Ruth Virginia Mayes
July 26, 2021
Ruth Virginia Mayes (nee Fisher), 87, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on July, 26, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. Ruth was born and raised in Walled Lake, Michigan to Charles H. and Margaret A. Fisher. Born second of seven children, she grew up in a strong Christian family with two sisters and four brothers. Following high school, Ruth enrolled...
David Wade Gaither
July 25, 2021
David Wade Gaither, age 49 of Murfreesboro died Sunday July 25, 2021. He loved the outdoors and had worked many jobs in his life.
David is survived by his wife, Margaret Clark Gaither; daughter, Kelsey Gaither; father, Jerry Gaither; brothers, JW and Brian Gaither.
Memorial Gathering will be 2:00PM to 4:00PM Friday at Woodfin Memorial...
Peggy O'Neal
July 25, 2021
Mrs. Peggy Carolyn O'Neal, age 82, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Sunday, July 25, 2021. She was born in Murfreesboro, TN to the late James G. and Maggie Vonoy Casteel. Mrs. O'Neal was a supervisor for Better Built Aluminum until her retirement. She enjoyed watching anything on television and going to casinos.
Mrs. O'Neal is survived by...
Martha Vance Burns
July 22, 2021
Martha Vance Burns, age 93, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died on the morning of 22 July 2021at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, after both extended and recent illnesses.
A native of Sanders Fork in Cannon County, Tennessee, Martha was the 12th child of 14 born to her father, James Hall Vance, and the 5th child of 7 born to...
Ronnie Amans
July 22, 2021
Ronald "Tattoo" E. Amans, age 56 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed peacefully on July 22, 2021. A native of Pembroke, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Louis N. and Margaret E. Amans. He was preceded in death by his brother Bert Amans.
Visitation for friends and family will be Monday, July 26, 2021, from 2:00 pm...
Mary Anna Turner
July 20, 2021
Mary Anna Gatlin Turner, age 83, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. A native of Bethel, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Frank Browning Gatlin Sr. and Margaret Meadows Gatlin. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Bob" Turner Sr; stepmother, Juanita B. Gatlin; and her...
Sheila Van Zelm
July 19, 2021
Sheila Kathleen Porterfield van Zelm, age 86 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away of congestive heart failure on July 19, 2021. She was born in Philadelphia, PA, to the late Gerald Norman Porterfield and Anna Boyd Porterfield. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Hugh van Zelm, Jr.; and brother, Kenneth...
Mary Ellen Dickens
July 19, 2021
Mary Ellen Dickens , age 69 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Monday, July 19, 2021, at her residence. A native of Murfreesboro, TN, she was the daughter of the late William Wayne and Ellen McCormack Dickens. Miss Dickens was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Q. Dickens and several aunts and uncles.
Miss Dickens...
Ned Arbuckle
July 19, 2021
Mr. Ned Claiborne Arbuckle, age 88, died Monday, July 19, 2021, in Murfreesboro. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ethel and Jasper Arbuckle; sisters Winona and Frances Arbuckle; and brothers Jasper Jr., William, Haskell, Forrest, Murry and Donald Arbuckle.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ann Jeanette Arbuckle, who he adored; his...
Johnny Ray Smith
July 17, 2021
Johnny Ray Smith, age 72, passed away on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at NHC of Murfreesboro. He was a carpenter. He enjoyed watching Nascar races and was the biggest fan of Dale Earnhardt. He was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Johnnie Smith; wife, Linda Smith; brothers,...
Gloria O'Brien
July 17, 2021
Gloria Beasley O'Brien, age 95 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on July 17, 2021. She was born in Murfreesboro, TN to the late Alton and Maibelle Beasley. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by the father of her children, John T. O'Brien.
Mrs. O'Brien is survived by her sons, Larry, Danny, and Tommy...
Keith Back
July 16, 2021
Vernon "Keith" Back (Pappaw), age 68 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away in his sleep on July 16, 2021. He was born in Ashland, KY in 1952 to the late Vernon R. Back and surviving mother, Florence Back. He is also survived by his wife of almost 50 years, Pam Henry Back, and their daughter Ashley Moses (Kenneth) of Christiana,...
Joyce Eisenmann
July 16, 2021
Mrs. Joyce McCracken Denson Eisenmann, age 92, of Murfreesboro, TN died Friday, July 16, 2021 in Spring Hill, TN. A native of Giles County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Luther Harris and Bernadine Thesing McCracken. Mrs. Eisenmann was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and retired from Middle Tennessee State University as a...
Trisha Marie Frank
July 14, 2021
Trisha Marie Frank, age 35, passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at her home in Madison, Tennessee. She was the daughter of the late Donna Marie Glover.
She is survived by her husband, Scott Frank; children, Alexis Johnston, Mya Frank, Scott Frank, Jr.; father, Tom Glover; brothers, Trever Glover and his wife Michelle, Troy Glover; sister, Rachel...
Norris Lynn Newton, Sr.
July 13, 2021
Dr. Norris Lynn Newton, Sr., age 90 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on July 13, 2021. He was born in Ada, OK to the late William "Dick" Newton and Laura Cozort Newton. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Rosa Mae Ihle Newton; and son, Norris Lynn Newton, Jr., M.D. He is survived...
Mildred Hazlewood
July 12, 2021
Mrs. Mildred Martin Hazlewood, age 93, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord Monday, July 12, 2021. She was born in Nashville, TN to the late Charles T. and Nelle Dowell Martin. Mrs. Hazlewood was a 1946 graduate of East High School in Nashville and attended the University of Tennessee. She was an accountant and bookkeeper until...
Kellena Alley "Doros" Mosley
July 11, 2021
Kellena Alley "Doros" Mosley, born February 6, 1931, and past from this life July 11, 2021. She was preceded in death by parents, Horace K. Alley and Lena Mae Hammers Alley, by her husband of 62 Years Robert R. Mosley, Sr; children, Andrew Lloyd, Arthur Michael, and Judith Anita.
Mrs. Mosley is survived by three sons, Ray...
Jane Johnson Hill
July 11, 2021
Jane Faye Johnson Hill , of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the Woodrow Jasper Johnson and Mary Estelle Adcock Johnson Delbridge. Mrs. Hill was also preceded in death by a son, Kimmy Lynn Carpenter and a grandson, Michael Shane Carpenter.
Mrs. Hill...
Jack C. Crumpton, Sr.
July 8, 2021
Jack C. Crumpton Sr. age 89, of Smyrna, Tennessee, passed peacefully on Thursday, July 8, 2021.
A Memorial Mass will be Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic Church. Rev. Phillip A. Halladay will officiate. Entombment will be at 1:00 p.m. in Calvary Cemetery with military honors.
He is survived by...
Mike Lorance
July 8, 2021
Murfreesboro native and resident Mike Lorance, age 89, passed away Thursday, July 8 at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital.
Lorance was a heralded newspaper and television outdoors reporter, columnist and personality, including 35 years as outdoors columnist for The Daily News Journal in Murfreesboro, retiring from that position in 2015. Upon his retirement, he was honored by...
