Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Daphnea Anderson
February 22, 2023
Mrs. Daphnea Jean Bowen Anderson, age 66, of Rockvale, TN passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023. She was born in Murfreesboro, TN to the late Billy and Maggie Lee Perry Bowen. Mrs. Anderson was a 1974 graduate of Riverdale High School. She retired from the former Murfreesboro Electric Department as the executive assistant to the general manager. Mrs. Anderson...
Jennifer Patrick
February 22, 2023
Jennifer Raelynn Patrick, age 46, of Murfreesboro completed her earthly journey on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.Jennifer entered the world on January 27, 1977, in Ft. Pierce, FL. She was a blondie with blue eyes that would become her trademark feature. She was the fourth of what would end up being ten children, but (despite her middle-child position) she never...
Lois Ann Currey Hale
February 21, 2023
Lois Ann Currey Hale, age 76 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Tuesday February 21, 2023. She was a native of Rutherford Co and was preceded in death by her husband of 51years, James "Jimmy" Hale; mother, Ozella Pelham Currey Parker and father, Andrew Currey; brother, Rickey Currey.
Mrs. Hale was a Christian and devoted wife, mother. She...
Sara Louise Jones
February 19, 2023
Sara Louise Jones, age 81 of Manchester, TN and formerly of LaVergne, TN died Sunday February 19, 2023. She was born in Nashville and was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Jones, Sr.; son, Ray Jones, Jr.; grandchildren, Shelby Jones; parents, John Blessing and Ruby Paige Blessing.
Mrs. Jones was a member of Westwood Church of...
Beverly Jo Omer
February 19, 2023
Beverly Jo Needs Omer, age 72 of Smyrna, TN passed away peacefully at her home on February 19, 2023. A Native of Webster County, KY, she is preceded in death by her parents, Lloyd Thomas Needs and Wilma Imogene Ballard Needs; and husband of 52 years, Leonard Omer.
Mrs. Omer enjoyed working in her flower garden and...
Peggy Lee
February 19, 2023
Mrs. Peggy Lynn Lee, age 76, of Smyrna, TN passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023. She was born in Memphis, TN to the late Lawrence LaDell and Ruby Elizabeth Smith Fisackerly. Mrs. Lee was a 1964 graduate of Smyrna High School and the salutatorian of her class. She travelled throughout her childhood as her father was in the Air...
Catherine "Cat" Smith
February 15, 2023
Catherine "Cat" Smith, age, 86 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Born Catherine Irene Southern in Ridgeway, Virginia, affectionately nicknamed "Cat" grew up a sharecropper, but spent a majority of her life a few miles south in Rockingham County, North Carolina. There she raised a family while working full time sweeping floors at Burlington...
Helen May Norris
February 14, 2023
Helen May Turner Norris, age 87 of Murfreesboro formerly of  Ripley, West Virginia died Tuesday February 14, 2023. She was a native of Huddleston, Virginia and was preceded in death by her parents, Hampton Turner and Edna May Conant Turner; brothers, Delbert and Royce Turner; son in law; Mark Barnes.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother,...
Peggy Jean Henderson
February 12, 2023
Peggy Jean Henderson, age 86, of Murfreesboro passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, February 12th, 2023. She was born on September 12th, 1936 to parents Clarence Charles and Edith May Nixon. Peggy was a faithful Baptist. She spent her time being a loving wife, mother, and home maker to her husband and children. She is survived by...
Darryl Vining
February 11, 2023
Darryl L. Vining, age 67 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023, at his home with his family at his side. He was a native of Maywood, California and the son of the late Edward Thomas Vining and Dorothy May Sanborn. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Mindy Vining.
Survivors include his...
Donald Griffin
February 11, 2023
Mr. Donald Ray Griffin, age 79, of Antioch, TN passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Saturday, February 11, 2023. He was born in Nashville, TN to the late John and Sadie Bonor Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a 1961 graduate of Antioch High School. He worked in the printing business for Baird Ward Printing...
Mr. Thongsay Dethliphichonghak
February 11, 2023
Mr. Thongsay Dethliphichonghak, age 48, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023.
He is survived by his father, Bounmy Phomkasen; sisters, Thongdam Rajvong (Aaron), Sy Casey (Tim), and Sonh Phoumkasenh (Dane Kyle); uncle, Phonekeo Wong (Nancy); aunt, Oudone Depe; nieces; nephews; cousins; and many other family and friends.
Visitation with the family will be Friday, February...
Frances Mcmurray
February 9, 2023
Frances Joann McMurray, age 89, of Smyrna, TN., passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, February 9, 2023. She was born in Clovis, New Mexico, on December 18, 1933, to parents Luther Ward and Juanita Howell Ward. She is survived by her four children, Steve McMurray of Pasadena, TX; Dennis McMurray of Raleigh, NC; Colleen Giller of Eagleville,...
Sallie Gray Harlow Statham
February 9, 2023
Sallie Gray Harlow Statham, age 96 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023. A native of Nashville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Falcon Gray Harlow and Rossie Neece Harlow.
Mrs. Statham is survived by her husband of 66 years, Charles Jackson "Jack" Statham; sister-in-law, Carolyn Nix of Biloxi, MS;...
Deborah Watson
February 8, 2023
Deborah Watson, age 62 of Smyrna, TN passed away on February 8, 2023. She is preceded in death by her mother, Mary Fullhart; and brother, Rusty Fullhart.
Mrs. Watson is survived by her husband, Danny Watson; sons, Justin Watson and Jason Watson; father, Phillip Fullhart; grandchildren, Kaylee Watson, Morgan Evans, Brea Perry, Paislea Perry, Evan Watson, Zoey...
William Michael "Smitty" Smith
February 8, 2023
William Michael "Smitty" Smith, age 64 of Rockvale, TN, passed away Wednesday, February 8, 2023. A native of Bardstown, KY, he was the son of the late William Charles Smith and Frances Ruth Metcalf Smith. Smitty was also preceded in death by his wife, Diane Freeze Smith, a brother, Daniel Smith and sisters, Catherine Johnson, and Beverly Humphrey....
Joe Patty
February 6, 2023
Joe Patty, age 74 of Winchester, TN passed away on February 6, 2023. A lifelong resident of Murfreesboro, he is preceded in death by his parents, Elbert Kay Patty and Elaine Blair Patty; and sisters, Malinda Newman and Nancy Ryan.
Mr. Patty attended Campus School and was a 1966 graduate of Central High School. He joined the...
Margie Berry
February 6, 2023
Margie Berry, age 82 of Rockvale died Monday February 6, 2023. She had lived in La Vergne and was a born in Ackerman, MS. Mrs. Berry was preceded in death by her son, Morris "Ed" Berry, Jr, her parents, Leon Hayes Berryhill, Octavia Prewitt Berryhill; her brothers, James, Kenneth and Russell Berryhill.
She was a member of...
Jonathan Wilt
February 4, 2023
Jonathan Wilt, age 48 of Lascassas, Tennessee, died Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Alive Hospice, Murfreesboro. He was a native of Murfreesboro and a son of the late Everett Ronald Wilt and Sara Goldie Shaw Wilt. He was also preceded in death by his father-in-law, Kenneth Smith.
Survivors include his wife of eighteen years, Tracy Wilt; their...
William "Alan" Hall
February 3, 2023
William Alan Hall, 64, beloved and loving husband, father and grandfather, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2023.
A native of Murfreesboro and resident of Lascassas, he graduated Oakland High School in 1976 and worked in post-production video editing in Nashville. He later became a photographer, a gardener, a farmer and a home renovator.
He was the...
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