Obituaries

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...

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;...

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....

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....

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.

Funeral...

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,...