Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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