Walter "Dido" Hackney
July 15, 2023
Mr. Walter "Dido" Eugene Hackney, age 85, of Beechgrove, TN passed away peacefully at his home Saturday, July 15, 2023. He was born in Springfield, TN to the late Herbert and Ola Mae Poole Hackney. For a short time, Mr. Hackney proudly served his country in the United States Army National Guard. He worked for Allvan and Nissan before...
Rear Admiral Jimmie W. Taylor Usn (Ret.),
July 11, 2023
Rear Admiral Jimmie W. Taylor USN (Ret.), age 89 of Smyrna died Tuesday July 11, 2023. Mr. Taylor was born in Nashville and longtime resident of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Annette Lee Taylor who died in September of 2022. He was also preceded in death by his children, Jimmie Wilkes...
Katherine Beauton Ryan
July 10, 2023
Katherine Beauton Ryan, age 91, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on Monday, July 10th, 2023 at Woodbury Nursing Center. Katherine was born on June 2nd, 1932 to parents Roy and Mary Reasons in Crockett County, TN.
Katherine was a graduate of Business College. She grew up on a farm and enjoyed gardening. She and her husband, William...
Janet G. Davis
July 10, 2023
Janet G. Davis, age 91 of Smyrna died Monday July 10, 2023. She was a native of Missouri and was preceded in death by her parents, William McKinley Green and Stella Luella Dunn Green and her sister, Mary Amelia Campbell, and her brother, Lowell Green.
Mrs. Davis was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Smyrna, where...
Jessie Carolyn Sneed
July 7, 2023
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Jessie "Carolyn" Sneed, beloved Mother, Grandmother and friend who peacefully departed from this world on July 7, 2023. Carolyn was born on November 25, 1927 to the late Ervin H . Tassey and Grace White Travis Tassey in Cannon County. She led a remarkable life of 95 1/2...
Austin Hudson
July 7, 2023
Thurman "Austin" Hudson, age 75, passed away Friday, July 7, 2023. He was the son of the late Thurmon Parker and Gladys Freeman.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Kathleen Hudson; children, Dwight Hudson, Dawn Hudson, and Emily Hudson (Sam Myers); grandchildren, Dwight Hudson II, Kaylan Hudson, Trey Epsy, Jeremy Dickson, Alyssa Dickson, and...
Robert "Bobby" Wells
July 7, 2023
Robert J. "Bobby" Wells was born July 23, 1960, and joined his Lord July 7, 2023, at the age of 62 years.
Bobby is survived by his treasured wife and children. His wife of 37 years Amy, his daughter Mandy (Olivia), and son Ben (Kaitlyn). Bobby was predeceased by his son, Christian Fagan Wells and his beloved...
Angel Starr O'Connor- Dixon
July 7, 2023
Angel Starr O'Connor-Dixon, age 22 of La Vergne died suddenly July 7, 2023. She was born in Minnesota and lived most of her life in LaVergne and she worked at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
She is survived by her daughter, Nevaeh Dixon; mother, Sabrina Arnold and boyfriend Ricardo Covington; father, Darrin Smith and wife Sandra; special aunt, Tabitha...
Margaret Utley
July 6, 2023
Mrs. Margaret Louise Utley, age 99, of Smyrna, TN passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023. She was born near Dawson Springs, KY to the late Chester and Vannie Walker Brown. Mrs. Utley had several careers in her life; she was a homemaker, hairdresser, and owned her own seamstress shop at one point. She was a faithful member of Stones...
Patricia Turner
July 6, 2023
Mrs. Patricia Roney Turner, age 83, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord Thursday, July 6, 2023. She was born in Portland, TN to the late Charles and Kathleen Keller Roney. Mrs. Turner was a faithful member of North Boulevard Church of Christ. She was a longtime employee of MTSU having worked in the bookstore and retired...
Florence Alma Brothers
July 5, 2023
Florence Alma Brothers, age 90 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at the Smyrna Care Center. She was a native of Wilson County and was a daughter of the late Rusal Ward and Bessie McPeak Ward. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Granville Donald Brothers and a daughter in...
Carolyn Faye Hayes
July 5, 2023
Carolyn Faye King Hayes, age 74, of LaVergne, TN, passed away early on Wednesday, July 5th, 2023, under the care of Hickory Woods. Carolyn was born on December 24th, 1948 in Knoxville, TN, to the late Wesley A. King and her surviving mother, Edith Faye King Mahon.
Carolyn was a member of Mt. View Baptist Church. She...
Lyle Ploger
July 4, 2023
Lyle Laverne Ploger passed peacefully on July 4th, 2023. His sons were at his side when he entered his Lord's Kingdom.
Lyle was born on February 16, 1948, at his family's old farmhouse in Exeland, Wisconsin. His parents, Ray & Ethel Ploger, one sister, and three brothers preceded him in death.
Lyle believed in Christ...
Freddie R. Moore
July 2, 2023
Freddie R Moore, age 77, passed away on July 2, 2023, in Nashville, TN. He was born on July 11, 1945, in Texarkana, TX. Fred was a faithful member of Faith Life Church in Nashville, TN and the World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro, TN, where he actively shared his resources and time to help others learn about Christ and...
Teresa Gayle Duggin
July 2, 2023
Teresa Gayle Duggin was born July 14, 1957, and went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 2, 2023, as a result of brain trauma suffered in a fall. She was a native of Madison, Tennessee and was preceded in death by her father, Sonny Richardson, and her husband, Randall Duggin.
Teresa's main goal in life...
Roy Dale Grady
July 1, 2023
Roy Dale Grady, age 77 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 1, 2023, at his daughters home following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was a native of Dallas, Texas and a son of the late James and BaDottie Grady. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Katherine Dykes, Billy...
Dorothy Ethridge
July 1, 2023
Mrs. Dorothy Lee Pyburn Ethridge, age 93, of Nashville, TN passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023. She was born in Nashville to the late James Donald Pyburn, Sr. and Ernestine Goad Pyburn. Mrs. Ethridge had a passion for giving especially to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. She was of the Baptist faith and loved to serve others by volunteering in...
Betty Lowe
July 1, 2023
Mrs. Betty Jane Long Lowe, age 86, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away peacefully Saturday, July 1, 2023 with her family by her side. She was born in Maryville, TN to the late Linton and Ruth Mae Coulter Long. Mrs. Lowe was a 1955 graduate of Maryville High School where she was a cheerleader, homecoming queen, and student body president....
Katherine Ann Smith
July 1, 2023
Katherine Ann Smith, age 66 of Murfreesboro died Saturday July 1, 2023. She was born in Chicago, IL and a longtime resident of Murfreesboro. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bob Newton and Clara Mae Frazier Newton; siblings, Marilyn Sue Newton, and Samuel Lee Newton; father of her children, William Michael Smith.
She was of...
Norman Dean Kronsbein
June 30, 2023
Norman Dean Kronsbein was born on July 10,1936 in Concordia, MO to Edwin Frederick Kronsbein and Ethel Sophia Petering Kronsbein. Â He grew up on a farm in central Missouri and was a graduate of Mayview, MO high school, class of 1954. Â Upon graduation, Norm moved to Kansas City, where he met the love of his life, Marilyn Jean Schuknecht...
