Judith “Judy” Gail Caruthers Carter Nagdeman passed away in Crossville on November 25, 2022, at the age of 80. She was born in Pleasant Hill, TN on January 1, 1942, to Venus Caruthers and Virginia Walker Caruthers.

Mrs. Nagdeman grew up in Crossville and then attended George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, TN where she obtained a Master’s Degree. She was a beloved educator with over 40 years of teaching experience with the Tennessee School System. In addition to teaching, she was a loving mother, wife, and active church member of The First United Methodist Church of Crossville. In her later years, she devoted much of her time to the Stephen Ministries Christian Organization.

Mrs. Nagdeman is preceded in death by her parents, Venus Caruthers and Virginia Walker Caruthers Bowman, husband Don Paul Carter, and husband Irving Nagdeman.

She is survived by 2 daughters: Sarah Carter of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and Amelia Carter Henderson of Hackensack, New Jersey. In addition, Mrs. Nagdeman is survived by many close cousins in and around the Crossville area.

Services for Mrs. Nagdeman will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Crossville Memorial Funeral Home with visitation from 4-6 pm and a funeral immediately following at 6 pm.