Joyce Evelyn Wheaton
September 4, 2021
Joyce Evelyn Wheaton, age 58, of Murfreesboro passed away on September 4, 2021. She was born in Germany to the late Edward and Wilhelmina Wainwright.
She is survived by her husband, Mike Wheaton; son, Nickolas Conners; daughter, Mandy Conners; sister, Irene Wainwright; and half-brothers, Paul, Eddie, and David Wainwright.
Joyce was very active with Girl...
Barbara Ann Radford
September 4, 2021
Mrs. Barbara Ann Radford, age 70, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord Saturday, September 4, 2021. She was born in Murfreesboro to Richard and Dorothy West Watson. Mrs. Radford was a unit secretary at Middle Tennessee Medical Center and a faithful member of the Church of Christ. She loved going to the theater at TPAC and...
Earline Hackney
September 3, 2021
Mrs. Mary "Earline" Hackney, age 82, of Beechgrove, TN went to be with the Lord Friday, September 3, 2021. She was born in Nashville, TN to the late Morgan Lee and Earsie Mae Holder Meadors. Mrs. Hackney retired from the cafeteria at LaVergne High School. She was a faithful member of Lakewood Baptist Church.
Mrs. Hackney is...
Joan C. Tinsley
September 3, 2021
Joan C. Tinsley, age 76 of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 3, of 2021. A native of Quimby, Maine she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Alphena Gagnon Marquis. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Cynthia Zimmerman; sister, Pauline Ganus; granddaughter, Carrie Holmes; and her brothers in law,...
Ronald Messier
September 2, 2021
Ronald A. Messier December 8, 1944 – September 2, 2021. Ron is survived by his wife Emily, his children Samantha and Ben, his stepchildren Alex, Missy, and Jody Ruffner, his granddaughter Mary Elizabeth Ruffner, and his brother Robert Messier.
He was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Murfreesboro, TN since 1983.
He was...
Cathryn Sims Hadaway
September 2, 2021
Cathryn Sims Hadaway, age 90 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021. A native of Shiloh, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Warner Martin and Ida Jane Wesley Sims. Mrs. Hadaway was also preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Hadaway.
Mrs. Hadaway is survived by her sons, Van...
Edward Samuel "Sonny" Elam, Jr.
September 1, 2021
Edward Samuel (Sonny) Elam, Jr., age 81, peacefully went to be with the Lord on September 1, 2021. Visitation with the family will be held from noon until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with funeral services to follow. Mr. Elam will be laid to rest in the Elam-Snell Family Cemetery located on...
Marlou Patterson
September 1, 2021
MarLou Patterson, age 94, a life-long resident of Smyrna, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. She was the daughter of the late William Rather "W.R." and Nell Earls Coleman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Swink Pershing Patterson; daughter, Nell Patterson Mefford; and brothers, Earl Coleman and Sam Barnes Coleman...
Ruth Alene Tomlin
September 1, 2021
Ruth Alene Still Tomlin age 88, a resident the majority of her life in Rutherford County, TN went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Casey and Lydia Still. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wade Tomlin and two sons, Roger and Tim Tomlin. She is survived...
Danny Bruce Todd
August 31, 2021
Danny Bruce Todd, age 69 of Murfreesboro, died at his home August 31, 2021. He was a longtime Murfreesboro resident and was preceded in death by the late James Mayne Todd and Elsie Armstrong Todd Lamb; stepfather, Edward Clay Lamb; first cousin, Eph Allen "Buster" Todd.
He is survived by cousins, Shannon Robinson David Louie Todd of...
Karen Renee Berndt
August 31, 2021
Karen Berndt, age 57 of Murfreesboro, died Monday, August 31, 2021, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following a brief illness. She was a native of Knoxville, Tennessee and the daughter of the late Joe and Rachel Jones.
Survivors include her husband, Karl Berndt; daughters, Kristina Morgan and husband Brad of Murfreesboro, Kayla Berndt and Kelsey Berndt, both...
Marie Bridges Carney
August 31, 2021
Marie Bridges Carney, age 100 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021. A native of Cadiz, KY, she was the daughter of the late Luther E. and Cora Lou Banister Bridges. Mrs. Carney was also preceded in death by her husband, Edward Hewell Carney, two brothers, Paul and L. E. Bridges, sister, Louise Withers Smith, and...
Jeffrey "Jeff" Miles
August 31, 2021
Jeffrey "Jeff" Miles, age 52, of Nashville, TN died on Tuesday, August 31, 2021.
He is survived by his loving wife, Angela Eddy Miles; sons, Roland Miles, Jeffrey Miles, Justin O'Brien, Dade Burton, and Patrick Harden; daughter-in-law, Liz Burton; granddaughters, Pandora, Lelynn, Gabriela, and Elaina; mother, Faye Whitley; step-father, Norman Whitley; brother, Donald Whitley; sister, Tina Whitley;...
Carroll Lee Marcum
August 31, 2021
Carroll Lee Marcum, age 71 of Lascassas, TN passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. He was born in Fort Sill, OK to the late John W. and Thelma Cunningham Marcum. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sister, Edwina Simpson.
Carroll is survived by his wife, Bonnie Watson Marcum; sons, Joseph...
Terry Best
August 31, 2021
Mr. Steven "Terry" Best, age 66, of Smyrna, TN passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021. He was born in Nashville, TN to the late Robert and Willa Jean Gaines Best. Mr. Best worked for Tennessee Mechanical Corporation as a service manager. He attended Highland Heights Church of Christ. Mr. Best was a member of the Trilakes Bass Trail and...
Charles David Fortner
August 31, 2021
Charles David Fortner, age 76 departed on August 31 st and entered his heavenly home.
He was preceded in death by his wife Lynda Fortner and son David. He also was preceded in death by his parents Charles Elmo and Juanita Fortner and his siblings, Charlotte Fortner, Peggy McConnell and Morgan Fortner.
He is survived...
Verna Joyce Hudson
August 30, 2021
Verna Joyce Hudson, age 65 of Smyrna died Monday August 30, 2021. She was a native of Nashville and was preceded in death, Vernon Eugene Stagner, and Gladys Helen Lawson Smith.
She was a devoted mother, and grandmother.
Mrs. Hudson is survived by her children; Joshua Hudson and wife Danielle, Tanya Tisdale; grandchildren, Rilynn Rae...
Joyce Charlene Cooper
August 30, 2021
Joyce Charlene Singleton Cooper, age 79, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 30, 2021. A native of Morgan County, Alabama she was the daughter of the late Jason Luther and Nola Mae Hobson Singleton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bryant Cooper; brothers Wayne, Ray, Earl, and Ronald and...
Annette Surline Ward
August 30, 2021
Annette Surline Ward, age 82, of Murfreesboro Tennessee, passed away on August 30, 2021. She was the loving wife of Larry Eugene Ward, devoted mother of Irene Ward Yates (Eric, deceased), Diane Ward (Matthew Adams) and Kelly Ann Lacey (Ronald), and amazing grandmother of Gunnar Ward Lacey (Jessica), Christopher Eric Yates, and Alex Robert Yates. She is also survived...
Joyce Allen
August 29, 2021
Mrs. Joyce Mays Allen, age 75, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 29, 2021. A native of Cheatham County, Tennessee she was the daughter of the late William Howard Mays and Ethel Lorene Redden. She was also preceded in death by her husband Harold Dean Allen; and her brother Mike Mays.
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