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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

James Levoy Bailey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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Dillion Preston Atkisson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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