Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Leon "Lt" Scharnhorst
April 23, 2022
It is with much sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of L.T. Scharnhorst. He has moved on from his earthly body to be with his Savior. L.T. loved the Lord, and loved his family. He was a strong and faithful husband, and a loving father and grandfather. Daily, his life displayed his hard work, commitment, generosity, and quiet...
Joey Lee Allison
April 22, 2022
Joey Lee Allison, age 57, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 22, 2022. A native of Rutherford County, he was preceded in death by his parents, James and Mary West Holliman.
He loved cars and music, he could fix anything and was always ready with a good dad joke. He had...
Roy A. Nance
April 22, 2022
Roy A. Nance, age 91 of La Vergne, TN died April 22, 2022. He was born April 9, 1931, in Allentown, PA. His parents were the late James Emmett Nance, Jr. of the Fosterville-Bell Buckle, TN area and the late Hilda Lorene (Baker) Nance of Nashville. He was preceded in death by sisters Lorene Nance Lockwood and Carolyn...
Jeffery Roy Farmer
April 22, 2022
Dr. Jeffery Roy Farmer, DDS age 67 of Murfreesboro went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 22, 2022. He was born in Jacksonville, FL., and was a lifetime resident of Murfreesboro. He was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Brooks Farmer.
Dr. Farmer was a 1972 graduate of Central High School and graduated from...
Luis Robert Smith
April 21, 2022
Luis Robert Smith, age 22 passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Ottis R. Smith, Jr.
He is survived by his parents, Rustin and Silvia Smith; brothers, Macen and Shane Smith; grandparents, Mavis Smith, Reina Castellanos and Augustin Hernandez; and many other family and friends.
Luis had a...
Jerry Edens
April 21, 2022
Mr. Jerry Wayne Edens, age 60, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, April 21, 2022. He was born in Nashville, TN to the late Jasper and Mildred Taylor Edens. Mr. Edens accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior in 2009 and was baptized in December that year along with his wife. Mr. Edens...
Beverly Ann Thomas
April 20, 2022
Beverly Ann Thomas, age 78 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on April 20, 2022. She was born and raised in Murfreesboro to the late Jesse and Virginia Heath. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her siblings; daughter, Tee Clutter; grandson, Daniel Wheeler; and granddaughter, Amber Cox.
Mrs. Thomas is survived by her...
David Charles Burnham
April 19, 2022
David Charles Burnham passed from this earth on April 19, 2022, surrounded by his family after a battle with cancer.
He was born in Morrison, IL on January 14, 1959. He graduated from Morrison High School in 1977, and St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa in 1981.
David worked for the Nashville Banner/ Tennessean Newspaper,...
Deborah Jean Dixon
April 18, 2022
Deborah Jean Dixon, age 71, of Smyrna, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 18, 2022. A native of Lawrence County, TN, she was preceded in death by her mother, Helen Elizabeth Thigpen Hardiman.
She spent most of her life in Tennessee, but growing up in a military family, she called England, Okinawa, and...
Norma Sue Bowen
April 17, 2022
Norma Sue Bowen, age 68 of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with her Lord on Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. A native of Murfreesboro, she is preceded in death by her parents, Robert Lee Bowen and Maggie Belle Davidson Bowen; sister, Nancy Bowen; and beloved cat, Jasmine.
Ms. Bowen worked for 35 years as an apartment manager...
Bill Council
April 16, 2022
Bill Council, age 95, was born in Almaville, Tennessee to parents, Nannie Bell and Clinton Council. Bill was the oldest of five children. His brothers and sister are Hubert, Ruric, Jim, and Mildred.
Bill married Annelle Jones in February of 1947. They had three children together, Janice Ann, Julia Marie, and Kenneth Wayne. They enjoyed a happy...
Anne Hammond Dement
April 16, 2022
Anne Hammond Dement, age 86, of Shelbyville, TN, passed away, Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Alive Hospice.
Anne was born October 31, 1935, in Memphis, TN. She served Peabody College, Vanderbilt University and Hospital for 62 years as their telephone operator. Anne was very proud of her service and time at Vanderbilt and witnessed...
Melvin Allen Floyd
April 16, 2022
Melvin Allen Floyd, age 86 of Milton, TN, passed away Saturday, April 16, 2022, at his home. A native of Rutherford County, he was preceded in death by his mother, Mattie Mae Allen Floyd Hudson; stepfather, Melzer Hudson; father, Thomas Floyd; and sister, Marion Lifsey.
Mr. Floyd is survived by his wife, Connie Estes...
Kenneth "Kenny" Lowell Newsom Sr.
April 16, 2022
Kenneth "Kenny" Lowell Newsom Sr passed away at his home on Saturday April 16, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Ada Newsom, and his children Amanda and Jeremiah Newsom.
His is survived by loving wife, Joyce Newsom; his children, Kenneth (Nicole) Newsom Jr. , Nikki (Jamie) Newsom, Joseph (Tristan)...
Daniel Hagood
April 16, 2022
Daniel Hagood, age 46, of Christiana, Tennessee passed from this life on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Alive Hospice Murfreesboro following a lengthy illness. He was a native of Shelbyville, TN and the son of the late Charles and Martha Jo Hagood.
He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Nicole Hagood; two sons, Garrison and...
Jo Lin Quidetto
April 15, 2022
Jo Lin Quidetto, age 71, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 15, 2022. A native of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania she was preceded in death by her father, Joe Senkinc.
She is survived by her husband, Daniel B. Quidetto; mother, Cecelia Nakoneczny Senkinc Smiddle; sons, Kenneth Dalton and Lucas Dalton; sisters, Patty Hullack...
Belinda Kay King "Kathy" Daniel
April 15, 2022
Belinda Kay King "Kathy" Daniel Beloved Wife, Mother, Sister, "Nana" and Friend March 21, 1947 - April 15, 2022
Early this Good Friday morning, April 15, 2022, at 3:50am, Kathy Daniel, (75 years) passed away peacefully at Alive Hospice, Murfreesboro,TN after battling Parkinson's Disease for over a decade. She was surrounded by loving family and friends to...
Jean Arnold
April 15, 2022
Mrs. Emma "Jean" Arnold, age 87, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Friday, April 15, 2022. She was born in Wartrace, TN to the late David Daniel and Lalah Travis Bryson. Mrs. Arnold retired from State Farm as a secretary. She was a member of Third Baptist Church. Mrs. Arnold enjoyed taking care of her family and being involved in...
Thomas Vandervort
April 14, 2022
Dr. Thomas Raymond VanDervort, age 88, passed away Thursday, April 14th, 2022. Thomas (Tom) was born on August 22nd, 1933 in Fort Myers, Florida. At the age of nine, he and his family moved to Bristol, TN. After graduating high school in 1952, Tom enlisted and served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was...
Patti Lynn Wray
April 14, 2022
Patti Lynn Wray, age 57, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022. She was preceded in death by her mother, Wanda Wray; brother, Kenneth Wray; and the father of her children, Tom Fetz.
She is survived by her children, Ethan Fetz and his wife Martha, Samantha Juten and her husband Joe, Ashley Williams and her husband Cory; grandchildren,...
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