie Driver, Shellie and C.J. Wilkerson, and Dillon Knowles. Father, Hobert Linnear, Sr. of Watertown. Sisters, Ruth Ann and husband Charlie Lawson of Smithville and Brenda and husband J.R. Estes Linnear of Brush Creek. Hunter Funeral Home of Watertown is in charge of the arrangements.

90 year old Violet Hooper Sanders of Smithville died Tuesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a retired housekeeper at DeKalb Hospital and a member of the Allen’s Chapel Methodist Church. The funeral will be Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Bill Robertson will officiate and burial will be in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 11:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her husband, Benton Sanders; a son, Jerry Sanders; parents, Abb and Eliza Ashburn Hooper; and three brothers, Herman, Lonnie, and Thurman Hooper. Survivors include a sister-in-law, Wilma Hooper of Kansas and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

70 year old Donnie Rich of Smithville died Wednesday at St. Thomas Hospital. He was a member of the Mount Hope The Baptist Church and a salesman for Enco Materials. The funeral will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Dwight Knowles and Frank Randolph will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the service at 11:00 a.m. Rich was preceded in death by his father, Floyd Leboun Rich, a brother, Thomas Rich, and a niece, Tammy Rich. Survivors include his wife, Ella Melton Rich of Smithville. A son, Kevin and wife Nikole Rich of Alabama. Daughter, Kortney and husband Eric Blaylock of Sparta, Four grandchildren, Landin and Dylin Rich both of Alabama, Brooklynn and Brody Blaylock both of Sparta, Mother, Christine Rich of Woodbury. Three brothers, Robert and wife Wanda Rich of McMinnville, Jerry and wife Nell Rich of Knoxville, and Larry and wife Joan of Woodbury. Aunt, Irene Rich of Murfreesboro. Several nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers, and sisters-in-law all survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

81 year old Christine Colwell Smithson of Smithville died Monday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a secretary, sporting goods representative, and she worked at the Doctors Building. The funeral will be Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Terry Little and John Carpenter will officiate burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 1:00 p.m. Smithson was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Edna Certain Colwell; her husband, Bob Smithson; sisters, Lucille Hendrixson and Lillian Robinson; brothers-in-law, J.D. Hendrixson and C.A. Robinson; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jack and Helen Smithson. Survivors include brothers, Frank and wife Mary Colwell of Smithville, Felty and wife Sarah Colwell of Scottsville, Kentucky. Sisters, Charlene and husband Herbert Pipkin of LaFayette and Rose and husband Paul Dillen of Smithville. Several nieces and nephews also survive. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

31 year old Bryan Jay “BJ” Davis of Carthage and a native of Smithville died Sunday after a brief illness. He was a graduate of DeKalb County High School in 1999 and a graduate of Tennessee Tech University in 2004. Davis was an educator at Smith County Middle School and the Girls and Boys Basketball Coach. He was also a member of the Elizabeth Chapel Baptist Church. The funeral will be Thursday at 4:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Bill Robertson will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at 4:00 p.m. Davis was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Clayton and Hazel Ray and his paternal grandfather, Carl Davis. B.J. is survived by his parents, Carl Douglas and Sandra Gail Ray Davis of Smithville. Two brothers, Jacob and wife Dana Davis and Jared and wife Kelli Davis all of Smithville. Two nieces, Kendal and Kloe Davis of Smithville. Paternal grandmother, Willene Davis of Smithville. The love of his life, Jennifer Bamford and her daughter, Reese Bamford. Aunts and uncles, Betty Davis, Edgar Davis, Kenneth and wife Lisa Ray. A host of family and friends also survive. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

84 year old Helen Ruth Webb of Smithville died Thursday at River Park Hospital in McMinnville. She was a member of the Whorton Springs Baptist Church and a housewife. The funeral will be Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Chapel of High Funeral Home in McMinnville. David Mahan will officiate and burial will be in Whorton Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Monday from noon until the service at 2:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Udean Webb and her parents, Lonnie, Sr. and Claudia Alice Cantrell Pirtle. Survivors include a daughter, Angela Wright of Phoenix, Arizona. A son Ronnie and wife Anita Webb of Lansing, Michigan. Four grandchildren, Jennifer Cox, Aaron Wright, and Brandon and Shenyah Webb. Two step grandchildren, Vincent and Michelle Wright. Three great grandchildren, Heath and Hayden Wright and Zenikaya Webb. Sisters and brothers-in-law, Sue and Charles Roberts of McMinnville and Janice and Garry Bryant of Bone Cave. Brother, Lonnie Pirtle, Jr. of Morrison and sister-in-law, Joyce Pirtle of McMinnville. Several nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews also survive. High Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

75 year old Mary Lue Whitefield of Smithville died Wednesday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a Home Health Aid and a Southern Baptist. A memorial service will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Junior Hibdon will officiate. No visitation will be held prior to the service. She was preceded in death by her father, William Taft Whitefield; mothers, Ethel Whitefield and Eunice Mae Lawson; two brothers, William Taft Whitefield, Jr. and Waymon Howard Whitefield; sister, Lola Mae Walker; and sister-in-law, Mary Glenn Whitefield. Survivors include six sons, Jim and wife Cari Waldrop of Smithville, James Michael Bochy of Mexico, Charles Frederick Bochy, Kenneth Wayne Bochy, Joseph Eugene Allen, and Peter Edward Bouchy all of Colorado. Two daughters, Brenda Frances and husband Edward Schodt of Colorado and Ethel Melissa and husband Jeffery Moser of Arizona. One sister, Nell Stewart of South Pittsburgh. One brother, Charles Lee and wife Sue Whitefield of South Pittsburg. One brother-in-law, Jerry Walker of Smithville. Niece, Kelly and husband Scott McClendon of South Pittsburg. Two nephews, Tim and wife Joanie Walker of Smithville and L.T. and wife Monica Pardon of South Pittsburg. Several grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and friends also survive. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.