Marshall Walker
December 11, 2019
Marshall Leon Walker was born on November 29, 1930 in Eldorado Oklahoma to Cloie and Marshall Walker. He grew up working on a cattle ranch and drove the school bus to earn tuition money for Wayland College. At Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, he met Beth Murray who brought her creative whirlwind into his otherwise structured world. She was his...
Vernie "Junior" Harrell, Jr.
December 10, 2019
Vernie "Junior" Harrell Jr. age 81, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. A native of Rutherford County he was preceded in death by his parents, Vernie and Ruby Crick Harrell Sr; wife, Gracie Lucille Jones Harrell; brothers, Johnnie and Grover Harrell; and sisters, Tabby Brewer and Ruth Mahaffey.
He...
Bonnie Griffin
December 10, 2019
Bonnie Millikan Griffin, age 74 of Murfreesboro departed from this life December 10 th , 2019. She is survived by her loving husband Jerry Griffin, children Keith (Maeghan) Griffin and Jennifer Dilsaver , brother Jack (Karen) Millikan all of Murfreesboro, sister Joyce(Lavon) Smart of Piggott, Arkansas, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Griffin found great joy in...
Claud James Wilson
December 9, 2019
Claud James Wilson, age 91 of Murfreesboro died Monday December 9, 2019. He was a native of Murfreesboro, and was the son of the late, William H. Wilson, Sr. and Lelia Shires Wilson Reynolds, and was preceded in death by his wife, Edith L. Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a member of the Church of Christ Church and retired from...
Lisa Hooper Kilgore
December 8, 2019
Lisa Hooper Kilgore, age 67 of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, December 8, 2019 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Nashville and a daughter of the late Herbert Roscoe Hooper and Mary Katherine Bryant Hooper. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Eric Bates Kilgore, Jr.
Survivors include daughters,...
Julian O. "Jim" Bailey, Jr.
December 8, 2019
Julian O. "Jim" Bailey, Jr. , age 86 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Sunday December 8, 2019. A native of Memphis, TN, he was the son of the late Julian O. Bailey, Sr. and Sarah Miller Bailey. Mr. Bailey was also preceded in death by his first wife, Marion Hardy Bailey, a son, Alan Bailey and a...
Janice Karol West
December 8, 2019
Janice Karol West , age 60 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Sunday December 8, 2019. A native of Shelbyville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Harlan and Clarice Reid Nelson.
Karol is survived by her husband Roger West; daughter, Claire Lewis of Los Angeles, CA; sister, Karen Adcock and her husband Bill of...
John William Monroe Leach
December 8, 2019
John William Monroe Leach passed from this life on December 8th in Smyrna, Tennessee. John was born on September 9, 1930 in Danville, Illinois to Leo and Nettie Leach. He grew up in Germantown where he enjoyed life with his friends and family.  He was a hardworking young man and served in the Army in Korea during the Korean...
Martha Thompson
December 7, 2019
Mrs. Martha Evelyn Thompson, age 89, of Smyrna, TN passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019. She was born in Nashville, TN to the late Thomas M. and Lucille McMinn Jones. Mrs. Thompson was a bookkeeper most recently for Nashville Steel. She was a member of Grandview Baptist in Nashville. Mrs. Thompson loved taking care of everyone especially her family....
Shirley Lee Primm
December 7, 2019
Shirley Lee Primm, age 79 of Murfreesboro died Saturday. She was a native of Bell Buckle and was preceded in death by her parents, Frank Lee Richard, and Lillian Cawthron Richard, and sister, Dorothy Jean Young. Ms. Primm was a member of Taylor's Chapel Baptist Church, and was retired from Stones River Country Club.
She is survived...
Ralph L. Carlson
December 7, 2019
Ralph L. Carlson, age 83, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 7, 2019. A native of Cleveland, OH, he was preceded in death by his parents Leonard and Esther Carlson; two sisters; and a brother.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Smyrna at Woodfin Chapel. Brother Edward Smith...
Tom Bayus
December 5, 2019
Thomas Donald Bayus, age 38, passed away at his home Thursday, December 5, 2019. He was preceded in death by fiancé India Spainhour and grandfather, Donald Bayus.
He is survived by his mother, Diane Snyder; father, Will Snyder; sisters, Sidney and Sami Snyder; grandparents, Dottie Snyder, Nancy and Dana Pratt; aunt, Trisha Boggs; uncles, Greg and Brad...
Virgie Puckett Leonard
December 5, 2019
Virgie Puckett Leonard, age 95 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019. She was born in Cannon County to the late Arthur and Sally Robinson Melton. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husbands, John D. Puckett and Edward Dye Leonard; son, James Owen (Jim) Puckett; and eight brothers and sisters....
Margaret Brandon
December 3, 2019
Mrs. Margaret Catherine Smith Brandon, age 79, formerly of Chattanooga, TN passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019. She was born in Murfreesboro, TN to the late James Whitaker and Loudelia Blankenship Smith. Mrs. Brandon was a 1957 graduate of Central High School and 1961 graduate of MTSU with a bachelor's degree in Home Economics. She was a member of...
David Holt
December 3, 2019
Mr. David Allison Holt, age 70, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019. He was born in Union City, TN to David Ray and Betty Faulkner Holt. David was a 1967 graduate of Union City High School and 1972 graduate of UT Martin. He spent his career in banking. David enjoyed cooking, spending time with his family,...
Oub Vilayphonh
December 3, 2019
Oub Vilayphonh, age 88 of Smyrna died Tuesday December 3, 2019. He was born in China and moved to the United States in 1980. He was a retired Farmer. Mr. Vilayphonh is survived by his wife, Bouaninh Vilayphonh; children, Children; Sythone Ketchamny, Nalichanh Sivilay, Bruce Bounyavong, Vanh B. Perkins, Praseuth Vilayphonh; brother, Sam Vilayphonh. Preceded in death by children;...
Everett (Eli) Wilt
December 2, 2019
Everett R. (Eli) Wilt, 81, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on December 2, 2019 at Alvin C York VA Medical Center.
Born March 14, 1938 in Jefferson County, West Virginia, he was the son of Everett E and Myrtle Eliza (Ott) Wilt. He proudly served in the US Air Force for eight years.
Eli was...
Keith Allan Pickett
December 2, 2019
Keith Allan Pickett, age 66 of Spring Hill TN and formerly of Cornelius N.C. He was born in in West Memphis, AR., and grew up in the Memphis area. He was the son of the late Charles Pickett and Evelyn Rhodes Pickett. Mr. Pickett was of the Christian Faith, and entrepreneurial of many businesses in life. He was lover...
Peter Francis Cash
December 1, 2019
Peter Francis Cash, age 79 of Smyrna died Sunday December 1, 2019. He was a native of Danville, VA and was preceded in death by his wife, Karen Lewis Cash, his parents, Everett Earl Cash, and Francis Skinner Cash.
Mr. Cash attended Smyrna First United Methodist Church and was retired from American Honda. After his retirement he...
Robert Hahn
December 1, 2019
Robert Blaine Hahn, (better known as Bob or RB) age 90 of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, December 1, 2019. He was a native of Belmond, Iowa and was preceded in death by the mother of his children, Delores Ann Love; his son, Paul Robert Hahn; his brother Bill Hahn, and his parents, Helen Bates Hahn and Lawrence Hahn.
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