Obituaries

January 4, 2016

Vidya Devi Saraswat , age 89, October 1, 1926 to January 4, 2016

Mrs. Saraswat was highly thought of and was surrounded by a large and loving family. She was always smiling despite any challenges and was free with her blessings for everyone who visited her. Despite...

January 4, 2016

Mr. Ed Watts, age 73, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away peacefully in his sleep at his residence on Monday, January 4, 2016. He was born and raised in Greensburg, PA to the late Edward Kenneth and Evelyn Mae Henninger Watts. Mr. Watts was baptized and married to his wife, Donna, at the First Evangelical Lutheran...

January 4, 2016

Martha "Sally" McCormick Vance, age 82, of Smyrna, TN, passed away on Monday, January 4, 2016. A native of Winchester, TN, she was the daughter of the late, Floyd and Molly Smith McCormick. She was also preceded in death by five sisters and one brother. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Brother Brian...

January 4, 2016

Priscilla Davis, age 100, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, January 4, 2016 and all of her loved ones gone on before her. She was a native of Sand Mountain, AL and the daughter of the late Henry and Ella Watkins Pendergast. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Reuben Davis,...

January 3, 2016

Ronny Lynn Wade, Sr, age 57 of Murfreesboro, passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late George Wade, Jr. He was also preceded in death by brothers, David and Donnie Wade and sister, Joan Marie Toombs. Funeral service will be 1:00pm Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. James Wade...

January 3, 2016

C.A. Coe, Jr., age 78 of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, January 3, 2016. He was a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and a son of the late Coy A. Coe, Sr. and Celia Gough Coe. He was also preceded by a brother, Kenneth E. Coe. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Anna Coe; their children, Laurie Hudson and husband David...

January 3, 2016

Arthur M. Barnes age 79 of Murfreesboro, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday January 3, 2015. A native of Atlanta, Georgia he was the son of the late Paul and Sarah Brand Barnes. He is also preceded in death by his step father; James Ethridge, two grandchildren; Timothy Miller, Jennifer Lavelle,...

January 2, 2016

Essie Jackson Shelton, 89, Antioch TN, January 2, 2016 - Born March 19, 1926 and raised in Sherwood, TN by her beloved parents Marion and Claudia Jackson. Moved to Chattanooga with her first husband, John Pack (deceased 1951) by whom she had two sons, Johnny (deceased), and Don Pack (Gayle) of Antioch, grandsons Jason Pack of Antioch, Donald Pack...

January 2, 2016

Ralph Freeman Bryant, age 81, of Murfreesboro died peacefully on January 2, 2016, following several days surrounded by family. Ralph was born in Cleveland, OH, grew up in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, where he worked for Sears, and in 1972 relocated to Nashville, where he owned Village Hardware and then worked as a realtor. He is preceded in death by his...

January 1, 2016

Jack Marion Jaworski , age 59 of Nashville, TN, passed away Friday January 1, 2016. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, he was the son of the late Marion and Anna Nimmerfroh Jaworski.

Mr. Jaworski is survived by his wife, Lee Rennick; brother, Frank Jaworski and his wife Anna...

December 31, 2015

Joy Earp, age 54 of Murfreesboro, died Thursday, December 31, 2015. She was a native of Gallatin, TN and a daughter of the late Bates Graves and Martha Cox Graves who survives her. Joy was also preceded by an aunt, Ethel Hughes. In addition to her mother, Joy is survived by her husband, Rick Earp; a daughter, Ashley Crader of...

December 30, 2015

Eleanor "Ellen" Daniel Chapman, age 87, of Murfreesboro died Wednesday December 30, 2015. She was a native of Rienzi, MS., and the daughter of the late Robert Elmer and Corenia Lancaster Daniel. Ms. Chapman was a charter member of Murfreesboro Community Church and worked as a mission service corps volunteer with the Concord Baptist Association for over fourteen years....

December 30, 2015

Dorothy Murphy "Dot" McKinney, age 89 died December 30, 2015. She is the daughter of the late Robert L. and Lucy S. Murphy. She is also preceded in death by her husband; A.C. McKinney Jr., who died in 1970; sister, Jane M. Fielder and brother, Robert S. Murphy. She was native of Chickamauga, GA and attended the Erlanger Hospital...

December 29, 2015

Ernestine "Tootie" Bonner Slade Davis, age 86 of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday December 29, 2015. She was born in Camden, AL and was the daughter of the late, James Bennett and Ernestine Bonner Slade. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Haywood Davis and her husband, O.H. Davis. Tootie was a member of New Heights Chapel and was...

December 27, 2015

On a Beautiful day in December, the 27th to be exact at 14:50 William (Robert) Hayes, age 68 of Smyrna, TN said  I Love You to his daughter before he took his last breathe in his external vessel and took a voyage into the infinite. From the stars, Infinite, and light we are born, and we shall return our...

December 27, 2015

Westelle St. Clair Wiseman age 90 of Murfreesboro, died December 27, 2015 at Bethany Health and Rehab Center. She was a native of Murfreesboro and was the daughter of the late Fred D. and Belle Hibbett St. Clair. She was also preceded in death by her husband Donald Miller Wiseman who died in 1992....