Obituaries

January 18, 2022

Dr. Ralph Edgar Hillman, age 83, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord Tuesday, January 18, 2022. He was born in Rd Oak, IA to the late Edgar and Ruth Eitzen Hillman. Dr. Hillman graduated from the University of Iowa with his Bachelor's and Master's degrees. He earned his Ph.D. from Penn State. Dr. Hillman proudly served...

January 17, 2022

 JOSEPH D. (DAN) COOK 

 Command Chief Master Sergeant (USAF Retired) 

 Joseph D. (Dan) Cook died on January 17, 2022, after complications from a long battle with cancer. He was a patient at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital at the time of his death. 

 He was born on December 9, 1944, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga the son of Joe and Verlon (Vee)...

January 17, 2022

Darlene Vaughn Davis, age 64 of Murfreesboro died Monday January 17, 2022. She was a native of Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late, Henry Allen and Maggie Elizabeth Layne Vaughn. Mrs. Davis was retired from Nissan

She is survived by her husband of 49 years Bobby Davis; sons, Kevin Ray Davis and wife Kelly;...

January 16, 2022

Ben Moore Earthman passed from this life to be with the Lord Jesus Christ in heaven on January 16, 2022.  He was born in 1933 and was a life-long resident of Murfreesboro, TN.

He was the son of the late Harold H. Earthman and Mary Wilson Moore Earthman.  He was predeceased by his first wife, Anita Grayson...

January 15, 2022

Epps (Matt) Edwin Matthews IV, 37, of Shelbyville, TN, passed away unexpectedly on January 15, 2022. Matt was born on July 31, 1984, to Epps and Shirley Matthews in Murfreesboro, TN. Matt graduated from Smyrna High School in 2002, he went on to study Science at Motlow State Community College. Matt is a loving and dedicated father to his two...

January 15, 2022

Mrs. Thone Rattanarath, age 95, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her father, Phoum Sinnasone and mother,  Thom Sinnasone; her husband, Louay Rattanarath and sister, Noukieme Sounthala.

She is survived by her children, Somlith Rattanarath and Bounlieng Rattanarath (Thu Doan); sister, Keolamphone Sinnasone Vyxay (Vyxay Vyxay), brother...

January 14, 2022

Mrs. Grace LaVerne Walker left this life on Friday, January 14, 2022, to meet her Lord and Savior for her new life.  Grace was born in Terrace, Pennsylvania to Mildred Grace Taylor McGinley and William W. McGinley.  She had one brother, William Warren McGinley, Jr.  All predecease her.

Grace was married for over 67 years to Ralph...

January 14, 2022

Karen Denise Michael, age 55 of Murfreesboro died Friday January 14, 2022. She was a native of Denison, TX and had worked at General Mills in Murfreesboro.

She is survived by her children, Blake Erick Wells and wife Madisen, and Catherine Ann Estelle Elkin and husband Jessie; parents, James and Rita Anderson; brother, Deron Wray Anderson and...

January 11, 2022

It is with a broken heart that the family of Joy Anne Lee, a fiercely devoted mother "Momma Bear" an adored grandmother, a daughter and loyal sister, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

Joy was born on October 23, 1968 in Enterprise, AL "Roll Tide" to Debra Jones Alves (Richard Alves) and the late Lt. Col....

January 11, 2022

On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, Mabel Fields, beloved sister, wife, mother, and my Nana, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 78.

Born April 28, 1943 in Frakes, Kentucky to Luster Fuson and Maude Browning Fuson, Mrs. Fields was the ninth of the couple's fourteen children. Raised God-fearing and hardworking, she was endowed with...

January 10, 2022

Mary Rose Meier, age 94 of Smyrna, TN passed away at her home surrounded by her family on January 10, 2022. She was born in McAdoo, PA to the late Charles F. McBride and Grace Catherine Mundie McBride. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Bernard Eugene Meier; daughter-in-law, Susan...

January 10, 2022

Cleveann Wolf , age 79 of Murfreesboro formerly Gaylord, MI. died Monday, January 10, 2022 due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was a native of Gaylord, MI and was preceded in death by her parents, William McCourt and Jane Hale McCourt.

Mrs. Wolf was a member of First Congregational Church in Gaylord, MI., and...

January 9, 2022

Joshua Ashley Lightsey was born December 18, 1977 in Johnson City, Tennessee to the late John H. Lightsey Jr. and Etta Williams Perry. Harry Perry entered his life at a young age and continued as a devoted father until he departed this life.  He accepted Christ at an early age and joined Smyrna First Baptist Church. Joshua was a...

January 9, 2022

John Joseph Caffrey, 61, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away at home on January 9, 2022. He was born to George & Josephine Scalise Caffrey in Meriden, Connecticut on February 1, 1960. John graduated from Francis T. Maloney High School in 1978 and extended his studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.

John is survived by...

January 8, 2022

January 8, 2022

Fay Yevonne Lewis Schmidt , age 78 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away holding her husband's hand on January 8, 2022.

Fay was born on January 20, 1943 at home in Center Grove, TN to the late Katherine Schwartz and Amos Andrew Lewis. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers Clifford Lewis...

January 7, 2022

Coach Dean A. Hayes passed peacefully after a private battle with skin cancer on Jan. 7, 2022, with his family at his side. He was 84 and still an active coach. Coach Hayes was in his 57th year as head track coach at MTSU. He also was selected to coach teams for the United States and Ghana at the...

January 7, 2022

Marshall Clay Gupton, Jr., age 75 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022. Born to Marshall Clay Gupton Sr. and Louise Hampton Gupton in Chattanooga, TN.

Pastor Gupton is survived by his wife of 53 years, Lynda Maynard Gupton; daughter Valerie Gupton Landkammer (Nate Landkammer) of Brentwood, TN; daughter Kristin Gupton McDade (Walter McDade) of...

January 6, 2022

Mary Elizabeth "Susie" Hercules, age 67 of Murfreesboro, died Thursday, January 6, 2022, at home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Bennie Arthur Davis and Mary Francis Barrett. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Jessie Davis.

Survivors include her children, Tracy Warrick...

January 5, 2022

Mr. David Lee Cochran, age 60, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022. He was born in Beckley, WV to James F. and Wilma Mae Caudill Cochran. Mr. Cochran was a 1979 graduate of New Smyrna Beach Senior High School. He went on to earn his master's degree from Bethel College. Mr. Cochran worked in the I.T....