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Craig Aradine

Craig Aradine

December 17, 2022

Craig "Bunyan" Alan Aradine, age 67, of Murfreesboro, TN passed from this life Saturday, December 17, 2022. He was born in Churchville, NY to Henry and Peggy Goodwin Aradine. Craig worked in maintenance for the City of Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation Department before his retirement to spend time traveling and roaming about...

Grace Fern Mcfarland

Grace Fern Mcfarland

December 15, 2022

Grace Fern McFarland, 83, passed away in her sleep on December 15, 2022. She was born September 12, 1939, in New Castle, IN, the daughter of Ralph and Helen Meek Bright.

Grace worked her way through college and eventually attained a Master of Education Degree. While working as a teacher and raising sons, she always found time...

Gregory Alan Bowers

Gregory Alan Bowers

December 15, 2022

Gregory Alan Bowers, age 68 of Smyrna, TN passed away on December 15, 2022. He was born in Minneapolis, MN to the late Hugh B. Bowers and Betty Jean Gregory Bowers. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son, Joshua Alan Bowers.

Mr. Bowers is survived by his wife, Edna Kathryn Bowers;...

Bouawaen Sayavong

Bouawaen Sayavong

December 13, 2022

Bouawaen Sayavong, age 80, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away at her home on December 13th, 2022, under the care of Alive Hospice. Bouawaen was born on August 4th, 1942 to parents Pang and Khampan Chanthavong in Ban Viengphoka, Laos.

Bouawaen completed her schooling in Laos, furthered her education to learn English, and served her home country as...

Christopher Steven Edsell

Christopher Steven Edsell

December 13, 2022

Christopher Steven Edsell, age 44 of Smyrna died Tuesday December 13, 2022. He was born in Knoxville, TN and lived most of his life in Smyrna.

Christopher is survived by his parents, Steve and Kathy Edsell; sister, Missy Edsell Thigpen; brother, Barry William Edsell and wife Kayla.

A private family service will be held at...

Jonathan Tyler Victory

Jonathan Tyler Victory

December 12, 2022

Jonathan Tyler Victory, age 26 of Hillsboro, TN, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022.

Jonathan is survived by his mother, Christie (Chris) Garrett of Hillsboro, TN; father, James Edward Victory, Jr. and his fiancé Jennifer LaFever of Smyrna, TN; brother, Quintin Victory, and his wife Shenae of Beechgrove, TN; sisters, Kelsi Ross ...

Betty Edwards

Betty Edwards

December 12, 2022

Betty L. Edwards, age 79 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022, at Bethany Rehabilitation Center with her loving and faithful daughter Tammy by her side. Betty was born on August 10, 1943, in Temperance Hall, Tennessee to the late Homor and Veda Eulene Tisdale. Betty is also preceded in death by her sister, Francis Jones;...

Daniel Ray Doss

Daniel Ray Doss

December 12, 2022

Daniel Doss, age 85, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away at his home on December 12th, 2022, under the care of Alive Hospice. Daniel was born on January 24th, 1937, to parents Ollie Thomas Doss and Mary Preston Oakes Doss in Roanoke, Virginia.

Daniel has been a resident of Murfreesboro since 2004, serving his community with a number...

James Bruce Harvey

James Bruce Harvey

December 12, 2022

James Bruce Harvey, age 81, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Monday, December 12, 2022, following an extended illness. Bruce was born on January 22, 1941, to parents Emmett Harvey and Mary Harden Harvey of Chattanooga, TN.

After graduating from Soddy Daisy High School in 1958, Bruce continued his educational path at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, which is now...

Joan Davis Hayes

Joan Davis Hayes

December 11, 2022

Joan Davis Hayes, age 76 of Smyrna died December 11, 2022. She was a native of  Rutherford Co and grew up in Nashville attended Glencilff High School and Draughon's Business College. Mrs. Hayes was a member of Jerusalem Cumberland Presbyterian, and was preceded in death by her husband, Robert D. "Buck" Hayes who died in 2020, and her parents,...

Shirley Price

Shirley Price

December 11, 2022

Shirley Arlene Price, age 85, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lenzie and Elizabeth Dillow; husband, Frank Price; grandson, Sean Clifton Vaughn; and sister, Doris Moore.

She is survived by her children, Jeffery Price, Curtis Price, Greg Price (Sandy), and Sally Witner (Phil); grandchildren, Daniel Gowins (Stacey), Christopher Price;...

Beverly Kidwell Blankenship

Beverly Kidwell Blankenship

December 10, 2022

Beverly Kidwell Blankenship, age 86 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022. A native of Watertown, TN, she was the daughter of the late James Doyle and Grace Garman Kidwell. Mrs. Blankenship was also preceded in death by her husband Robert E. Blankenship and a brother James F. Kidwell.

Mrs. Blankenship is...

Dan Snider

Dan Snider

December 10, 2022

Mr. Daniel "Dan" Worth Snider, age 79, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord peacefully Saturday, December 10, 2022 with his family by his side. He was born in Etowah, TN to the late Worth and Eva Mae Hamby Snider. Mr. Snider retired as a building inspector and planner/estimator for the federal government. He attended Calvary Baptist...

Joan Free

Joan Free

December 10, 2022

Mrs. Joan Crawford Free, age 79, of Smyrna, TN went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 10, 2022. She was born in Lafayette, IN to the late Joe and Margie Harriman Crawford and raised in Montevallo, AL. Mrs. Free had a lengthy career in bookkeeping for several businesses as she and her family moved around the southeast. She...

Marilynn Devine

Marilynn Devine

December 9, 2022

Marilynn Kay DeVine, 71, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away on Friday, December 9, 2022, at home.  She was born on December 1, 1951, in Yankton, South Dakota to Norman Henry and Darlene Lois Kuhl Trautman.

Marilynn is survived by her husband, Timothy DeVine of Murfreesboro; two daughters, Andrea (Jeff) Sumy of Odessa, Missouri, Meredith (Andrew) Wright of...

Betty Sue Hoback

Betty Sue Hoback

December 9, 2022

Betty Sue Cantrell Hoback, age 91 of LaVergne, TN passed away on December 9, 2022. She was born in Whitwell, TN to the late Robert Cantrell and Nellie Mae Thomas Cantrell. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Vernon J. Hoback, brother, James Robert Cantrell and great-grand daughter,...

Candace Nicole Bolden

Candace Nicole Bolden

December 8, 2022

Candace Nicole Bolden, age 31 of LaVergne, Tennessee passed on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Alive Hospice, Murfreesboro with her family by her side. She was born in Nashville and is survived by her parents, Kim Jamison Bolden of LaVergne and Jesse (Wilma) Bolden of Fairhope, Alabama.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her...

Olivette Bechard

Olivette Bechard

December 7, 2022

Olivette B. Bechard, age 99 of LaVergne, Tennessee, passed away at Alive Hospice in Nashville on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.

She was born on January 15, 1923 to the late John and Maria Paquette of Nashua, New Hampshire.

She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 55 years, Maurice Bechard, and sons Daniel,...

Sabrina Lynn Darks

Sabrina Lynn Darks

December 6, 2022

Sabrina Lynn Darks, age 62 of LaVergne, TN passed away on December 6, 2022. She was born in Nashville, TN to the late Alexander Carney and Louise Reed Carney. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by two nephews.

Mrs. Darks is survived by her husband, Daniel Darks; daughters, Danielle Currey and husband Brandon...

Stephen Woods

Stephen Woods

December 6, 2022

Stephen O'Leary Woods, age 49, went Home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, after a brief hospitalization due to COVID. His parents were Mildred Dickey Woods and Dr. Dexter L. Woods, Jr, who preceded him in death on March 26, 1992.

Stephen is survived by his mother and lifelong caregiver, siblings Angela Woods...

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