All Obituaries

Jewel Ruth West age 81 of McMinnville passed away Wednesday morning March 4, 2026, at Willow Branch Health and Rehabilitation in McMinnville. She was born March 8, 1944, to her parents the late William Oscar and Nellie Mai Redding Tuttle, Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Marx West; grandson, Brian West; sister, Nettie E. Tuttle. Ms. West attended North Warren Church of Christ and worked in Housekeeping at the nursing home. She is survived by ...

Donnie Eston Griffin of Smithville age 63, passed away at his residence Saturday morning February 28, 2026. He was born December 4, 1961, to his parents the late, Eston and Mildred Colwell Griffin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Coty Griffin.  He worked as a Nurseryman and Farming. He is survived by daughter, Jamie (Phillip) Bain; Grandsons, Nate Bain, Ben Bain, and Weston Griffin; granddaughters, Sarah Bain and Millie Griffin; several nieces, nephews, ...

Mark Anthony Mason, Jr. age 53, of Smithville passed away Tuesday February 24, 2026, at his residence. He was born April 5, 1972, to his parents the late Mark and Sherri Ann Young Mason. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandfather, James T. Young. Mr. Mason worked in Construction. He is survived by three children, Mark D. J. Mason of Columbia, and Renny Ann Young of Indiana, and Michelle Antoinette Mason of Tennessee; grandchildren, Waylon Jax Mason, Wyatt James ...

Christine Caplinger Jennings, age 100, went to her heavenly home on Monday, February 23, 2026. She was born in Liberty, TN to her parents, Fantley and Lena Self Caplinger on April 19, 1925. Christine resided in Caplinger Hollow and was a member of Pisgah Methodist Church. After graduating from Liberty High School in 1944, Christine moved to Watertown and worked in a factory until she married Joe Donnell Jennings on September 3, 1946. They moved to Murfreesboro where she helped Joe through ...

Gladys Helen Cantrell age 91, of Smithville passed away early Tuesday morning February 17, 2026 at her daughter's residence.  She was born March 16, 1934, to her parents the late, Roy Lee and Allie Mai Taylor Fuson.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband, Elmus "Tot" Cantrell; daughter, Phyllis Hallum; grandson, Jeremy Hallum; sisters, Bobbie Page and Athelene Page; brothers, Willie Lee Fuson, Roy Fuson, Jr.  Ms. Gladys attended Mt. View ...

Marie Vaughn Taylor age 75 of Smithville, passed away Friday morning, February 13, 2026, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital.  She was born June 29, 1950, in Smithville, to her parents Walter and Willie Adcock Vaughn.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, James Vaughn; sister, Nell (Earl) Raymond; brother-in-law, Elmer Adcock and nephew, Timmie (Peggy) Adcock.  She was a faithful member of the Mt. View Primitive Baptist Church.  Marie worked ...

Emil Carl Heyder age 75 passed away Thursday night February 12, 2026, at his home in Smithville.  He was born May 12, 1950, in Columbus, Ohio to his parents the late Eddison Charles and Juanita Rose Wiley Heyder.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Harvey Heyder.  Mr. Heyder was a member of Smithville Church of God. He worked as Purchasing Manager for SGS Thompson, which is now ST Microelectronics.  He served on the Sunbury Ohio Police ...

Jeff Winchester age 57, of Smithville passed away Thursday evening February 12, 2026, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital.  He was born August 14,1968, to his parents the late James Ernest and Ruth Louise Hale Winchester, Jr.  Jeff attended Peoples Pentecostal Church and worked at Federal Mogul.  He is survived by his wife Meresa Winchester of Smithville; three children: JJ (Amanda) Winchester of Liberty, Tiffany (Heath) Robinson of Alexandria, and Jacob (Shana) Winchester of ...

Shirley Ruth Kurtz Zemonick, 94, passed away on Feb 12, 2026, in her current home in Smithville, TN, with much of her family near her side. Shirley was born on Jan 9, 1932, in Springfield Twp, Ohio, to Charles and Lorena (Holl)Kurtz, the youngest of four children. She enjoyed her childhood and loved her parents, speaking about them a great deal in her last months. She was a long-time member of the Springfield Church of the Brethren, where she was married on Jan 10, 1959, to August ...

Robert Wayne "Butch" Haley age 82 of Smithville, passed away Thursday morning, February 5, 2026 at St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital in Smithville.  He was born September 3, 1943 to his parents, the late Robert Eston and Mary Juanita Davis Haley.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Stephen Earl Haley; sister, Carolyn Haley (Arnie) Sotke;  brother, Paul Gentery Haley and brother-in-law, Bill Goff.  Butch was a member of Outreach Baptist ...