Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Emily Jean Frost
April 17, 2017
Emily Jean Reed Frost, age 87, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, April 17, 2017. A native of Murfreesboro, she was preceded in death by her parents, Jesse George and Mamie Lane Reed; loving husband of 68 years, William A. Frost; and her brother, Frank Reed.
Funeral services will be Thursday at...
Clarence Paul Williams
April 17, 2017
Clarence Paul Williams , age 74 of Shelbyville, TN, passed away Monday April 17, 2017. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late W. C. and Alice Smith Williams. Mr. Williams was also preceded in death by a brother, Grady T. Williams and a sister, Betty Lou Timbs.
Mr. Williams is...
Paul Kipping, Iii
April 16, 2017
Paul Spicer Kipping III, age 60 of Murfreesboro, died April 16, 2017. He was born in Murfreesboro and was the son of the late Paul Kipping, Jr who died in 2010 and Finnie B. Kipping who survives. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Ruth Kipping Thomas.
In addition to his mother, he is survived...
Minerva Eleanor Hinton
April 16, 2017
Minerva Eleanor Hinton, age 82 of Murfreesboro died Sunday April 16, 2017. She was a native of Maine, NY and was preceded in death by her husband, William Charles Hinton, Sr., also her parents, Ernest and Helen Chapin Guiles; siblings, Howard, John, Donald, Rodney, Jimmy, Fred, Glenn Guiles, Winona Collins, Leona Brahel, Helen Pancoast, Wilma Nicholas. Mrs....
John Martin Clark
April 15, 2017
John Martin Clark, age 81 of Smyrna, passed away Saturday, April 15, 2017. He was the husband of the late Sarah Brown Clark and the son of the late John and Orpha Myatt Clark.
Funeral service will be 11AM, Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna with burial...
Gerald "Jerry" Thomas Grimes
April 14, 2017
Gerald Thomas Grimes (Jerry), age 67, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, went home to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, April 14, 2017. Jerry was a patient at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He was originally from Alabama and moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee with his family in 1984.
Jerry is survived by his wife of 46 years, Patricia...
Michael Gibson
April 14, 2017
Michael J. Gibson, age 70 of Smyrna, died Friday at the Alive Hospice Residence, Nashville, after a lengthy illness. He was born in St. Joseph, Missouri, the son of the late Joe Billy and Margaret Homan Gibson.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Jeannie Gibson; children, Randall Allen...
Renee Effler
April 14, 2017
Renee Effler, age 56 of Murfreesboro, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loved ones Friday, April 14, 2017. She is the wife of David Effler and the daughter of Bonnie Swann Hughes and the late James Earl Hughes.
There will be a visitation for Mrs. Effler...
Larry Lee
April 13, 2017
James Larry Lee, age 72 of Smyrna, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017. He is the son of the late Emmett and Jewell Harris Lee.
Visitation will be 4PM to 7PM Sunday, April 16, 2017. Funeral service for Mr. Lee will be 10AM Monday, April 17, 2017 at Woodfin...
Carole Darlene Trent
April 12, 2017
Carole Darlene Trent, age 69 of Smyrna passed away Wednesday April 12, 2017. She was a native of Mt. Juliet and was preceded in death by parents, Frank and Annie Napier Mullins; brothers, Howard Mullins and Frank Davis "Pete" Mullins. Mrs. Trent was a devoted and longtime member of Smyrna First United Methodist Church and graduated Mt....
Joe Ross
April 12, 2017
Victor "Joe" Ross, age 66, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017. He is the husband of Barbara Wright Ross and the son of Carl and Jane McCarthy Ross.
Visitation for Mr. Ross will be 3PM-5PM, Tuesday, April 18, 2017 with a memorial service to begin at 5PM all at...
Reza Ordoubadian
April 11, 2017
Reza Ordoubadian, age 85, died April 11, 2017, of complications connected to Parkinson's Disease.
He was born in Tabriz, Iran, to Hakimeh Doctorzadeh and Abdul Hossein Ordoubadian. He grew up in Tehran, Iran and graduated from Alborz High School. After receiving his BA from Tehran University, he came to the United States in 1956 as a Fulbright...
John Hutchinson
April 11, 2017
Mr. John Hutchinson, age 80, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
Mr. Hutchinson is survived by three sons, Jeff Hutchinson, Mark Agee and his wife Mary Ann, and Mike Agee and his wife Paula; three grandchildren, Brian Agee and his wife Jessica, Jennifer Wiggins and her...
Ines Camara
April 11, 2017
Ines Camara, age 88, of Murfreesboro passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. She was a native of Madeira Island, Portugal to the late Frank and Maria Jorge.
Funeral service will be 10:00am Saturday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Father Gene Wise will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery.
She is survived by her...
Sherry Lynn Vaughan
April 11, 2017
Ms. Sherry Lynn Vaughan, age 57, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017. She was born in Murfreesboro to the late Wheeler Robert, Sr. and Mary Ellen Wilson Vaughan. Ms. Vaughan was a 1977 graduate of Oakland High School and faithful member of Franklin Road Baptist Church.
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Jerry J. Shadowens
April 11, 2017
Jerry Shadowens, age 74 of LaVergne, TN, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Friday April 14, 2017 at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna with Rev. Carl Scarlett officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00 PM Thursday and 12...
Esther Siske Mingle
April 11, 2017
Esther Siske Mingle age, 91 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday April 11, 2017 at home. Mrs. Mingle was a native of Lickskillet, KY and was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Charles Robert Mingle, Sr. who died in 2013. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Newton Molly and Eunice Mary Russell Siske; great-granddaughter, McKensie...
Robert "Bob" White, Jr.
April 11, 2017
Robert "Bob" White Jr., age 93, passed away April 11, 2017. He was a native of Ft. Worth, Texas, and son of the late Robert W. and Florence Laniger White. A private family service will be held a later date.
Mr. White is survived by his son, Rob White and daughter-in-law Karen and two grandchildren. He was...
Edna Janet Stankwytch
April 11, 2017
Mrs. Edna Janet Stankwytch, age 93, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017. She was born in Murphysboro, IL to the late Van Henry and Linda Trail Zimmerman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Stankwytch.
Mrs. Stankwytch is survived...
Earl C. Johnson, Sr.
April 10, 2017
Earl C. Johnson, Sr., age 92, passed away on April 10, 2017. Born in Plainfield, NJ. He served in the US Military during WWII and retired from the Kroger Company after 25 years of service. He was a graduate of Indiana University. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Johnson, daughter, Sharon Johnson, son, Earl Johnson, Jr. Burial will be...
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