Dorothy Carlene Stockard
July 6, 2019
It is with great sadness that the family of Dorothy Carlene Stockard announce her passing on July 6, 2019 at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, IL with family by her side.
Ms. Stockard was born March 26, 1935 in Murfreesboro, TN to Carlene and Elliott C. Stockard. From an early age it was clear that Dorothy was...
Robert "Mike" Jones
July 3, 2019
Robert Michael "Mike" Jones, age 63 of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia and was a son of the late Bobby Jo and Margaret Ann Jones. He grew up in Knoxville and always cherished east Tennessee.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Schaad Jones; children,...
Lawrence Knight
July 3, 2019
Lawrence Dickeson Knight, age 70 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019. He was the son of the late Bernard Knight, Sr. He was also preceded in death by uncle, Robert Denning.
Mr. Knight is survived by mother, Mary Knight; sons, Jason Knight and his wife Angie, Chris Knight and his wife Wendy, Matt Knight, and...
Paul Wayne Ducker
July 2, 2019
Paul W. Ducker, age 67 of Smyrna, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019 following a heart attack. He was born in Gary, Indiana and was a son of the late Paul and Pauline Marks Ducker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by a brother, Keith Ducker and his fiancé's daughter, Cristy Hageman.
Survivors include a daughter,...
James Leard Davidson, Jr.
July 1, 2019
James Leard Davidson, Jr., age 91 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on Monday, July 1 st , 2019. He was born in Suffolk, VA to the late James Leard Davidson and Eleanor Ford Davidson. He is also preceded in death by two sons, Bob Davidson and Tom Davidson.
Mr. Davidson is survived by his wife of 68...
Steven Dennis Leiby
June 30, 2019
Steven Dennis Leiby, age 60, passed away June 30, 2019 in Chico, California. Family graveside service was held 10:00 AM Monday at Mapleview Cemetery, Smyrna, TN.
Charles Thomas Malen
June 29, 2019
Charles 'Charlie' Thomas Malen was born in Mena, Arkansas, February 27, 1933 wild as the hills he called home. As a boy his family moved to Southwest, Missouri where he would meet the love of his life Darlene [Riggs] Malen, whose love for him over 56 years of marriage not only weeded the landscape of his sensibilities but also...
Myrtle Ingram
June 28, 2019
Myrtle Harvey Ingram, age 97, passed away peacefully on Friday June 28, 2019 with her family by her side.
Myrtle was born May 24,1922 in Lawrenceburg, TN to Robert Harvey Beckham and Addie Myrtle Wells Beckham.
She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer Eugene Ingram, daughter Lynda Gene White, son, William Richard Ingram...
Delores Ann Lewellen
June 28, 2019
Delores Ann Lewellen, age 86 of Murfreesboro. She was a native of North Carolina and was preceded in death by her parents, Spencer Evert Sillmon, Lola Welch Sillmon; son, John Albert Cox.
She is survived by her children, James Cox, and Ann West; grandchildren, Chuck James and wife, Amy, Chris James Cox, Jeff Miles Cox, Jennifer Rene...
Gwendolyn Cates
June 27, 2019
Gwendolyn Cates, age 84 of Smyrna died Thursday June 27, 2019. She was a native of Nashville and was a member of the Church of Christ Church. She was retired from Sears.
Mrs. Cates was preceded in death by her husband, Darrold Cates; daughter, Stephanie Kaye Rader; parents, Grady McGowan and Nellie Olene Walden McGowan.
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Robert "Bob" Leon Mims
June 27, 2019
Robert Leon "Bob" Mims , age 67 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019. A native of Manning, SC, he was the son of the late Needham Jefferson and Thelma Mae Riley Mims, Sr.
Mr. Mims is survived by his wife of 37 years, Deborah Clawson Mims; daughters, Julie Stover Allen of Laurinburg,...
Esther Gilliand
June 27, 2019
Mrs. Mary "Esther" Gilliand, age 82, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019. She was born in Convington, TN to the late William and Blanch Dobbs Bridges. Mrs. Gilliand was a faithful and invovled member of Northside Baptist Church. She worked as a seamstress and later as a cafeteria worker in the public schools.
Mrs....
Ollie "Mutt" Banks
June 25, 2019
Mrs. Ollie "Mutt" Banks, age 88, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. A native of Rutherford County, she was preceded in death by her parents, John Henry Lewis and Lillie Maude Toombs Vaughn; husband, William "Bill" W. Banks; sister, Sara Hale; and brothers, Labor and John Vaughn.
Funeral services...
Ruth Ellen Mullins
June 25, 2019
Mrs. Ruth Ellen Mullins, age 87, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019. She was born in Biddeford, Maine to the late Horace and Marion Sawyer. Â Mrs. Mullins was also preceded in death by her first husband of 7 years, Larry Hooper; second husband of 51 years, Charles Fredrick Mullins, Sr.; and brother, George Sawyer.
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Joe Douglas Green
June 25, 2019
Joe Douglas Green, Jr., age 79 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday June 25, 2019. He was a native of Dayton, TN and was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Douglas Green, Sr. and Rose Gideon Green. Mr. Green was a member of St. Marks United Methodist Church, he taught Sunday School and was active with the SAGES. Mr. Green...
Velma Russell Masiongale
June 24, 2019
Velma M. Russell Masiongale , age 75 of LaVergne, TN, passed away Monday June 24, 2019. A native of Pickett County, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Webster and Donna Zelma Williams Russell. Mrs. Masiongale was also preceded in death by a sister, Mossie Bernella Russell, a brother, Kenneth Russell and an infant brother at...
Phyllis Eileen Bloomer
June 24, 2019
Phyllis Eileen Bloomer, age 82 of Smyrna died Monday June 24, 2019. She was a native of Parker, Indiana and was a member of River of Life Church in Smyrna.
Mrs. Bloomer was preceded in death by her husband Edgar Bloomer who died June 6, 2019; grandson, Anthony Cooper; parents, Ralph Teegarden, Virginia Genevieve Bailey Teegarden.
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Irene Jewel Braswell Winters
June 22, 2019
Irene Jewel Braswell Winters, went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 22, 2019. She was a native of the Dekalb County but lived in Rutherford Co. for most of her life. She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer L. Winters who died December 22, 1977. She was also preceded in death by her parents,...
Stewart James Speer
June 22, 2019
Early in the morning on Saturday, June 22, 2019, Stewart Speer peacefully left this world and entered into his heavenly home. He was a loving and well-loved son, husband, father, son-in-law, uncle, grandfather, and friend. Stu is preceded in death by his father Jim and is survived by his mother, Norma, his wife Karin, his son Kristofer, his daughter...
Edward Woodward Brandon
June 20, 2019
Edward Woodward Brandon, 88, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019 at StoneCrest Medical Center in Smyrna, Tennessee. Ed was born January 27, 1931 to Frank and Rosa Lynn Brandon in Birmingham, Alabama.
Ed graduated from Ramsay High School in Birmingham. He attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and graduated from Howard College in Birmingham with a...
