Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Ben Franklin Hurt
August 14, 2022
Ben F. Hurt, age 92 of Hermitage, TN, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2022. Born in Hendersonville, TN, he the son of the late P. W. and Lillie Mae Moore Hurt. Mr. Hurt was also preceded in death by his brother Robert Hurt.
Mr. Hurt is survived by his wife of 59 years, Bertie...
Donald Clifford Robertson
August 14, 2022
Donald "Don" Robertson, age 77, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on Sunday, August 14 th , 2022, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. He was born to parents Robert and Rita Robertson on May 30 th , 1945, in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Don joined the United States Marine Corps on June 4 th , 1967, and during his...
Larry Goodman
August 13, 2022
James Larry Goodman, age 73, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday August 13, 2022. Larry was born on April 11, 1949, to the late J.W. and Mamie Goodman. Larry is a native of Triune, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his son, J.D. Goodman.
He is survived by his loving wife Tina; children, Scott Goodman...
Shirley Ann Lemay
August 13, 2022
Shirley Ann LeMay, age 87 of Murfreesboro died Saturday, August 13, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Cortland, New York and the daughter of the late George and Angeline Cosko. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded by her husband of 68 years, Paul LeMay; a daughter, Cheryl LeMay; and...
Cliff Arnold, Iii
August 12, 2022
Clifford "Cliff" Bryant  Arnold, III, age 63, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022. Cliff was born March 3, 1959, in Columbus, Ohio, to his late parents, Clifford Bryant Arnold, Jr and Joyce Tucker Arnold.
He is survived by his loving sisters, Charlotte Arnold McAnally and her husband Harry, Brenda Cobble and her husband KC.
While...
Jimmy Ervin Jacobs
August 12, 2022
Jimmy Ervin Jacobs was born September 22, 1941, to John "Butch" Jacobs and Annabell Davenport Jacobs in Murfreesboro, TN. He was one of seven children: Dorris, Mitchell, Jimmy, Linda, Stanley, Dottie and Betty.
He grew up in the Halls Hill community milking the family cows before and after school and planting and harvesting crops. He attended Kittrell...
Thomas E. Holland, Sr.
August 12, 2022
Thomas Edwin Holland, Sr. age 82, of Smyrna, TN, peacefully passed away to his heavenly home on Friday, August 12, 2022, with his family at his side.
He is preceded in death by his parents, CW and Francis Olive Hall Holland; sisters, Joyce Turner Roberts and Jackie Clough; and brother, James Holland.
He was born...
Barbara Ann Williams
August 12, 2022
Barbara Ann DuVal Williams, age 88, passed peacefully at Ascension St. Thomas Hospital after a three-year battle with leukemia. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Frances DuVal; husband of 62 years, James Williams; sisters, Rebecca Bennett (Harlon), Virginia DuVal, and Frances Williams (Don); and nephew, Donald Williams.
Mrs. Williams is survived by her...
Linda Ruth Coombs
August 12, 2022
Linda Ruth Hall Coombs, age 84 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on August 12, 2022. She was born in Devers, TX to the late James and Merle Hall. In addition to her parents, she is  preceded in death by her husband, Bob Coombs; daughter-in-law, Tammy Coombs; and sister, Frances Burkett of Houston, TX.
Mrs. Coombs is survived...
George Richard "Rich" Stanford, Jr.
August 12, 2022
George Richard Stanford, Jr. (Rich) was born Oct 18, 1955 in Fort Benning, GA to George Richard Stanford, Sr. (Dick) and Margie Davis Stanford.
Rich was a beloved father and friend to many. You would often see him either sailing on Percy Priest with the yacht club, riding the back roads of middle Tennessee on his motorcycle,...
Patricia Kay Steele
August 10, 2022
Patricia Kay Steele, age 86, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. A native of Lyndonville, New York, she was the daughter of the late Woodrow and Winifred Taylor Giblin. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Bonnie Preston and Grace Anne Scott.
She is survived by her...
Gary Carl Emory
August 9, 2022
Gary Carl Emory, loving husband and father, age 90, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022. He will be sadly missed and will always hold a special place in our hearts. He was preceded in death by mother, Opal Emory; parents, Ran and Mabel Holt; and sons in law, Wade Royal and Dennis Cole.
He is survived by...
Jared Wayne Hunt
August 9, 2022
Jared Wayne Hunt, age 44, passed away Tuesday, August 9, 2022. He was the son of the late, John Edward Hunt.
He is survived by his children, Shayden Hunt and Oakley Hunt; mother, Florence Hunt; sisters, Kristi Fortenberry and Alicia Hunt; and many friends.
Jared was an avid Alabama Football fan. He had a great...
Lee Smith
August 9, 2022
Lee J. Smith, age 85 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday August 9, 2022. He was a native of Tiptonville TN and was the son of the late Hobart Lee Smith and Ella Gray Woods Smith Dean.
Mr. Smith was a member of Highland Heights Church of Christ. He was a retired Warehouse Manager for Goodyear and Georgia Boot...
Ann Hudak Luciane
August 8, 2022
Ann Hudak Luciane age 90, of Smyrna, TN went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 8,2022. A native and long-time resident of Pennsylvania and the daughter of the late, Andrew Hudack and Mary Suetta Hudack.
She was also preceded in death by her loving husband of 65 years, Sylvester R. Luciane,
Mrs. Luciane...
George Edward Cothran
August 8, 2022
George Edward Cothran, 70, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022 from pulmonary fibrosis.
Born May 17, 1952, in Anderson, he was the son of the late Edward Eugene and Georgia Quattlebaum Cothran. He was a United States Army Veteran and a graduate of T.L. Hanna High School. Dr. Cothran continued his education at Clemson University and MUSC....
Jerry Harrison
August 7, 2022
We regret to announce the passing Jerry Wayne Harrison Sr., 77, of Smyrna, TN, on August 7, 2022. Jerry was originally from Qulin, MO. Jerry served in the US Army for eight years. He was retired from Thompson Machinery, in LaVergne, TN, where he worked for 32 years. Jerry was a loving husband, father and grandfather.
Jerry...
Reva Irene Wallis
August 6, 2022
Reva Irene (Burnell) Wallis, age 97, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Wallis; grandchildren, Nathan Wallis and Eric Wallis; and brother, Marion Burnell.
She is survived by her children, Lynn Wallis and his wife Ruth, Lee Wallis and his wife Barbara, Lloyd Wallis and his wife Kathleen, Lyle...
Lester Levi
August 6, 2022
Lester Wright Levi, age 93 of Murfreesboro, died Saturday, August 6, 2022, at The Residence at Alive Hospice, Nashville. He was a native of Soddy, Tennessee and a son of the late Lester and Ora Wright Levi. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife and mother of his children, Mary Jane Levi...
Anna Fritsch
August 5, 2022
On Friday, August 5, 2022, Anna Elizabeth (Hand) Fritsch passed peacefully from this life at the age of 95. Her children, Karen Masteller and Paul Fritsch, were by her side. Formerly of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 2014 Anna moved to Christiana, Tennessee where she lived with her daughter Karen and son-in-law Gary. Her favorite pastime was sitting on the back...
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