Mr. Buddy Smothers, 74, of Hollow Rock, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at his home.

Graveside Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 PM Sunday, August 23, 2026, at New Prospect Cemetery with Bro. Jimmy Furr officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorial may be directed to the Bruceton Lions Club Christmas baskets (P.O. Box 17, Bruceton, TN 38317), Gideons International, or St. Jude.

The family will receive friends in the Cherrywood Room of Chase Funeral Home on Saturday from 2:30 PM until 7:00 PM.

Pallbearers who will serve will be Andrew Smothers, Tyler Smothers, Cameron Emmerson, Mike Miller, Daniel LoVette, and Caleb LoVette.

He was born December 23, 1951, in Milan, Tennessee, to the late Taylor and Hettie (Noles) Smothers. He was a graduate of Central High School and later became a teacher for thirty-four years. After retirement, he worked for UTM and the University of Colorado. He coached with a combined coaching career of junior high and high school from 1974 - 1992. He was inducted into the Carroll County Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. For nearly 40 years, he was the “Voice of the Tigers”, providing broadcast commentary along with Bobby “Flash” Melton, then his brother Ernie, Andy Cary, and his last broadcast partner, his wife, Joyce. He called Central’s state championship win in 1989. He served as an active member of the Bruceton Lions Club, and was a faithful member of Prospect Baptist Church. Besides his parents, he is also preceded in death by a brother, John Byron Smothers, and a sister, Ruth Smothers Eason, and brother-in-law, Hal Eason.

He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Joyce Smothers; a sister, Nelda Durham (Melvin) of Waverly; a brother, Ernie Smothers (Stacey) of Hollow Rock; twelve nieces and nephews; and twenty-one great-nieces and nephews.