Mrs. Glenice Wooten Stallings passed away Monday at the Smith County Health Care Center. Mrs. Stallings’ remains will rest at the Gordonsville Chapel of Bass Funeral Homes. Complete funeral arrangements will be in next week’s Courier, on line at www.bassfh.com, or on the obituary line at 683-8200. Bass Funeral Homes, Gordonsville Chapel, directors.
Mary Lynne Osborne, age 59 of Hartsville, was born March 7, 1951, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and passed away August 24, 2010, at the University Medical Center. She was born the 3rd child to the late Col. (Ret.) Lloyd Allen Osborne and Norma Nell Burge Osborne. She is survived by her loving husband of 27 years, Harvey Freeman; daughter, Megan Lynne Freeman of Lafayette; son, Petty Officer 3rd class Scott Freeman of Everette, WA; grandson, Kadyn Alexander Freeman of Cottontown; sisters, Karen Taylor of Birmingham, AL and Teri Osborne of Newark, DE; brother, Lloyd Allen Osborne III of Spring, TX; many nieces and nephews, and extended family. Mary Lynne was Director of Nutritional Services and Diabetes Center Coordinator at Riverview Regional Medical Center. A memorial service was held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday August 28, 2010, at Anthony Funeral Home, 337 McMurry Blvd., Hartsville. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the American Heart Association. Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home of Lebanon in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Gari Plemons, age 70 of Carthage, died at 8:15 p.m., Tuesday evening, August 24, 2010, at the Riverview Regional Medical Center in Carthage. Mrs. Plemons was cremated on Friday afternoon at Cumberland Family Services in Algood. Her memorial services were conducted Saturday morning, August 28th, at 11:00 a.m., from the Carthage Full Gospel Church with her pastor, Bro. Jackie Dawson, officiating. Born Garolyn Crago, in Santa Monica, California on December 31, 1939, she was the daughter of William Franklin and Lura Jeanne Story Crago, both of whom preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Owen Plemons, who died in July of 1994. Mrs. Plemons was a long-time cook and food service worker at both Carthage Elementary School and Smith County High School. She was a member of the Carthage Full Gospel Church. Surviving are her step-children, Deanna Rubio of Pleasant Shade, Kenny Plemons of Columbus, SC, and Gary Stephens of Bull Head City, NV. Sanderson of Carthage.
Master Elias Bentley, infant son of Josh and Diedre Bentley, died at birth, Thursday afternoon, August 26, 2010, at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Graveside services were conducted by the family pastor, Bro. Frank Bratcher, on Sunday afternoon, August 29th. Burial followed in the Smith County Memorial Gardens. Born Elias Clark Bentley, his parents are Joshua Wade Bentley and Diedre Ann Johnson Bentley of Carthage. The Bentley family attended the Carthage Freewill Baptist Church in Tanglewood. A grandparent, Leslie Nicholas, preceded Elias in death. Surviving, in addition to Elias’s parents, are his two sisters, Allison and Alaina Bentley; grandparents, Jerry Bentley, Kenny Lee and Juliet Johnson of Carthage. Sanderson of Carthage.
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