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James Rufus Stevenson

James Rufus Stevenson

July 6, 2022

James "Jim" Rufus Stevenson of Atlanta, GA, died on July 6, 2022. He was predeceased by his wife Adelyn Portis Stegall Stevenson of TN. Since 1955 they lived in the Atlanta area and were members of St. Mark United Methodist Church.

Jim was born May 19,1925 in Trenton, NJ, to Eugene Hendrix Stevenson and Helen MacElree. Upon...

Clarence "Bluker" Rowden, Iii

Clarence "Bluker" Rowden, Iii

July 6, 2022

Clarence "Bluker" Rowden, III passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2022. He was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Rowden, Jr.

He is survived by his wife, Trish Rowden; son, Austin Rowden and his wife Amanda; daughter, Christian Byrd and her husband Mike; grandchildren, Raelynn Kay Byrd, Charlotte Mae Rowden, and Caroline June Rowden; mother, Patricia Robinson...

Frank Caperton, Iii

Frank Caperton, Iii

July 6, 2022

Frank Caperton, age 59 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away on July 6, 2022.   He was born on October 3, 1962 in Louisville, KY to the late Jeannie Jeanette Jones Caperton and Frank Caperton Jr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant brother and an infant grandchild.

Frank is survived by his...

Wesley Christopher

Wesley Christopher

July 4, 2022

Mr. Wesley G. Christopher, age 86, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Monday, July 4, 2022. He was born in Rutherford County, TN to the late Pete T. and Thelma Williams Christopher. Mr. Christopher was a truck driver for Prince Oil and Huddleston Oil. He was a Christian man and faithful member of Lighthouse Baptist Church. Mr. Christopher loved spending...

Sammy Roscoe Stafford

Sammy Roscoe Stafford

July 4, 2022

Sammy Stafford, age 73 of Smyrna passed away on July 4, 2022. Born in 1948 to the late Roscoe and Edith Brown Stafford, Sammy is also preceded in death by his great-grandson: Otto Wayne Moody; stepfather: Lewis R. Jones; brothers: Donnie and Billy Stafford; and sister: Mary Stafford.

Sammy is survived by his wife of 51 years:...

Dallas Burns

Dallas Burns

July 4, 2022

Mr. Dallas Henderson Burns, age 82, of Eagleville, TN passed away Monday, July 4, 2022. He was born in Rockvale, TN to the late Wash H. and Mary Tennessee Crick Burns. Mr. Burns was a 1957 graduate of Rockvale High School. He then went on to proudly serve his country in the United States Marine Corps. Mr. Burns earned...

Lillie Everett Campbell

Lillie Everett Campbell

July 4, 2022

Mrs. Lillie Everett Campbell, age 88, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, formerly of Columbus, Mississippi, passed away Monday, July 4, 2022. Lillie was a native of Laredo, Texas and a daughter of the late James Robert Everett and Maria Treveno Everett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny M. Campbell; her daughter-in-law, Jackie Campbell;...

Michael Rader

Michael Rader

July 3, 2022

Michael Rader, age 86 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died Sunday, July 3, 2022, at Clarendale at Bellevue Place, Nashville. He was a native of Wheeling, West Virginia and a son of the late Peter and Mary Rader. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Rader and brothers, Emil and Peter Rader.

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Gladys Virginia Ford Harrell

Gladys Virginia Ford Harrell

July 2, 2022

Gladys Virginia Ford Harrell, age 89 of Manchester died Saturday July 2, 2022. She was a native of the Burks Hollow Community in Rutherford CO. and was preceded in death by her husband, James Marvin Harrell; parents, Otis Ford and Altie Harrell Ford; sisters, Ruby Cathey, Evelyn Lannon, Barbara Ford, Elsie Ford and brother Elvis Ford.

Mrs....

Eva "Evie" Marie Brunner

Eva "Evie" Marie Brunner

July 1, 2022

Eva "Evie" Marie Brunner, age 53, of Murfreesboro went to be with her Lord on Friday, July 1, 2022. She was born in Winfield, IL and was raised in Murfreesboro, TN. She was a member of New Vision Baptist Church. Eva was also a long-time member of Florence Baptist Temple in Burlington, KY. She was a graduate of Franklin...

Briggston James Evans

Briggston James Evans

June 30, 2022

Briggston James "Peanut" Evans, infant son of Alexandra Marie Evans, was born into heaven on Thursday, June 30, 2022. He was also preceded in death by his great-grandfather, the late Boyd A. Evans, Jr.

Briggston is survived by his mother, Alexandra Marie Evans; grandparents, Boyd A. "Trey" Evans, III and Tracy Lee Evans; great-grandparents,  ...

Margie Thompson

Margie Thompson

June 30, 2022

Margie Kate "Katie" Thompson, age 88, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 30, 2022 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She was born in Savannah, Tennessee on December 12, 1933 to Joe and Mamie Johnson. She was the youngest of five children. She was preceded in death by her brothers Ben and Felix Johnson and sisters Verna and Hazel Johnson.

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Emma Rebecca Fields

Emma Rebecca Fields

June 27, 2022

Emma Rebecca Fields, age 93 of Murfreesboro passed away on Monday June 27, 2022.

Mrs. Fields is survived by her children: Victoria Wilcox (husband Brian) of Georgia; Robert Fields of Georgia; Debra Fields of Knoxville; Ricardo Fields / Wendy of Murfreesboro; Gilbert Fields (wife Deborah) of Murfreesboro; Rory Fields (wife Teresa) of Murfreesboro; and Ramon Fields (wife...

Donna Tarpley

Donna Tarpley

June 27, 2022

Mrs. Donna Renae Tarpley, age 62, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Monday, June 27, 2022. She was born in Murfreesboro, TN to the late Allen M., Jr. and Mary Helen Braswell Duke. Mrs. Tarpley was a 1978 graduate of Riverdale High School. She enjoyed the creative process of scrapbooking. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and being with...

William Ray "Bill" Carey, Sr.

William Ray "Bill" Carey, Sr.

June 27, 2022

William Ray Carey Sr, age 90, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with our Lord on Monday afternoon, June 27 surrounded by family.

A native of Harrodsburg, KY, he was preceded in death by his parents, James Everett Carey and Gertie Mae Yates; his brothers, John Carey and James H. Carey; one sister, Lula Frances Carey-Alford, and...

Kathy Minger

Kathy Minger

June 27, 2022

Mrs. Kathryn "Kathy" Minger, age 65, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Monday, June 27, 2022. She was born in Shelbyville, TN to the late Frederick H. and Emma Marguerite Bowland Minger. Mrs. Minger attended MTSU and Memphis State. She was a fan of Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald. She had the opportunity to meet both of them on several...

Helen Virginia Miller

Helen Virginia Miller

June 25, 2022

Helen Virginia Miller, age 97, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 25, 2022. A native of Cedar Grove, WV, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Allie R. Higginbotham. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Miller; three sisters, Sadie Estep, Arlene Smith, and Pauline Joachim; one...

Ellen Louise Farrar

Ellen Louise Farrar

June 22, 2022

Ellen Louise Farrar, age 84 of Smyrna, Tennessee, died Wednesday, June 22, 2022. She was a native of Franklin, TN and a daughter of the late John Will Robinson and Emogene Hill Robinson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by siblings, William and Clyde Robinson, Kathleen Geasley, Annie Stem, Freeland Robinson, Esther Byrd, Roberta Williams,...

Edna Kathyrn Wagner

Edna Kathyrn Wagner

June 21, 2022

Edna Kathyrn Wagner, age 99, just six months from her 100 th birthday, of Nashville, TN, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022. She was a native of Nashville, TN, and was the daughter of the late, Virginia Brown – Williams and John Currin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Albert Wagner of...

Wilma Ruth Smotherman

Wilma Ruth Smotherman

June 21, 2022

Wilma Ruth Warren Smotherman, age 90, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 after an extended illness.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Edward E. Smotherman.  She was also preceded in death by her parents, Frank Edward and Hester Lee Campbell Warren; her brothers, Paul Warren, Jack...

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