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Robert "Bob" Leon Mims

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

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.

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Ollie "Mutt" Banks

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.

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Ruth Ellen Mullins

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.  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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

David Collins

David Collins

June 19, 2019

David Randall Collins, age 60 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday June 19, 2019. He was born in Florence AL and was preceded in death by his mother, Velma Sue Clemmons Collins. Mr. Collins was a Computer Analyst with Bridgestone, an avid Star Trek Fan.

He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Debbie Mardis Collins; children, D....

Travis Mcewan

Travis Mcewan

June 19, 2019

Travis Christopher McEwan, age 26 of Smyrna. He was born Torrance, California and was a member of the Experience Church in Murfreesboro.

Travis is survived by his mother, Christina Ocacio and step-father, Reynaldo of Smyrna; father, David McEwan and step-mother, Karen of Arrington; brothers, Jason McEwan of LaVergne, Ethan McEwan of Arrington. He was preceded in death...

Audie Faye Mcgowen

Audie Faye Mcgowen

June 19, 2019

Audie Faye McGowen, age 82, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2019. She was born June 12, 1937, in Emory, TX, to Leonard and Essie Mae Lynch.

Audie married Fred Wayne (Tennessee) McGowen, the love of her life on December 22, 1956. She spent 31 years devoted to her husband and their family. Widowed in 1987, she...

Evelyn "Kiz" Gilley Youree

Evelyn "Kiz" Gilley Youree

June 18, 2019

Evelyn "Kiz" Gilley Youree , age 104 of Murfreesboro, TN, went to meet her Lord and Savior Tuesday, June 18, 2019. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Eaph and Bessie Sloan Gilley. Mrs. Youree was also preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Youree; sisters, Vera (Frank) Hernandez, Nena (Cloe) Bond,...

Helen Johnston

Helen Johnston

June 18, 2019

Mrs. Virginia "Helen" Johnston, age 91, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 18, 2019. She was born in LaFollette, TN to the late Edgar and Elizabeth Paul Chapman. Mrs. Johnston was a steadfast member of Southeast Baptist Church for many years before joining Only You Lord Ministries. She was a gentle and soft spoken...

Daniel Robin Bolling

Daniel Robin Bolling

June 18, 2019

Mr. Daniel Robin Bolling, age 76, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee peacefully passed away with family at his side on the evening of Tuesday, June 18, 2019 from complications of cancer. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and spent parts of his youth living at Flat Gap, Kentucky and Coeburn, Virginia. Mr. Bolling proudly served his country in the United States...

Roberta Dunaway Haynes

Roberta Dunaway Haynes

June 17, 2019

Roberta Dunaway Haynes , age 88 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Monday, June 17, 2019. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Mack and Audrey Yost Dunaway. Mrs. Haynes was also preceded in death by her husband, Dan J. Haynes who died in 1997, brothers, Buford, Bill, and Jesse Dunaway, sisters, Sheila...

Margaret Ann Eaton

Margaret Ann Eaton

June 16, 2019

Margaret Ann Eaton, age 65 of Murfreesboro died Sunday June 16, 2019. She was born in Warren Co. and was the daughter of the late, Berlie and Fay Carney Melton.

Mrs. Eaton was a graduate of University of Tennessee of Knoxville and graduate of University of TN Memphis with a master's in nursing. Mrs. Eaton had worked...

Waldean Dean Mitchell

Waldean Dean Mitchell

June 15, 2019

Mrs. Waldean "Dean" Alexander Mitchell, age 89, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019. She was born in the Readyville Community of Cannon County, TN to the late Elmus and Lucille Bragg Alexander. Mrs. Mitchell was a bookkeeper for Colonial Corporation of America in Woodbury, TN. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Mitchell...

Joyce T Presley

Joyce T Presley

June 14, 2019

Joyce T. "Granny" Presley, age 76 of Murfreesboro, died Friday, June 14, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Nashville, a daughter of the late Major Wilson Key and Elsie May Carter Key. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Grover Presley, Jr; a sister, Peggy Gleaves; and...

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