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Tim Anderson

Tim Anderson

March 21, 2017

Mr. Tim Anderson, age 75, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017. He was born in Moss, TN to the late Monte and Dana Netherton Anderson. Mr. Anderson was a 1972 graduate of MTSU's business school. He owned and operated Tim's Barber Shop in LaVergne for over 40 years. Mr. Anderson worked for Schmiede Tennessee Machinery...

John Pullias

John Pullias

March 21, 2017

John Clyde Pullias, age 92 of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday at Adams Place. He was a native of Hartsville, Tennessee and a son of the late I.C. and Louise Harding Pullias. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Ellen Butterfield Pullias in 2016, and siblings, Campbell Pullias, Jean Totty, and Louise DeJarnett.

Survivors...

Richard Magyar, Sr.

Richard Magyar, Sr.

March 21, 2017

Richard J. Magyar, Sr. age 96 of Smyrna, formerly of Harriman, Tennessee died Tuesday at StoneCrest Medical Center. Born in White Plains, New York he was a United States Army veteran serving during WWII in battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. He later was a Drafting Engineer at the Oak Ridge K25 site and after relocating to Smyrna,...

Cynthia "Cindy" Garner Miller

Cynthia "Cindy" Garner Miller

March 20, 2017

Cynthia "Cindy" Garner Miller , age 59 of Lebanon, TN, passed away Monday March 20, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, J. T. Garner and Nancy Maxwell Garner Mangrum, and by a brother, Phillip "Pee Wee" Garner.

Mrs. Miller is survived by her son, Brian Miller of Madison, TN; daughter, Jennifer Miller...

Rebecca "Becky" Smith

Rebecca "Becky" Smith

March 20, 2017

Rebecca "Becky" Lou Smith, age 89 of Murfreesboro, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Hoyt and Pearl Marlin Smith.

Ms. Smith was a graduate of Murfreesboro Central High School, David Lipscomb University and Peabody College...

Charles "Charlie" Hamby, Jr.

Charles "Charlie" Hamby, Jr.

March 19, 2017

Mr. Charles Edwin "Charlie" Hamby, Jr., age 77, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017. He was born in Bel Air, MD to the late Charles Edwin, Sr. and Dorothy Carver Hamby. Mr. Hamby was the co-founder of Parthenon Metal Works in LaVergne, TN and proudly served his country in the United States...

Leah Bee Smallwood

Leah Bee Smallwood

March 19, 2017

Leah Bee Smallwood, age 9, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed peacefully on Sunday, March 19, 2017. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Joani Bush; and great-grandfather, Thomas Bush.

Funeral services will be Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

She is survived by her loving parents, Michael...

Pastor Bobby Leon Mcelhiney

Pastor Bobby Leon Mcelhiney

March 19, 2017

Pastor Bobby Leon McElhiney, age 79 of Murfreesboro, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017. He was a native of Davidson County and the son of the late Dave Herbert and Ethel Futrell McElhiney. He was also preceded in death by a son, Mark McElhiney.

Funeral service will be 11:00am Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Interment will...

Isaac Richard Drewry

Isaac Richard Drewry

March 19, 2017

Isaac Richard Drewry, age 91 of Murfreesboro, passed away on Sunday, March 19, 2017. He was a native of Wilson County and the son of the late Isaac Richard and Mettie Jane Armstead Drewry, Sr. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Ellen Skulley, Mamie Drewry, Irene Jordan and Bertha Worley.

Funeral service will be...

James Earl Neville

James Earl Neville

March 18, 2017

James Earl " Jim" Neville, age 68 of Smyrna died Saturday March 18, 2017. He was a native of Wisconsin and was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Alice Neville. Mr. Neville was a member of the Catholic Church and attended Kedron United Methodist Church. He was retired from Whirlpool in LaVergne.

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Alvin Jackson Ralston, Jr.

Alvin Jackson Ralston, Jr.

March 18, 2017

Alvin Jackson "Jack" Ralston, Jr. went home to be with His Savior, Jesus Christ on March 18, 2017, after a long hard battle with cancer with his family by his side.

Jack was born at home in Eagleville, TN to Alvin and Katherine Ralston on January 5, 1938.  He came onto this world...

Melissa Newkirk

Melissa Newkirk

March 18, 2017

Melissa Newkirk, age 58 of Christiana, died Saturday at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Murfreesboro and a daughter of the late Sam Houston and Ruth Cooper Carlton. She was also preceded in death by a nephew, Freeland Maxwell, and a brother in law, John Swart.

Survivors include her husband, Billy Newkirk; sisters, Charlotte...

Susan Crick Rucinski

Susan Crick Rucinski

March 17, 2017

Susan Crick Rucinski , age 64 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Friday March, 17, 2017 after a brief illness. A native of Eagleville, TN, she was the daughter of Herbert B. Crick of Eagleville, TN and the late Mary Evelyn Allen Crick.

Mrs. Rucinski is survived by her husband, Bill Rucinski; father, Herbert B. Crick...

Jerry Austin Camp

Jerry Austin Camp

March 17, 2017

Jerry Austin Camp, age 66 of Auburntown died Friday March 17, 2017. He was a native of Dunlap, TN and was preceded in death by his father, Newt Camp. Mr. Camp was a retired Electrician with Southland Brick and Block, and veteran of the United States Army serving during Vietnam Conflict.

He is...

Pauline Baxter Cantrell

Pauline Baxter Cantrell

March 17, 2017

Pauline Baxter Cantrell,  long term resident of Rutherford County, age 104, passed away on March 17, 2017 and was a recognized centurion in Rutherford County.

Mrs. Cantrell was a native of Lawrence County, TN, and was the oldest member of First Baptist Church in Murfreesboro.  She is preceded by...

Benjamin "Ben" Lewis Culbertson

Benjamin "Ben" Lewis Culbertson

March 16, 2017

Benjamin "Ben" Lewis Culbertson , age 34 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Thursday March 16, 2017. He was born in Nashville, TN. Ben was a 2001 graduate of Fred J. Page High School, and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church in Franklin, TN.

Ben is survived by his parents, Barry and LeNoir Hilten Culbertson...

Doris May (N'Ee Rave) Clayton

Doris May (N'Ee Rave) Clayton

March 15, 2017

Doris May (née Rave) Clayton, age 88 of Murfreesboro, TN, died peacefully on March 15, 2017, at Adams Place in Murfreesboro.  She was born on July 21, 1928, in Hicksville, NY, to Edward Christopher and Florence Mabel Rave. Doris's career as a highly respected teacher began with the attainment in 1949 of a bachelor's degree from the State University...

James E. Nipper, Jr.

James E. Nipper, Jr.

March 12, 2017

James E. Nipper, Jr. age 52 of Memphis died Sunday at his home. He was a native of Rutherford Co. and son of the late James E. and Patricia Jane Webb Nipper, Sr. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Faith Nipper.

Funeral services will be Thursday...

Arthur Burnette

Arthur Burnette

March 12, 2017

Arthur Burnette, age 84 of Smyrna died Sunday March 12, 2017. He was a native of Pikeville KY and was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Anne Burnette; parents, Alonzo Curtis and Daisy Steele Burnett, brother, Paul Burnett. Mr. Burnette was retired from New York Telephone and Bell South. He was a veteran of the United...

Mary Barrett

Mary Barrett

March 12, 2017

Mary Alletha Leonard Barrett, age 91, went to be with The Lord Sunday, March 12, 2017. She is the wife of the late Robert David Barrett and the daughter of the late John Melvin and Lula Bean Leonard.

Born in Macon Co., TN, Mary was a loving wife and...

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