Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Rosario Rodriguez
February 21, 2018
Rosario Rodriguez, age 44, of Hermitage, TN passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018. She was born in Maravatio, Mexico to Nazario and Ana Maria Abad. Rosario was a homemaker to her family and was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Rosario is survived by her husband of 16 years, Gabriel Rodriguez; four children, Daniel, Benjamin, Abraham, and Anna...
Jeremy Churchwell
February 19, 2018
Jeremy Shane Churchwell, age 31 of Murfreesboro died Monday February 19, 2018. He was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by his father, Lonnie Ray Chruchwell; grandmother, Willowdean Churchwell. Jeremy was a Carpenter, he enjoyed his family and friends and always had a smile on his face.
He is...
Josephine Victory
February 19, 2018
Josephine West Victory, age 77, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 19, 2018. A native of Rutherford County, she was preceded in death by her parents, William James and Nellie Lee Barrett West. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Victory; and sister, Martha Jane Elizabeth West.
Funeral...
Henry V. Parsley
February 18, 2018
Henry V. Parsley, age 90, of Murfreesboro, TN, died Sunday, February 18, 2018. A native of Coffee County, TN, he was preceded in death by his parents, Roy V. and Eddie Young Parsley; two brothers, Louis and Joe Parsley, and sister, Elizabeth Hatchett.
Funeral Services will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Mark Pierce...
Judson E. Durham
February 17, 2018
Judson E. Durham, age 82 of Smyrna died Saturday February 17, 2018. He was a native of Detroit MI and was the son of the late, Hucey Edward Durham, and Mildred Thompson Durham. Mr. Durham was of the Baptist Faith and was retired engineer with Standard Products in Detroit. After retirement Mr. Durham enjoys bowling, and was...
Margaret Barton Gordon
February 15, 2018
Margaret Barton Gordon was born in Normandy TN July 4, 1926. She will forever be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, aunt, and teacher and dear friends to so many.
Margaret met "the love of her life", Robert Gordon in a sociology class at MTSU in 1945. Two years later on...
Avent Dismukes
February 15, 2018
James Avent Dismukes, age 93 of Murfreesboro, died Thursday, February 15, 2018. He was born in the Bethel Community of Rutherford County and was a son of the late Granville and Margaret Smith Dismukes. He was also preceded in death by his wife Margaret Buchanan Dismukes, sisters, Adeline Behm and Selene Woodson; and brothers, G.S. "Sump" Dismukes, Freddie, Walter,...
William Daniel "Danny" Mcknight
February 14, 2018
William Daniel "Danny" McKnight, age 65, of Deer Lodge, TN, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2018. A native of Rutherford County, he was preceded in death by his parents, William Morris and Wilma Dean Maynard McKnight.
He is survived by his brothers, Donnie McKnight and his wife Linda of Lascassas, TN and Edwin McKnight and his wife...
Mildred Moore Rankin
February 12, 2018
Mildred Moore Rankin, age 88 of Murfreesboro died Monday February 12th 2018. She was born on September 11, 1929 in Old Hickory, TN and was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley C. "Boots" Rankin, parents, James R. Moore and Louise Glover Moore; brothers, James E. Moore and Jerry L. Moore. Mrs. Rankin was a member of...
Richard A. Jones
February 12, 2018
Richard Alexander Jones, age 61 of Murfreesboro passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Monday February 12, 2018. He was a born in Chattanooga, TN he was a lifelong resident of Murfreesboro. Mr. Jones was the son of the late, Robert L. Jones and Mary Lou Meredith Jones. He was also preceded in death...
Karen Broady
February 10, 2018
Mrs. Karen Broady, age 55, of Smyrna, TN passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 surrounded by her family. She was born in Knoxville, TN to Edwin Wayne and Mary Jane Jones Powell. Karen attended the University of Chattanooga and was an avid fan of University of Alabama Crimson Tide football. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Karen...
Carol Burris Canterbury
February 10, 2018
Mrs. Carol Burris Canterbury, age 68, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. She was a native of Christiana, TN and was a daughter of the late Nathan and Elizabeth Kelton Burris. Mrs. Canterbury was a 1967 graduate of Christiana High School and attended MTSU. She was an enrolled agent for H&R Block and was a faithful...
Ava Rose Mcmurphy
February 10, 2018
Miss Ava Rose McMurphy, infant, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018. She was born in Murfreesboro, TN to Steve and Danyiel McMurphy.
She is survived by her parents, Steve and Danyiel McMurphy; sisters, Grayson and Lily all of Bell Buckle, TN; grandparents, William and Bobbie Patterson of Cadiz, KY and Doug and Cathy McMurphy of Hutchinson, KS;...
Jean Elizabeth Maxwell
February 10, 2018
Mrs. Jean Elizabeth Maxwell, age 96, of Nashville, TN passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018. She was born in Upper Sandusky, Ohio to the late Isaac and Cora Corfman. Mrs. Maxwell served in the Air Force, where she worked at the Pentagon as a stenographer from 1947 to 1951. She was active in the...
Mike Harrell
February 9, 2018
William "Mike" Harrell, age 56 of Murfreesboro, died Friday, February 9, 2018 at St. Thomas West Hospital following a brief illness. Mike was born in Murfreesboro and was a son of Johnnie Harrell and the late Georgia Russell Harrell. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Tommy Harrell.
In addition to his father, Johnnie; Mike...
Michael David Porter
February 9, 2018
Michael David Porter , age 69 of Beechgrove, TN, passed away Friday February 9, 2018. A native of Athens, OH, he was preceded in death by his father, John Porter.
Mr. Porter is survived by his wife, Ruby Jean Abner Porter of Beechgrove, TN; mother, Bobbie Tolliver...
Annie "Ann" Sue Whitworth
February 9, 2018
Annie "Ann" Sue McKnight Whitworth, age 74 of Nashville, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018. She was born in Detroit, MI to the late Watt and Sue Bryan McKnight, but was raised in Murfreesboro.
Visitation will be from 12noon until 2:00pm Tuesday, with Funeral service 2:00pm Tuesday, February 13th at Woodfin Memorial...
Kenneth Clyde Evans
February 8, 2018
Mr. Kenneth Clyde Evans, age 95, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018. He was born in Rutherford County, TN to the late James Clyde and Lola Bell Kelton Evans. Mr. Evans was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Evans worked at...
Ashley Parker Nebel
February 7, 2018
Ashley Parker Nebel was born May 5, 1988 and passed away February 7, 2018. She is survived by her parents, Jeff and Jana Parker; one daughter, Aubree Leigh Nebel; her grandmother, Christina Pomery; and her aunt, Cathy West.
A Celebration of Life for Ashley will be held at the Woodfin Funeral Chapel in Smyrna, TN on Saturday,...
Ernest Harry Longworth, Jr.
February 6, 2018
Ernest Harry Longworth, Jr., age 77, a resident of Smyrna, TN, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018.
Mr. Longworth was born on July 22, 1940, in Chattanooga, TN to Ernest H. Longworth, Sr. and Mildred Hayes Lane Longworth. He was also preceded in death by brothers,...
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