Information courtesy of Hunter Funeral Home. Mr. Billy Dewayne Randolph, age 58 of Sparta, passed away Monday, May 18, 2026 at his residence after a long battle with cancer surrounded by his family. Dewayne was born September 2, 1967 in Sparta, Tennessee. He had a brief career in corrections after 23 years of saw mill…

Information courtesy of Hooper, Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Bobby Burton passed away Thursday April 2, 2026.   ARRANGEMENTS: Funeral services for Bobby Burton will be held Saturday April 11, 2026 at 12:00 pm in the Cookeville Chapel. Interment will follow in the Saylors Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday 10:00 AM to 12:00…

Information courtesy of Hooper, Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. COOKEVILLE CHAPEL-Dale Winston Sullivan, a man whose life was marked by joy, dedication, and an unyielding love for people, passed away suddenly on Thursday March 26, 2026, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Born on November 4, 1948, in Detroit, Michigan, Dale moved to White County during…

Information courtesy of Oak Lawn Funeral Home. Mack Alan Willhite, age 62, of Sparta, Tennessee, passed away on March 24, 2026, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Mr. Willhite was born on July 21, 1963, to the late William Eugene Willhite and Amy “Susie” Howard Willhite. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and…

Information courtesy of Oak Lawn Funeral Home. Jeffrey “Jeff” Carter Lacy passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026. Words are not adequate to describe the larger than life presence of Jeff, and his impact on many. Jeff was born on March 27, 1957, in Sparta Tennessee to Alvin Lacy and Barbara Carter Lacy. He was…

Information courtesy of Hunter Funeral Home. Linda Carol Johnson McCulley, age 83, of Sparta, Tennessee, passed away on February 23, 2026, at Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital. Born on December 9, 1942, in Lumberton, NC, to the late Luther Hughes Johnson and Lillie Eason Johnson, Linda was defined by her profound love of family, her…

Information courtesy of Hunter Funeral Home. Mrs. Janice Elwanda Howell Frazier, better known as Wanda, age 86 of Sparta passed away on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2026 in the Emergency Room of Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Wanda was born April 12, 1939 in Sparta, Tennessee to the late Maston Asco and Ada Magalene Howard “Adith”…

Information courtesy of Thurman Funeral Home. Billy Ward Carter passed away on December 27, 2025, at Generations in Spencer, Tn. Billy was born on May 30, 1943, in Sparta, Tn to the late Willie J. Carter and Velma Ward Carter. Billy was a well-known and well-loved resident for 25 years at Generations in Spencer, and…

Information courtesy of Hunter Funeral Home. Mrs. Barbara Ann Turner McCloud age 86 of Cookeville passed away Monday morning, September 15, 2025 in Cookeville.  She was born April 7, 1939 in Annville, Kentucky to the late Lloyd and Grace (Helton) Turner.  She was also preceded in death by her 2 sons: Tommy Loftis & Danny…

Information courtesy of Hunter Funeral Home. Mrs. Norma Jean Anderson Leonard, age 88 of Sparta, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025 surrounded by her loving family at her residence. Norma Jean was born March 18, 1937 in Cookeville, Tennessee to the late William Alphus and Cleo Curtis Anderson. She was Valedictorian of  Roosevelt High School…