Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Mary Brothers Powell
November 29, 2017
Mary Brothers Powell of Fosterville, died Wednesday at her home. She was a native of Fosterville, and the daughter of the late Macon and Louise Bingham Brothers.
Mrs. Powell is survived by her husband of 64 years, Don Powell; daughters, Susan McConnell and her husband Ricky of Fosterville and Sherry Hamlett and her husband Charlie...
Basil "Sonny" C. Welch
November 29, 2017
Basil C. Welch, II ("Sonny"), Died November 29, 2017
Born on August 31, 1942 in a coal mining camp at Fork Mountain, Tennessee to Basil C. Welch and Lena Carter Welch. He grew up in White County in Sparta,...
Benjamin Davis
November 29, 2017
Benjamin L. Davis, age 65 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky to the late Wilbur and Aunora Davis. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Robert Davis.
Mr. Davis was a retired accountant and...
Larry "Big Daddy" Bratcher
November 28, 2017
Mr. Larry "Big Daddy" Bratcher, age 77, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017. He was born in Rutherford County, TN to the late Fred and Edna Dozier Bratcher. Mr. Bratcher proudly served his country in the United States Army for 6 years before serving with the Murfreesboro Fire Department for 27 years. He was a faithful...
Bubba Loyd
November 27, 2017
Clifford Giles "Bubba" Loyd, age 66, of Christiana passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Walter and Nellie Ghee Loyd, Jr.
Funeral Service will be 11:00am Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Tony Holt and Darryl Lewis will officiate. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Memorial...
Khamphay Sayasane
November 27, 2017
Khamphay Sayasane, age 72, of Murfreesboro passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017. He was a native of Laos and the son of the late Bounmy and Onetha Sayasane.
Khamphay Sayasane was a Buddhist Monk at the Wat Lao Buddharam - Lao Buddhist Temple in Murfreesboro.
Funeral ceremony will be 1:00pm Sunday, December 10, 2017...
Michael Arnold
November 26, 2017
Michael Arnold, age 63, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 26, 2017. A native of Rutherford County, he was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Herman and Mattie Sue Ferrell Arnold; and two brothers, infant Billy Windell Arnold and Bobby Arnold; and nephew, Steve McCluskey.
Funeral services will be Wednesday...
Saveng Vongsavath
November 26, 2017
Saveng Vongsavath, age 83, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away on November 26, 2017. He was a native of Laos and served as a Colonel in the Lao Army where he assisted the French and US Army during the Vietnam War. He later retired as a teacher from Riverdale High School.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday, December 2,...
Bruce Lynn
November 26, 2017
Bruce Lynn, age 79 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died Sunday, November 26, 2017. He was a native of New York Mills, Minnesota and a son of the late William and Vinette Nikkari. He was also preceded in death by his wife Laurina Trittin Lynn.
Survivors include two sons, Jerry Lynn and wife Pam of Murfreesboro and Russ Lynn...
Drucilla Taylor
November 26, 2017
Mrs. Drucilla T. Taylor, age 77, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017. She was born in Mannington, KY to the late Everett and Gertrude Hopper. Mrs. Taylor worked for Tridon Inc.
Mrs. Taylor is survived by her children, Terry Taylor and his wife Angela of Gatlinburg, TN, Wayne Taylor and his wife Tracy of...
Dawn Joyce Gottleber
November 26, 2017
Dawn Joyce Gottleber, age 84 of Murfreesboro died Sunday November 26, 2017. She was a native of Bay City Michigan and was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Gottleber, and parents, Wallace and Florence Neumeyer Zacharias.
Mrs. Gottleber is survived by her daughter, Sherry Dashovitz; sons, Dan Gottleber, Matthew Gottleber and wife...
Bernice Cherry Patton Iles
November 25, 2017
Bernice Cherry Patton Iles , age 91, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017. A native of Nashville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Ross M. and Selina Boyd Cherry. Mrs. Iles was also preceded in death by her husbands; William Hall Patton and Virgil L. Iles; brother, Ross Boyd Cherry, and her...
Edwin Todd, Jr.
November 25, 2017
Edwin Todd, Jr. age 84 of Murfreesboro, died Saturday at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Todd was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Edwin Todd, Sr. and Virginia Harrison Todd. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Ann Beasley Todd who died in 2002; an infant sister, Nancy Emily...
Billy "Bill" Ray Pierce
November 22, 2017
Billy "Bill" Ray Pierce , age 80 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Wednesday November 22, 2017. A native of Cleveland, TN, he was the son of the late Bud Ernest Pierce and Jewel Irene "Betty" (Webb) Pierce Hoyle. Mr. Pierce was also preceded in death by a daughter, Vickie Pierce who died in 1961, and a son,...
Cody Wayne York
November 20, 2017
Cody Wayne York, age 23 of Murfreesboro died Monday November 20, 2017. He was a native of Rutherford County and had attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Cody was a 2013 graduate of Blackman High School and had attended MTSU.
He is survived by his mother, Michelle Snell; father, Mike York and...
Timothy Matthew Wong
November 19, 2017
Timothy Matthew Wong, age 28 of Murfreesboro, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017. He is the husband of Suzanne Senesombath Wong and the son of Bounseng and Erin Wong.
Funeral service will be at 1:00 PM Saturday, November 25, 2017 with a visitation to begin at 11AM and last...
Lonnie Lee Wooten, Jr.
November 19, 2017
Lonnie Lee Wooten, Jr. age 54 of Lascassas died Sunday November 19, 2017. He was a native of Donelson and was preceded in death by his father Lonnie Lee Wooten, Sr. Mr. Wooten was talented with many jobs and worked construction.
He is survived by his sons, Joshua Wooten and Jessie Wooten, mother,...
Larry Holmes
November 19, 2017
Mr. Larry Holmes, age 54, of Smyrna, TN passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017. He was born in Nashville, TN to David and Leona Collins Holmes. Mr. Holmes was a dispatcher for Venture Express and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ.
Mr. Holmes is survived by his son, Dustin Holmes of Smyrna; father David Holmes of...
Patsy T. Chauncey
November 19, 2017
Patsy T. Chauncey, age 81, of Murfreesboro passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2017. She was a native of Atlanta, GA and the daughter of the late J.C. and Mertis Lee Fair Tolbert. She was also preceded in death her husband, Clarence Edward Chauncey and a daughter, Cindi L. Chauncey.
Graveside service will be 11:00am Wednesday at...
Janet Oughton
November 17, 2017
Mrs. Janet Oughton, age 88, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Friday, November 17, 2017. She was born in Columbia, SC to the late Russell, Sr. and Marie McDougall Wiles. Mrs. Oughton was a 1949 graduate of the University of South Carolina where she majored in English and minored in Spanish. She had several jobs throughout her career but her...
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