Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Dennis Lee Patz, Sr
September 12, 2017
Dennis Lee Patz Sr, age 74 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Tuesday, September 12, 2017. A native of Crown Point, IN he was preceded in death by his parents Edwin and Annabelle Kelsey Patz; wife Barbara Haynes Patz; and brother Chuck Patz.
Graveside services will be Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with military honors.
...Ollis Cleon "Peck" Simmons
September 12, 2017
Ollis Cleon "Peck" Simmons, Jr. , age 82 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Tuesday September 12, 2017. A native of Pike County, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Ollis Cleon Simmons, Sr. and Hilda Dykes Simmons. He was also preceded in death by his wife Roma Rea Fleming Simmons and a sister Genevieve "Ginger" Payne....
Maxine Joan Wood Adams
September 10, 2017
Maxine Joan Wood Adams, age 78 of Murfreesboro died Sunday September 10, 2017 at her home. She was a native of Chesterton, Indiana and was the daughter of the late Elmer and Leona Beam Wood, also preceded in death by her son Peter Allen Adams. Mrs. Adams was a member of Franklin Road Baptist Church and a...
Harvey Harrison
September 10, 2017
Harvey Harrison, age 81, of Murfreesboro, TN, died on Sunday, September 10, 2017. A native of Rutherford County, he was preceded in death by his parents, Colie and Mazie Harrison Jr; wife, Ruth Joy Hayes Harrison; and siblings, Beecher Harrison and Margie Harrison Powers.
He is survived by his daughters; Rita Ash and her husband Don and...
Levet Wayne Smelser
September 10, 2017
Levet Wayne Smelser, age 61 of Eagleville died Sunday September 10, 2017. He was a native of Wayne County a lifelong resident of Nashville and was the son of the late Leslie and Edith Smelser. Mr. Smelser was Restoration Contractor.
He is survived by his daughter Kateland Quick and husband Brandon; sister, Doris...
Judy Carolyn Green
September 9, 2017
Judy Carolyn Green age 69 of Smyrna passed away on September 9, 2017. A native of Williamson County she was the daughter of the late Reuben W. Green and Hazel S. Green.Ms. Green was a retired School Bus Driver with the Metro Board of Education.
Ms. Green is survived by her sisters, Betty...
Doug Walker
September 9, 2017
Mr. Douglas Eugene Walker, age 66, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2017 in his home surrounded by his family. He was born on January 10, 1951 in San Antonio, TX to Charles and Frances Tavolacci Walker. The Walker family moved to San Diego in 1959. Â Doug attended Hilltop High school in Chula Vista...
James Gary "Batman" Batson
September 9, 2017
James Gary "Batman" Batson , age 64 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Saturday September 9, 2017. A native of Nashville, TN, he was the son of the late James Blount Batson and Carolyn Crawford Batson Greer.
Mr. Batson is survived by his wife of 36 years, JoAnn Nolan Batson; sons, Scott (Kristen Averett) Batson of...
Linda Fay Clent
September 8, 2017
Linda Fay Clent, age 63 of LaVergne died Friday September 8, 2017. She was a native of Nashville and was preceded in death by her parents Roy and Louise Pruitt Staggs, also by her first husband Terry Michael Moore. Mrs. Clent was of the Baptist faith and had worked for AAA in customer service.
Kenneth L. Honeycutt, Jr
September 7, 2017
Kenneth L. Honeycutt Jr, age 63, of Columbia, GA, died Thursday, September 7, 2017. He was a native of Nashville, TN.
A graveside service will be Saturday at 3:00 p.m. with military honors in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.
He is survived by his sons, Derrick (Lacola) Honeycutt and Kenneth Honeycutt; and three grandchildren, Kaliegha, Rashawn, and...
Linda Benavidez Herreres
September 6, 2017
Linda Benavidez Herreres, age 59 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday September 6, 2017. She was a native of Texas and preceded in death by her father Ausencio Benavidez, Sr. Mrs. Herreres attended Christian Life Church and was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
She is survived by her husband, Ted Herreres of Murfreesboro; children,...
Leigh Ann Williams
September 6, 2017
?Leigh Ann Williams, age 47 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2017. There will be a graveside service at 11:30 AM, Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Obion County Memorial Gardens in Union City, TN.
Bertha Clark Chrietzberg
September 5, 2017
Bertha Clark Chrietzberg, age 97, of Murfreesboro passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Chrietzberg, Jr. and her son, James Dugger Chrietzberg.
She is survived by her daughters, Dinsie Hale (Clyde) of Murfreesboro and Susan Chrietzberg (Ted Wood) of Memphis; grandchildren, Gia Trevino (Adrian), April Hale (Jason Jones),...
Ryan Brunner
September 4, 2017
Mr. Ryan Matthew Brunner, age 30, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Monday, September 4, 2017. He was born in Nashville, TN to David and Sandra Cook Brunner. Ryan was a 2006 graduate of Middle Tennessee Christian School and attended Middle Tennessee State University and Tennessee Technology Center. He was of the Christian faith and was a tow motor operator...
Gary Tenpenny
September 4, 2017
Gary Tenpenny, age 78, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 4, 2017. A native of Cannon County, he was preceded in death by his parents, Jessee Clyde and Mamie Davenport Tenpenny; sisters, Valma Tenpenny and Rhebea Hagood; and brother, Wendell Tenpenny.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Woodfin...
Evelyn Charlene Kerrick
September 4, 2017
Evelyn Charlene Kerrick, Murfreesboro, TN, age 76, passed away on September 4, 2017. Daughter of the late Everett and Mildred Owens, she is survived by her husband, George Kerrick; children David Brown Jr. of Brentwood, Andrew Brown of Murfreesboro, Michelle and husband Connan Jones of McMinnville, Angela Pettus of Lakeland , Fl, and Shawn...
Mary Jane Godwin
September 3, 2017
Mary Jane Godwin, age 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at Sunnington Assisted Living in Murfreesboro on Sunday, September 3rd. Â Mrs. Godwin is survived by her daughter, Janet Woods (Robert) of Kansas City, MO and her son, Glen Godwin (Karen) of Murfreesboro. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Brian Woods (Jacki) of Kansas City, MO, Kevin...
Norma June Warren
September 3, 2017
Norma June Warren , age 83 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Sunday September 3, 2017. A native of Bremen, KY, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Howard and Eunice Audrey Noffsinger Gossett. Mrs. Warren was also preceded in death by a brother, Curtis Gossett, a sister Mae Dean Ashton, and a grandson, Aaron Simpkins.
...Jason Scott Childress
September 2, 2017
Jason Scott Childress, age 40, of Smyrna died Saturday, September 2, 2017.
Graveside service will be 12 noon Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. RC Ford will officiate.
Jason is survived by his wife, Missy Rogers Childress, daughters, Morgan Hay and Hailey Childress, father, Buddy Childress, mother, Marilyn (Hubert) Comer, sister, Kelly (Craig)...
Robert Lawrence Maxwell
September 2, 2017
Robert L. Maxwell, age 85, of Murfreesboro passed away Saturday, September 2, 2017. He was the husband of the late Patricia Maxwell and the son of the late Carl and Nellie Stone Maxwell. He was an Army Veteran that served from 1952-1955.
Mr. Maxwell is survived by his daughter,...
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