Clare Christian, age 79 of Murfreesboro, died Friday at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Liverpool, England and a daughter of the late Martin and Mary Mahoney Byrne. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by five sisters and two brothers, her husband Donald Christian and her son Westley Christian. Mrs. Christian is survived by a daughter, Kellie Hancock and her husband Phil of Smyrna; grandsons Mark Christian Hancock and his wife Rachel and their son Reed Emerson Hancock all of Murfreesboro, Jason Shane Hancock and his wife Cassie and their sons Noah Hunter and Evan Reed Hancock all of Smyrna; and a host of loving family and friends. Mrs. Christian was a member of the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and retired as the Political Science Department Secretary at Middle Tennessee State University after 29 years of service. Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 until 7:00 pm at Woodfin Memorial Chapel and again on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 from 10:00 am until the time of the Funeral Mass beginning at 11:00am at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church with Father Mark Sappenfield officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. An online guestbook is available for Mrs. Christian at www.woodfinchapel.com