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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Josephine Sage

Josephine Sage

November 6, 2016

Josephine Sage, age 83 of Murfreesboro died Sunday November 6, 2016. She was a native of Rutherford County and had lived in California for many years before returning to Murfreesboro. Mrs. Sage is preceded in death by her husband, Miles "Ed"  Edward Sage. Sr. parents, William and Bessie Dycus Climer; daughter, Tamra "Tami" Jo Janke, and Miles "Ed" Edward...

Gregory Lamar Hooper

Gregory Lamar Hooper

November 5, 2016

Gregory Lamar Hooper, age 56 of Murfreesboro passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2016. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late John Stanley and Sue Stone Hooper. He was also preceded in death by a brother, John Hooper.

Funeral service will be 2:00pm Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Pastor Cory Trimble...

Joseph Dalton Mccrary

Joseph Dalton Mccrary

November 4, 2016

Joseph Dalton McCrary , age 65 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Friday November 4, 2016. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Joseph Benjamin "Joe" and Alberta Sandell Dalton McCrary.

Mr. McCrary is survived by his wife, Kelly Whitworth McCrary; son, Benjamin Dalton McCrary both of Murfreesboro, TN, and extended...

Dorothy Jones

Dorothy Jones

November 4, 2016

Dorothy Jones, age 88 of Chicago, Illinois, formerly of Memphis and Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Friday, November 4, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. She was born in Richmond, Indiana to the late Susie and William Burdette. At age sixteen, she graduated from Arsenal Technical High School and began her career. On November 19, 1944 she wed Gene Jones and...

Edwin "Butch" Henry Tonne, Jr.

Edwin "Butch" Henry Tonne, Jr.

November 3, 2016

Edwin Henry "Butch" Tonne, Jr., age 71 of Murfreesboro passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

Mr. Tonne was born in Elmhurst, IL on June 15, 1945. He has been a resident of the Murfreesboro area since 1983. He worked as a car hauler and was owner and president of...

Stella Biles

Stella Biles

November 2, 2016

Ms. Stella Biles, age 7 months, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016. She was born in Smyrna, TN to Timothy and Heather Thomas Biles.

In addition to her parents, Stella is survived by her sisters, Addy and twin Charlotte; grandparents, Kenneth and Carolyn Biles, Jerry and...

Frances Perry

Frances Perry

November 2, 2016

Mrs. Frances "FraFra" Bartlett Perry, age 91, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016. She was born in Wilson County, TN to the late Dewey Hobson and Nannie Hester Edwards Bartlett. Mrs. Perry retired from the Murfreesboro Water Department. She was a long time member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church and resident of...

Mary Katherine Burnett Warrick

Mary Katherine Burnett Warrick

November 2, 2016

Together again, Mary Katherine Burnett Warrick, age 84 of LaVergne, TN, passed away Wednesday November 2, 2016. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Lewis G. and Myra Jenkins Burnett, Sr.  She was also preceded in death by her husband William "Bill" Jackson Warrick, a daughter, Brenda Gail Gowing, and two sisters, Josephine Hill...

James Lee Mcclaran

James Lee Mcclaran

November 1, 2016

James Lee McClaran Jr., age 92, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. A native of Murfreesboro, TN he was preceded in death by his parents, James Lee and Nannie Patterson McClaran Sr; and three brothers, Bill, Sam, and Pat McClaran.

Funeral services will be Friday at 11:00 a.m. at...

Shirley Jean Irby Scott

Shirley Jean Irby Scott

October 31, 2016

Shirley Jean Irby Scott , age 59 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Monday, October 31, 2016. A native of Paris, TN, she was the daughter of the late Robert Newton and Dorothy Louise Linn Irby.

Ms Scott is survived by her daughters, Meghan Diana Scott and Jessica Paige Scott both of Murfreesboro, TN; brothers, Robert...

Katherine "Sis" Idella Moser

Katherine "Sis" Idella Moser

October 31, 2016

Katherine "Sis" Mosers' aged hands and tender heart gently nurtured five generations of family.

Smyrna resident Mrs. Moser, mother of Pat Whittle and her husband Dan; and grandmother to three loving grandsons, Karey, Nick, and Ben Amick, died following a long illness with Alzheimer's Disease.

"As a loving example of compassion, Mother was the reigning...

Wendell Eugene Buck

Wendell Eugene Buck

October 30, 2016

Wendell Eugene Buck , age 92 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016. A native of Somerset, KY, he was the son of the late Lee Noel and Minnie Rachel Denney Buck. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Marie Streit Buck who died in 2012.

A graveside service will be...

Marcella Lufkin Burgess

Marcella Lufkin Burgess

October 29, 2016

Marcella Lufkin Burgess, age 95, of Murfreesboro, passed away October 29, 2016.  She was a native of Rutherford County, and daughter of the late Walter and Ollie Hall Lufkin.  Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 1:00 PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel, Murfreesboro with burial in Mapleview Cemetery in Smyrna.

Mrs. Burgess is survived by...

Mileah Brooke Barton

Mileah Brooke Barton

October 29, 2016

Mileah Brooke Barton, age 29, of Thompsons Station, TN, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2016. She was a native of Corinth, Mississippi.

Mileah is survived by her daughter, Presley Olivia Luther of Thompsons Station, TN; mother, Pamela Jane Beverly of Thompsons Station, TN; father, William "Bill" Barton, and his wife Kelly of Sadler, TX; brother,...

James Dill

James Dill

October 29, 2016

James E. Dill, age 87 of Murfreesboro, died Saturday. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late John Elwood and Laura Ryan Dill. He was also preceded by his first wife, Allie "Lee" Massey Dill, and two sisters, Ruby Dill Ristvedt and Idabelle Dill Swafford.

Survivors include his wife Marlene Cerutti Dill;...

Eska Sessoms Garrison

Eska Sessoms Garrison

October 29, 2016

Eska Sessoms Garrison, age 95, of Murfreesboro died October 29, 2016. She was a native of Nashville and was the daughter of the late John Broadus and Adeline Lackey Sessoms. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Sidney C. Garrison who died in 2001, and son, Sidney C. Garrison, III, and brother,...

George Dudley Gatewood

George Dudley Gatewood

October 28, 2016

George Dudley Gatewood, age 79 of Murfreesboro passed on Friday October 28, 2016.  He was a native of Collins, MS and the son of the late Harlan and Bessie Thames Gatewood.  He was also preceded in death by a son, Clay Gatewood.

Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Monday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. ...

Marilyn Millay

Marilyn Millay

October 28, 2016

Marilyn Millay, age 83, passed away Friday, October 28, 2016. She is the daughter of the late James Odle and Agnes Gardner Odle.

A memorial service for Ms. Millay will be at 7:00 PM Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna with Brother Wayne Pierce officiating. There will...

Stephanie Jones

Stephanie Jones

October 27, 2016

Ms. Stephanie Jones, age 33, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus on Thursday, October 27, 2016. She was born in Nashville, TN to Randy and Renae Jones. Stephanie was a graduate of Riverdale High School. She was an assistant general manager at the Holiday Inn Express in Brentwood, TN....

Nancy Sue Marcum

Nancy Sue Marcum

October 27, 2016

Nancy Sue Marcum, age 77 of LaVergne, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016. She was a native of Hazard, KY and the daughter of the late Raymond and Sylvia Lawson Newberry. She was also preceded in death by her husband, J.B. Marcum, brother, Danny Newberry and sister, Patricia Brewer.

Private graveside service will be at Roselawn...

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