Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
John Paul Oeser
March 11, 2016
John Paul Oeser age 85 of Murfreesboro passed on Friday, March 11, 2016. He was a native of Nashville and was the son of the late Ernest And Ruth Anne Oeser. Mr. Oeser was a member of Parkers Creek Baptist Church in Dickson and was a Decorated Veteran of the United States Army.
Nicholas Andrew Roberts
March 10, 2016
Nicholas Andrew Roberts, age 30, of Sylvania, OH passed away on Thusday, March 10, 2016. He was a native of Davidson County and the son of the late Jesse Clifford Roberts, Jr. Nicholas is survived by his mother, Patricia Rae Anderson of Smyrna and a brother, Charles M.P. Williams of Hermitage.
Doris Brown
March 10, 2016
Doris E. Brown, age 83 of Smyrna, died Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Nashville. She was a native of Elizabethton, TN and a daughter of the late David E. and Carrie L. DeLoach. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joel W. Brown who died in 2012, a son, Jeff Brown, and sisters, Mary K. Mitchell and Helen...
Barbara A. Thomas
March 10, 2016
Barbara A. Thomas, age 74 of Lebanon died Thursday. She was a native of Sevier County and a longtime resident of Friendsville, TN. Ms. Thomas was a member of Friendsville First Baptist Church and retired from Nissan in Smyrna.
She is survived by her children; Debra Thomas of Lebanon, Karen Reed of Louisville, TN, Mechel King and...
Paul "Mack" Mcmahan
March 10, 2016
Paul "Mack" McMahan, Sr. age 64 of Lebanon died Thursday March 10, 2016. He was a native of Nashville; and was the son of the late, Mott Paul McMahan, and Etta Mae Potts. Mr. McMahan was retired from the Metropolitan Police Department as a 911 Dispatcher.
He is survived by his wife, Jan McMahan; children, Paul McMahan,...
Bryan Mathis
March 9, 2016
Bryan Mathis, age 52 of Smyrna, died Wednesday. He was born in Knoxville, raised in Smyrna, and was a son of Barbara Shepard Mathis and the late Gene Marshall Mathis, Sr. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Gene Marshall Mathis, Jr. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a daughter, Alaina Mathis of Smyrna; a...
Delores Payne
March 8, 2016
Mrs. Delores O'Dell Payne, age 77, of Smyrna, TN passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016. She was born in Antioch, TN to the late O'Dell and Virginia Bruce Tharpe. Mrs. Payne was a Christian and loved animals, especially horses.
She is survived by her three sons, Monte Payne of...
Jim Freeman
March 6, 2016
James "Jim" Howell Freeman, age 73, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016. Mr. Freeman was a native of Murfreesboro. He was the son of the late Lawrence and Isa Lee Freeman. Survivors include his sister Sue (Bobby) Copeland of Murfreesboro, TN; daughter Lee (Eric) Robinson of Nashville, TN; son David Freeman of Jacksonville, FL; grandsons Brandon Robinson...
Billy Ray Edwards
March 6, 2016
Billy Ray Edwards, age 62, of Murfreesboro passed away, Sunday, March 6, 2016. He was preceded in death by his father, Bennie C. Edwards and his brother, Robert "Bobby" Edwards. Mr. Edwards is survived by his mother, Betty Warpool of Murfreesboro. He served in the US Army and was a tech with the VA Hospice Unit. Graveside service 11:00am Wednesday...
Ashley Vantrease
March 5, 2016
Ashley Vantrease, age 30 of LaVergne died Saturday. She is survived by her daughter, Janaysia Vantrease; parents, Sue Jackson and Marlon Bush; brothers; James and Johnny Hassell, J D. Hoyt III, Jeffrey Vantrease, Eric Bush and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral service will be 1:00PM Wednesday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Burial will follow in...
Ronald Joseph Lambert
March 5, 2016
Ronald Joseph Lambert, age 61 of Nashville passed away peacefully on March 5. Born in Montgomery, AL. Ron is preceded in death by his parents Louanne Hurley Lambert and Eugene W. Lambert, Jr. He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Ray Lambert of Murfreesboro, TN, siblings, Eugene (Gene) W. Lambert, Jr. of Tampa, FL, George Kerry Lambert (Tommye) of Birmingham,...
Fred Mcbride
March 5, 2016
Mr. McBride is survived by his daughter, Barbara Weaver and her husband Dennis of Antioch, TN; son, James McBride and wife Bethany of Mt. Juliet, TN; three grandchildren, Serena Diwan, Keri Diwan, and Alexis Weaver; mother, Christine McBride of McAllen, TX; two sisters, Mary Nabours of McAllen, TX and LouAnn Johnson of Murfreesboro, TN; and...
Deborah Tudor
March 4, 2016
Deborah Tudor of Murfreesboro died Friday, March 4, 2016. She was born in San Jose, CA to James Webb and the late Dorothy "Dot" Webb. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Erica Brandt.
Graveside services will be Monday, March 7, 2016 at Coleman Cemetery in Murfreesboro,...
Linda Wilson
March 3, 2016
Linda Wilson, age 60 died Thursday. She was a native of Franklin County and was the daughter of the late, Chester William Keith and Viola May Stephens Keith, and also preceded in death by her brothers, Bobby Gale Keith and Chester Eugene Keith; sister Annie Katherine Smith. Mrs. Wilson was a member of Midway Church of Christ and a...
Rachel E. Patterson
March 3, 2016
Rachel E. Patterson, age 72, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 3, 2016. A native of Memphis, TN, she was preceded in death by her parents, James Thomas "J.T." and Violet Parrish Medford; and brothers, Lewis and Tommy Medford. A funeral service will be held Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Brother...
Teresa "Teri" Elaine Hendrix
March 2, 2016
Teresa "Teri" Elaine Hendrix, age 37, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Willie H. and Bea Mathis; grandfather, J.J. Hendrix; and Uncle, Dr. W.H. "Bill" Mathis. Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Teb Batey and Tony Holt will...
Etta Mae Towles
March 1, 2016
Etta Mae Towles, age 101 of Smyrna, formerly of Memphis, died Tuesday at StoneCrest Medical Center. She was a native of West Baden, IN and a daughter of the late William and Maude Bowman Bird. She was also preceded by her husband, Carlton Towles and a sister, Lillian Marie Till. Survivors include her children, Lara Kilpatrick of Smyrna, and Carlton...
David Ronald Heiar
March 1, 2016
David Ronald Heiar, age 65 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Tuesday March 1, 2016. A native of Wauzeka, WI, he was preceded in death by his father, Robert Ardell Heiar. Mr. Heiar is survived by his wife, Margaret "Margie" Hayden Heiar; mother, Elaine Elizabeth Brown Heiar of Prairie du Chien, WI; four children; five step-children, Ray Maynard of Louisville, KY,...
Elaine Johnson Tyree
March 1, 2016
Elaine Johnson Tyree, age 60 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday. She was a native of Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late, Alexander Andrew Johnson and Ovie Joe Johnson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James "Bubba" Tyree.
Mrs. Tyree is survived by her children, James Thomas Tyree, Kenneth Dwain Tyree and wife...
Millie Evans
March 1, 2016
Millie Wilburn Evans died Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Mrs. Evans was a native of Toney, AL and daughter of the late Floyd and Ida Brown Wilburn. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Woodrow and Jesse Lee Wilburn, and sisters, Muriel Patrick and Pat Miller.
Funeral services will...
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