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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Jimmy Douglas Campbell

Jimmy Douglas Campbell

March 20, 2016

Jimmy Douglas Campbell, age 83 of Murfreesboro died Sunday March 20, 2016. He was a native of Warren County and was a member of Cedar Grove Church of Christ. Mr. Campbell was an Army Veteran and served during the Korean Conflict. He was retired from Alvin C. York Medical Center and had worked at Rutherford County Convenience Center at...

Doris Burns

Doris Burns

March 19, 2016

Doris Ann Marable Burns, age 83, died March 19, 2016. She was a native of the Rocky Glade Community and daughter of the late Buford and Pearl Ralston Marable. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George Eron Burns, who died in 1992.

Graveside services will be...

Catherine "Cathie" Dodd

Catherine "Cathie" Dodd

March 17, 2016

Mrs. Catherine "Cathie" Leigh Dodd, age 70, of Smyrna, TN passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016. She was born in Pasadena, CA to the late George Edward and Gladys Emma Waterhouse. Mrs. Dodd attended Kedron United Methodist Church in Smyrna. She was the executive director for the Woodbine Community Organization for over 25 years. Her...

Robert "Bobby" Grimes

Robert "Bobby" Grimes

March 17, 2016

Robert "Bobby" Grimes, age 54, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with Lord on Thursday, March 17, 2016. A native of Smyrna, TN he was preceded in death by his father Paul E. Grimes Sr. and his brother Paul E. Grimes Jr.

Funeral services will be Monday at 1:00 p.m. at Woodfin Chapel Smyrna. Brother Ron Caldwell...

Joseph F. Madeo, Iii

Joseph F. Madeo, Iii

March 16, 2016

Joseph F. Madeo, III died March 16, 2016. He was born in Washington D.C. and was a son of the late Joseph F. and Ruth Curley Madeo, Jr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Chris Madeo. Funeral services will be at 11:00am Saturday at St. Rose of Lima...

Ben Robert Nipper

Ben Robert Nipper

March 15, 2016

Ben Robert Nipper, age 90, of Murfreesboro went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Will D. and Willie Compton Nipper. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Jean Robinson Nipper and his son, Harold Craig Nipper. Funeral Service...

Iva James Thomas

Iva James Thomas

March 15, 2016

Ms. Iva James Thomas, infant, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016.

She is survived by her parents, Rob and Dara Thomas of Murfreesboro, TN; sisters, Lennon Grace Thomas and Chloie Thomas; brother, Clint Thomas; grandparents, Mike and Karen Stroud of Murfreesboro and Bob and Linda Thomas of Birmingham, AL;...

Lytle Johnson

Lytle Johnson

March 14, 2016

Lytle Johnson, age 85, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 14, 2016. A native of Smyrna, TN, he was the son of the late John and Murtie Jordan Johnson. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Gladys Helen Robinson Johnson; daughter, Gale Darlene Johnson; and two brothers, Fred and Julian Johnson. Funeral...

Frances J. Whitfield

Frances J. Whitfield

March 14, 2016

Frances J. Whitfield, age 73 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016. A native of Pembroke, KY, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Herbert and Sarah Katherine Moss Warf. Mrs. Whitfield was also preceded in death by a brother, Arthur David Warf. Mrs. Whitfield is survived by her husband, Hal Douglas Wagner of Smyrna, TN; daughter,...

Emily Carleen Greer

Emily Carleen Greer

March 13, 2016

Emily Carleen Greer, age 68, died Sunday, March 13, 2016. She is a native of Cleveland and the daughter of the late William and Katherine Kelly. Mrs. Greer was a member of Life Point Baptist Church in Smyrna.

Mrs. Greer is survived by her husband, Hulon Greer; three daughters,...

Lavonnia Retta Clark

Lavonnia Retta Clark

March 13, 2016

Lavonnia Retta Clark, age 78, went to be with Jesus on Sunday March 13, 2016. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Bessie Moore Adcock, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Charlie, Leland, Doolittle, Paul and Clyde Adcock, Jr., and a sister, Martha Smotherman. Mrs. Clark is survived by...

Mary Ruth Grannen

Mary Ruth Grannen

March 13, 2016

Mary R. Grannen, age 88, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 13, 2016. A native and long-time resident of Cincinnati, OH, she was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Marion Burke Elsaesser; and a sister, Carol Gardner. A funeral mass will be Monday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic...

Ernest "Ernie" King Johns

Ernest "Ernie" King Johns

March 12, 2016

Ernest "Ernie" King Johns, age 81, of Smyrna, died Saturday, March 12, 2016. A native of Smyrna, TN, he was the son of the late Andrew Frank "A.F." and Mary Frances King Johns. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Brother Ron Caldwell will officiate. Burial will be in Mapleview Cemetery. Mr. Johns is...

Elise Haynes

Elise Haynes

March 11, 2016

Elise Haynes, age 84, of Murfreesboro passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016. She was a native of Clay County, TN and the daughter of the late James M. and Lula Bean Leonard. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Haynes who died in 2008, daughter, Laura Haynes who died in 2000, twin sister, Ethyl L. Leonard, sister,...

John Paul Oeser

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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