Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Bennie Mack Mccoy, Sr.
December 26, 2016
Bennie Mack McCoy, Sr., age 86 passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016. He was a native of Arrington, TN and the son of the late Charlie and Beulah Robinson McCoy. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Charlie, Andrew, Woodrow and Howard McCoy, Beulah Mae Roland, Maggie Davenport and Lillie Mae McCoy.
Funeral service...
Virginia Esther Okey Real
December 26, 2016
Virginia Esther Okey Real, 98, of Rockvale, TN, passed away Monday, December 26, 2016. A native of Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Clemence Leroy and Cecil Harrington Okey. Mrs. Real was also preceded in death by her husband, Chester Johnson Real. Mrs. Real is survived by her son, Michael Real, and his wife, Jo An...
Stephen Bryant Thorne
December 25, 2016
Stephen Bryant Thorne , age 58 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Sunday December 25, 2016. He was a native of Massachusetts.
Mr. Thorne is survived by his wife, Donna Glebaucis Thorne; son, Joshua Thorne, and his wife Kimberly of Tulsa, OK; daughters, Jennifer Thorne of Auburn, AL and Tracy Thorne of New York, New York;...
Jack Campbell
December 25, 2016
Jack Campbell, age 74, of Nashville, TN died December 25, 2016. He was a native of Christiana, TN and was the son of the late Jack Harrison Campbell, Sr. and Claire Hartman Campbell. Mr. Campbell was the vice president of Community Bank and Trust and proudly served his country in the United States Army. He...
Jane Arnold
December 24, 2016
Jane O. Arnold, age 83, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 24, 2016. A native of Murfreesboro, she was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Myrtle King O'Kieff; sister, Jo Johnson; and brother, William O'Kieff.
A graveside service will be Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Pastors...
Deborah Jane St. Bernard Johnson
December 23, 2016
Deborah Jane St. Bernard Johnson , age 69 of Christiana, TN, passed away Friday December, 23, 2016. A native of Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late George Frederick and Olive Ann Jedlicka St. Bernard. Mrs. Johnson was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Johnson who died in 2014.
Mrs. Johnson...
Steven Mitchell "Mitch" Riggan
December 22, 2016
Steven Mitchell " Mitch" Riggan, age 58 of Rockvale died suddenly December 22, 2016. He was a native of Nashville and was veteran of United States Navy and had worked at Hardees on South Church Street in Murfreesboro. Mr. Riggan was preceded in death by his father, Morris Ponzi Riggan, his mother Gloria Wooten and her husband James "Jimmy"...
Carl "Pat" Durrett
December 22, 2016
Carl "Pat" Durrett, age 68, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed peacefully on Thursday, December 22, 2016. A native of Nashville, TN, he was the son of the late, Carl Wesley and Emmie Lorene Puckett Durrett.
Mr. Durrett is survived by his siblings, Charles Wesley Durrett of Nashville, TN, Judy Jones of Murfreesboro and David Durrett of Murfreesboro; and...
Gary Walter Michael
December 21, 2016
Gary Walter Michael , age 78 of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed away Wednesday December 21, 2016. A native of Albion, NE, he was the son of the late Walter Sylvester and Vera Margaret Nichols Michael. Mr. Michael was also preceded in death by his brothers, Duane, Merlin, and Donald Michael.
Mr. Michael is survived by...
Jerry Rudd
December 21, 2016
Jerry Rudd, age 80 of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Petersburg, Tennessee, a son of the late Bert L. and Novella Wells Rudd. He was also preceded by his brothers, Wilford, Marshall, and Bill Rudd.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Charlotte Richardson Rudd; children, Rex Rudd...
Mary Edith Snider
December 21, 2016
Mary Edith Wood Snider, age 79, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 21, 2016. A native of Soddy-Daisy, TN she was preceded in death by her parents, Walter T. Wood Jr. and Marie Texana Dyke Wood; and brother, Walter George Wood.
A memorial service will be Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at...
Ed Ammerman
December 20, 2016
George Edward "Ed" Ammerman V, age 73, passed away in his sleep on December 20th, 2016. Born in Philadelphia in 1943, he was the son of the late George Edward IV and Harriet Rider Ammerman.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Norman Teller
December 20, 2016
Norman Teller, age 82 of Smyrna, TN, formerly of Germantown, WI died Tuesday December 20, 2016 at his home. He was a native of Milwaukee, WI and was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Esther Teller, as well as three brothers and one sister. Norman was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ...
Charles Raymond Pearcy
December 19, 2016
Charles Raymond Pearcy, of Smyrna, TN, was born in Middlesboro, Kentucky to Edna and Talton Pearcy in 1929.He died 87 years later on December 19, 2016 quietly at home in his wife's arms.
In between were many adventures. Just ahead of the draft he enlisted in the Air Force where he was schooled...
Dock W. Jenkins, Jr.
December 19, 2016
Dock W. Jenkins, Jr., age 68 of Murfreesboro died Monday December 19, 2016. He was a native of Nashville and was preceded in death by his twin daughters, Sonya and Tonya Jenkins, and his mother Ruth Archie Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the United States Army.
Mr. Jenkins is survived by his...
Jackie Smith
December 19, 2016
Jackie Newsome Smith, age 74 of Smyrna, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016. She is the daughter of Louise Thomas Newsome and the late Lonnie Newsome.
Funeral service for Jackie will be Friday, December 23, 2016 at 1PM at Fellowship United Methodist Church with Pastor Barry Colbertson to officiate....
Ron Caldwell
December 19, 2016
Brother Ron Caldwell, age 70, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 19, 2016. A native of Murfreesboro, TN, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 34 years, Mailene Johnson Caldwell; mother, Gladys Helen Robinson Johnson; father, Edward Kelly Caldwell; father-in-law, Fred Johnson; and step-father, Lytle Johnson.
Funeral services...
Charlissa Dawn Boyce
December 19, 2016
Charlissa Dawn Boyce, age 36 of Antioch died suddenly December 19, 2016. She was born in Chicago and was a member of Springhouse Worship & Arts Center. Charlissa had worked in Customer service with T Mobile, Advance Financial, Kroger, and most recently Genesco.
She is survived by her mother, Kimberly Kahl of Antioch; father, Carlos Boyce, Jr.,...
Curtis Smotherman
December 19, 2016
Curtis Ray Smotherman "Smut", age 76 of Almaville, TN passed away on Monday evening December 19th, 2016 surrounded by his family in the home that he built in 1973 on his family farm. He is the husband of Carolyn Ann Smotherman and the son of late Aubrey and Annie Lytle Smotherman.
Kerry Lee "Dj 9.5" Johnson, Ii
December 19, 2016
Kerry Lee "DJ 9.5" Johnson II, age 37 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, died suddenly and unexpectedly on December 19, 2016. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama and was currently employed at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Murfreesboro.
Kerry is survived by his wife, Sabrina Johnson, and their daughter, Alexis; his...
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