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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Reba Faye Tomberlain

Reba Faye Tomberlain

November 1, 2017

Reba Faye Wakefield Tomberlain, age 77, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at her home. She was a native of Coffee County, TN, and daughter of the late, H.C. and Eula Magaline Davis Wakefield.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Brother Dan Allen and Brother Randal...

Grady Bowen

Grady Bowen

October 31, 2017

Grady Selvester Bowen, age 91, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017. He is the husband of Mildred Smith Bowen and the son of the late James Pleasant and Dilia Lavada Bowen.

Visitation will be from 10AM-12PM Friday, November 3, 2017 at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with a 12:30PM graveside to...

Maggie Will Frazer

Maggie Will Frazer

October 31, 2017

Maggie Will Frazer, age 88 of Chapel Hill formally of LaVergne died Tuesday October 31, 2017. She was a native of Chambers Co AL and was the daughter of the late Joe Toliver Frazer and Myrtle Tremble Frazer. Mrs. Frazer was a member of LaVergne United Methodist Church and a retired Bookkeeper.

She...

Billy D Towe

Billy D Towe

October 31, 2017

Billy D. Towe, age 72 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday October 31, 2017. He was a native of Limestone County AL, and was the son of the late Ernest Alvin and Virginia Lee Sisco Towe. Mr. Towe was a member of Leanna Church of Christ and retired General Contractor.

He is survived by his...

Benjamin "Big Ben" Butzbach

Benjamin "Big Ben" Butzbach

October 31, 2017

Benjamin "Big Ben" Butzbach, age 33, passed away on October 31, 2017 in Murfreesboro, TN. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware and later moved to Tennessee when he was 11. Ben was passionate about many things. As a former first responder, he felt it was his duty to give them all the support...

Mary Virginia Fann

Mary Virginia Fann

October 30, 2017

Mary Virginia Fann, age 89 of Murfreesboro, passed away Monday, October 30, 2017. She is the daughter of the late Homer and Edna Rowlett Fann. She was also preceded in death by her step-mother, Lestie Gannon Fann; her brother, Curtis Ray Fann; and her sister, Gladys Rachel Fann.

Visitation...

Justin Collin Roman

Justin Collin Roman

October 29, 2017

Justin Collin Roman , age 41 of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed away Sunday October 29, 2017. A native of Dallas, TX he was the son of Louise " LuLu" Roman of Mt. Juliet, TN and the late Gary Toman.

Justin is survived by his mother, Louise "LuLu" Roman of Mt. Juliet, TN; brother, Damon Roman...

Michele Lynn Baker

Michele Lynn Baker

October 29, 2017

Michele "Shell" Baker, age 45 of Rockvale, died Sunday, October 29, 2017. She was a native of Madison, Tennessee and a homemaker.

Survivors include her mother and father, Debbie Graves and her husband Bill of Murfreesboro and Willie Waller and his wife Beth of Hampshire, Tennessee; children, Megan Reau, Dylan and Logan Baker; her grandchildren, Raylan and...

Joan Turbeville

Joan Turbeville

October 29, 2017

Mrs. Joan Anderson Turbeville, age 78, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Sunday, October 29, 2017 at St. Thomas West Hopital surrounded by her loved ones. Mrs. Turbeville was born on February 6, 1939 in Nashville,TN to the late Moody W. and Anise Orton Anderson. She was also preceded in death by her husband Donald E. Turbeville with whom she...

Mildred "Mimi" Bryant

Mildred "Mimi" Bryant

October 28, 2017

Mrs. Mildred "Mimi" Bryant, age 87, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Saturday, October 28, 2017. She was born in Atlanta, GA to the late Hugh and Mildred Inman.

Mrs. Bryant is survived by three children, Carol Johnson of Marietta, GA, Mildred Trotter and her husband Bill of Murfreesboro, TN, and Michael Bryant and his wife Regina of...

Cristy Ann Hageman

Cristy Ann Hageman

October 28, 2017

Cristy Ann Hageman, age 45 passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017. She was a native of Nashville, TN and the daughter of the late Murry Kellum. Funeral service will be 10:00am Thursday, November 2, 2017 at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Nolensville Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Chad Hageman, children, Ty, Madi, Abby, and Ellie...

Sharl Bledsoe

Sharl Bledsoe

October 28, 2017

Sharl Bledsoe, age 72, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2017. She was a native of Linden, TN and was the daughter of the late Clarence W. and Fannie Lee Hickerson.

She was a dedicated Registered Nurse for 44 years and touched many lives with her compassion and kindness.

She was preceeded in...

Raymond G. Weldon

Raymond G. Weldon

October 27, 2017

Raymond G. Weldon, age 85 of Smyrna, died Friday at the York VA Medical Center. He was a native of Yukon, Oklahoma and a son of the late C.B. an Esther Weldon. He was also preceded in death by his wife Toni Weldon; a sister, Dorothy Hambrick; and brothers, Bobby Weldon and Charlie Bill Weldon, Jr.

Survivors...

Edith Lee Barnett

Edith Lee Barnett

October 27, 2017

Edith Lee Barnett, age 92, passed away on Friday, October 27, 2017. Born January 22, 1925, she was the youngest child of Richard Marvin and Mary Bell Bennett Lee. She is also preceded in death by her siblings, Sarah Lee Coleman, Frank (Pete) Lee, and Mary Claire Lee Edwards.

She is survived by her daughters, Mary (Don)...

Frances Mccarty

Frances Mccarty

October 27, 2017

Mrs. Frances Neeley McCarty, age 85, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Friday, October 27, 2017. She was a native of Shelbyville, TN and was a daughter of the late Raymond and Annie Sissom Neeley. Mrs. McCarty was a 1950 graduate of Shelbyville Central High School and attended MTSU. She was a secretary for Judge Clayton for 25 years before...

Forrest Joseph Ward

Forrest Joseph Ward

October 26, 2017

Forrest Joseph Ward, age 82, passed away at St. Thomas hospital in the early evening on Thursday, October Twenty-Sixth. He was a native of Portsmouth, Ohio and was the son of Forrest C. Ward and Flora Cornell Ward. He was preceded in death by both parents and his sister, Barbara. He moved to Murfreesboro in 2006 where...

Larry Mowry

Larry Mowry

October 26, 2017

Mr. Larry Mowry, age 89, of Rochester Hills, MI passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017. He was born in Warren, MI to the late Guy L. and Marchie Kushmaul Mowry. Mr. Mowry worked as a construction engineer before his retirement. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Rochester and was proud to be a Gideon. Mr. Mowry...

Margie Leette Richardson

Margie Leette Richardson

October 25, 2017

Margie Leette Driver Richardson, age 80, of Liberty, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. A long-time resident of Milton, TN, she was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey Odell and Gladys Curtis Driver; and her husband, Howard Ray Richardson.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial...

Dr. Horace "Hap" Crater

Dr. Horace "Hap" Crater

October 25, 2017

Dr. Horace "Hap" William Crater of LaVergne, Tennessee, died peacefully Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at the age of 75. He was a distinguished physicist who published over 50 peer reviewed articles in scientific journals; a loving father who enjoyed watching his sons' baseball games; and an amateur power lifter who took home trophies in dozens of competitions in the...

Charles R. Stewart

Charles R. Stewart

October 23, 2017

Charles R. Stewart, age 76, of Smyrna, TN, died Monday, October 23, 2017. A native of Red Bank, TN, near Chattanooga, he was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Lola Bobo Stewart; and son, Charles Willam Stewart.

A graveside service will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in Mapleview Cemetery with full military honors. Dr. Mike...

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