Ruth Willard Alford
May 9, 2018
Ruth Willard Alford, age 93 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday May 9, 2018. She was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by her husband, William Thurston Alford, parents, Tom and Sallie Mingle Willard, and a daughter-in-law, Phyllis Anne Ezell Alford. Mrs. Alford was a member of Kingwood Heights Church of Christ and had worked...
James Willard Fields
May 8, 2018
Mr. James Willard Fields, age 80, of Smyrna, TN passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. He was born in Warren county to the late Monroe and Maggie Fields. Mr. Fields was employed at AVCO in Nashville for over 30 years. He was a lifelong farmer and loved gardening and his chickens.
Mr. Fields is survived by...
Leslie Paul Barrett
May 8, 2018
Leslie Paul Barrett, age 83 of Smyrna, died Tuesday at the Tennessee State Veterans Home. He was a native of Rutherford County and a son of the late Alvin Barrett and Willie Lannom Higdon. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Charlene Jordan Barrett; a brother, Alton Barrett; and a sister, Daisy Barrett.
Survivors include...
Billy Goins
May 7, 2018
Billy Goins, age 68 of Murfreesboro died Monday May 7, 2018. He was born in Nashville and was preceded in death by his parents, Edward Goins, Sr. and Mary Duning Goins; brothers, Thomas Otis Goins, Phillip Goins, and Timothy Goins. Â Mr. Goins was retired from Coca-Cola, was an avid golfer and was known to be a very...
Joan Farris Bowers
May 6, 2018
Joan Farris Bowers, age 64, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2018. A native of Rockvale, TN, she was preceded in death by her parents, Ellis and Ruby Jean Morton Farris; and brother, Doug Farris.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Bowers of Nashville, TN; son, Denzell "D.J." Bowers of Murfreesboro; step-daughter, Carrie Brown...
Jack Wylie
May 6, 2018
Mr. Jack John Wylie, age 91, of Smyrna, TN passed away Sunday, May 7, 2018. He was born in Detroit, MI to the late John and Thelma Blevins Wylie. Mr. Wylie proudly served his country in the United States Navy in the Pacific theater toward the end of the war. He worked for Porter Paints and Wall Coverings for...
Simon Lawson
May 5, 2018
CPT Simon Lawson, US Army (Ret.), age 81, of Hendersonville, TN passed away Saturday, May 5, 2018. He was born in Demopolis, AL to the late Johnson Lawson, Sr. and Ollie Smith Lawson. CPT Lawson proudly served his country in the United States Army for over 20 years. He then worked for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as an...
Jesse Lee Gowen, Jr.
May 2, 2018
Jesse Lee Gowen, Jr. , age 93 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Wednesday May 2, 2018. A native of Nashville, TN, he was the son of the late Jesse Lee Gowen, Sr. and Evangeline Willie Davis Gowen. Mr. Gowen was also preceded in death by his wife, Joan Weideman Gowen, a son, Larry...
Terry Van Winkle
May 2, 2018
Terry Van Winkle, age 62 of LaVergne, died Wednesday at Centennial Medical Center after a brief illness. He was a native of Warren, Michigan and a son of the late Rip and Pauline Mooneyham Van Winkle. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Temmy Van Winkle.
Survivors include his wife, Jennifer Van Winkle; a daughter,...
Jennifer Gossage
May 2, 2018
Mrs. Jennifer Gossage, age 53, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. She was born in Murfreesboro to George Wayne, Sr. and Shelby Young Gossage. Jennifer was a graduate of Riverdale High School and the co-owner and operator of Comet Cleaners in Franklin, TN.
Jennifer is survived by her parents, George and Shelby Gossage; son,...
Barbara Kendrick
May 2, 2018
Mrs. Barbara Linda Wetherell Kendrick, age 83, of Smyrna, TN passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018. She was born in Sheffield, IL to the late Charles F. and Venetta Mae Oakes Wetherell. Mrs. Kendrick was a member of Blue Ridge United Methodist Church in Blue Ridge, GA and was the wind beneath her husband's wings.
Mrs. Kendrick...
Martha Jo Newman
May 1, 2018
Martha Jo Brandon Newman, age 73, of Smyrna, TN, died Tuesday, May 1, 2018. A native of Murfreesboro, she was preceded in death by her parents, Ray Campbell Brandon Sr. and Ruth Webb Brandon.
Funeral services will be Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
She is survived...
Nell Virginia Jernigan
May 1, 2018
Nell Virginia Bush Jernigan, age 86, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. A native of Cannon County, TN, she was preceded in death by her parents, Steve and Cora Lee Bush; husband, Wayne Jernigan; brothers, William and Thomas Bush; grandson, David Jernigan; and close family member, Erick Jernigan.
Funeral...
Melody Ann Johnson Russell
April 29, 2018
Melody Ann Simons Johnson Russell, age 34, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018.
She is survived by her children, Samantha Claire Johnson and Brady Campbell Johnson both of Nashville; parents, Jimmy and Sherry Simons of Middleton, TN; grandmother, Shirley Ann Koelsch of Spring Hill, TN; uncles, Rex Koelsch and his wife Marie of...
William Jonathan Lee
April 29, 2018
William Jonathan Lee , age 39 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Sunday April 29, 2018. A native of Cartersville, GA, he was the son of Cathey Leverette Lee Evans of Murfreesboro, TN, and the late Donald Ray Lee. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, John Lee Leverette and William and...
Barbara Ann Holder
April 29, 2018
Barbara Ann Holder, age 63, of Murfreesboro passed away on Sunday, April 29, 2018. She was born in Xenia, OH to the late Harry T. Smith and Ruth Barnett. She is survived by her husband, Jack Holder, son, Jason Holder of Murfreesboro, sisters and brothers, Kathy Johnson and her husband Larry, Thad Smith and his wife Linda, Roger Smith...
Linda Hiser
April 29, 2018
Lida "Linda" Reynolds Hiser, age 87 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Murfreesboro. Per her wishes, no memorial service will be held and her cremated remains will be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery alongside her late husband, Frederick Hiser, Jr. who died in 1997. She was born in Downs, Illinois, a daughter of the late Pearl...
Todd E. Mccullough
April 28, 2018
Todd E. McCullough, age 85 of Murfreesboro died Saturday April 28, 2018. He was born in Nashville and was preceded in death by his parents, Sandford Woodrow McCullough and Addie Mae Jacobs McCullough, and brother, Earl McCullough and grandson, Randy McCullough, Jr. Mr. McCullough attended Lighthouse Baptist Church and had served in the United States Army. He...
Dill O. Campbell
April 26, 2018
Dill O. Campbell, age 67 of Beechgove, TN died Thursday April 26, 2018. He was born in Plant City, FL and spent most of his life in Tennessee. Mr. Campbell was preceded in death by his daughter, Wendy Katherine Judd, and parents, James Howard Campbell, and Mary Katherine Price Campbell; four sisters and two brothers. Mr. Campbell...
Sisai Phaphanthong
April 25, 2018
Sisai Phaphanthong, age 60 of Smyrna, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Alive Hospice, Murfreesboro following a lengthy illness. He was a native of Savannkhet, Laos and was a son of the late Mon and Bent Phaphanthong.
Survivors include his wife, Joy Phaphanthong; two children, Edberg and Olivia Phaphanthong; three brothers, Konkeo, Khamvan, and Louan Phaphanthong; six...
