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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Nancy Louise Barnes Reed

Nancy Louise Barnes Reed

May 23, 2019

Nancy Louise Barnes Reed , age 65 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Thursday May 23, 2019 at her home after a prolonged battle with Parkinson's disease. She was a native of Nashville, TN, and the daughter of the late Frank and Emma Karl Barnes.

Nancy is survived by her husband Matt Reed; son, Robert Marshall...

Rosemary Chaney Bane

Rosemary Chaney Bane

May 23, 2019

Rosemary Sullivan Chaney Bane (age 94) died peacefully on May 23, 2019. She was born in Clever, Missouri to Rosa (Maples) and Earl Tom Sullivan, and her life of music, international travel, joyful service to others and achievement took her from Clever, to Cincinnati, OH, to Springfield, MO and finally to Murfreesboro, TN. She accomplished much in her life,...

Rufus Potts

Rufus Potts

May 21, 2019

Rufus Potts, age 82, of Smyrna, TN passed away Tuesday, May 21 st , 2019. He is preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean Potts; parents, Ernest Potts and Ruby Ross Johnson; stepmother, Mattie Potts; and siblings, Jack, Robert, George, and Evie. Mr. Potts was a dialysis technician at the VA Medical Center in Nashville and faithfully attended...

Sally Scott Ledbetter

Sally Scott Ledbetter

May 21, 2019

Sally Scott Ledbetter died peacefully on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.  Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on September 9 th , 1932, she was the consummate local girl, living her entire life in the town of her birth except when attending college in Virginia.  An avid bridge player, she was smart, funny, beautiful, vibrant and quite the grand hostess.  Her most...

Ida Sue Reeves

Ida Sue Reeves

May 21, 2019

Ida Sue McKinley Reeves of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on May 21, 2019 after a long battle with multiple health issues. Mrs. Reeves was born in Granville, TN on August 20, 1932 and was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Charles E. Reeves, and her parents Hugh McKinley and Lois Carter McKinley Cornwell. She is survived...

Jamy Leeann Jordan

Jamy Leeann Jordan

May 20, 2019

Jamy Leeann Jordan, age 48 of Murfreesboro died Monday May 20, 2018. She was a native of Nebraska and had attended Central Christian Church. Jamy was a graduate of MTSU and Volunteer State Community College. She was Respiratory Therapist.

Jamy is survived by her daughter, Meri Lindsey and twin sons, Brock and Bryce Lindsey; father of her...

John "Sam" Youree

John "Sam" Youree

May 19, 2019

John "Sam" Youree, age 61 of Murfreesboro passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Samuel and Rachel Vance Youree.

Funeral Service will be 2:00 pm Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery.

He is survived...

Somchanh Boupharath

Somchanh Boupharath

May 19, 2019

Somchanh Boupharath , age 79 of Antioch, TN, passed away Sunday May 19, 2019. A native of Laos, she was the daughter of the late Tidphumee Sengsavang and Somdee Sengsavang. Mrs. Boupharath was also preceded in death by her husband Vanthaboun Boupharath who died April 29, 2019.

Mrs. Boupharath is survived by her daughters, Silinh...

Cecil Waggoner

Cecil Waggoner

May 18, 2019

Cecil Waggoner, age 71 of Murfreesboro, died Saturday at home surrounded by his family. He was a native of Lascassas and a son of the late Willie Ernest and Effie Louise Brewer Waggoner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by a brother, Willie Waggoner.

Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Janice Waggoner; children, Danny...

Donald T. Wolfe

Donald T. Wolfe

May 18, 2019

Donald Thomas Wolfe, 81, retired professor of political science at Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland, died on Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Murfreesboro, TN. Dr. Wolfe was the son of the late Roland Corrington and Mary Agnes McConnell Wolfe. He was predeceased by three older brothers, Roland C. Wolfe, Jr., of Nashville, John McConnell Wolfe of Chattanooga, and William...

John Leland Goad

John Leland Goad

May 17, 2019

John L. Goad, age 69, of Murfreesboro passed away suddenly on Friday, May 17, 2019. He was a native of Davidson County and the son of the late Kenneth Leland Goad and Mary Jean Young Goad.

Funeral service will be 2:00pm Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Chaplain Lee Douglas will officiate. Interment to follow...

J.W. Gossett

J.W. Gossett

May 16, 2019

James Wesley "J.W." Gossett, age 94, passed peacefully at his home on Thursday, May 16, 2019.

He is survived by his wife of 72 and a half years, Christine Gossett; two sons, Roy Gossett and his wife Cindy, and Wayne Gossett and his wife Jayne; three grandchildren, Troy Gossett and his wife Marcy, Bryan Gossett and his...

James Patrick Baute

James Patrick Baute

May 16, 2019

James Patrick Baute, age 48, of Manchester passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2019 after a long illness.

Funeral service will be 2:30pm Monday, May 20, 2019 at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Pastor Greg Nash will officiate. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

He is survived by his mother, Yvonne Wheeler, father, Everett Baute and...

Joseph Nock

Joseph Nock

May 15, 2019

Joseph "Joe" A. Nock, age 89 of Smyrna, Tennessee, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 15, 2019. A native of Tarentum, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late Aloysious A. and Ruth Smith Nock. Mr. Nock was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean Porter Nock; a daughter, Janice Ann Nock Adcock; granddaughter, Skylar Nicole Nock; brother,...

Cathey Ragland

Cathey Ragland

May 15, 2019

Cathey Taylor Ragland, age 75, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. A native of Rutherford County, TN, she was preceded in death by her parents Frank and Josephine Ralston Taylor; and her husband David Ragland.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Trey King...

Roger Steven Neal

Roger Steven Neal

May 14, 2019

Roger Steven Neal, age 65, of Smyrna, TN, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019. A native of Mobile, AL, he was born April 18, 1954.

He is survived by his mother, Virginia Byrd Neal; sons, Christopher Shawn Neal and John Robert Neal; brother, Mark B. Neal; and mother of their children, Christina Neal. He was preceded in...

Namithith "Lae" Bounthavy

Namithith "Lae" Bounthavy

May 14, 2019

Namthith "Lae" Bounthavy , age 39 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Tuesday May 14, 2019. A native of Ubon, Thailand, she was the daughter of Sy Bounthavy of Murfreesboro, TN and the late Bounna Bounthavy.

Lae is survived by her father, Sy Bounthavy of Murfreesboro, TN; step-mother, Silivanh Keomahavong of Murfreesboro, TN; brother, Brandon Bounthavy...

Michael Shawn Strom, Jr.

Michael Shawn Strom, Jr.

May 13, 2019

Michael Shawn Strom, Jr., age 20 of LaVergne, TN, passed away Monday May 13, 2019. Shawn was born June, 29, 1998 in Silver Spring, MD.

Shawn is survived by his parents, Michael "Mike" Shawn Strom, Sr. and Jessica Rumford Strom of LaVergne, TN; sister, Katelin Strom of LaVergne, TN; grandparents, Dorothy Strom of LaVergne, TN,...

James "Jimmy" Bratten

James "Jimmy" Bratten

May 13, 2019

James "Jimmy" Miller Bratten, age 81, of Murfreesboro, TN, died on May 13, 2019 at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN. He was born on July 3, 1937 in Liberty, TN to James H. and Elizabeth Miller Bratten. He was a member of the Baptist faith. Jim was a 1955 graduate of Smyrna High School and continued his...

Rita Boles Lankford

Rita Boles Lankford

May 12, 2019

Mrs. Rita Boles Lankford, age 69 of Murfreesboro, died Sunday morning, May 12, at St. Thomas West. She is survived by: husband, Wayne P. Lankford; 2 sons, Andrew Lankford of Murfreesboro, Tim Lankford and wife Paige of Hendersonville; 6 grandchildren, Jack, Paul and Zoe Lankford; Tyler Lankford, Thomas Akins and wife Lauren and children, Willa Gray Akins and Ada...

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