Kitty Walker
July 15, 2025
In Loving Memory of Kitty Walker
Kitty Walker, a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished friend, and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior on July 15, 2025, at the age of 66.
Born on August 18, 1958, Kitty lived a life marked by deep love, quiet strength, and unwavering...
Sonnie Riley
July 15, 2025
Sonnie Alena Riley, age 44 of Smyrna, Tennessee died Tuesday, July 15, 2025. She was a native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late Sonny Riley and Linda Kay Hamlett Riley. She was also preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Claudette Hamlett.
Survivors include her son, Jacob Dalton Alan Haley; aunts and uncles,...
Jerry Lee Benson
July 15, 2025
Jerry Lee Benson, age 77, passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2025 surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ellis "Doc" and Abbie Benson; brother, Jimmy Benson and his wife Juanita; and sister, Judy Cooper.
He is survived by his devoted and caring wife of 54 years, Janice Benson; four children, Diana Benson...
Patricia Ann "Pat" Gipple Peay
July 15, 2025
Patricia Ann (Gipple) Peay, 68, of Readyville, TN, was eternally healed on July 15, 2025, after valiantly fighting multiple serious health conditions for years. She was born August 7, 1956, in Mt. Pleasant, IA, the youngest of three siblings. She is preceded in death by her parents, Max and Lucile (Jones) Gipple, and her beloved big brother Donald Gipple....
Marsha Lowe
July 13, 2025
Mrs. Marsha Hope Woodruff Lowe, age 88, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away peacefully Sunday, July 13, 2025 with her family by her side. She was born in Jacksonville, FL. She was the only daughter to the late Bill and Clara Dell Woodruff. Mrs. Lowe earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia. She took great pride in being...
Gemini "Hawk" Hawk
July 12, 2025
Gemini-9 Freed Hawk "Hawk", formerly of Leeds, MA died Saturday, July 12, 2025. Born Rika Mary Nonoguchi in Kyoto, Japan, on July 8, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Takashi and Akiko Nonoguchi.
Hawk is survived by her devoted friend and life partner, Dennis Kitchen, and faithful feline companion, Nikki.
Of truly international...
Noah Taylor
July 12, 2025
In Loving Memory of Noah Woolbright Taylor
Noah Taylor, age 22, of Smyrna, Tennessee passed away on Saturday, July12, 2025 due to a tragic act of violence on I-24. He was born June 13, 2003, in Hermitage, TN and he had been a resident in Smyrna since 2006. He was a beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, uncle,...
Maniphet Xaitai
July 12, 2025
Mrs. Maniphet Xaitai, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2025. She was born in Laos to the late Tiam Pao and Koon Xaitai.
She is survived by her husband, Chansamone Sayavong; son Eddie Thepsurinthon and his wife Anousone; step-daughter, Katie Belcher and her husband Cody; grandchildren, Edison, Lincoln, Serretta, Aslyn, Bella, Cheyenne,...
Shannon Hall
July 9, 2025
Mr. Keith Shannon Hall, age 82, of Smyrna, TN passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2025. He was born in Prestonburg, KY to the late Raymond, Sr. and Irene Powell Hall. Mr. Hall retired from General Motors after having worked on the line and become a supervisor. He then was a bus driver in Ann Arbor, MI before moving to...
Clara Ann Courtney
July 9, 2025
Clara Ann Courtney of Murfreesboro passed away July 9, 2025. She was a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was preceded in death in by her parents, Alfred Weiss and Ethel Frame Weiss, and her husband, Barry Lee Courtney.
She was a lifelong learner and self-taught accounting professional with a successful career before her retirement in 2006, when...
Darlene Faulk
July 8, 2025
Darlene Faulk, age 84 of LaFayette, GA and was formerly of Murfreesboro, passed away Tuesday July 8, 2025. She was a native Coffee County, and was preceded in death by her parents, Edward Sons and Fannie Maurine Coffey Sons; brother, Roger Dale Sons, and her husband James R. Faulk.
Mrs. Faulk was a member of Mt Pleasant...
Harvey Lee Currie
July 7, 2025
Harvey Lee Currie, age 78 of LaVergne, TN, passed away Monday, July 7, 2025. A native of Trenton, TN, he was the son of the late Harvey Lee Currie, Sr., and Mary Frances Adams Currie.
Mr. Currie is survived by his wife, Joyce Ann Sanders Currie; son, Bryan (Aaron Doenges) Currie of Nashville; daughter, Katherine (Jeff) Duke...
Mary Elaine Hargis
July 6, 2025
Mary Elaine Hargis, age 84 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Sunday, July 6, 2025. Born in Columbia, TN, she was the daughter of the late Sylvan Ernest Irwin, Jr. and Mary McCord Galloway Irwin. Mary Elaine was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Lee Hargis, a daughter, Amy Elizabeth Hood, and a brother, Sylvan Ernest Irwin, III....
E.T. Martin
July 5, 2025
E. T. Martin (Elvis Thomas), 91, loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to many of Smyrna and LaVergne, TN passed away Saturday July 5, 2025. He was born on July 2, 1934, to Marshall Nay and Lorette Martin in Nashville.
Established in 1964, E. T. was the proud owner and operator of M & M Variety...
Richard "Rick" Autery, Sr.
July 4, 2025
Richard "Rick" Autery, Sr., age 72, passed away Friday, July 4, 2025. He was born in Columbus, Ohio to the late Robert and Sylvia Autery and was also preceded in death by his beloved four-legged friend, Fae.
He is survived by his wife, Trish Autery; children, Jason Williams (Carla), Rick Autery, Jr. (Kim), Jennifer Garvin, Ryan Autery...
Robert Wesley Martin, Jr.
July 4, 2025
The family of Robert Wesley Martin, Jr. of Murfreesboro, TN, announces with deep sorrow his unexpected passing on Friday, July 4, 2025, at the age of 77. A native of Eden, North Carolina, he was the son of the late Robert Wesley Martin, Sr, and Agnes Adkins Martin, who survives him.
In addition to his mother, survivors...
Marlyn Mcbroom
July 4, 2025
Marlyn Jean Williams McBroom was born in December, 1927 in Gary, Indiana. Â She moved to a much quieter, much smaller Murfreesboro as a teenager. Â Marriage to a local boy, Army Officer John C. McBroom, sparked her first adventures in Germany right after World War II. Â She learned to shoot a pistol and how to evacuate on a moment's notice...
Cheryl Benefield
July 3, 2025
Mrs. Cheryl Ann Benefield, age 62, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, July 3, 2025. She was a life long resident of Murfreesboro and the daughter of Johnny and Patsy Jacobs Hilliard. Mrs. Benefield owned and operated a school bus for the Rutherford County School system for 30 years. She enjoyed making flower arrangements and other crafts. She was...
Rita Buttermore
July 2, 2025
Rita Joanne Buttermore, 85, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Born on June 15, 1940, in Grand Island, Nebraska, Rita was raised in Omaha, where she and her beloved husband of 63 years, David L. Buttermore, began building a beautiful life and family together. In 1970, they moved to Syracuse, New York,...
Jerry Ray Smith
July 2, 2025
Jerry Ray Smith, age 85, went home to glory on July 2, 2025. He was born on May 7, 1940, in Woodbury, Tennessee, to the late Hoyte Brown (H.B.) "Brownie" Smith and Prudie Lance Smith of Woodbury, Tennessee. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Dessie Ann Smith and a brother, Franky Lynn Smith.
Jerry...
