Obituaries

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...

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...

January 15, 2017

Grady Milton Jones, age 78 of Smyrna passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017.  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....

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...

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...

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;...

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...

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...

January 8, 2017

Dorethe Louise Pigg Tucker, age 97, of Murfreesboro passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2017. Mrs. Tucker was a native of Scottsville, AR and the daughter of the late William Henderson and Louise Walker Pigg. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Houston Clay Tucker who died in 1997 and brother, W. H. Pigg, Jr. who died...

January 8, 2017

Howard Henard, age 88, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at his home with his family at his side. Mr. Henard was a native of Murfreesboro and was a son of the late Hugh and Roberta Harris Henard.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Margaret Sansom...

January 7, 2017

Mrs. Marie Ratley, age 78, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017. She was born in the Kittrell Community to the late George Washington and Francis Marie Woodruff Herrod. Mrs. Ratley worked in purchasing for Pillsbury and faithfully attended Sharpsville Church of Christ.

Mrs. Ratley is survived...

January 7, 2017

Judy Wilson Sisco Hayko, age 67 of LaVergne, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother "Nana" died Saturday at StoneCrest Medical Center after a brief illness. She was a native of Gainesboro, TN and a daughter of the late Captain Dehull and Myrtle Wilson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded by brothers, Jimmy and Harold Wilson, and a...

January 6, 2017

Mrs. Esther Anderson Keown, age 84, of Murfreesboro, TN made her final journey home to her Heavenly Father on Friday, January 6, 2017. Born the first of 10 children in Racine, WI, she attended Washington Park High School in her hometown before graduating from Northeastern Oklahoma State University with both a bachelor's and master's degree...

January 5, 2017

Mr. Justin K. Dara, age 29, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017. He was born in Nashville, TN to Ronald and Brenda Dara of Smyrna. Justin worked as a courier for FedEx and a 2005 graduate of LaVergne High School. He was a member and active volunteer at World Outreach Church.

January 5, 2017

Patricia Louise Jaros , age 65 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Thursday January 5, 2017. A native of Highland, IL, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Richard and Ruth Mary Knowles Jaros.

Miss Jaros is survived by her brother, Richard Jaros of Edwardsville, IL; nephews, Robert Jaros of Texas, Christopher Jaros of Arizona,...

January 5, 2017

Mr. Jeff Wilson, age 54, of Knoxville, TN passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017. He was born in Rutherford County, TN to Bobby Gene Wilson and Jane Lawson. Jeff worked in construction and was of the Christian faith.

Jeff is survived by his mother, Jane Lawson and her husband...

January 3, 2017

Louise Lynch Gaddy, age 91, of Murfreesboro, TN, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Mrs. Gaddy was a native of Jackson County, TN, and was preceded in death by her husband, Claude Nelson Gaddy who died in 2009; and a son Thomas Nelson Gaddy who died in 2000. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Carsey and Roma...

January 2, 2017

James Joseph "Jim" Posch, age 69, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed peacefully at his home on Monday evening, January 2, 2017. He was a native of Buffalo, New York and longtime resident of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  Jim was preceded in death by his wife Kristine J. Posch and his parents, Adolph and Virginia Posch.

Mr. Posch is survived by...

January 1, 2017

Juanita Clark Irwin, age 93, of Murfreesboro died January 1, 2017. Mrs. Irwin was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by her husband, Harley Irwin who died in 2013 and a daughter, Kay Smith. She was the daughter of the late Eldridge F. and Mary Kathleen Jakes Clark.

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December 31, 2016

Billy Thomas, age 77 of Smyrna died Saturday December 31, 2016. He was a native of Ashland City, TN, and was preceded in death by his wife Norma Thomas; parents, Paul and Myrtie Cannon Thomas; sister, Elaine Thomas. Mr. Thomas was retired from Bridgestone. He is survived by two sons, Randy Thomas and wife Amanda, Dale Thomas and wife...