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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Kenneth Earl Parkhurst

Kenneth Earl Parkhurst

January 14, 2018

Kenneth Earl Parkhurst passed away January 14, 2018.  He was a long-time resident of Murfreesboro.  He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Earl and Ava; his step-mother, Hettie Driver; and siblings, Dovie, Sylvia and Hugh.

He is survived by his wife, Bonnie; daughters, Deb Partin, Joy(Pat) Anderton, and Susan Adamson. ...

Khamphanh Louangrath

Khamphanh Louangrath

January 13, 2018

Khamphanh "Phanh" Louangrath, age 79 of Murfreesboro died January 13, 2018 at Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. He was a native of Vientiane, Laos and was a senior level government officer and civil servant at the Ministry of Education for the Royal Lao Government. Mr. Khamphanh was a man who had risen from humble beginnings as the son...

William "Bill" Morris

William "Bill" Morris

January 12, 2018

William "Bill" Morris, age 61 of Smyrna died January 12, 2018. He was a native of Columbia City, Indiana and had worked Construction most of his life. Bill was an avid outdoorsman and loved to fish.

He is survived by his mother, Trudy Weldy of Smyrna; sister, Phyllis Razo of Smyrna; niece, Michele Redding of Texas; nephews,...

Mary Catherine Wade

Mary Catherine Wade

January 12, 2018

Mary Catherine Wade, age 87 of Smyrna, passed away Friday, January 12, 2018. She is the wife of the late Leonard Wade and the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Fleshman Patt.

Funeral Mass will be 11:30 AM Friday, January 19, 2018 at St. Luke's Catholic Church with...

Lloyd Neal Pistole

Lloyd Neal Pistole

January 12, 2018

Mr. Lloyd Neal Pistole, age 66, of Lebanon, TN passed away Friday, January 12, 2018 in Murfreesboro, TN. He was born on September 27, 1951 in Anaheim, CA. He was a 1969 graduate of McMinnville City High School in Tennessee where he spent his boyhood years. Neal graduated from Middle Tennessee State University where he majored in French, History,...

Roberta Doreen Tanner

Roberta Doreen Tanner

January 11, 2018

Roberta Doreen Tanner, age 86, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018. She is the daughter of the late Clarence James and Alice Blanche Roufs Allen. She was also preceded in death by one grandchild, Myles, and one great-grandchild, Kaleb

Memorial service for Roberta will be 12PM Saturday, January 20,...

Jamaica "Maca" Ivey

Jamaica "Maca" Ivey

January 11, 2018

Jamaica "Maca" Ivey, age 39, of Smyrna, TN, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Billy Ivey, Harvey Thompson, and Joe Williams.

A funeral services will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Burial will be in Mapleview Cemetery.

Jamaica is survived by her children,...

Jesse Carroll

Jesse Carroll

January 11, 2018

Jesse Carroll, age 81 of Murfreesboro, died Thursday at home surrounded by family. He was a native of Shirley, Arkansas and a son of the late Hershel Carroll and Bramlett Simpkins Carroll. He was also preceded in death by his wife Norma Carroll in 2014, brothers, Hurshel "Dale" Carroll, James "Doc" Carroll and a sister, Ima "Polly" Hendrickson.

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Lois Jean Blanton

Lois Jean Blanton

January 10, 2018

Lois "Big Mama" Blanton, age 63 of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday at her home following a brief illness. She was a native of Rutherford County and a daughter of the late Jack Wilson Browning and Mary Blanche Gannon Browning. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Steve Blanton in 2015 a son, Johnathan Dallas Blanton, and a sister,...

Edna Elizabeth Mcgee

Edna Elizabeth Mcgee

January 10, 2018

Edna Elizabeth Grizzle McGee was born on March 9, 1925. She passed January 10, 2018 at The Waterford at the age of 92. She resided in La Vergne, TN. Her grandchildren lovingly called her "Mammaw" and her favorite thing was cooking for her family and making everyone's favorite dish. She was a member of Rural...

Michelle Gay Casaday

Michelle Gay Casaday

January 10, 2018

Michelle Gay Casaday (Braun) died peacefully at home on January 10, 2018 in Murfreesboro TN, at the age of 68.  She suffered from lung cancer.

Michelle is survived by her son Michael Jones and daughter Heather Jones, of Murfreesboro TN and her Grandchildren Kylie Jones, Aryanna Fordyce, and Zachary Jones all of Murfreesboro TN.

Michelle...

Geneva Delene

Geneva Delene

January 9, 2018

Mrs. Geneva Delene left this world on January 9, 2018.

Geneva Jeanette Kislinger Delene was born in Hixton, WI on March 27, 1914. She was the oldest of six children. Geneva was raised on a farm in Merrill, WI. She taught in a one room school house and married Ralph Delene in 1935. In 1942, Geneva and...

Phillip Ray

Phillip Ray

January 9, 2018

Phillip L. Ray of Murfreesboro, formerly of Lawrenceburg, began his eternal life in Heaven at the age of 88 on January 9, 2018.

Phillip, originally from Cornersville, TN, served his country in the United States Air Force and was a Korean War Veteran. He attended Columbia Business College, and...

Robert Lee "Buddy" Bugg

Robert Lee "Buddy" Bugg

January 9, 2018

Robert Lee "Buddy" Bugg , age 88 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Tuesday January 9, 2018. A native and lifelong resident of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Irvin Burton and Sally Mettie Milligan Bugg. Mr. Bugg was also preceded in death by brothers, William H. Bugg and Charles B. Bugg, and a sister,...

Judith Ann Johnson

Judith Ann Johnson

January 8, 2018

Judith Ann Johnson, age 63, of Smyrna passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018. She was a native of Hinsdale, Illinois and the daughter of the late George Remias and Yvonne Wagner.

Funeral service will be 3:00pm Friday, January 12, 2018 at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna.

She is survived by her husband, Lonnie Johnson, children, Jennifer...

Robert David "Bob" Ferrell

Robert David "Bob" Ferrell

January 7, 2018

Robert David "Bob" Ferrell , age 91, was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on November 10, 1926, died on Sunday January 7, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, Grady Tinsley and Ida Mai Jakes Ferrell, and a brother, Cornelius Alexander "Alex" Ferrell.

Mr. Ferrell is survived by his wife of 68 years, Evelyn...

Dorothy "Dotty" Martin Lewis Mcclung

Dorothy "Dotty" Martin Lewis Mcclung

January 6, 2018

Dorothy "Dotty" Martin Lewis McClung, 88, Murfreesboro, TN, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Northside Healthcare.  Memorial service and inurnment will be 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.  Dotty was born March 25, 1929 in Welch, West Virginia, the only child of Army Colonel (ret.) Kelly and Dorothy (Martin) Lewis.  Dotty attended Tokyo American High School...

William "Dick" Pritt, Iii

William "Dick" Pritt, Iii

January 6, 2018

William "Dick" Pritt III, age 68 of Murfreesboro died Saturday January 6, 2018. He was a native of Creighton, West Virginia and was the son of the late, William Eugene Pritt, and Edith Nelson Pritt. Mr. Pritt was long time salesman most recently retired from Chevrolet Buick GMC Cadillac of Murfreesboro.

He is...

Danny H. Gilley

Danny H. Gilley

January 4, 2018

Danny H. Gilley , age 70 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Thursday January 4, 2018. A native of Raleigh, NC, he was the son of the late Leonard and Matriebel Puckett Gilley. He was also preceded in death by grandparents, James (Jim) and Amie Puckett and Caleb and Lula Barnes Gilley; cousin, Talmadge Gilley; aunts and uncles,...

Emily Sant Amour

Emily Sant Amour

January 4, 2018

Martha "Emily" Sant Amour, age 91, of Murfreesboro, passed away January 4, 2018. Born in Atlanta, GA, Emily moved to Murfreesboro at the age of five. She was the daughter of the late Roy Edwin and Louise Spalding Dennard.  A Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m.  Tuesday at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church with Father Nicholas Allen officiating....

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