Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
James Levoy Bailey
March 16, 2022
James Levoy Bailey, age 90, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022. He was preceded in death by his parents, Melton Oscar and Hannah Mae Bailey; brothers, Melton and Wayne Bailey; sisters, Melba Wilhoit and Betty Smith.
He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Edwina Bailey; children, Stephanie Sloan, Sonya Brown, Patty Sadler, and Mike...
Sue Margaret Hoover
March 16, 2022
Sue Margaret Hoover went to be with her Lord and Savior earlier this month, March 2022.
She was 73 years old. Her heart had been good to her all of these years and had given her a great life through the years, but it finally gave out and stopped.
She is preceded in death by...
Conner James Brown
March 15, 2022
Conner James Brown, age 25 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on March 15, 2022. He is survived by his children, Nevaeh and Karsyn Brown; parents, Joe and Rachel Brown; siblings, Joseph T. Brown, Cody Brown and wife Macy, Jacob Brown and fiancé Tiffany Clark, and Katelyn Brown; grandparents, Kenneth and Charlene Spink; fiancé, Ashley Gray; nieces and nephews, Brayleigh...
Jayne Bodfish Perkins
March 14, 2022
Jayne Bodfish Perkins, age 75, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Perkins; parents, Robert V. and Jeanne Stephenson Bodfish; and grandparents, Jay G. and Margaret Isbell Stephenson.
She is survived by her children, Peggy Sutton Hackett (Barry), Scott Sutton (Lisa); grandchildren, Kaylie Hackett and Matthew Hackett (Taylor Smith);...
Mildred Bryan
March 14, 2022
Mrs. Mildred Beatrice Nelms Bryan, age 95, of Smyrna, TN passed away Monday, March 14, 2022. She was born in Walnut, Mississippi to the late Sidney and Evelyn Stamey Nelms.
Mrs. Bryan was a loyal military wife for 42 years, devoted mother to...
Roy Thomas Busey
March 13, 2022
Roy Thomas Busey, age 53, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Sunday, March 13th, 2022 at St.Thomas Rutherford Hospital. He was born on May 25th, 1968 at home to his parents, Roy C. Busey and Betty Busey.
Roy was a very family oriented man, he is survived by his wife, Jennifer Busey; daughters, Brittany (Cody) Forth, Lexie (Alex)...
Robert Franklin Barber
March 12, 2022
Robert "Bobby" Franklin Barber, age 89 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died Saturday, March 12, 2022, from complications of a stroke at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Old Hickory, TN, and moved to Murfreesboro in early childhood. He was a son of the late Ira Frank and Ethel Eunice Parks Barber.
He was predeceased...
James "Jimmy" D. Webb
March 11, 2022
Mr. James "Jimmy" D. Webb, age 79, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Friday, March 11, 2022. A native of Counce, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Jim and Lillian Climer Webb. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Tommy Jack Webb.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 11:00...
Elsie Brooks Moore
March 11, 2022
Elsie Brooks Moore, age 98, died peacefully at home March 11, 2022. As recorded in the family Bible, she was born December 3, 1923, in Glade Valley, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years James Clifford Moore; her parents Frank and Della Scott Brooks; son-in-law Earl Richards; siblings Mabel McKnight, Roy Brooks, Clifford...
Gregory Eugene Jones
March 10, 2022
Gregory Eugene Jones, age 55 of Christiana, TN, passed away Thursday, March 10. 2022. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Amos and Nancy Katherine Underwood Jones.
Mr. Jones is survived by his sisters, Kimberly Mason of Unionville, TN, and Pam Davenport of Woodbury, TN; a niece, Wendy Petty...
Jeannie Mills
March 9, 2022
Mrs. Jeannie Louise Mills, age 76, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022. She was born in Hagerstown, MD to the late Edwin W. and Mattie Snyder Krouse. Mrs. Mills was the ultimate homemaker to her family. She supported her husband in his 20 year military career and was awarded an honorary retirement certificate from the Air...
Jean Onks
March 9, 2022
Jean Mills Onks, age 90, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord on March 9, 2022. She was a native of Sophia, WV and the daughter of the late John and Lena Lineberry Mills. She is preceded in death by her husband – William "Bill" Onks; two sisters – Jenny Shepherd and Ferne Stovall; and one brother...
Aaron Matthew Arsenault
March 9, 2022
Aaron Matthew Arsenault, age 32, of Smyrna, Tennessee passed peacefully on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Alison Arsenault, and grandparents, Ernest & Mary Arsenault and Donald & Peggy Matthews.
Funeral services will be Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery.
...Dillion Preston Atkisson
March 8, 2022
Dillion Preston Atkisson, age 37 of Murfreesboro died suddenly Tuesday March 8, 2022. He was born in Franklin, TN and was preceded in death by his mother, Vicky A. Hudson Atkisson. Dillion was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Franklin.
Dillion was a warm-hearted person with a witty sense of humor, beautiful blue eyes and...
Noah Hicks
March 8, 2022
Noah Ward Hicks, age 25, of Murfreesboro/Hampton, TN went to be with the Lord Tuesday, March 8, 2022. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Robert Bud and Maebell Hicks and James A. and Alice Cherry Stem.
He is survived by his son, Morgan Grey Hicks; mother, Jamie Hicks; father, Greg Hicks (Rhonda); brothers, Bud Hicks...
Dr. J. Howard Young
March 8, 2022
Dr. J. Howard "Dr. Bud" Young, age 92 of Murfreesboro passed away on March 8, 2022. Born January 6, 1930 in Portsmouth, OH, he is preceded in death by his parents Jessie Howard Young and Nellie Eva Wade Young, his wife Janie Young, and his sister Mary Virginia Young McGregor.
Dr. Young is survived by his children,...
Virginia Yvonne Davis Gekas
March 8, 2022
Virginia Yvonne Davis Gekas, age 85 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday March 8, 2022. She was a native of Newbern, TN and was preceded by her husband George Gekas; parents, Emerson Davis and Lucille Watson.
Mrs. Davis was a retired Nurse and a devoted wife, and a resident of The Villages of Murfreesboro.
She is survived...
Mary Elizabeth Skelton Tolbert
March 8, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Skelton Tolbert , age 98, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, departed this realm on March 8, 2022. She now walks with youthful vigor and joy on the other side and into the welcoming arms of family and friends who preceded her. Mother was predeceased by her husband, Milton Lawrence Tolbert, Jr., and her sister, Bettye Parks. She is...
Gregory Allen Lister
March 8, 2022
Gregory Allen Lister, age 67 of La Vergne, TN died Tuesday March 8, 2022. He was a native of Alton IL and was preceded in death by his parents, Maynard D. Lister and Vera Hagen Lister; uncle, Roger Dean Williamson.
Mr. Lister was member of Smyrna United Methodist Church and founding member of SALT Ministry. He was...
Paulina Castillo Ayala
March 8, 2022
Paulina Castillo Ayala, age 55 of La Vergne died Tuesday March 8, 2022. She was a native of El Salvador and was preceded by her mother, Mariana Ayala Portillo .
She was a devoted mother and grandmother.
Paulina is survived by her children, Mileidy Castillo Ayala, Jorge Castillo Ayala, Mariana Castillo Ayala, Douglas Castillo Ayala,...
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