Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
William Dawson Mccrary
January 18, 2018
William Dawson McCrary, age 80, of Murfreesboro passed away on Thursday, January 18, 2018. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late John Foster and Mattie Layhew McCrary. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Sam, John, Hollis, Charles and Wayne McCrary.
Funeral service will be 10:00am Monday at Woodfin Memorial...
Larry Sneed
January 18, 2018
Mr. Larry Sneed, age 80, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018. He was born in Enterprise, TN to the late John Herman and Sarah Meadows Sneed. Mr. Sneed worked for many years in insurance sales making a number of friends at the Murfreesboro Fire Department. Mr. Sneed proudly served his country in the United States Air...
Dr. Larry Veazey Lowe
January 17, 2018
Dr. Larry Veazey Lowe, age 86 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018. He was a native of Warrenton, GA and the son of the late Fred Rogers and Bessie Veazey Lowe.
Funeral service will be Friday at 4:00 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Pastor John Shepherd will be officiating. Graveside service will be...
William Patterson
January 16, 2018
Mr. William Carlton Patterson, age 76, of Murfreesboro, TN died Tuesday, January 16, 2018. He was a native of Pelham, TN and is preceded in death by his daughter, Connie Sue Patterson; parents, John Alton and Martha Patterson; sister, Anna Eloise Henley; and brother, Ray Patterson. Mr. Patterson was a member of Belle Aire Baptist Church in Murfreesboro. Mr....
Guy Roosevelt Dotson
January 16, 2018
Guy Roosevelt Dotson, 76, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died January 16, 2018. He was born February 27, 1941 in Elora, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Hamp and Elsie Mae Russell Dotson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Billie Jean Pardue Dotson and a sister, Grace Dotson Gattis.
Guy is survived by his four...
Rosemary Patricia (Patsy) Haye Parkinson
January 16, 2018
Rosemary Patricia (Patsy) Hayes Parkinson
Patsy, a daughter, sister, mother aunt, Godmother, grandmother and great-grandmother, faithful servant to God and devoted friend, left this mortal world for His kingdom on January 16, 2018. Though we know her birth date, it will not be stated here in deferment to her Southern heritage. She was preceded...
Melissa J. Calderon
January 16, 2018
Melissa J. Calderon, age 45, of Bon Aqua, Tennessee, formerly of Ocean Township, New Jersey, passed away suddenly on January 16, 2018 at her home.
She is survived by her loving children, David Finamori of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Demi Finamori of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, who were her whole world. Her mother,...
Sara Louise Grimes Beaty
January 15, 2018
Sara Louise Grimes Beaty , age 92 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Monday January 15, 2018. A native of Alcorn, MS, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Kitty Dilworth Grimes. Mrs. Beaty was also preceded in death by a daughter, Cathy Whittle and a sister Katherine Nordby and brothers, Stacy and Jerry Grimes.
...Stella Ann Kerr
January 14, 2018
Stella Ann Kerr, age 75 of LaVergne died Sunday January 14, 2018. She was a native of Nashville and was preceded in death by her, husband Henry F. Kerr, Sr.; father Thomas Cathey; sister, Joan Mooney of Nashville; and daughter, Connie Fleming.
Mrs. Kerr is survived by her children, Christie Merryman of LaVergne,...
Tommy W. Pinkston
January 14, 2018
Tommy W. Pinkston, age 67 of LaVergne died January 14, 2018 at home. He was a native of Gadsden AL and was the son of the late, Thomas and Sue Stanley Pinkston. Mr. Pinkston was a retired Auto Mechanic.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Brenda Pinkston; son, William J....
Dorothy "Dottie" Geyer
January 14, 2018
Mrs. Dorothy "Dottie" Geyer, age 77, of LaVergne, TN passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018. She was born in Chicago, IL to the late Kenneth and Elizabeth Neofer Teel. Mrs. Geyer worked briefly as a crossing guard for the Chicago Heights Police Department, but mostly was the mom of all moms. She had a heart of gold and opened...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
...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,...
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