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Gary Wade Martin

Gary Wade Martin

October 1, 2021

Gary Wade Martin, age 74 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on October 1, 2021. He was born in Collinwood, TN to the late Taylor Martin, Jr. and Sarah Frances Daniel Martin.

Gary Wade Martin was a dedicated Christian man with a gentle soul, kind to everyone he met. He loved spending time with his family and friends....

Claudette H. Hamlett

Claudette H. Hamlett

September 30, 2021

Claudette H. Hamlett, age 84, of Smyrna, TN, passed away peacefully Thursday, September 30, 2021. She was born December 25, 1936 and was preceded in death by her father Claude Hall and mother Lela Pearl Hall; brother, James Hall; and sister, Betty Schaeffer; and daughter, Linda Riley.

She is survived by her daughters, Cindy Davis and her...

Keith Sanders

Keith Sanders

September 30, 2021

Richard Keith Sanders, age 51, of Murfreesboro, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021. He was born May 28, 1970, in Jackson, Tennessee, and is preceded in death by his mother, Margaret "Cookie" McAlexander. He is survived by his wife, Clara Fe Rodriguez; his daughter, Grace Bella; and his son, Elijah. He is also survived by his father, Travis Sanders,...

Emma Lois Carlton

Emma Lois Carlton

September 30, 2021

Emma Lois Carlton, age 90, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Claud and Virginia Baker and her husband, Reverend William C. Carlton.

She is survived by her son, Tom Carlton and his wife Barbara; daughter, Linda Andes; grandchildren, Chris Roberts (Tasha), Jennifer Dorris (Rick), Melanie Carlton; great grandchildren, Kayla...

Stefan Sonny Sundberg

Stefan Sonny Sundberg

September 30, 2021

Stefan Sonny Sundberg, age 31 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021. He was born in Dunedin, FL.

Stefan is survived by his mother and stepfather, Natasha and Donald Voorhees of Murfreesboro, TN; sister, Michele Voorhees of Murfreesboro, TN; children, Kaiden Zane Sundberg and Ryder Lane Sundberg both of McMinniville, TN; father,...

Richard Farrell Mccloughan

Richard Farrell Mccloughan

September 30, 2021

Richard Farrell McCloughan was born August 8, 1947 to Sidney Lancroft McCloughan and Nellie (Alexander) McCloughan, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Lamar, Colorado. He passed away September 29, 2021, at St. Thomas Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN. He was 74 years of age.

Dick, as he preferred to be called, led the life of a typical, small-town boy. He...

Carolyn Cardwell

Carolyn Cardwell

September 30, 2021

Carolyn Cardwell, age 72 of Smyrna died September 30, 2021. She was a native of Nashville and was preceded in death by her parents, Wilburn Birdwell, Velma Climer Birdwell; brother, Charles Birdwell; a daughter, April Robinson, and grandson, Peyton Clark Kent Williams.

Mrs. Cardwell was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

She is survived...

David Breeding

David Breeding

September 30, 2021

David Breeding, age 54, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021. He was preceded in death by his mother Rhonda Carol Breeding and father Billy Lamarr Breeding.

He is survived by his loving wife Shannon, sons Isaac (11), Ethan (13), Nathaniel (15), Austin (27), and Nicholas (33), daughters Kaitlin (29) and Stacia (30), his five grandchildren, and his...

Jeanne Sue Brown

Jeanne Sue Brown

September 29, 2021

Jeanne Sue Brown, age 69 of Smyrna died Wednesday September 29, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born at Boyce Clinic Hospital in Hohenwald and was a native of Wayne Co. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Dortha Castleman Culp.

Mrs. Brown was a member of LaVergne First United...

Blake Tidwell

Blake Tidwell

September 28, 2021

Mr. James Blake Tidwell, Jr, age 80, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away in the afternoon of Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Adams Place.  Blake was born May 25, 1941 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Mr & Mrs James Blake Tidwell, Sr.  He was a member of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Murfreesboro and Resurrection Church in Destin, FL....

Bounleuam Thongmanila

Bounleuam Thongmanila

September 28, 2021

Mrs. Bounleuam Thongmanila, age 62, of Smyrna, TN passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021. She was born in Laos and worked as a seamstress doing alterations for people. Mrs. Thongmanila is a faithful member of Wat Lao Buddharam Temple.

Mrs. Thongmanila is survived by her daughter, Emma Thongmanila; five grandchildren; sister, Lisa Keomaniphet; five siblings in Laos;...

Stephen Hutcheson

Stephen Hutcheson

September 28, 2021

After a courageous battle with leukemia, Stephen Paul Hutcheson passed away on September 28, 2021 in Dallas, TX at age 65. He was the son of Paul and the late Nancy Hutcheson, born in Tampa, FL on February 14, 1956.   He was husband to Ruth, father to David (Samantha) Hutcheson and Laura (Matt) Brown.   He was brother to five ...

Toni Marie Odom

Toni Marie Odom

September 27, 2021

Toni Marie Odom, age 27 of Readyville, died Monday, September 27, 2021. She was born in Richardson, Texas and was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Carol L. Paul.

Survivors include her mother, Carla Workman and husband Calvin of Murfreesboro; a daughter Viviana Marie; brother, Jonathan Gibbs of Murfreesboro; maternal great grandmother, Dolores T. Basile of...

Edward Grazier

Edward Grazier

September 26, 2021

Edward Grazier, Jr., age 78 of Smyrna, TN passed away on September 26, 2021. He was born in Madison County, IL to the late Edward Grazier, Sr. and Ann T. Moore. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his stepfather, Doc Moore, and sister, Lois Ann Grazier.

Mr. Grazier was a devoted husband...

James Thomas Moore

James Thomas Moore

September 26, 2021

James T. Moore, age 90, of Smyrna, Tennessee, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 26, 2021. A native of Lebanon, TN, he was the son of the late Bonham Dewitte and Sudie Mae Williams Moore. He was also preceded in death by two sisters and a brother.

Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:00...

Harold "Harry" Jefferson Loyd, Iii

Harold "Harry" Jefferson Loyd, Iii

September 26, 2021

Harold "Harry" Jefferson Loyd III, age 29 of Murfreesboro, TN, went to his heavenly home on September 26, 2021, after a long battle with addiction. Though his time here was cut short, he had an invaluable impact on those suffering from addiction in his community.

Harry was born and raised in Murfreesboro where he was a member...

Walter Fitzgerald Ames

Walter Fitzgerald Ames

September 26, 2021

Walter Fitzgerald Ames, age 59 of LaVergne, TN passed away on September 26, 2021. He is preceded in death by his father, Ronald Brewster Ames.

Mr. Ames is survived by his wife, Tina Sylvester Ames; mother, Jeanette Caldwell Ames; children, Samantha Jean Ames, Jessica Lorraine Ames, and Phillip Brewster Ames; grandson, Alexander Walter Jerman; and siblings, Joanne,...

A. Grant Kelley, Jr.

A. Grant Kelley, Jr.

September 26, 2021

A. Grant Kelley, Jr. age 73, of Murfreesboro, went to be with his Lord surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, September 26, 2021. He was well taken care of at Alive Hospice's inpatient facility.

He was born in Knoxville on July 16, 1948, to the late Augusta Grant Kelley and Ruth Wright Kelley.

Grant was...

Wanda Diane Penny

Wanda Diane Penny

September 25, 2021

Wanda Diane Penny, age 70, of Smyrna, TN passed from this life Saturday morning on September 25th, 2021 at the Alive Hospice Facility in Murfreesboro.

A native of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Wanda Penny was born on December 13th, 1950 to Frank K and Bobbie F Turner. She is preceded in death by her stepfather, Frank K Turner; her...

Ralph Youngs

Ralph Youngs

September 24, 2021

Mr. Ralph William Youngs, age 64, of Christiana, TN went to be with the Lord Friday, September 24, 2021. He was born in Genoa, TX to the late Roland William and Glenna Walker Youngs. Ralph was a 1975 graduate of Smyrna High School and member of Grace Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN. He retired from Nissan and then worked...

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