Obituaries

Dec 7, 2023

Mr. James Gray, age 72, of Celina, TN passed away on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Funeral Services will be held Sunday, December 10, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with Caleb Burnette officiating and interment to follow in the BM and Hattie Williams Cemetery. Visitation with...

Nov 30, 2023

Mrs. Nola Cherry, age 96, of Whitleyville, TN passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Monroe County Medical Center.

Funeral Services will be held Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with Nathan Sherrell officiating and interment to follow in the Unionhill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...

Nov 19, 2023

Mr. Larry Freemon Lawson, age 75, of Celina, TN passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at Centennial Medical Center.

Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with Eddie White and Joe Clark officiating and interment to follow in the Macedonia Cemetery. Visitation with...

Nov 14, 2023

Mr. Fred Scott, age 77, of Celina, TN passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at his residence.

Funeral Services will be held Sunday, November 19, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with Jason Dodson officiating and interment to follow in the Hamilton Addition of the Fitzgerald Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Nov 11, 2023

Mr. J.T. Hayes, age 75, of Gainesboro, TN passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at Skyline Medical Center.

Funeral Services will be held Sunday, November 19, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with Mark Hayes officiating and interment to follow in the Hayes Family Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Nov 9, 2023

Mr. James Davis, age 86, of Hilham passed away on Thursday, November 9. 2023, at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN.

Funeral Services will be held Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with Dale Reagan officiating and interment to follow in the McDonald Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Nov 9, 2023

Alma June Edgington, age 79, Harrodsburg, widow of Robert Lee Edgington, passed away on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Ephraim McDowell RMC in Danville. Born June 1, 1944, in Harrodsburg, KY, she was the daughter of the late Omer G. and Lucy (Lane) Brown. She was a graduate of Mercer County High School, received an associate degree in...

Nov 7, 2023

Mr. David Dyer, age 63, of the Mt.Vernon Community passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, at Macon Community Hospital.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, November 10, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with John Davis officiating and interment to follow in the Mt.Vernon Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Nov 2, 2023

Bobbie Jo McClain, known to her loved ones as Bobbie, peacefully passed away on November 2, 2023, in Indianapolis, IN. She was born on August 18, 1941, in Celina, Tennessee, to the late Dillard Bransford Arms and Cassie Louella Murphy.

Bobbie dedicated her life to education, teaching school for nearly 40 years. She had a passion for...

Oct 27, 2023

Mrs. Brenda Stafford, age 75, of Celina, TN, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023, at Celina Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Funeral Services will be held Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with Fred Kendall officiating and interment to follow in the Pitcock Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...

Oct 27, 2023

Mr. David Spivey, age 62, of Moss, TN passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023, at Livingston Regional Hospital.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with Nick McDonald officiating and interment to follow in the Fitzgerald Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Saturday,...

Oct 18, 2023

Mr. Russell Collins, age 75, of Moss, TN passed away on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at his residence.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, October 20, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with Jason Dodson officiating and interment to follow in the Kendall Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Thursday, October...

Oct 15, 2023

Mrs. Shelba Stone, age 85, of the Oak Grove Community, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2023, at her residence.

Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with Chris Reecer officiating and interment to follow in the Stone Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...

Oct 13, 2023

Mrs. Wanda Dean Cherry, age 87, of the Oak Grove Community, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2023, at Celina Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Funeral Services will be held Sunday, October 15, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Upton-Hay Funeral Home with Chris Reecer officiating. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, October 14,...

Sep 30, 2023

Mrs. Brenda Lea Rich, age 74, of the Hermitage Springs Community, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at Mabry Healthcare.

Funeral Services will be held Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of The Upton Hay Funeral Home with Kenneth Beaty officiating and interment to follow in the Vernie Cherry Cemetery. Visitation with...

Sep 29, 2023

Mr. John Gaston Smith Jr., age 68, of Cookeville, TN passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, at his residence.

Funeral Services are private.

He is survived by his mother, Betty Sue Smith; grandchildren, Ashlyn Brooke Smith and Aidan Smith; brother, Jimmy (Brenda) Smith; sister Nancy Dyer; special friend, Mitzi Crislip; as well as a...

Sep 21, 2023

Mr. Harmie Thompson, age 77, of Celina, TN, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of The Upton Hay Funeral Home with Willie Kerr officiating and interment to follow in the Thompson Webb Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Sep 14, 2023

Mr. Charlie Ray Key, age 66, of Moss, TN, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Funeral Services will be held Sunday, September 17, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of The Upton Hay Funeral Home with Hugh Wayne Clark officiating and interment to follow in the Odle Cemetery. Visitation with...

Sep 5, 2023

Mr. Billy R. Stone, age 85, of the Oak Grove Community, passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Macon Community Hospital.

Funeral Services will be held Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of The Upton Hay Funeral Home with Chris Reecer officiating and interment to follow in the Stone Cemetery. Visitation with...

Sep 4, 2023

Mr. Lloyd D. Anderson, age 90, of Whitleyville, TN passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023, at Monroe County Medical Center.

Funeral Services will be held Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of The Upton Hay Funeral Home with interment to follow in the Cherry Anderson Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be...