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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

January 26, 2016

Richard Dewayne Tucker, age 49, of LaVergne, TN died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 from complications of Diabetes.

Funeral services will be 2:00pm Thursday at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Rick D. Lyles and Jim Spivey will officiate. Burial will be in Mapleview Cemetery.

Mr....

Roselyn Waltz

Roselyn Waltz

January 24, 2016

Roselyn Waltz passed away at the Southminster Retirement Community in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 24, 2016.

Roselyn, daughter of Fred and Velice Osborne of Midland, Ohio, was born on August 9, 1923. She grew up in Clinton County, graduating from Jefferson High School. She married William Clinton Waltz after WWII and they had three children: Cheryl...

James Elkins

James Elkins

January 24, 2016

James Elkins, age 91 of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, January 24, 2016 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. He was a native of Cumberland, Kentucky and a son of the late David Clarence and Dora Ellen Vaughn Elkins. He was also preceded in death by his wife Sarah Etta Rector Elkins in 2012. Survivors include his children, Barry Elkins, Rita Bowen and...

Jeffrey John Click

Jeffrey John Click

January 23, 2016

Jeffrey John Click, age 48, of Murfreesboro passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016. He was a native of Greeneville, TN and the son of the late Elgin G. Click. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Osea and Texie Click and Roy and Emma Starnes. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Chris Myers,...

Irene Barrett Huddleston

Irene Barrett Huddleston

January 23, 2016

Irene Barrett Huddleston, age 87 of Murfreesboro, formerly of Lascassas, died Saturday, January 23, 2016. A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Azilee Barrett. She was also preceded in death by her husband of nearly 50 years, James Thomas "J.T." Huddleston, a son, Tommy Huddleston, a daughter, Paula Blackburn, a sister, Christine Paschal,...

Barbara Ann George Alexander

Barbara Ann George Alexander

January 22, 2016

Barbara Ann George Alexander, age 76 of Murfreesboro died Friday January 22, 2016. She was a native of Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late, Robert and Betty Irene Brown George, and was preceded in death by her brother, Bobby George. Mrs. Alexander was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. She was co-owner of Alexander's Market and...

John Womack

John Womack

January 22, 2016

John Moody Womack, age 90 of Murfreesboro died Friday, January 22, 2016. He was born July 15, 1925 in Manchester, TN to the late Mark Sanders and Ethel Moody Womack. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathryn Brown Womack (1975); his second wife, Frances Murphy Bostic Womack (2004) and stepson Don Bostic (2015). He is survived...

Dr. Rudy Louis Rideout, Jr.

Dr. Rudy Louis Rideout, Jr.

January 22, 2016

Dr. Rudy Louis Rideout, Jr.,age 86 of Franklin, TN died Friday January 22, at his home. He was a native of Henderson, KY and the son of the late Rudy L and Eva Rideout. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Rev. Wallace Rowland will officiate the service....

William Eris Read

William Eris Read

January 22, 2016

William Eris Read, age 94, of Murfreesboro, TN, died Friday, January 22, 2016. Mr. Read was a native of Rockvale, TN, and was born on December 29, 1921. He was the son of the late, Thomas G. and May Powers Read. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Hollis Read; two sisters, Mary Crick and Frances Read; nephew,...

Norman Dale Baker, Sr.

Norman Dale Baker, Sr.

January 21, 2016

Norman Dale Baker Sr., age 94 of Smyrna, died Thursday, January 21, 2016. He was a native of Gleason, TN and the son of the late Opal and Dewayne Baker.

Mr. Baker was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a retired salesman. He was also a faithful member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in...

Sue Ellen Sneed Cole

Sue Ellen Sneed Cole

January 21, 2016

Sue Ellen Sneed Cole , age 83 of Murfreesboro, TN, formerly of Nashville, TN, passed away Thursday January 21, 2016. Born in Maury County, TN, she was the daughter of the late John Herman and Sara Eddice Meadows Sneed. Mrs. Cole was also preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Boyd Cole.

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Donley Marshall Bragg

Donley Marshall Bragg

January 20, 2016

Donley Marshall Bragg , age 64 of Lascassas, TN, passed away Wednesday January 20, 2016. A native of Winchester, TN, he was the son of the late Donley Lee and Nancy Marie Powell Bragg.

Mr. Bragg is survived by his wife, Dr. Belinda Traughber; son, Donley Kai...

Wilson Lee Carwell

Wilson Lee Carwell

January 19, 2016

Wilson Lee Carwell, Jr. age 61 of LaVergne, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at StoneCrest Medical Center. He was a native of Palestine, Texas and a son of the late Wilson Lee Carwell, Sr. and Lula Hawkins Carwell. Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Joann Carwell; two step-daughters, Amanda and Tammy Williams; two grandsons, Justin and Shaquille Carwell;...

Margaret Louise Murray Jones

Margaret Louise Murray Jones

January 19, 2016

Margaret Louise Murray Jones, age 96, of the Murray Community died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at her home. She was born in Rutherford County to the late Tom B. and Kate Dill Murray. She was preceded in death by her husband James Howard Jones who died May 26, 2009, and her brother, James Davis Murray...

Ralph Fuller

Ralph Fuller

January 18, 2016

Ralph Fuller, age 83, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 18, 2016. A native of the Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late, Willard and Cecelia Thilo Fuller; wife, Mary Margaret Haley Fuller; and son, Mark Fuller. A funeral mass will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at St. Luke Catholic...

Mattie Lorance

Mattie Lorance

January 18, 2016

Mattie Bell Lorance, age 71, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016 at NHC Healthcare Center. She was born in Rutherford County and lived her entire life here in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Mattie was preceded in death by her mother, Maggie Prince Duncan and her husband, Charlie Michael Lorance.

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Alex Nagy

Alex Nagy

January 17, 2016

Alex Nagy, former Dean of the Middle Tennessee State University College of Mass Communication died Sunday, January 17, at Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Alex was born in Akron, Ohio, January 28,1925, to Sandor and Clara Gal Nagy. During World War II, he served in the South Pacific for 27 months as a radio operator with the 37th...

Elizabeth Tallent Boyd

Elizabeth Tallent Boyd

January 16, 2016

Elizabeth Tallent Boyd, age 93, died January 16, 2016 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro, TN. She was a native of McMinn County and a daughter of the late Furman and Mae Breeden Tallent. She was also preceded in death by her husband Jack Lavon Boyd who died in 2001. Mrs. Boyd is survived by daughters, June Price and...

James Pawlowski

James Pawlowski

January 16, 2016

James Pawlowski, age 46 of Murfreesboro died Saturday January 16, 2016. He was a native of Buffalo NY and a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Mr. Pawlowski had worked for UPS. He is survived by daughter, Shelby Pawlowski of Murfreesboro; son, Nolan Pawlowski of Cookeville; mother, Kathleen Pawlowski of Murfreesboro; sister, Nancy Skinner and husband James of...

Charles Kenneth Hill, Sr.

Charles Kenneth Hill, Sr.

January 14, 2016

Charles Kenneth Hill, Sr., age 76 of Murfreesboro passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Barton and Mary Richardson Hill. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, J.B. and Curtis Hill. Graveside service will be 2:00pm Saturday at Delbridge Cemetery on Lynch Hill Road in...

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