Obituaries

Algood, Baxter, Cookeville and Monterey, TN Obituaries

Lehman Riggs

Lehman Riggs

Aug 19, 2021

Lehman R. Riggs, age 101 of Cookeville, passed away Thursday August 19, 2021 at Heritage Pointe Senior Living. He was a World War II Veteran and oldest living veteran in Putnam County. Funeral services with military honors will at 1 p.m. Monday August 23 at Stevens Street Baptist Church. His family will receive friends Monday from 10 a.m. until...

Joan L. Dugan

Joan L. Dugan

Aug 19, 2021

Joan L. Dugan, age 80, passed away peacefully on August 19, 2021 at Heritage Pointe Senior Living, Cookeville, TN. She was born on September 13, 1940 in NJ to the late Ernest and Edna Linke. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William J. Dugan in 2010. They met in high school and...

James E. Lafever

James E. Lafever

Aug 17, 2021

Funeral services for James Edward Lafever, age 86 of Baxter, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday August 21 at the Dyer Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home. Bro. Corey Price, Bro. Richard Stone, and Bro. Clayton Lee will officiate. Interment will follow at Spears Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5 - 8 p.m...

James Maynard

James Maynard

Aug 17, 2021

James Milton Maynard, 78 of the Boma Community died Tuesday morning, August 17, 2021 at his home. His wishes of cremation and no service are being honored. He was born October 4, 1942 in Putnam County to the late Clarence Clifford and Nuava Anderson Maynard. James Milton attended Baxter Seminary for 3 years and was a member of the...

Zina Hedgecough

Zina Hedgecough

Aug 17, 2021

BAXTER-Funeral services for Mr. Zina Hedgecough, age 91 will be held Friday, August 20th at 1:00 p.m. in the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. Bro. Gary Norton will officiate. His family will receive friends Thursday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and again Friday from 11:00 a.m. until...

William "Bill" Odell Roberts

William "Bill" Odell Roberts

Aug 15, 2021

Graveside service and interment for William "Bill" Odell Roberts, 64 of Hazard, KY and formerly of Baxter, will be Wednesday, August 18 at 11 AM at Palmer Cemetery in Silver Point. Bro. Johnny Fox will officiate. The family will receive friends at the cemetery following services. Mr. Roberts died Sunday, August 15, 2021 in Hazard. He was born May...

Marlene Farish

Marlene Farish

Aug 15, 2021

Private family services were held for Marlene Marie Farish, age 88 of Cookeville, who passed away Sunday morning August 15, 2021 at her home. Mrs. Farish was born March 3, 1933 in Brockton, MA to the late James Hartman McKay and Edith Anice Barton McKay. She was retired special needs educator and enjoyed spending time with her birthday club...

Mike Austin

Mike Austin

Aug 14, 2021

Michael Clarence Austin, age 70 of the Dodson Branch Community, passed away Saturday August 14, 2021 at his home. Private family services will be held at a later date. Mike was born February 6, 1951 in Dayton, OH to the late Arthur Clarence Austin Jr. and Mary Katherine Palk Austin Chavez. He formerly worked as a printer press operator...

Talmadge Carver

Talmadge Carver

Aug 14, 2021

Talmadge Grayson Carver, age 77, of Algood, TN, passed away August 14, 2021, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, TN, after several years of fighting multiple medical issues. He was a long-time member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church. Talmadge’s life celebration will be Saturday, August 21, at 1:00 p.m. at the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral...

Donnie Gatts

Donnie Gatts

Aug 14, 2021

Donald Lee Gatts Jr., age 55 of Algood, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born December 4, 1965 in Washington DC to Mary Jane (Janie) Beaty Gatts of Algood, and the late Donald Lee Gatts Sr. Donnie was formerly employed at Builder's Supply Block Facility in Algood. He was a avid...

Tommy  R. Maxwell

Tommy R. Maxwell

Aug 12, 2021

Funeral services for Tommy Ray Maxwell, age 95 of Cookeville, will be 3 p.m. Sunday August 15 at the Dyer Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home. Dennis Smith will officiate. Interment will follow at Crest Lawn Cemetery. His family will receive friends Sunday from 1 p.m. until time of services. Tom passed away Thursday morning August 12,...

Mable Willoughby

Mable Willoughby

Aug 12, 2021

Mabledean Willoughby, age 74 of Cookeville, passed away Thursday morning August 12, 2021 at her home. Mable was born September 24, 1946 in Baxter, TN to the late Orley D. Maynard and Dorothy Lee Daniel Maynard. She was raised on a farm and all her life she loved gardening, canning, cooking, and country line dancing. She loved to read...

Emma Anderson

Emma Anderson

Aug 11, 2021

Funeral services for Emma Jean Anderson, 87, of Silver Point, were held Saturday, August 14 at 11 AM at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment followed in Smellage Memory Gardens in the Boma Community. Bro. Dan Huddleston officiated. The family received friends Friday from 5 to 8 PM and after 9 AM Saturday until service...

Margie Christian

Margie Christian

Aug 9, 2021

Funeral services for Margie Marie Christian, 73 of Buffalo Valley, were held Thursday, August 12 at 2 PM at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Interment followed in Gordonsville Cemetery in Smith County, TN. Rev. Shane Gregory officiated. The family received friends Wednesday from 3 to 8 PM and after 10 AM Thursday until service time...

Marti Wagner

Marti Wagner

Aug 9, 2021

Mrs. Martha Anne "Marti" Wagner, age 72 of Baxter, died Monday August 9, 2021 at Signature Healthcare of Putnam County. No services are planned at this time. She was born June 6, 1949 in Three Rivers, MI to Martha June Ruggles and the late Leon Ruggles. Martha worked as a manager for rental properties and previously owned a van...

Albert Ray Western

Albert Ray Western

Aug 6, 2021

Funeral services for Mr. Albert Ray "Chino" Western, age 55 were held Friday, August 13th at 11:00 a.m. at the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment followed in Algood Heritage Cemetery. Bro. Andre Massengile officiated. His family received friends Thursday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and again Friday from 10:00 a.m. until service time...

William Eugene Gunter

William Eugene Gunter

Aug 5, 2021

William Eugene Gunter, 68, went to be with the Lord Aug. 5, 2021, in Birmingham, Alabama. He was a kind, loving son, brother and uncle, and his family and friends treasure the joy he brought to their lives. Despite limitations he faced in life because of his disabilities, he was happy, generous and special in every sense of the...

Frances Hitchcock

Frances Hitchcock

Aug 5, 2021

Graveside services and interment for Mary Frances Hitchcock, age 90 of Cookeville, were held Sunday, August 8, 2021 at 2 PM at Brown's Mill Cemetery. Pastor Maston Jackson officiated. Her family received friends immediately following the services at the cemetery. Mrs. Hitchcock passed away Thursday morning August 5, 2021 at Signature Health Care of Putnam County. She was born...

Marion Bohannon

Marion Bohannon

Aug 5, 2021

Memorial services for Marion Lela Bohannon, age 101 of Cookeville, were held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday August 11 at Hooper Huddleston Horner Funeral Home. Bro. Gary Lee officiated. An Order of Eastern Star Ceremony was at 6:15 p.m. Visitation for family and friends was Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. until time of services. Mrs. Bohannon was interred at Brown's Mill...

Sylvia "Sammy" Mcgee

Sylvia "Sammy" Mcgee

Aug 5, 2021

Funeral services for Mrs. Sylvia "Sammy" Means McGee, age 84 of Cookeville, were held Tuesday, August 10th at 1:00 p.m. in the Cookeville chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment followed in the Cookeville City Cemetery. Rev. Michael McLaughlin officiated. Her family received friends Monday evening, August 9th from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and again Tuesday from...

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