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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Jeannette Rolater

Jeannette Rolater

July 28, 2015

Mrs. Jeannette Baker Rolater went to claim her crown of righteousness on July 28, 2015. She had fought the good fight, kept the faith and finished her race. Jeannette was born in Nashville on January 23, 1938 to James Cathey and Nettie Dee Peeler Baker. She moved with the family to Centerville, Tennessee where she became the pianist for First...

William Douglas Hane

William Douglas Hane

July 28, 2015

William Douglas Hane, age 77 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Tuesday July 28, 2015. A native of Tullahoma, TN, he was the son of the late Franklin Thurman and Kathleen Jones Livingston Hane. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Randy Livingston. Mr. Hane is survived by his wife of 54 years, Linda Phillips Hane; sons, William Timothy...

James "Aubrey" Thompson

James "Aubrey" Thompson

July 28, 2015

James Aubrey Thompson, age 90, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. A native of Rutherford County, he was preceded in death by his parents, David Washington and Cassie Mae Benson Thompson; wife, Emma Leslie Duffett Thompson; son, David Thompson; brothers, Thomas Epps Thompson and David Thompson Sr.; and sister, Louise Coke. Funeral...

Dwayne Waddell

Dwayne Waddell

July 28, 2015

Dwayne Waddell, age 52, of Lascassas, died peacefully in a log cabin surrounded by his family, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. He was born in Rutherford County and retired from Lewis Bakeries. He later worked as a heavy equipment operator for Lane Excavating. Survivors include his wife, Pam Waddell; his mother, Barbara Campbell of Readyville; daughters, Misty Miller and husband Josh...

Ann Patterson

Ann Patterson

July 28, 2015

Ann Patterson, age 43, of Smyrna died July 28, 2015. She was born in Murfreesboro and was the daughter of Brenda Hix Patterson and Howard Patterson who survive her. Ann is also survived by her son, Tyler Hurt; a daughter, Shelbie Tucker and her husband Coree; and grandson, Bastiaan Evanston Tucker, all of Smyrna; and a brother, Wayne Phelps and...

Robert "Bob" Davis

Robert "Bob" Davis

July 27, 2015

Robert " Bob" Davis, age 66 of Murfreesboro died Monday July 27, 2015. He was a native of Loyall, KY and was the son of the late Hobert and Oma Roe Davis. Mr. Davis was a member of St. Marks United Methodist Church and was retired from Stellram as a Quality Control Engineer. He was a member of Mt. Moriah...

Tony Ross

Tony Ross

July 27, 2015

Tony Ross, age 73, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 27, 2015. Funeral services will be Friday at 1:00 p.m. at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Reverend Marshall Gupton will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Military Honors. Mr. Ross is survived by his loving wife, Charlotte Kirby Ross; son, Joey Ross...

Robert "Bobby" Howard Williams

Robert "Bobby" Howard Williams

July 27, 2015

Robert "Bobby" Howard Williams, age 56 of Lascassas, TN, passed away Monday July 27, 2015. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Walter Howard Williams and Nadine Blythe Williams Brown. Mr. Williams was also preceded in death by his twin sister, Becky Williams, a brother Steve Williams, and a grandson, River Owen Williams. Mr. Williams...

Katherine Elaine Royal Ph.D.

Katherine Elaine Royal Ph.D.

July 26, 2015

Katherine Elaine Chavers Good Royal, Ph.D. age 70 of Murfreesboro died at her home Sunday July 26, 2015. She was a native of Indianapolis, IN and was Professor Emeritus Psychology Department at MTSU. Mrs. Royal was a graduate of Purdue University and member of Sigma Kappa Sorority, and Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society. Mrs. Royal is survived by her niece,...

David Carl Armstrong

David Carl Armstrong

July 26, 2015

David Carl Armstrong, age 51, died July 26 at the Alvin C. York Veterans Administration Hospice Unit in Murfreesboro, TN after a 13 year battle with brain cancer. He was born March 22, 1964 at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville. Mr. Armstrong was preceded in death by grandparents Virginia Burke and Maurice Armstrong of Sikeston, MO and Katherine Keeney and...

Dorothy Robertson Mccormick

Dorothy Robertson Mccormick

July 26, 2015

Dorothy Robertson McCormick age 86 of Murfreesboro, passed away Sunday July 26, 2015. A native of Henderson, Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Cleopatra Fowler Robertson. Mrs. McCormick is survived by her husband of 66 years, Louis Calvin McCormick, sons; Scott McCormick of Lebanon, Zan McCormick of Murfreesboro, daughters; Joanna Elliott and her husband Ron of...

Janet Jones

Janet Jones

July 25, 2015

Janet Teresa Jones, of Smyrna died Saturday July 25, 2015. She was a native of Dyersburg, TN and was a member of Springhouse Worship and Arts Center in Smyrna. She was a retired Optician. Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband, James Roy Jones, Jr.; daughters, Carla Givens and husband Jeff of Mt. Juliet, Keri Jones of Nashville; grandchildren, Scarlett...

Melinda Artosa Vasquez

Melinda Artosa Vasquez

July 24, 2015

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Virginia Shipp

Virginia Shipp

July 24, 2015

Virginia Shipp, age 87, of Murfreesboro, died July 24, 2015. She was born in Norene, Tennessee and was a daughter of the late William Murfee and Jennie Wilson Lane Gannon, Sr. She was also preceded by her husband William Hodge Shipp and by brothers, William, Doyle, Roy, and Lynn Gannon and her sisters, Gladys Riley, Thelma Cottrell, Edna Forbes, and...

Larry Marshall Neal

Larry Marshall Neal

July 24, 2015

Larry M. Neal, age 71, of Murfreesboro, passed away July 24, 2015. He was a native of Memphis, TN, and son of the late Amos Edward and Mildred Wallace Neal. A memorial service will be held Thursday July 30, 2015 at 6:00 PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Dr. John Todd and Dr. John Hinkle officiating. Visitation will be from...

Michael Edwin Jones

Michael Edwin Jones

July 21, 2015

Michael Edwin Jones, age 68 of Chapel Hill passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2015. He was a native of Davidson County and the son of the late Buster and Mary Elizabeth Tawater Jones. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Kenneth Wayne Jones, Sr. Funeral Service will be 1:00pm Friday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Burial will follow...

Bobbie Goodman

Bobbie Goodman

July 21, 2015

Bobbie C. Goodman, age 88 of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015. She was a native of Winchester and a daughter of the late Clarence Wright and Lena Hanger Crawford. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Hinton Goodman. Survivors include her daughters, Laura Hinote and her husband Noel of Lascassas, Glenda Taylor and her husband Gary of...

Norman "Preacher" Maurice Lee

Norman "Preacher" Maurice Lee

July 21, 2015

Norman "Preacher" Maurice Lee, age 79 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Tuesday July 21, 2015. A native of Rutherford County, TN, he was the son of the late Roy Douglas and Sallie Tom Thomas Lee. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Thurman, Roy, W. T., Ricks, and Raymond "Dickie" Lee, and a sister, Estelle Wood. Mr. Lee is...

Juanita Toller Still

Juanita Toller Still

July 21, 2015

Juanita Still, age 58, of Smyrna passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015. She was a native of Hokkaido, Japan and the daughter of the late Clarence Richard and Kaneta Pauline Toller. Funeral service will be 11:00am Friday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Father Paul Wilson will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. She is survived by her husband, Paul...

Kathy Meyers

Kathy Meyers

July 21, 2015

Mrs. Kathy Meyers, age 56, of LaVergne, TN passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015. She was born in Greencastle, Indiana. Mrs. Meyers was a homemaker, wife, and loving mother to her family. Mrs. Meyers is survived by her husband of 38 years, Kenneth Meyers; three sons, Dustin Meyers of Nashville, TN, Elijah Meyers of LaVergne, TN, an Kevin Meyers of...

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