Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
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...
Ellen Pullias
March 1, 2016
Ellen Pullias, age 83 of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday, March 1, 2016. She was a native of Nashville and a daughter of the late Duncan and Leila Butterfield. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, John Pullias; children, John Gray Pullias and wife Carolyn of Walland, TN, Martin Pullias of Murfreesboro, Jane Herring and husband James of Murfreesboro, Mitch Pullias and...
Nannie Lee Thomas
March 1, 2016
Nannie Lee Thomas, 97, passed away March 1, 2016. She was born March 27, 1918 in Carthage, TN, to William and Creola Hackett. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Berry Thomas, her mother and father, and a sister, Beatrice Neely. Mrs. Thomas is survived by her son, Daniel Thomas, granddaughter, Danya Jones, and four great...
Eva Hartman
February 29, 2016
Mrs. Eva Hartman, age 86, of Smyrna, TN passed away Monday, February 29, 2016. She was born in Massachusetts to the late Joseph and Ann Kandrotas. Mrs. Hartman was a homemaker to her family and attended Trinity Christian Church in Smyrna.
Mrs. Hartman is survived by two daughters-in-law, Denise...
Barbara Brandon
February 29, 2016
Barbara Ann Ames Brandon of Murfreesboro died Monday, February 29, 2016. She was born in Dover Foxcroft, ME, and the daughter of the late Omar and Florence Ames.
Funeral Services will be 12 PM, Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Woodfin Memorial Chapel Brother Dan Reed will officiate. Burial will...
Patricia Ann Ross Neal
February 28, 2016
Patricia Ann Ross Neal, age 73 of Smyrna died Sunday. She was a native of Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late Rudolph Ross and Dovie Mears Ross. Mrs. Neal was also preceded in death by her husbands, Herbert Neal, and Thomas Bowen; granddaughter, Tiffany Marie Wisecarver; brothers, Jimmy Ross and Robert Ross. She was of the...
Lindsay Marie Morton
February 28, 2016
Lindsay Marie Morton, age 33 of Nashville died Sunday. She is survived by her children, Jeffrey, Edison, Noah and Adriana; parents, Randy and Alice Morton; brother, Ronnie Morton; sisters; Brandi Moreno, and Jennifer Patton; grandmother, Rachel Morton.
Miss. Morton was a member of the Church of Christ.
Graveside service will be 11AM Wednesday at Lovvorn...
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