Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Margaret "Peggy" Ann Eckardt
August 23, 2018
Margaret "Peggy" Ann Eckardt, age 77, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 23, 2018, surrounded by her loved ones. Peggy is preceded by her parents, Isabelle and Albert Bushie, and her daughter, Kathleen Eckardt.
Peggy will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 57 years, John "Jack" Eckardt and their two surviving children Kevin (Suzanne) Eckardt and...
Sue Wood Harris
August 23, 2018
Sue Wood Harris of Abbeville, AL died on August 23, 2018. She was born on February 4, 1932 in Abbeville, Alabama to Samuel Landrum and Claudia Parker Wood. Sue grew up in Abbeville and lived her entire life there except her four years at Huntingdon College and a few years in Atlanta and Mobile. Sue met her soulmate, Joe Ed...
Daniel J. Kelly
August 23, 2018
Daniel J. Kelly, age 61 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018.
Mr. Kelly is survived by his children, Anthony Kelly and wife Ashley of LaVergne, Catherine Kelly of Smyrna, Jamie Kelly of Smyrna, and Debra Williams and husband Josh of Smyrna; grandchildren, Alexander, Hailey, Danielle, Jamarr, Riley, and Faith; and siblings, John Kelly Jr....
Sharon Maxine Pope
August 22, 2018
Sharon Maxine Pope, age 78 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday, August 22, 2018. She was a native of Normandy and was preceded in death by her husband, William Carroll Pope; son, David Pope; parents, Ellis and Evelyn Crosslin Bush; brother Billy Bush. Mrs. Pope was a member of Old Leb Methodist Church and an accomplished seamstress with White Stag for 27...
Laura Helen Wickman Ogle
August 22, 2018
Laura Helen Wickman Ogle, age 95 of Nashville, died Wednesday August 22, 2018. She was a native of Neebish Island, MI and was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Hardy Ogle and parents, Morgan and Maude Wickman. Mrs. Ogle was of the Presbyterian Faith and retired Manager with Southern Bell and AT&T. She is survived by her daughters: Carol...
Lillian Donnell
August 20, 2018
Lillian Donnell, age 84, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 20, 2018. A native of Murfreesboro, she was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Annie Cooper; son, Barry Walker; grandson, Chase Donnell; and sister, Dean Jones.
A Celebration of Life will be Saturday at 6:00 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial...
Bobby Pelfrey
August 20, 2018
Bobby Pelfrey, age 83 of LaVergne died Monday August 20, 2018. He was a native of Rockwood, TN and was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and Mary Page Pelfrey, daughter, Patricia Andrade; brother, Jim, and Tom; sisters, Betty Joyce, and Peg. Mr. Pelfrey was a Heavy Equipment Operator and veteran of United States Army. He is survived by...
John Singleton
August 19, 2018
John Aaron Singleton, age 87, of Apex, North Carolina passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 peacefully at home after a hard battle with cancer.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 25, 2018 between the hours of 12-2:00 pm with the funeral service to follow at 2:00 pm...
Linda Darlene Sprouse
August 19, 2018
Linda Darlene Sprouse, age 70 of Smyrna died Sunday August 19, 2018. She was a native of Nashville, was preceded in death by her parents, Chester and Alberta Hibdon; a daughter, Susan Marie Sprouse. Linda was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was retired nurse and care giver to many. She is survived by her children, Shelia Darlene Trigleth...
Charles Lee "Chuck" Kenimond
August 19, 2018
Charles Lee "Chuck" Kenimond, 62, of Milton, TN, formerly of Bringhurst, IN passed away Sunday, August 19, 2018 at his home after a short but valiant battle with cancer. He was the son of Thelma (Milligan) Emry and William Kenimond. He married Kathy Huffman in 1976.
A 1974 graduate...
Dene Branham Mccullough
August 18, 2018
Dene Branham McCullough, passed away August 18, 2018. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at11:00 AM at First Baptist Church of Murfreesboro with Rev. Dr. Noel Schoonmaker officiating. The family will receive friends following the service in the First Baptist Church Welcome Center.
Mrs. McCullough was born on September 13, 1930, in Lebanon, Tennesee. ...
Wendy Farrell
August 18, 2018
Wendy Farrell, age 41 of LaVergne died Saturday August 18, 2018. She was born in Nashville TN. Wendy is survived by her children, Jordan Choate, and Lauren Hobgood both of LaVergne; mother, Ellen Hill and husband Maurice of LaVergne; father, Andy Farrell of Estill Springs; sister, Karen Farrell of LaVergne, and a host of family and friends. Visitation will be...
Jimmie R. Cowan
August 18, 2018
Jimmie R. Cowan , age 91 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Saturday August 18, 2018. A native of Lebanon, TN, she was the daughter of the late Effie Dell and Linsley Ramsay Smith. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Clifton A. "Cliff" Cowan, and a brother and...
Tony Wilson
August 17, 2018
Mr. David Anthony "Tony" Wilson, age 60, of Bradyville, TN went to be with the Lord with his family by his side Friday, August 17, 2018 after an extended illness. He was born in Hampton, VA to the late Albert Arnold and Vivian Bell Wilson. Tony's father was in the military and the family traveled throughout the...
Robert "Bob" Greene
August 17, 2018
If you're about to say a prayer, stop and consider:Â Robert Victor Greene (you probably knew him as Bob) who entered eternal life on Friday, August 17th, 2018 after a long goodbye with Alzheimer's Disease, left us with nuggets of wisdom. His spirit is carried on by his wife, four children, eight grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and an...
Evelene Burns
August 16, 2018
Mrs. Grace "Evelene" Bowman Burns of Rockvale, TN passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018 on her 76th birthday. She was born in Rutherford County, TN to the late J.H. and Lizzie Hall McCrary Bowman. Mrs. Burns was a 1961 graduate of Shelbyville Central High School. She was a member of Rockvale Church of God. Mrs. Burns dedicated...
Richard Lloyd Hendrick
August 16, 2018
Lt. Col. Retired Richard Lloyd Hendrick, age 84 of Murfreesboro, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 16, 2018. He was a native of Orgas, WV and the son of the late Carl and Iva Ayers Hendrick. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 54 years, Betty Jean Thomas Hendrick, who...
Chief Richard "Ricky" Mccormick
August 16, 2018
Chief Richard "Ricky" McCormick, age 49, of LaVergne, TN, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018. A native of Maxton, NC he was preceded in death by his parents, Billy Gene and Sally Faye Wilkerson McCormick; and his son, Brandon Taylor McCormick.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at Highland Heights Church of Christ. Brother Stephen...
James S. Gibson
August 13, 2018
James S. Gibson, 81, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018, at St. Thomas West Hospital in Nashville from a sudden illness.
He was born March 6, 1937, in Charleston, WV. He was preceded in death by his parents Abney Gibson and Mabel Skeen, and his sister...
Caroline Vawter Scarlett
August 13, 2018
Caroline Vawter Scarlett of Murfreesboro, devoted wife, mother, sister and friend, died Aug. 13 in Brentwood at age 89. Born June 30, 1929, in Whitthorne, Tenn., Mrs. Scarlett spent her formative years on her parents' farm in McKenzie. She was preceded in death by husband former MTSU President Dr. M.G. Scarlett; son Jon Barry Scarlett; parents Vilas and Carrie...
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