Obituaries

November 15, 2017

Paul G. White, age 48, of Ashland  City, TN, passed peacefully on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. A native of Brookhaven, New York, he was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Anthony White.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Pastor Rick Cua will officiate. A graveside service will be Sunday...

November 15, 2017

VONGSAVAN RATANAVONG

July 18, 1934 - November 15, 2017

A resident of Middlesex, United Kingdom, Vongsavan Ratanavong passed away peacefully in the early hours of Wednesday 15 November in St Louis, Missouri. She was happily surrounded by family and friends after spending time visiting family in Nashville.

A Buddhist service will...

November 14, 2017

Floyd B. Dennis Sr, passed peacefully on Tuesday, November 14, 2017. A native of Stewart County, TN he was the son of the late John and Etha Joiner Dennis. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Dorothy, Edna and Frances; and his brothers, Herschel and Marshall.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at...

November 13, 2017

Fletcher C. Barrett, age 84, of Smyrna, TN, died Monday, November 13, 2017. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Richard and Jennie Bowling Barrett. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, James Barrett and John Barrett; and sister, Alberta Kennedy.

Funeral services will be Friday at 1:00 p.m. at...

November 12, 2017

Ben N. Hurt, age 84 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away Sunday, November 12, 2017.

He was a 1957 graduate of MTSU where he was captain of the 1956 football team. His love of football led him to coach in the Texas High School Football system until accepting a coaching position at The University of Houston in 1965....

November 12, 2017

Steve Alexander , age 68 of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed away Sunday November 12, 2017. A native of Greensboro, NC, he was the son of the late Bill Alexander and Dorothy Grubbs Alexander. Mr. Alexander was also preceded in death by brothers, Larry and Mike Alexander, and by a sister, Nicki Tidwell.

Mr. Alexander is...

November 11, 2017

Rachael Willis, age 38, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2017. A native of Smyrna, TN, she was preceded in death by her son, Gabriel Snow Willis.

She is survived by her mother, Audrey Neumann and her husband David; father, Robert Hernandez and his wife Sylvia; children, Blaine Moore, Hannah Willis, Dallas Willis, and Aria Davidson; sisters, Sarah...

November 11, 2017

Walter Houston Wharton Jr., 78, peacefully went to be with his Heavenly Father on November 11, 2017, after a brief illness.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter H. Wharton Sr. and Louise Sikes Wharton.

He is survived by two sisters, Louise Marlin...

November 10, 2017

Howard Stanley Ingrum, 83 went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday November 10, 2017 surrounded by his loving family at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro, TN.

Stan was predeceased by his parents, George and Vera Ingrum of Blytheville, AR where he was born on December 2, 1933. Stan was...

November 10, 2017

Alva Elaine Parsons was born on Spring Street in Cookeville, Tennessee, the third daughter of A. T. (Tom) Parsons and Daisy May Caruthers Parsons. Her mother passed away at age 30 of Nephritis. For several years Alva was a care-giver for her sister, Virginia Benson, who also died, at age 46, of Nephritis.

November 10, 2017

Judith Lynn Baines, age 59 of Readyville died Friday November 10, 2017. She was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Baines; parents, Charles McCormick, Dorothy Edmonds Gilliland. Mrs. Baines was a member of Mt. Herman Baptist Church and retired from State Farm Insurance Company.

She...

November 8, 2017

Marion Hamilton McFolin, age 86, of Murfreesboro passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2017. She was a native of White River Junction, VT and the daughter of the late Joseph and Doris Lahar Hamilton. She was also preceded in death by the father of her children, Ret. Col. Olin E. McFolin.

Memorial service will be 11:00am Saturday,...

November 7, 2017

Patsy Marilyn Peyton, age 62 of Murfreesboro, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. She was a native of Church Hill, TN and daughter of the late Layle and Myrtle Skelton Arnold.

Graveside service 1:00pm Friday, November 10, 2017 (est) at Church Hill Memory Gardens, Church Hill, TN.

She is survived by her husband, Marvin...

November 7, 2017

Grady Brandon, age 75 of Murfreesboro, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. He was a native of Cannon County and the son of the late George and Pearlie Gilley Brandon.

Funeral service will be 2:00pm Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Bro. Rick Flowers will officiate. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.

He is survived...

November 6, 2017

Timothy Lee "Cody" Gannon, 30-year-old native of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Monday, November 6, 2017 after a brief illness. Cody was born in Murfreesboro on April 24, 1987. His is survived by: his fiancée, Catherine Thomas and her daughters, Buffy and Sarah; Parents, Tim and Brenda Gannon; Brother, Luke Gannon; Sister, Shea Brock and husband Denton; Nephews, Coen and Rory...

November 6, 2017

Frances Kay Rains Edmonds , age 79 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Monday November 6, 2017. A native of Benton, IL, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Maye Sneed Rains. Mrs. Edmonds was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Billy Dean Edmonds who died in 2015.

Mrs. Edmonds...

November 5, 2017

Mr. Robert Johnson Stinson, age 90, of Smyrna, TN passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017. He was born in Pasquo, TN to the late John J. and Katie Usery Stinson. Mr. Stinson attended Harpeth Valley School and proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He retired from Thompson Machinery as the welding shop foreman.

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November 5, 2017

Mr. Andrew Buhler, age 75, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017. He was born in Hopkinsville, KY to the late Frank R. and Gladys Edwards Buhler. Mr. Buhler was a loan officer for 37 years for Farm Credit Services and attended New Heights Chapel. He enjoyed watching basketball at his alma mater, Murray State University, where...

November 4, 2017

Mary Kathleen Luffman, age 90, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 4, 2017. A native of Carthage, TN, she was preceded in death by her parents, William Jesse and Minnie Mae Smith Whitefield; husband, Walter Harris Luffman; three brothers and three sisters.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at...

November 3, 2017

Nicholas "Nick" Todd Wise, Sr , age 43 of Smyrna, TN, died Friday November 3, 2017 from a heroin overdose. He was born September 18, 1974 in Barberton, OH, but resided in Smyrna, TN the past 23 years.

Nick leaves behind his loving sons, Nicholas Wise, Jr. of Smyrna, TN, and Jack Wise of Shelbyville,...