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Thomas Derriel Theriot

Tom Theriot, son of Hayden and Willie May, became a proud Texas A&M Aggie after graduating as valedictorian from Sour Lake, Texas High in 1950. As an Aggie, he was in the Army Corps while obtaining a dual degree in petroleum engineering and geology. So after graduation, he entered the Army as a lieutenant and […]

Mary Louise Dickens

Our Mother, Mary Louise Dickens ran into the arms of Jesus on September 11, 2025.  She suffered for a number of years with dementia and experienced a number of falls and complications from those falls resulting in her death. Louise Dickens was born May 24, 1932, in Lancaster, Tennessee, to Palice Gray Cowan and Hazel […]

Don Hatton Vanhook

Mr. Don Hatton Vanhook, age 83, of Nashville and a native of Lebanon, passed away September 8, 2025, at Ahava Healthcare of Clarksville. Don was the son of the late Horace and Georgie Reeves Vanhook.  He was a 1959 graduate of Lebanon High School and attended the University of Tennessee.  He was a U.S. Army […]

Linda Joyce Shafer Myers

Linda Joyce Shafer Myers was born April 12, 1943, in Lebanon, TN, and died September 5, 2025. Survivors include: sons – James Bruce Myers, Sr. (Rebecca), Portsmouth, VA; SSGT Joseph Carroll Myers, Fort Leavenworth, KS; grandsons – James Bruce Myers, Jr., Richard Edward Myers; sister – Gloria Shafer Gray (Richard), brother – James Shafer (Brenda); […]

Donald O’Neal

Funeral service for Mr. Donald O’Neal will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 8, 2025, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Delashmit officiating.  Interment will be at New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery.  Visitation Monday 12:00 – 2:00 P.M. at Ligon & Bobo. Mr. O’Neal, age 80 of Lebanon passed away September 6, […]

Joe Donald Patton

Funeral service for Mr. Joe Donald Patton will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, September 8, 2025, at Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home with Bro. David Freeman and Bro. Brandon Patton officiating.  Interment Wilson County Memorial Gardens.  Visitation Sunday 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. and Monday after 10:00 A.M. at Ligon & Bobo. Mr. Patton, age 89 of […]

Noel Douglas Benton

Mr. Noel Douglas Benton, age 69, of Lebanon, passed away peacefully at his home August 27, 2025.  Born in Davidson County, September 9, 1955, he was the son of the late Edward Benton Jr. and Mary Stanford Spears. He was a graduate of Stratford High School in Nashville. He retired from The Tennessean/Nashville Banner where […]

Thomas “Tommy” Earl Garrison

Mr. Thomas “Tommy” Earl Garrison was born in Watertown TN on December 20, 1943. At age 81 on August 23, 2025 he passed away peacefully at his home with his wife. The Lord and His Angels came to take him home. It was pouring rain and when they took him out, the sun was shining […]

Jimmie P. Wilkerson

Mr. Jimmie P. Wilkerson age 73 of the Popes Hill Community near Carthage, passed away August 16, 2025, at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.  Born in Carthage, TN, October 7, 1951, he was the son of the late Otis Wilkerson and Ruby Lawson Wilkerson. He was a logger and sawmill worker most of his life.  He […]

Sam Oldham

Memorial service for Mr. Sam Oldham will be 2:00 PM Friday, August 15, 2025, at Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 522 Castle Heights Avenue, Lebanon with Bro. Kevin Medlin officiating.  Interment will be at Bethlehem Cemetery at Tuckers Cross Roads.  Visitation Friday 12 Noon until service at the church. Mr. Oldham, age 84 of Lebanon passed […]