Millard Paul Austin
January 28, 2017
Millard Paul Austin , age 85 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017. A native of Savannah, TN, he was the son of the late Millard Austin and Zora Austin Jones. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Wintford Austin.
Mr. Austin is survived by his wife, Helen Martin Austin; daughters,...
Vernon Leslie Corley
January 27, 2017
Vernon Leslie Corley, age 90 of Murfreesboro, TN but formerly of Sheridan, AR, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017. A native of Pine Bluff, AR he was the son of the late William L. and Ethel Gould Corley. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Tom Corley. Stanley Corley, Clarence "Sonny" Corley, Arthur Corley, William...
Kenneth Price
January 27, 2017
Kenneth D. Price, age 70 of Beechgrove, died Friday at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro. He was a native of Covington, Kentucky and one of twelve children born to the late Charles and Callie Reed Price. He was also preceded in death by sisters, Louise Kirk and Donna Letney, and brothers, Sidney, Harold, John, Charles, and Roy...
Sara Francis Snoddy
January 27, 2017
Sara Francis Fite Snoddy, age 89 of Murfreesboro, died peacefully Friday at her home. She was a native of Rutherford County and a daughter of the late James J. and Hattie Mae Francis Fite.
Funeral services will be at 2:30pm Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Dr. Carl McKelvey will officiate. Burial will be in...
Rev. Robert F. Huff
January 27, 2017
Rev. Robert F. Huff, age 91, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Friday, January 27, 2017. He was born in Valley, AL to the late John Wade and Lula Bell Smith Huff. Rev. Huff attended Southern Nazarene University and was a minister for the Church of the Nazarene for over 60 years. His priorities in life...
Frances Pickle Kemp
January 26, 2017
Frances Pickle Kemp, age 97, died January 26, 2017 at HarborChase Assisted Living, Gainesville, Florida. Frances was a native of Bedford County, Tennessee and was the daughter of the late Robert Evans and Annie McCord Pickle. She was preceded in death by her six brothers and sisters, most recently her sister, Ann Pickle Bowen who...
Robert Lucas, Jr.
January 26, 2017
Robert E. Lucas, Jr., age 28 of Smyrna, departed this earth on Thursday, January 26, 2017. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert E Lucas, Sr. He is survived by parents, Jill Greenfield and Charles Ethridge; siblings, Luca Carpenter, Paul Ethridge, Sara Thompson, Amanda Ethridge, Luke Richardson, Elizabeth Ethridge, and Hannah Ethridge, as...
Maggie Lee Weeks
January 25, 2017
Maggie Lee Weeks, age 78 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday January 25, 2017. She was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by her parents, Houston and Maggie Bowman Porterfield; brothers, Arnold, Everett, John Porterfield; sisters, Annie Blair, Pauline, Robinson, Nadine Harrell, Dell Brothers. Mrs. Weeks was a member of Taylors Chapel Baptist Church and was a...
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.
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