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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Debra Bynum
January 4, 2019
Mrs. Debra Diane Bynum, age 60, of Smyrna, TN passed away Friday, January 4, 2019. She was born in McKenzie, TN to the late Clyde Nuten and Mary Lee Nanney Blaylock. Mrs. Bynum worked at World Color in Dresden, TN for 24 years before becoming a CNA and massage therapist and most recently working for Federal Mogul. When she...
Loretta "Lori" Lucille Kimball
January 3, 2019
Loretta "Lori" Lucille Kimball, age 83 of Smyrna, died Thursday, January 3, 2019 at StoneCrest Medical Center. She was a native of Detroit, Michigan and was the daughter of the late Frank and Marie Malkowski. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Edwin Kimball in 2017, and a daughter, Renee Kimball.
Survivors include a...
Leland D. Manahan
January 3, 2019
Leland D. Manahan, age 68 of Smyrna, died unexpectedly January 3, 2019. He was born in Fairfield Iowa and grew up in Roberts, IL. He was the son of the late, Douglas and Betty Thomas Manahan. Mr. Manahan retired from the United States Army, after 21 years of active duty. He also worked for the State of TN, and...
Virgil Thomas Shoulders
January 3, 2019
Virgil Thomas Shoulders, age 78, of Smyrna passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019. He was a native of Smith County, TN and the son of the late Jimmie and Flora Gregory Shoulders.
Funeral service will be 2:00pm Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Bro. Jason Wheely will officiate. Burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery....
Bobbie Sue Jones
January 2, 2019
Bobbie Sue Jones, age 87, of Smyrna and formerly of Old Hickory passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. She was a native of Hickman, KY and the daughter of the late Lee and Mary Sue Rivers Buchanan. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Jones, sister, Betty Jean Delk and granddaughter, Kelsey Nicole Dearmon.
...Rebecca Akins
January 2, 2019
Rebecca Akins, age 71 of Smyrna, Tennessee, died January 2, 2019 in Murfreesboro. She was a native of Jackson County, TN and a daughter of the late Harley and Dona Jackson. She was also preceded in death by a husband, James K. Akins, and siblings, Jean Johnson and Roy Jackson and Don Jackson.
Leamon Gossett
January 1, 2019
Mr. Leamon Roy Gossett, age 84, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019. He was born in Hickman County, TN to the late Claude and Willie Mae Clark Gossett. Mr. Gossett owned Gossett's Auto Parts where he knew everyone who walked in the door and treated them like family. He enjoyed all sports from MTSU...
Marguerite H. Grandstaff
December 31, 2018
Mrs. Marguerite Hankins Grandstaff, age 94, of Lebanon, TN passed away Monday, December 31, 2018. She was born in Lebanon to the late Ollie and Ethel Parker Hankins. Mrs. Grandstaff retired as the office manager for the Rutherford Co-Op that her husband managed. She was a faithful member of North Boulevard Church of Christ in Murfreesboro, TN....
Mary "Sally" F. Cox
December 29, 2018
Mary F. "Sally" Cox, 90, of Murfreesboro, TN, joined her Lord and Savior, December 29, 2018. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Jan. 2nd at Woodfin in Smyrna.
Funeral will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m., Jan. 3rd at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna with Rev. Milton Hicks and Rev. Joe Clark officiating. Graveside services...
Delores Dancer
December 29, 2018
Helen Delores Dancer , age 75 of Murfreesboro died Saturday December 29, 2018.She was a native of Bell Buckle, TN and was preceded in death by her parents, James Paul and Beatrice Fulks Haynes. Ms. Dancer was a member of East Main Church of Christ. She was a retired Administrative Assistant.
She is survived by...
Brice Bennett
December 29, 2018
Brice Bennett, age 25 of Murfreesboro died Saturday December 29, 2018. He was a native of Rutherford Co. Brice was 20-12 graduate of Holloway High School and was working for Ingram Book Company. He is survived by his parents, Ed and Teressa Bennett; grandparents, Razzy and Faye Bailey of Hermitage, and a host of family and friends.
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Betty Bealle Morris
December 28, 2018
Betty Bealle Morris, age 87, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on December 28, 2018. A native of Greenwood, MS. she was preceded in death by her parents, John Wynn and Kathryn Sullivan Bealle; her husband, Robert Joseph Morris Jr; her son, Bobby Morris; and her brother, John Wynn Bealle Jr.
Funeral services will...
James Lewis Richardson
December 28, 2018
James Lewis Richardson, age 80, died at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital on December 28, 2018. A native of Rutherford County, TN, Lewis was born January 16, 1938 to the late William Arthur and Sarah Andarene Travis Richardson.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and by his brother, Howard Ray Richardson; and by his infant brothers,...
Robert John Pachciarz
December 28, 2018
Robert John Pachciarz, age 71 of Smyrna, TN passed away on December 28th, 2018. He was a native of Danville, IL and was preceded in death by his parents, Casimir and Rozella Harper Pachciarz, as well as a brother and a sister.
Mr. Pachciarz is survived by his wife, Sherry Koontz Pachciarz; children, Robert John Pachciarz II...
Ronald Elmer Robart
December 28, 2018
Ronald Elmer Robart age 92 died Friday December 28, 2108. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Woodfin Memorial Chapel www.woodfinchapel.com
Sue Hendrix
December 27, 2018
Sue Hendrix, age 71, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 27, 2018. A native of Lawrence County, TN, she was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Charity Franks Potts; and two brothers.
A graveside service will be Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
She is...
Sammy J. Welch
December 26, 2018
Sammy J. Welch , age 79 of LaVergne, TN, passed away Wednesday December 26, 2018. A native of Crossville, TN, he was the son of the late Grady Curtis and Lois Gwendolyn Duvall Welch Muesing. Mr. Welch was also preceded in death by his brothers, Gaines and Jimmy Welch and by a sister,...
Cynthia Davidson
December 25, 2018
On Tuesday, December 25, 2018, Cynthia Eslick Davidson, loving mother and grandmother of four, passed away at age 74. Cynthia was born on September 20, 1944, in Rome, Georgia, to Gordon and Elizabeth Street. She received her MBA from NYU in 1982, and worked as a stockbroker in the Empire State Building for five years. Cynthia moved to South...
Thennie Deanna Brown
December 24, 2018
Thennie Deanna "Dee Dee" Smith Brown, 56, of  Franklin, TN passed away peacefully on Monday, December 24, 2018.  She was a native of Princeton, WV and the daughter of the late Fred Eugene Smith and Hattie Price Forney. She graduated from Princeton High School in 1980, served as an E-4/Specialist 4 in the United States Army, graduated from ITT...
James Eugene Dunman
December 23, 2018
James Dunman, age 72 of Smyrna, died Sunday, December 23, 2018. He was born in Nashville to the late Buddy and Jenny Mae Dunman. He was a United States Army veteran and served during the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Patsey Dunman; children, David LaGrange and wife Peggy of Smyrna, James Dunman and...
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