Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Alma Condra
April 13, 2022
Alma Condra, age 82, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Alma is preceded in death by her parents – Alton and Fannie Steele; her husband – Franklin Condra;  brothers- Homer and Bobby Steele; and sisters – Betty Kane and Loretta Matthews.
Alma is survived by daughters – Teresa (Rory) Fields, Gail (Eric) Bennett,...
Hudley Crockett
April 13, 2022
Mr. Herbert "Hudley" Richard Crockett, age 89, of Rockvale, Tennessee passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022. He was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee on November 19, 1932, to the late Thompson and Rachel Spence Crockett. Hudley moved to Nashville at an early age and attended Austin Peay State University briefly and the Tennessee School of Broadcasting before beginning his...
Dawn Marie Krause
April 11, 2022
Dawn Marie Krause, age 53 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on April 11, 2022. She is preceded in death by her mother, Mary Krause.
She was born on June 7 th , 1968 in Chicago, IL to Dean and Mary Krause. Dawn was a graduate of York Community High School in 1986. She was a unique and...
Samuel Lee Willard
April 10, 2022
Samuel "Sammie" Lee Willard, age 65 of Murfreesboro passed away on April 10, 2022. A native of Rutherford County he was the son of the late Wiseman Madison and Margaret Aline Bragg Willard. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister - Pat and his brothers – Aubrey, Buddy and James.
Samuel...
John M. "Jay" Womack, Jr.
April 9, 2022
John Moody "Jay" Womack, Jr., age 65 of McMinnville, formerly of Murfreesboro died Saturday April 9, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Kathryn Brown Womack, John M. Womack, Sr., and a sister Molly French.
Jay was a veteran of the United States Air Force, and loved trains, working on his house and garden, woodworking,...
Frances Green Pearson
April 8, 2022
Frances Green Pearson, age 86 of Murfreesboro died Friday April 8, 2022. She was a native of Gadsden, AL and was the daughter of the late William A. and Ada Brooks Green. She was also preceded in death by her twin brother, Billy Joe Green.
Mrs. Pearson was active member of Kingwood Church of Christ for 48...
Danny Joe Collins
April 8, 2022
Danny Joe Collins, age 68 of Murfreesboro passed away Friday April 8, 2022. He was a native of Beckley, WV and was preceded by his parents, James Arthur Collins, Ada Florence Collins Redden, stepfather, Kenneth Redden, a sister, Tammy McDonnell.
Mr. Collins, also known as Pappy by his grandchildren, was a devout Christian and retired from grocery...
Barbara Osborne Howard
April 8, 2022
Mrs. Barbara Osborne Howard, age 84, of Murfreesboro went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, April 8, 2022. She was a Native of Culleoka, TN., and was preceded in death by her husband, Wilburn Lee Howard, children, Sandra Howard Greer, Ricky Howard, Ronnie Howard, and Mona Howard Ray, and her parents, Grady Osborne and Ada Haskins Osborne....
Christopher "Chris" Dale Johnson
April 8, 2022
Christopher "Chris" Dale Johnson, age 46 of Smyrna died April 8, 2022. He was a native of Nashville and was preceded in death by his stepmother, Michal Johnson. Chris was a man of many talents and had a passion for dog grooming, and a heart of gold. Chris loved all of his children.
He is survived by...
Eldridge Posey
April 7, 2022
Eldridge David Posey, age 89, passed away on Thursday, April 7 th , 2022 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. He was born on February 12 th , 1933 outside of Murfreesboro, TN in his parent's home where the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center now stands. He was the son of the late John F. and Nellie Grey Johnson...
Barbara Sue Cheatham Mccue
April 7, 2022
Barbara Sue Cheatham McCue passed away at 72 after her long battle with illnesses, leaving behind her three adult children: Rhonda (Rick) Smith, Thomas D. Gray Jr., and Shannon McCue (Adam Lazenby).
Her immediate family moved from Tennessee to Michigan while she was in school. She first married Thomas Dwight Gray who is deceased. She raised her own family in Brownstown,...
Joel Morgan Davis
April 7, 2022
Joel Morgan Davis, age 91 of Murfreesboro died Thursday April 7, 2022. He was a native of Greene County NC and was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Elgus Davis, Cora Lee Davis, brothers, James Carol Davis, John Verlon Davis, Clarence Eugen Davis.
Mr. Davis was preacher for the Church of God Churches in Rutherford County...
Christopher Bliss Woodall
April 7, 2022
Christopher Bliss Woodall, 63, of Murfreesboro, TN, peacefully passed away on April 7, 2022 surrounded by loved ones, after a difficult battle with cancer. He fought such a good fight but his body was no match to cancer. He despised hospital visits but would often keep his nurses giggling. It pains us that his treatment was unsuccessful but Chris...
Winifred Elaine Sharrock
April 6, 2022
Winifred Elaine Sharrock, an adoring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt entered the arms of her Savior peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on April 6, 2022. Born on June 15, 1933, to Edward Lee and Gladys Jones Porritt in Clarkston, Michigan. She graduated from Clarkston High School, Clarkston, Michigan in 1951. At Clarkston High School...
Barbara Gayle Oelke
April 6, 2022
Barbara Gayle Miner Oelke, age 80 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on April 6, 2022. She was born in Topeka, KS to the late Charles Hayden Miner and Marjorie Gayle Wasser Miner. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, James Edward Oelke.
Mrs. Oelke was a loving, hard...
Thomas Y. Mcmillen
April 6, 2022
Thomas Young McMillen, age 93, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Murfreesboro, TN. He was born on July 20, 1928, in Statesville, TN and was the son of the late Erastus "Tobe" and Theodosia "Dosie" Fite McMillen. Thomas grew up in and around Auburntown, TN.
He is survived by his loving wife,...
Joyce Virginia Heath
April 5, 2022
Joyce Virginia Gann Heath, age 82, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late John Lee and Annie Mae Brewer Gann. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Heath; two sons, Terry Lynn Heath and Steven Dwayne Heath;...
Letha Irene Weathers
April 5, 2022
Letha Irene Weathers, an amazing Sister, Mother, Grandmother and Friend, passed away from multiple complications after a five month battle with cancer at the age of 76.
Born in Kirksville, MO in 1945 to Maurice and Roberta Drury, Letha was the youngest of four girls. She graduated from Bethany Hospital School of Nursing in 1966 as a...
Ron "Ronnie" J. Gronbach
April 4, 2022
Ron "Ronnie" J. Gronbach, age 62, of Smyrna, Tennessee passed peacefully on Monday, April 4, 2022. A native of Dix Hills, New York he was the son of the late Arthur and Mildred Campbell Gronbach.
He is survived by his loving wife of 36 ½ years, Eileen Drumm Gronbach; son, Dylan Gronbach and his wife Brianna; daughter,...
Miles Jeffrey Tate
April 4, 2022
Miles Jeffrey Tate, age 62 of Murfreesboro, died April 4, 2022. Born on September 23, 1959, Miles spent his childhood in his hometown of McMinnville, TN. He moved to Murfreesboro to attend MTSU and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1984. It was also there that he met and ultimately married the love of his life, Melinda,...
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