Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Cecilia Ellen Lindsey
August 7, 2017
Cecilia Ellen Lindsey, age 69 of Murfreesboro died August 7, 2017. She was a native of Opa-locka, FL., and was the daughter of the late, Cecil and Myrtle Carson Spinks. Mrs. Lindsey was a member of First United Methodist Church and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She is survived by...
Claire Elizabeth Phommasane
August 7, 2017
Claire Elizabeth Phommasane, age 48 of Murfreesboro, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017. She was the wife of Keovilay Phommasane and the daughter of Calvin and Sue Evans Oetjen.
Memorial service will be at 3PM, Saturday, August 12, 2017 with a visitation to begin at 2PM until the time of service all at Woodfin Memorial Chapel.
Mrs. Claire is also survived by...
Claudia Johnson
August 6, 2017
Claudia Hollandsworth Johnson, age 61, of Ethridge passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, August 6, 2017 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Rutherford County to Elbert and Thelma Hollandsworth. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister-Linda Gayle Mingle, her brother-Glenn Hollandsworth, brother-in-law Bobby Reed and sister-in-law...
Bennie Lee Edwards
August 6, 2017
Bennie Lee Edwards , age 84 of Mt. Juliet, TN passed away Sunday August 6, 2017. Born in the Fellowship Community in Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Hiram Epps Edwards, Sr., and Erlene McPeak Edwards. Mr. Edwards was also preceded in death by his sisters, Pauline and Lorene Edwards, Juanita Edwards Burlason Johnson,...
Carol Paul
August 5, 2017
Mrs. Carol Paul, age 61, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017. She was born in St. Louis, MO to Anthony Morris and Dolores Runnels Basile. Mrs. Paul worked in customer service for Verizon Wireless and was of the Catholic faith.
Mrs. Paul is survived by her...
Lydia Owens
August 5, 2017
Lydia Owens, age 68 of Smyrna, Tennessee died Saturday, August 5, 2017 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital after a brief illness. She was a native of Murfreesboro and a daughter of the late Frank Vaughn Burgdorf, Sr. and Norma Perry Rousseau Burgdorf. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Lisa Digman.
Survivors include her children,...
Audrey Alleene Mcelhiney
August 5, 2017
Audrey Alleene McElhiney , age 77 of Murfreesboro, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2017. She was a native of Davidson County and the daughter of the late Ward and Ella Owens Baker. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Pastor Bobby Leon McElhiney and son, Mark McElhiney.
Funeral service will be 2:00pm Tuesday at...
Charles Dobbs
August 4, 2017
Mr. Charles Dobbs, age 68, of Smyrna, TN passed away Friday, August 4, 2017. He was born in Beaufort, SC to the late Charles Alvie and Willa Dean McDonald Dobbs. Mr. Dobbs proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for 10 years before going in to law enforcement. He and his wife...
Heidi Marleen Krueger
August 4, 2017
Heidi West Krueger, age 49, passed away Friday, August 4, 2017. She is the wife of Joseph Krueger and the daughter of Michael and Sally Woodruff West.
Visitation will be from 9AM-11AM Saturday, August 12, 2017 with a memorial service to begin at 11AM all at Woodfin Memorial Chapel....
Jimmie Joyce
August 3, 2017
Mrs. Jimmie Joyce, age 78, Lascassas, TN passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017. She was born in Winchester, TN to the late James Richard and Alma Jean Ashby Phillips. Mrs. Joyce was a graduate of Berry College and was a nurse technician for the Alvin C. York Veteran's Medical Center for over 25 years.
...James Larry "Jim" Tudor
August 3, 2017
James Larry "Jim" Tudor, age 65, of Murfreesboro passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2017. He was a native of Chattooga County, GA and the son of the late Lawrence Andrew "Doc" and Ruby Lee Parsons Tudor. He was also preceded in death by siblings, Richard "Sonny" Tudor, Billy Tudor, Maxine Henderson, Louise Wilson; loving wife of 34 years,...
Stephen R. Saunders
August 2, 2017
Stephen R. Saunders, age 68, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017, after a brief illness. Stephen was born in Columbus, OH on December 15, 1948.
Stephen received his Master's Degree in Political Science from The Ohio State University. He then worked as a editor for the Japanese/American Magazine Zasshi in New York City and...
William "Bill" Wayne
August 1, 2017
William "Bill" Wayne, age 55 of Smyrna, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017. He was a native of Chicago, Illinois and had been an employee of Yates and Nissan in Smyrna since 1997. He loved music, electronics, computers, and the solitude of his home and land.
Bill was dedicated to his job and his co-workers were his family....
George Clinton Linville
August 1, 2017
George Clinton Linville, aged 83, passed peacefully at home on Tuesday, August 1, 2017.
Mr. Linville was preceded in death by his parents Charlie C. "Hank" and Kathleen Linville of Johnson City, TN. He leaves his wife of 56 years, Susie (Lewis) Linville, daughters Cynthia Davis of Murfreesboro and daughter Clara Lynch and...
Margie Davis Stanford
July 31, 2017
Margie Davis Stanford , 84, passed away Monday, July 31, 2017, peacefully in her sleep. Born in Miller County Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Belcher Davis and Louvenia Wilson Davis of Miller County.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George Richard "Dick" Stanford and is survived by her son...
Brian Adam
July 31, 2017
Brian Adam, age 40, of Smyrna, TN, passed on Monday, July 31, 2017.
Brian is survived by his children, Skylar and Andrew Adam; Â mother, Jenny Adam; father, Rusty Adam and step mother, Sharon Adam; brother, Cameron Adam and wife, Desiree Adam; sister, Stephanie Felts; Uncle, Tracy and his wife Johnnie and son Brandon Faulk; aunt, Betty Troxler...
Adam W. Love
July 31, 2017
Adam W. Love, age 18, died Monday, July 31, 2017. A native of Murfreesboro, TN, he was born on August, 18, 1998.
Adam is survived by his parents, Tony and Katie Love of Murfreesboro; brother, Luke Love of Murfreesboro; grandparents, Wayne and Ann Love of Murfreesboro, and Don and Phyllis Smith of McMinnville, TN; aunts, Lisa Wright...
Deanna "Dee" Douglas
July 29, 2017
Mrs. DeAnna "Dee" Chapman Douglas, age 56, of Rockvale, TN passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017. She was born in Murfreesboro, TN to the late John Marshall and Anne Marie Qualls Chapman. Mrs. Douglas enjoyed crocheting, frisbee golf, and watching Food Network. She was a program coordinator for Reading for Education and was of the...
Gerald "Haney" Haynes
July 29, 2017
Gerald Watson "Haney" Haynes, age 81 of Murfreesboro, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2017. He was a native of Bell Buckle and the son of the late Robert Curtis and Lena Louise Lamb Haynes. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Charles and David Haynes, sister, Dot Gerhart.
Robert F. Risner
July 27, 2017
Robert F. Risner, age 78 of Murfreesboro, passed away on Thursday, July 27, 2017. He was a native of Florence, AL and the son of the late Robert Ray and Mattie Louise Vinson Risner. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Eugene Risner.
He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Pat Risner, siblings,...
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