Loneta Chaffin Bains
Sep 23, 2026
Mrs. Loneta Chaffin Bains age 98 of the Hiwassee Community passed away September 23, 2026, at the Pavilion in Lebanon.
Born July 3, 1928, in Smith County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late James Ridley Chaffin and Roxie Pippin Chaffin. She was a homemaker and a faithful member of the Rome Church of Christ. She married the love of...
Ken Hood
Sep 23, 2026
Funeral service for Mr. Ken Hood will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, September 28, 2026, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Pratt officiating. Interment Wilson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation Sunday 1-6 PM and Monday after 11 AM.
Mr. Hood, age 68 of Lebanon passed away September 23, 2026, at his home.
Born James Kenneth Hood Jr. on June 9, 1958,...
Edgar Lee "Buddy" Burnette
Sep 23, 2026
Funeral service for Mr. E. L. “Buddy” Burnette will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Russ Stephens officiating. Interment Wilson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation Tuesday after 11 A.M.
Mr. Burnette, age 88 of Lebanon passed away September 23, 2026, at Cedar Creek Post Acute in Mt. Juliet.
Born Edgar Lee Burnette on April...
Arvie Dean Kelley
Sep 22, 2026
Mr. Arvie Dean Kelley age 87 of Lebanon passed away September 22, 2026, at Hartsville Health and Rehab Center. Born September 6, 1939, in Macon County, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Lee Arvle Kelley and Mary Elizabeth Stafford Kelley. He was raised on Kelley Ridge near the Willette Community. He was saved at an early age and...
James E. "Jimmy" Phillips
Sep 22, 2026
Funeral service for Mr. Jimmy Phillips will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 25, 2026, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Jimmy Gray officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Wilson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation Friday 12:00 – 2:00 P.M.
Mr. Phillips, age 77 of Murfreesboro passed away September 22, 2026, at Alive Hospice Residence in Murfreesboro.
On December 11,...
Angelia "Angel" Phillips
Sep 17, 2026
Miss Angelia Phillips, lovingly known as Angel, passed away September 17, 2026, just one day short of her 65th birthday on September 18th. Miss Angel worked with Prospect and was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She had a wonderful personality that never knew a stranger. She made friends everywhere she went and truly was a special person.
Angel was preceded...
Tommy Northcutt
Sep 13, 2026
Funeral service for Mr. Tommy Northcutt will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, September 17, 2026, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Russ Stephens officiating. Interment Leeville Cemetery. Visitation Thursday 11 AM until service.
Mr. Northcutt, age 90 of Lebanon passed away September 13, 2026, at his home.
Born Thomas Winter Northcutt on September 4, 1936, in Leeville, he is the son...
JoAnne Taylor Goad
Sep 12, 2026
Mrs. JoAnne Taylor Goad age 84 of Lebanon passed away September 12, 2026, at Cedar Creek Post Acute Health Care in Mt. Juliet. Born October 29, 1941, in Lebanon, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Herman Taylor and Lucille Locke Taylor.
A 1960 graduate of Lebanon High School, she was a member of Maple Hill Church of Christ. Mrs....
Earnestine "Ernie" Barnes Dedman
Sep 4, 2026
Mrs. Earnestine Barnes Dedman, born July 31, 1930, passed away on September 4, 2026, at the age of 96. Earnestine, or Ernie as she was most often known, occasionally known as “Big Red,” was a heartbreaker in her youth until she spotted William (Bill) Dedman at a Saturday night dance. Though he was with another date, Ernie leaned over to...
Shirley Gregory Sircy
Aug 29, 2026
Mrs. Shirley Gregory Sircy age 86 of Lebanon passed away August 29, 2026, at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Born March 4, 1940, in Trousdale County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Dalton Gregory and Nancy Jane Willis Gregory. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church and retired from Toshiba America after twenty-one years of service.
Mrs. Sircy had...
Joann Dawson Henley
Aug 25, 2026
Carolyn Joann Henley, a Smith County native, a Wilson County land stomper, and a longtime resident of Murfreesboro, passed away peacefully on August 25, 2026, surrounded by love and friendship in her Assisted Living Community at The Pavilion in Smyrna at the age of 90.
Most knew her simply as Joann, although her mother and a treasured niece called her “Joan,”...
Barney Smith Sr.
Aug 18, 2026
Barney A. Smith, of Watertown, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2026, at the age of 83. He was born on May 15, 1943, to Auda Gray (Charlie) and Baslie Smith.
Funeral services will be held Friday, August 21, 2026, at 1 p.m. from the Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with WEMA Chaplain Sue Street officiating. Interment will follow in Wilson...
David Gene Gibbs
Aug 16, 2026
Funeral service for Mr. David G. Gibbs will be 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Visitation Wednesday 1:00 – 4:00 P.M.
David Gene Gibbs, 82, passed away on August 16, 2026, surrounded by the love of a family who adored him and will miss him beyond measure.
David was...
Lorene Heflin Gray
Aug 10, 2026
Mrs. Lorene Heflin Gray age 88 of the LaGuardo Community passed away August 10, 2026, at Summit Medical Center. Born in the Norene Community of Wilson County, TN, on August 19, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Buford Jones and Gladys Felure Jones. She was a member of Rocky Valley Baptist Church. Mrs. Gray worked twenty-seven years at...
Judith Ann Pevonka-Wagner
Aug 8, 2026
Mrs. Judith Ann Pevonka-Wagner age 76 of Lebanon passed away August 8, 2026, at Quality Center for Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Marathon County, Wisconsin, March 31, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Orlan James Pevonka and A. Luedike Pevonka. She was of the Roman Catholic faith and was a registered nurse having worked in home health care...
Byron Glenn Burchett, MD
Aug 6, 2026
Byron Glenn Burchett, MD, aged 73, died on August 6, 2026, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. He was in the company of his family.
Born August 14, 1952 at Fort Knox Army Hospital, KY, he was the son of the late Glenn Bernard Burchett and Marilyn Faulkner Burchett. Byron was a graduate of The Webb School in Bell...
Don Rogers
Aug 4, 2026
Funeral service for Mr. Don Rogers will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, August 7, 2026, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Billie Friel officiating. Interment Mt. Juliet Memorial Gardens. Visitation Thursday 4-7 PM and Friday 11 AM until service.
Mr. Rogers, age 87 of Lebanon passed away August 4, 2026.
Born May 5, 1939, in Murray, Kentucky, he is the son...
Carolyn Green Ward
Aug 3, 2026
Memorial service for Mrs. Carolyn Green Ward will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 15, 2026, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 3291 Old Murfreesboro Road West, Lebanon, with Dan Vincent officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. at the Kingdom Hall.
Mrs. Ward, age 82 of Lebanon passed away August 3, 2026, at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.
Born June...
Judith "Judy" Havens Mitchell
Jul 25, 2026
Mrs. Judith Havens “Judy” Mitchell age 85 of Lebanon passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, July 25, 2026. Born in Long Beach, California, on January 27, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Paul Townsend Havens and Minnie Ellen Miller Havens. She was a 1959 graduate of Excelsior High School. A member of Life Point Church in...
Frankie McCaleb Tomlinson
Jul 23, 2026
Funeral Service for Mrs. Frankie McCaleb Tomlinson will be 1:00 P.M. Friday, July 31, 2026, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. Tim McCaleb officiating. Interment Wilson County Memorial Gardens. Visitation Friday 11 A.M. until service.
Mrs. Tomlinson, age 95 of Lebanon passed away July 23, 2026, at Knollwood Manor in Lafayette.
Born September 12, 1930, in Gordonsville, Tennessee, she is...
