Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Stephen Lee Johnson
January 22, 2017
Stephen Lee Johnson age 65 of the Porterfield Milton community of Rutherford County, TN passed away January 22, 2017 after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
Mr. Johnson was a graduate of Franklin County High School and M.T.S.U and attended T.T.U. Steve was a ham radio operator (KA4URN) and a member of Walter Hill Baptist in Walter Hill,...
Jeffery E. Rivers
January 21, 2017
Jeffery E. Rivers, 61 was born May 11, 1955. Jeff went to be with the Lord, on January 21, 2017. He was surrounded by family and loved ones at his sister's home on their family farm. Jeff was a lifetime resident of Rutherford County. He was a graduate of Riverdale High School Class of 1973. Preceded in death by...
Michael Wayne Spray, Sr.
January 21, 2017
Michael Wayne Spray, Sr., age 73 of Smyrna, passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 21, 2017. He was a native of Davidson County and the son of the late James Ernest and Gertrude Spence Spray.
Funeral service will be 11:00am Friday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Colton Oeser will officiate. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery.
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Milton Douglas
January 21, 2017
James Milton Douglas, age 78, passed from this world into eternity to be with Jesus Christ on Saturday, January 21, 2017. He was a dedicated, faithful Christian for many years at Hillview Baptist Church in Murfreesboro.
Milton was a native and life-long resident of Rutherford County. He graduated from...
Jane Ozley Poole
January 21, 2017
Jane Ozley Poole , a loved and highly regarded teacher for fifty-one years in Murfreesboro, died peacefully of natural causes on January 21, 2017. She was 84 years old. Mrs. Poole was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, Finis Winston Poole. She is survived by her daughter Lucinda Poole Cockrell, her son-in-law Dale Cockrell,...
Edgar Hyden
January 20, 2017
Edgar "Ed" Lee Hyden, born July 29, 1932 in Kingston, W. Va. to Sam and Goldie Hyden, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters Arbuhlace White, Vievia Hyden, one brother, Robert "RL" Hyden, several nieces, nephews, and loving cousin Etta "Sis"...
Dorothy Elaine Hockett
January 20, 2017
Dorothy Elaine Hockett, age 81 of Christiana died Friday January 20, 2017. She was a native of Rutherford County, and was preceded in death by her husband, Lindell Hockett; parents, Robert Ray and Lytie Modene Arnold Fox. Mrs. Hockett was a member of Millersburg Baptist Church and was a retired Nurse.
She is survived by her children;...
Gwendolyn Jean Mcneese
January 20, 2017
Gwendolyn Jean McNeese, age 80 of Smyrna, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017. She is the daughter of the late William Day and Rachel Broadfoot Welch.
Ms. McNeese was born in Amarillo, TX. She was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church and the former Secretary at Tullahoma Utilities...
Shelia Fagg
January 20, 2017
Shelia Fagg, age 50 of Murfreesboro died Friday January 20, 2017., She was a native of Huntsville AL and was preceded in death by her mother, Betty Culver Knighten. Mrs. Fagg worked at Alvin C. York Medical Center and was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother.
She is survived by her husband of 32 years, James Fagg;...
Thomas Allen Ruff
January 19, 2017
Thomas Allen Ruff, age 65 of Murfreesboro, arrived at his eternal home on Jan 19, 2017 after wrestling with cancer for a year. Thomas was born in Toledo, Ohio on March 11, 1951, the son of the late Norman and Betty Ruff. He is survived by Thomas Ruff, Jr. and Sue Love of Charlottesville, VA....
Michael George Worley
January 19, 2017
Michael George Worley was born on December 26, 1940 in Southbend, IN. He grew up in Hubbard, OH and was a graduate of Hubbard High School. He then moved to Bolivar, TN and graduated from Memphis State University with a B.S. in Engineering. He was general manager of Troxel Manufacturing in LaVergne, TN before going into business for himself....
Mary Driver
January 17, 2017
Mary Curtis Driver, age 88, of Lascassas, TN died January 17, 2017. She was a native of Macon County, TN. She was preceded in death by her husband Willie B. Driver who died in 2010 and was the daughter of the late Elmer W. and Ida Carter Curtis.
Funeral...
Helen Suzanne Midgett
January 16, 2017
Helen Suzanne Midgett (Suzanne), a true angel on earth, went to be with the Lord on January 16, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. To know Suzanne was to know a spiritual, selfless, warm soul, who made everyone she came in contact with a better person to have known her. Suzanne was born on March 26, 1952, in Winston...
Lea Dalton
January 16, 2017
Mrs. Lea Ann Billingsley Dalton, age 52, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away suddenly on Monday, January 16, 2017. She was born in Murfreesboro to Adron & Wanda Ann Fly Billingsley. Lea was a 1982 graduate of Oakland High School and 1988 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. She was a life-long member of Kingwood Church...
Grady Milton Jones
January 15, 2017
Grady Milton Jones, age 78 of Smyrna passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017. Â He was a native of Nashville, TN and the son of the late Thomas Milton and Lucy Jones. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Sue Massie Jones, son, Grady Milton Jones, Jr., grandson, Judson Pryor, sisters, Peggy Bowling and Ella Parker....
Mildred Harrell Carmack
January 13, 2017
Mildred Harrell Carmack , age 95 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Friday January 13, 2017. After her marriage, she and her husband resided in Arlington, VA until returning to Murfreesboro, TN in 1972. Mrs. Carmack was born in LaVergne, TN to the late Lonnie Gilbert and Florence Walkup Harrell. She was also preceded in death by her...
Melba Pinkerton
January 12, 2017
Melba Mosier Pinkerton, age 69, of Versailles, TN, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 12, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.C. and Christine Binkley Mosier.
Funeral services will be Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Brother Ken Polk will officiate. A private graveside service will be in Nance...
Mark Dozier
January 11, 2017
Mark Dozier, age 61 of Lascassas, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017. He was a native of Rutherford County and a son of the late Billy Lee and Hazel Marie Oglesby Dozier. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Laura Dozier.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Anita Dozier; a daughter, Jennifer Green of Lascassas;...
Clifford Gordon Hall
January 9, 2017
Clifford Gordon Hall, age 64, of Murfreesboro died Monday January 9, 2017. Mr. Hall was a native of Rutherford County and was the son of the late, Sam and Virginia Frances Ralston Hall. Mr. Hall was Valedictorian of the Kitrell Class of 1970, and attended MTSU. He was a former member of Tennessee National Guard. Mr. Hall founded Hall...
Frank Vernon Edmonds, Jr.
January 9, 2017
Vernon Edmonds, Jr., age 76 of the Kittrell Community, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017. He is the husband of Cheryl Reynolds Edmonds and the son of the late Frank Vernon Edmonds, Sr. and Mora Sanford.
Graveside services for Mr. Edmonds will be at 1PM, Wednesday, January 11, 2017...
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