Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Charles Tune
September 2, 2022
Charles Ralph Tune, age 86 passed away peacefully in his home in Sarasota, Florida on September 2, 2022. He was born in Cincinnati, OH on May 9, 1936 to his parents, John and Bessie Tune.
Charles served in the US Army during the Korean conflict. He worked for TRW Systems in California as a printer. He moved...
Mary Parsley
September 2, 2022
Mary Church Parsley, age 88 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022. She was born in Murfreesboro to the late Frank Church and Willie Belle Simpson Church. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Henry V. Parsley; brothers, Thomas, Jerry, and Steve Church; sister, Geneva Starkey; and daughter-in-law, Rhonda Parsley....
Deborah Raetz
September 2, 2022
Mrs. Deborah "Debbie" LaVon Raetz, age 72, of Rockvale, TN passed away Friday, September 2, 2022. She was born in Pontiac, MI to the late Orville H. and Manda Taulbee Williams. Mrs. Raetz loved people making her job as a cashier at McDonald's for over 40 years that much more enjoyable for her.
Mrs. Raetz is survived...
Gertrude "Trudy" Pollard Weldy
September 1, 2022
Gertrude Pollard "Trudy" Weldy, age 96 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022. A native of Kenly, NC, she was the daughter of the late Matthew Paul and Louvenia Latta Pollard. Mrs. Weldy was also preceded in death by her husband, Frank Weldy; sons, Leonard W. Morris, Jr., and Bill Morris; brothers Willis and Mark Pollard;...
Elizabeth Murphy
September 1, 2022
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Murphy, age 80, of LaVergne, TN passed away Thursday, September 1, 2022. She was born in Dayton, OH to the late Morris and Evelyn Kutscher. Mrs. Murphy retired from the City of LaVergne Water Department. She was a kind, wonderful soul and truly cared about everyone she ever met.
Mrs. Murphy is survived by...
H. Carlyle King
August 31, 2022
Carlyle King, age 90 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Wednesday, August 31, 2022. Born in Richmond, TN, he was the son of the late Allen Benton King, Sr., and Annie Elizabeth Darnell King. Mr. King was also preceded in death by his son, H. Carlyle King, Jr., brothers, Elmer W. King and Allen Benton King, Jr., and a sister,...
Sandra Kaye Schmidt
August 31, 2022
Sandra Kay Schmidt, age 78 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday August 31, 2022. She was a native of Paintsville KY and was preceded in death by her parents, Jonah Castle, and Edna Adams Castle.
Mrs. Schmidt was a member of Franklin Road Baptist Church and had worked for Liberty University. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother....
Carolyn Lea Mcgowen
August 30, 2022
Carolyn Lea McGowen, age 63, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Fred Wayne and Audie Faye Lynch McGowen.
She is survived by her son, Gabriel "Gabe" Stusse; sister, Kathy Downs and her husband Mike; brothers, Mike McGowen and his wife Kim, David McGowen and his wife Denise; nieces, nephews, and...
Loretta Faye Endicott
August 29, 2022
Loretta Faye Endicott, age 58, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Loyd Morris, Sr and Lenora Wright Morris; sisters, Vivian Maxine Potette and Ronda Leedy.
She is survived by her husband, Rickie Endicott; children, James England, Deidra Evans, Rickie Endicott, Jr and Ashley Endicott; grandchildren, Jamie England, Connor England,...
Angel Jose Gonzales
August 29, 2022
Le dijo Jesús: Yo soy la resurrección y la vida; el que cree en mÃ, aunque esté muerto, vivirá.
Ted Hollis
August 29, 2022
Teddy (Ted) Ray Hollis passed away on Monday August 29, 2022, at his residence in the Lascassas community where he lived for over 45 years. He was 80 years old.
He was born in Burt community in Cannon County in 1941 and was a graduate of Cannon County High School.
Ted was employed by the...
James Blevins
August 29, 2022
James V. Blevins, age 83 of Smyrna, TN died Monday, August 29, 2022, at his home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Norton, VA and the son of the late Sam and Delta Blevins. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded by his sister, Hellen Banner.
Survivors include his wife of 48...
Kyle White
August 28, 2022
Kyle White, age 36 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on August 28, 2022. He was born in Toronto, Canada. Kyle earned a B.S. degree from the University of Tennessee in Political Science. He worked in I.T. Sales for Verizon. Kyle was an avid skydiver and enjoyed being outdoors more than anything – hunting, fishing, hiking, and camping. Animals seemed...
Helen Joiner
August 27, 2022
Helen H. Joiner, age 95 of Rockvale passed away on Saturday August 27, 2022. She was a native of San Antonio TX and had lived the past 20 years in Rockvale with her family.
Mrs. Joiner was preceded in death by parents, Millard Haskinson, and Carmen Gallegos Haskinson; husband, Otis Joiner; children, Leroy Chormicle II, Rita Jane...
Zachary "Zach" Underwood
August 27, 2022
Zachary Witherow Underwood went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August, 27, 2022. He was born on January 11, 1995 in Nashville, TN to his parents, Terry J. and Lisa Witherow Underwood. Zachary was a 2013 graduate of Siegel High School where he played both football and basketball. He attended Tennessee Tech University where he was...
Peggy Miles
August 26, 2022
Peggy Ruth O'Neal Miles, age 82, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away peacefully Friday, August 26, 2022 at her home with her loving family by her side.
Peggy's sweet southern drawl was borne from a childhood spent on her family farm in Montevallo, Alabama. She was born to the late James and Edna Quinn O'Neal, and as the...
Kashiben Umedbhai Patel
August 26, 2022
Mrs. Kashiben Umedbhai Patel, age 79, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Friday, August 26, 2022. She was born in India to the late Magandas and Raiben Patel. Mrs. Patel worked in agriculture and was also a homemaker to her family for four generations. She enjoyed motherhood and raised 21 children including her own.
Mrs. Patel is survived...
Barbara Sue Wolcott Jeskey
August 25, 2022
Barbara Sue Wolcott Jeskey, 98, peacefully went to be with the Lord on August 25th, 2022. She was born in Washington D.C. on July, 2, 1924, and grew up in southern Maryland with her sister, Rose Marie, and her lifelong best friend, Martie. As the three tallest girls at Chevy Chase High School, they were the pillars of the...
Patricia Nobles
August 24, 2022
Ms. Patricia Ann Nobles, age 53, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022. She was born in Tracy City, TN to the late John William and Lois Bradley Greeter. She earned her bachelor's degree and master's degree in Medical Technology from the University of Tennessee. Ms. Nobles worked as a medical technician at the old Middle Tennessee...
Rita Rose Deverna
August 24, 2022
Rita Rose DeVerna, infant daughter of Kyle and Cathy DeVerna, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to heaven on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.
In addition to her parents, Rita is survived by a sister and brother, Cecilia, and Leo DeVerna both of Murfreesboro, TN; grandparents, James and Elizabeth DeVerna of Troy, MI and Edward and Margaret...
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