Misa Hamilton
May 3, 2017
Miss Misa "Mimi" Hamilton, age 4, of Smyrna, TN passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 3, 2017 with her parents by her side. She was born in Nashville, TN to Malcolm Louis and Jennifer Mann Hamilton. Mimi never met a stranger. She was deemed the Mayor of her floor at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. She was outgoing...
Clara Ann Minzey
May 3, 2017
Clara "Ann" Minzey, age 82 of Smyrna, passed away Wednesday, May 3, 2017. She was the wife of the late Donald Laverne and the daughter of the late Elmer Anthony and Ruth Mae Heffelmire.
Visitation will be Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 3PM – 7PM at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna....
Patricia Paxson
May 2, 2017
Patricia Paxson, age 80 of Smyrna, Tennessee, formerly of Buffalo, New York died Tuesday at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was a daughter of the late Robert and Ann Smith and was a 1997 retiree of Verizon after 32 years of service.
Survivors include sons, Mike Paxson and wife Elizabeth of Smyrna, Mark...
Helen Elsie Carlton
May 2, 2017
Helen Elsie Keng Carlton, age 84 of Eagleville died Tuesday May 2, 2017. She was a native of Lee County (Giddings), TX and was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Ann Carlton Jones; parents, Leslie Fred Keng and Emilie Gertrude Placke Keng; and one brother. Mrs. Carlton was a member of Family Worship Center in Murfreesboro,...
William "Burt" Johnson
May 1, 2017
William Burton "Burt" Johnson, age 91 of Murfreesboro, died Monday May 1, 2017. A native of Smyrna, he was preceded in death by his parents, Warmuth and Anna Lee Kellum Johnson, a brother, Kellum Johnson, and also by a son, Rodney Burton Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a member of Third Baptist Church and a retired Insurance Adjuster....
James M. "Mike" Avery
April 30, 2017
James M. "Mike" Avery, age 74 of Murfreesboro, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2017. He was a native Cape Girardeau, Missouri and the son of the late Samuel H. and Lawanda L. Golden Avery.
Funeral service will be 11:00am Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Brad Demonbreun and Roger Brown will officiate. Interment will follow in Roselawn...
Harold Joseph Brisbois, Jr
April 30, 2017
Harold Joseph Brisbois, Jr. passed away on April 30, 2017, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro. Born on September 3, 1926, in Detroit, Michigan, Joseph was the only child of Dr. Harold J. and Anna (Von Poppplen) Brisbois. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and graduated from the University of Michigan in...
Colleen Wilson Heath
April 29, 2017
Colleen Wilson Heath , age 78 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Saturday April 29, 2017, as the result of Alzheimer's disease. A native of Murfreesboro, TN, she was born on July 17, 1938 to the late Bill and Irene Coe Wilson. Mrs. Heath was also preceded in death by her brother, Floyd Wilson, Sr.
Mrs. Heath...
Billy Keith
April 29, 2017
Mr. Billy Keith, age 82, of LaVergne, TN passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017. He was born in Jackson County, TN to the late Calvin and Lona Davenport Keith. Mr. Keith was a member of First Baptist in LaVergne and worked in the maintenance department for the City of LaVergne. He proudly served his country...
Amanda Weeks
April 29, 2017
Mrs. Amanda Weeks, age 52, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017. She was born in Lawrenceburg, TN to the late James Marion and Edna Nadine Burdette Spencer. Mrs. Weeks attended Life Point Church in Hendersonville. She was a pediatric R.N. and homeschooled her children.
Mrs. Weeks...
Lauretta Toney
April 28, 2017
Lauretta Dickerson Toney, age 86, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 28, 2017. A native of Pleasant Shade, TN, she was preceded in death by her parents, Golden Dewey and Grace Gregory Dickerson; husband, Raymond Toney; son, Gerald Kemp; daughter, Cathy Brockette; and granddaughter, Jennifer Mulligan.
Funeral services will be Monday...
Bill Lumpkin
April 28, 2017
Bill Lumpkin , age 86 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Friday April 28, 2017. A native of Atlanta, GA, he was the son of the late Charles Eckford and Esther LaRose Kelly Lumpkin.
Mr. Lumpkin is survived by his wife, Colleen Fouts Lumpkin; children, Rachael Alvarado, and her husband Mike, Matthew Eckford Lumpkin, and Rebecca...
Ltcol Sean Roche
April 27, 2017
LtCol Sean Roche, age 42, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017. He was born in Silver Spring, MD to Mortimer and Carmel Morrissey Roche.
LtCol Roche enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1993. After proving himself to be dependable, hard worker, the Marine Corps recognized his...
Earl Bryan Dover
April 27, 2017
Earl Bryan Dover , age 57 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Thursday April, 27, 2017. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late James Earl and Athlea Looney Dover.
Mr. Dover is survived by his wife, Carol Jean Austin Brown Dover; daughter, Michelle Dover of LaVergne, TN; brother, Harrell Dover of...
Dr. Jay Werthmuller Dc
April 26, 2017
Dr. Jay Werthmuller, DC, age 57 of Murfreesboro went home to be with the Lord April 26, 2017. He was a native of New Orleans and was the son of the late, 1st Lt. Lloyd Nicholas Werthmuller. Dr. Werthmuller was a member of Northside Baptist Church and was former owner of Chiropractic Care Center, and owner of...
Dorothy Arnold Morris
April 24, 2017
Dorothy Arno ld Morris, of Murfreesboro, passed from this life on Monday, April 24 th , 2017 surrounded by her five children. She was 83. Mrs. Morris was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Lt. Col. Dannie B. Morris, and by her paren ts C.B. and...
Bruce E. Short
April 23, 2017
Bruce E. Short, age 94, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 23, 2017.
A native of Rutherford County, he was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 69 years, Mary Alice Smith Short; his parents, John Houston and Mary Neely Lewis Short; brothers, Lewis, Leslie, and Frank; and sisters, Lucille...
Phouxay Boutdavong
April 23, 2017
Phouxay Boutdavong, a casino dealer and lifelong resident of Providence, RI and Murfreesboro TN died unexpectedly on April 23, 2017 the age of 62 at his work town in Thackerville, Oklahoma. He was the loving husband of Sengchanh (Soukthavone) Boutdavong, they were married for 36 years.
Born in Vientiane (Phonehong) Laos, he was...
Calvin French
April 23, 2017
Calvin Russel French, age 26 of Murfreesboro, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017.
Funeral services for Calvin will be at 1PM Saturday, April 29, 2017, with a visitation starting at 11AM until the time of service all at Woodfin Memorial Chapel.
Calvin is...
Lyvette Pate Capps
April 22, 2017
Lyvette Pate Capps , age 74 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Saturday April 22, 2017. A Native of Island, KY, she was the daughter of the late Sam and Elmyra Brown Pate. Mrs. Capps was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Ronald "Ron" Earl Capps, a son, Ronald Troy Capps, a grandson, Ryan...
