Obituaries

a master electrician and devoted family man who spent a lifetime building the industrial backbone of America, passed away at the age of 89 in Tampa, Florida. Born in Dec. 10, 1936, near Montgomery, West Virginia, OJ was the son of Orval and Margaret Smith. His early life was defined by the grit of the Appalachian Mountains, living in a mud-packed log cabin where his mother scrubbed the walls with lye soap and his father leveled the cookstove with rocks. From a young age, OJ learned the value of hard work, helping his parent’s clear timber by hand and working in his father’s sawmill by the time he was seven years old.

78, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2026, at his residence. He was born in Lincoln County, Tennessee, on Dec. 28, 1947, to the late Ural “Bill” and Mary Snell McMillen Crabtree.

Patricia “Pat” Ann Mc-Cloud , 86, passed from this life to her heavenly home on April 11, 2026.

A strong and beautiful spirit has left us with the passing of Janet Anne McChesney Jetton, 82, of Fayetteville, Tennessee. A devoted wife and mother, Janet went to her eternal home on March 13, 2026, surrounded by her husband and four children.

May 3, 1939 – April 2, 2026 Visitation was held for Mr. Jimmy Naith Steelman, 86, of Fayetteville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, April 7 at Lynchburg Funeral Home. A graveside service followed at Lincoln Cemetery in Fayetteville, Tennessee.

84, transitioned from this life on Tuesday, April 8, 2026, at her residence. She was born on March 23, 1942, in Lincoln County, Tennessee, to the late Walter and Dollie Dyer Buchanan. She was a cafeteria supervisor at Alabama A&M University and was a member of the Mount Olive Missionary