Obituaries

January 29, 2022

Candra Janes Graham, age 43, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022. She was preceded in death by her father, George Janes; grandparents; and uncle, Charles Richard Davis.

She is survived by her daughter, Alyssa Graham; mother, Karen Janes; fiancé, Brian Duer; aunt, Jackie Karschner; cousins, Jennifer Karschner, Rusty Karschner, and Lindsay Carlysle; father of her child, Mark...

January 28, 2022

Mr. Tony C Estes, age 80, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Friday, January 28, 2022. He was born in Palmyra, TN to the late Charlie and Rena Bryant Estes. Mr. Estes was a 1959 graduate of Hume-Fogg High School and the Ambassador Center in Wadsworth, OH. He retired from the States of Tennessee as a program analyst. Mr. Estes...

January 28, 2022

James Travis Pitts, age 32 of Goodlettsville died Friday January 28, 2022. He was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded by his, wife, Barbara Pitts; daughter, Riley May Pitts; stepdaughter, Makayla Jade Kleinert; father, Danny Pitts Sr.; grandparents, James H. Pitts Jr., WG. Cawthon and Willie Belle Cawthon.

Travis was a member of Bethlehem Baptist...

January 28, 2022

Riley May Pitts, age 6 of Goodlettsville died Friday January 28, 2022. She was the daughter of the late, Barbara and James Travis Pitts, she is also preceded in death by her sister, Makayla Jade Kleinert; grandparents, Danny Pitts, Sr., Donald Barnes and Patricia Mae Barnes.

Riley was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church.

She...

January 28, 2022

Makayla Jade Kleinert, age 13 of Goodlettsville died Friday January 28, 2022. She was born in Nashville and was preceded in death by her mother, Barbara, and stepfather, James Travis Pitts, she is also preceded in death by her sister, Riley Pitts, grandparents, Danny Pitts, Sr., Donald Barnes and Patricia Mae Barnes.

Makayla was a member of...

January 28, 2022

Mattie "Ann" Yasger, age 79, of Smyrna, Tennessee passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, January 28, 2022. She was born in Smyrna and was the daughter of the late George Franklin and Stella Viola Waggoner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother John Wagoner and his wife Minnie Bell Wagoner, sister...

January 28, 2022

Barbara Barnes Pitts, age 33 of Goodlettsville died Friday January 28, 2022. She was a native of Louisiana and had lived in Ashland City. She was preceded by her husband, James Travis Pitts, children, Riley May Pitts, and Makayla Jade Kleinert, parents, Donald and Patricia Barnes.

Barbara was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and was an...

January 27, 2022

Eduardo Ortega-Murcia, age 67 of La Vergne died Thursday January 27, 20222. He was a native of Honduras and had worked in Hotels Service.

Eduardo is survived by his wife of 34 years, Erlinda Lopez; daughters, Loany Ortega, and husband Carlos, Lillian Ortega, Aleyda Ortega, Johana Lopez; son, Eduardo Ortega; grandchildren, Dominick, Junior, Diandra, Angie.

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January 27, 2022

Evelyn Lorena Lunday Jackson, passed into her heavenly home on Thursday, January 27, 2022, after a lengthy illness. She is survived by son, Charles D. Jackson Jr and his wife Cathy; daughter, Kathy Jackson; grandsons, Charles Jackson, Brian Jackson, Ryan Jackson; two granddaughters, Kelly Stitt and Kathryn Jackson; five great grandchildren; sisters, Martha E. Rodgers, Margie Hesson, Patricia Watson,...

January 27, 2022

Dr. Terry L. Melton of Gallatin, Tennessee, passed away of natural causes at age 66 on January 27, 2022. He was born in Harriman, TN in 1955 to the late Dell Melton, Jr. and Mildred J. Stiles Melton. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Kathryn Tabor; and...

January 26, 2022

Frank Michael "Mike" Patterson, age 60, of Nashville, TN, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, January 26, 2022.

Mike was born on August 21, 1961 to the late Bobby and Dorothy Mabry Patterson. He was also preceded in death by his twin sons, Justin Lee Patterson and Brandon Michael Patterson in 1983; daughter, Felisha Michelle...

January 26, 2022

Erma Jean Chilbert, age 89 of Smyrna TN formerly of Madison, OH died Wednesday January 26, 2022.  Jean was a native of Bentleyville PA and was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Chilbert and parents, Beulah Mae Lang Izett and Esau Izett; sisters, Donna Richards, and Audrey Street.

Mrs. Chilbert was a member of Immaculate Conception...

January 26, 2022

Jason was born in West Plains, Missouri, on June 14, 1970, to Ralph and Mary Oldham. For five years he lived peacefully as an only child before his two little sisters, Meredith and Carrie, were born, forever changing his status to "big brother."

He took his job as an older brother very seriously full of love and...

January 26, 2022

John Hubert Neely, age 94 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday January 26, 2022. He was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Anita Neely; parents, Miles Neely Sr., Mable Carter Neely; sister, Virginia Davenport, Dorothy Reynolds; brothers, Larry Neely, Harrison Eugene Neely.

Mr. Neely was a member of Northfield...

January 25, 2022

George Edward Knox, Sr., age 98 of Murfreesboro died January 25, 2022. He was a native of Columbia, TN and was preceded in death by his daughter, Kathie Liles and his parents, Robert Grady Knox, and Brooxie Blocker Knox, brother, Tillman Knox.

Mr. Knox was a member and song leader at the West Seventh Street Church of...

January 24, 2022

Linda Ann Hays Gordon, age 62 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on January 24, 2022. She is preceded in death by her father, William Robert Hays; and grandparents, William Reece and Margreete Hays and Jackson and Callie Jones.

Mrs. Gordon was a graduate of Oakland High School and Middle Tennessee State University, and a member of Northside...

January 24, 2022

David Comp Donovan, age 30 of Murfreesboro died Monday January 24, 2022. He was a native of New Jersey. David was graduate of Siegel High School and was a Christian.

He is survived by his mother, Grace Comp Polzin and husband Mike; father, Joseph Donovan; brother, Alex Donovan and MacKenzie Sutton; sisters, Willow Dreyfuss, Kaitlyn Donovan and...

January 23, 2022

Elaine Carole Busho died at home on January 23 rd , 2022 at the age of 95.  Elaine was born to Julia Jeanette (Rafferty) and Birdge Boston Babcock on Christmas Day in 1926, in Brooke Park, Minnesota.

Elaine grew up in Minnesota and married Milford Busho in 1948.  They had three children-- Connie, Craig, and Carole. Elaine...

January 22, 2022

Josephine J. Southerland, age 80 of LaVergne, Tennessee, died Saturday, January 22, 2022, at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Lebanon, Kentucky and was a daughter of the late Joseph and Elisy Jeffries.

Survivors include her husband of 60 years, William Southerland: three sons, Mickey Southerland, and Charles Southerland, both of LaVergne and Daniel...

January 22, 2022

David Ross Nichols, age 38 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Saturday, January 22, 2022, at St. Thomas Rutherford hospital. David was a native of Murfreesboro and a son of Ross Nichols and Rolinda Martin Nichols who survive him.

In addition to his parents, survivors include the mother of his children, Ashley Nichols; children, Landon Ross Nichols and Savannah...