Tammy Leann Craft-Arnold, age 44 of Murfreesboro, died Friday at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital after a lengthy illness. She attended Global Vision Bible Church and was a Special Education Teacher at JFK Middle School in Nashville.

Tammy is survived by her mother, Sandra Bates Craft; her father and step-mother, Barney and Marie Craft; brothers, Rick Bates and Keith Easley and his wife Stephanie; a sister, Melissa Ann Craft; step sister, Vonnie Nicholson; step brothers, Tim and Jerry Warren; aunts and uncles, Brendle Craft, Donald Frakes, Dennis Craft and his wife Melody, Gene Bates and Carolyn Edwards; a niece, Preslie Bates; cousins, Lindsey and Matt Pfuntner; mother in law, Lois Breedlove; special friends, Angela Watson and Dana Hurt; as well as a host of other loving family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband David Arnold.

Visitation will be Sunday 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna with Pastor Greg Locke officiating. Burial will follow in the Lynn Cemetery in Williamson County.

An online guestbook is available for the Craft family at www.woodfinchapel.com