Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Charles Daniel Piper
August 24, 2015
Charles Daniel Piper, age 74 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Monday August 24, 2015. A native of Gallatin, TN, he was the son of the late J.B. and Mary Katherine Holland Piper. He was also preceded in death by a son, Andy Lynn Piper, and a brother, Jerry Wayne Piper. Mr. Piper is survived by a son, Randy Glenn Piper...
Carl Eugene Quakenbush
August 23, 2015
Carl Eugene Quakenbush, age 62 of Murfreesboro, passed away Sunday August 23, 2015 following a bicycle accident. A native of Russiaville, Indiana, Carl graduated Western High School and Purdue University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1976. He worked as an engineer for Kohler Company before starting a career in the food industry at Kraft General Foods, Pillsbury, and...
Charles Aaron Lewter
August 23, 2015
Charles Aaron Lewter, age 76 of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, August 23, 2015. Born in Lincoln County, a son of the late Marvin and Edna Lewter, he was preceded by a brother, Thomas Lewter, and a sister, Betty Horne. Survivors include daughter, Stephanie Lewter (Jennifer McMurray); brother, Robert (Doris) Lewter; sisters, Mary Ellen (David) Hatcher, Verna Canto, Pamela Lewter; and a...
Patricia Ann Mack
August 23, 2015
Patricia Ann Mack, age 72 of Lebanon, died Sunday after a lengthy illness. She was born in Nashville and was one of thirteen children born to the late Frank and Lora Mae Standley. She was also preceded by a husband, John Everett Mack; a son, Thomas "Bubba" Geldreich; and six brothers and sisters. Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Beasley and...
Virgie Beaty
August 22, 2015
Virgie Beaty, age 75, of LaVergne, TN went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 22, 2015. A native of Byrdstown, TN, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Jane Neal Garrett; husband, Robert Beaty; son, Robert Beaty; daughter, Carla Faye Beaty; brothers, L.T. Garrett and Ken Garrett; and sisters, Vi Franklin and Margaret Smith. Visitation will...
Sara Smith Griswold Marsh
August 21, 2015
Sara Smith Griswold Marsh passed away at AdamsPlace in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on August 21, 2015. Sara was born on April 5, 1940 in Alabama and grew up in Chattanooga. After graduating from Red Bank High School, she moved to Miami where she worked for National Airlines. She spent most of her adult life in Florida making many friends and traveling...
Rondal G. Butt
August 21, 2015
Rondal G. Butt, age 79, of Arrington passed away on Friday, August 21, 2015. He was a native of Somerset, KY and the son of the late Mitchel and Beatrice Wesley Butt. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Betty Godbey. Visitation will be from 4:00 until 8:00pm Sunday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna and one hour prior to...
Wenoka Chapman
August 20, 2015
Wenoka Chapman, age 97, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 20, 2015. A native of Saltville, VA, and long-time resident of Squire, WV she was the daughter of the late L.D. and Mary Turner Tuggle. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Glen Chapman and three brothers. A graveside service will...
Charles Epright
August 20, 2015
Mr. Charles J. Epright, age 83, of Smyrna, TN passed away Thursday, August 20, 2015. He was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Charles and Mary Tripoli Epright. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lucy Epright, in April 2004. Mr. Epright proudly served his country in the United States Air Force...
William Tousignant, Sr.
August 20, 2015
William "Bill" Tousignant, Sr., age 69, of Murfreesboro, died Thursday, August 20, 2015. He was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and was a son of the late Alfred and Elizabeth McCarroll Tousignant. Mr. Tousignant is survived by his wife of 49 years, Diane Tousignant; three children, Tina, William "Billy", and Robert "Bobby" Tousignant and his wife Ashley, all of Murfreesboro; grandchildren,...
Ruby L. Timmons
August 19, 2015
Ruby L. Timmons, age 93, of LaVergne, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 19, 2015. A native of Hartsville, TN, she was preceded in death by her parents, J.R. and Velie Reeves England; husband, George Timmons; one sister; and four brothers. A graveside service will take place on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Woodlawn Memorial Park....
Ralph Kennedy Gilbert
August 18, 2015
Ralph Kennedy Gilbert, age 74, passed away on August 18, 2015 at his home. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Westell and Kathryn Lowe Gilbert LeHoy. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Bro. Ron Harper and Bro. James Creech officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation...
Frances Wildash Martin
August 18, 2015
Frances Anese Wildash Martin, age 77 of LaVergne, TN, passed away Tuesday August 18, 2015. A native of Shelby County, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Lula Mosley Wildash. Mrs. Martin was also preceded in death by her husband, James Paul Martin who died in 1999, Mrs. Martin is survived by a daughter, Valerie Lay of...
Thomas E. Mullins
August 17, 2015
Thomas E. Mullins, age 90, of LaVergne, TN went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 17, 2015. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Brother Ron Caldwell will officiate. Burial will follow in Mullins Hill Cemetery with...
Sue Frances Patterson
August 17, 2015
Sue Frances Patterson, age 61, passed away August 17, 2015 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. She was a life-long Murfreesboro resident. Sue was preceded in death by her parents, Raymer Lee and Christine Barrett Patterson; and a sister and brother-in-law, Billie Jean and Harry Bond. She is survived by her niece, JoAnn (Joey) Bond-Pirtle; her nephew, Steve (Heather) Bond; four...
Leo Junior Raymond
August 15, 2015
Leo Junior Raymond, age 73 of LaVergne died Saturday August 15, 2015 at his home. He was a native of Giles County was a Block Mason. Mr. Raymond is survived by his wife, Henrietta Raymond; son, Michael Raymond and wife Melissa of LaVergne; daughter, Rhonda Garvin and husband Jerry of Murfreesboro; grandchildren; Chanda Martin of Smyrna, Tasha Victory and husband...
Delores Marie Hartley
August 14, 2015
Delores Marie Hartley, age 85, of Murfreesboro, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2015. She was a native of Akron, OH and the daughter of the late Charles Cloyd and Nina Elizabeth Marshall Hammitt. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Willis Earl Hartley who died in 2004. Funeral service will be 11:00am Monday at...
Phyllis Anne Ezell Alford
August 14, 2015
Mrs. Phyllis Anne Ezell Alford, age 63, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Friday, August 14, 2015. She was a daughter of the late Dr. Kenneth P. and Dorothy Johnson Ezell. Mrs. Alford graduated from MTSU and was employed for 41 years by the State of Tennessee in the Department of Human Services. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Ernest "Ray" Sanders
August 14, 2015
Ernest "Ray" Sanders, age 67 died Friday August 14, 2015 at his home. He was born November 28, 1947 and was a native of Rutherford County. Mr. Sanders served in the United States Army and was a member of The Shepherds Chapel in Gravette, AR. He was retired from the City of Murfreesboro Water and Sewer Department. Mr. Sanders is...
Geraldine A. Smith
August 13, 2015
Gerri Smith was a guiding force and a loving wife and mother to her family, but God took her on to Heaven one week away from her 79th birthday, suddenly and unexpectedly, and just one week after the death of her beloved husband, Robert, to whom she was married for nearly 56 years. Born in Leslie, West Virginia, Gerri (Mom)...
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