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Bobby Patterson

Bobby Patterson

December 30, 2016

Mr. Bobby Patterson, age 56, of Smyrna, TN passed away Friday, December 30, 2016. He was born in Rutherford County, TN to James Herbert and Arnell Williams Patterson. Bobby was a well-known carpenter and painter.

Bobby is survived by his wife, Geanie Patterson; son, Bobby Joseph Patterson and his...

Marianna Sloan

Marianna Sloan

December 30, 2016

Marianna Sloan, age 79 of Smyrna, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 surrounded by her family. She is the wife of Don D. Sloan and the daughter of the late Charlie and Sammie Tandy.

Memorial service for Mrs. Sloan will be Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 2PM with a...

Jerry Forrest Gaither

Jerry Forrest Gaither

December 28, 2016

Jerry Forrest Gaither, age 89, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 after a brief illness.  Funeral services will be Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with David Dunn officiating.  Burial will be in Donnell Cemetery in Auburntown, Tennessee.  Visitation will be held from Noon until 2:00 the day of the funeral....

Melinda Adams Vance

Melinda Adams Vance

December 27, 2016

Melinda Adams Vance, age 59, passed from this life on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, after a brief and sudden illness.  Funeral services will be Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Steve Flatt officiating.  Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.   Visitation will be Friday December 30, 2016  from 4:00 until 8:00 PM at...

Myrna "Sandi" Karstetter

Myrna "Sandi" Karstetter

December 27, 2016

Myrna "Sandi" Karstetter, age 69, of Murfreesboro passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. She was a native of Crofton, KY and the daughter of the late Horace and Odell Dunning Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John "Jackie" Karstetter, and her son, James Thomas Keene.

Graveside service will be 1:00pm Friday at...

Lester "Papa" Colvett

Lester "Papa" Colvett

December 27, 2016

Lester "Papa" Colvett , age 56 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Tuesday December 27, 2016. He was a native of Crockett County, TN.

Mr. Colvett is survived by his wife, Annette "Slim" Brown Colvett; parents, Wayne and Lee McNew of College Station, TX; sons, Chad (Jessica) Romines of Carthage, TN, and Kevin Brewer of Smyrna,...

Edward Allen "Coach" Wisdom, Sr.

Edward Allen "Coach" Wisdom, Sr.

December 26, 2016

Edward Allen "Coach" Wisdom, Sr, age 75, of LaVergne, passed away December 26, 2016  He was born in Lincoln County but spent most of his life in Rutherford County.  He is the son of the late Ed and Ruth Armstrong Wisdom.  He was preceded in death by an infant granddaughter Elizabeth Ashley Wisdom and two brothers Homer and Don...

Barbara Mitchell

Barbara Mitchell

December 26, 2016

Barbara Taylor Mitchell, age 78, of Christiana died December 26, 2016. Mrs. Mitchell was a native of Bedford County. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan Dixon Mitchell, who died in 2012; her parents, Leon and Mattie Jamison Taylor; brother, Jack Taylor and his wife Edith; and sister, Peggy Whittemore.

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Bennie Mack Mccoy, Sr.

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.

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Virginia Esther Okey Real

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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