Lee O'Saile
June 2, 2015
Lee O'Saile, age 72 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday, June 2, 2015. He was born in Madison, Tennessee and was a son of the late Clyde Russell and Margaret Myrtle Biggs O'Saile. He was a truck driver for AAA Cooper Transportation. Survivors include his wife, Rita O'Saile; a daughter, Vicky Lee Myatt of Ashland City; sons, Joe O'Saile and his wife...
Lola Pearl Vradenburgh
June 2, 2015
Lola Pearl (Munro) Vradenburgh age 80 of Murfreesboro, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday June 2, 2015. A native of Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late William Hector and Florence Volstad Munro. She is also preceded in death by her husband Charles William Vradenburgh; son, William Keith Vradenburgh; and a brother, Richard Munro....
Norma Sue Fitzhugh
June 2, 2015
Norma Sue Fitzhugh, age 84 of Smyrna died Tuesday June 2, 2015. She was a native of Lexington TN and was preceded in death by her husband, William Fitzhugh who died in 2000, also her parents, Barney and Jewel Ridley McBride, brother, Kenneth McBride. Mrs. Fitzhugh was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her children, Michelle...
Robert Walter Buenger
May 31, 2015
Robert Walter John Buenger age 85 of Murfreesboro, passed away Sunday May 31, 2015. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin he was the son of the late Theodore H. and Clara Peters Buenger. He is also preceded in death by his wife; Dianne Patricia Carpenter Buenger, and a brother; Theodore Buenger. Mr. Buenger is survived by his children; son Robert Buenger...
Stewart Dease
May 31, 2015
Stewart L. Dease age 52 of Nashville died Sunday May 31, 2015 at home. He was a born in Augusta GA, and a native of Dothan, AL. Mr. Dease was preceded in death by his parents, Roy Eugene and June Parrish Dease. He attended the Episcopal Church and was retired from the United States Air Force and Tennessee Air National...
Susan Dewinter
May 30, 2015
Susan DeWinter, age 62 of Woodbury died Saturday May 30, 2015. She was a native of Minnesota and was the daughter of the late James and Marilyn Pellerin Bertler. Mrs. DeWinter was a member of St. Marks United Methodist Church and was an Attorney. She was a graduate of Michigan State Law School and a resident of Cannon County for...
James Michael "Mike" Kelley
May 29, 2015
James Michael "Mike" Kelley, 66 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Friday May 29, 2015. A native of Memphis, TN, he was the son of the late James Wilburn and Thelma Jean Smith Kelley. Mike is survived by his wife, Candace Marie Kirsch Kelley; children, Michael C. Kelley and his wife Chandy of Orlando, FL, Melissa Marie Porterfield and her husband...
Robbie Walls
May 28, 2015
Robbie Walls, age 78 of Murfreesboro, died May 28, 2015. She was a native of Summertown, TN and was preceded in death by her mother, Ida Irene Wyrick Thomason; step-fathers, Horace Duke and Robert C. Thomason; children, William Anthony Kennedy, John S. Kennedy, Rebecca M. Kennedy; a sister, Eara Morgan and brothers, Jimmy Duke and Paul Thomason. Survivors include her...
Meni Jacob Echagile
May 28, 2015
Meni Jacob Echagile, age 64 of Smyrna died Thursday, May 28, 2015 at the Christian Care Center of Rutherford County in Smyrna after a lengthy illness. He was born April 18, 1951 in Owe, Edo State, Nigeria and was a son of the late Echagile Meni and Omosefe Baruwa. Mr. Echagile is survived by his wife Faith Nwanka Echagile and...
Matt C. Mlekush
May 27, 2015
Captain Matt C. Mlekush, USN (Ret.), age 83 of Murfreesboro, died May 27, 2015. He was a native of Santa Monica, California and a son of the late Matt and Lila Mlekush. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Ellen Marie Kouma Mlekush; children, Diane Cothern and her husband Douglas of Murfreesboro; Matthew Mlekush and his wife Cindy of Antioch,...
John Garfield Drake
May 25, 2015
John Garfield Drake, age 59, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2015. A graveside service will be Friday at 3:00 p.m. at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Mr. Drake is survived by his nephew, Tim Hewgley; and niece, Christina Holland and her husband James; along...
Shelby Jean Green
May 25, 2015
Shelby Jean Green, age 76 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Monday May 25, 2015. A native of Macon County, TN, she was the daughter of the late Warner and Grace Huffines Bransford. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Rudolph Bransford and a sister, Hazel Bransford. Mrs. Green is survived by sons, Randy Blankenship of Macon County, TN,...
Mark Sidney Frazer
May 25, 2015
Mark Sidney Frazer, age 77 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Monday May 25, 2015 at his home. Born March 3, 1938, he was a native of Brown County, IN, and was the son of the late William Walter and Thelma Opal Williams Frazer. Mr. Frazer was also preceded in death by a son, Mark Frazer, II and by brothers, Avon...
Lou Ree Cantrell Pierce
May 25, 2015
Lou Ree Pierce, age 92, of Murfreesboro died Monday, May 25, 2015 at her home. She was a native of Green Creek, NC and the daughter of the late Noah Webster and Ethel Ezell Cantrell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Wesley Pierce and brothers, Dean and Wesley Cantrell. Mrs. Pierce was a loving mother and...
Alma Binkley
May 24, 2015
Alma Binkley, age 66, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015. A native of Taylorville, IL she was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Lucille Mae Jackson Cummins; daughter, Rhonda Katherine Binkley; and five half-brothers. Funeral services will be Monday, June 1, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Woodfin Chapel Smyrna. Brother Ron Caldwell will officiate....
Verna Rae Shaw Mershon
May 24, 2015
Verna Rae Shaw Mershon, age 79 of Murfreesboro passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015. She was a native of Portsmouth, OH and the daughter of the late Morris and Chloe Vaughters Shaw. Funeral service will be 11:00am Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Rev. Cleve Smith and Rev. Phil Leach will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Grandsons will...
Barry Wade Davidson
May 24, 2015
Barry Wade Davidson, age 60, of Murfreesboro, passed away May 24, 2015. He was a native of Columbia, TN, and son of the late Carl and Mary Magdalene Noles Davidson. Funeral services will be Tuesday June 2, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Bro. Wilson Adams officiating. Burial will be in Coleman Cemetery. Visitation will be from...
Charles Jeffrey Goostree
May 24, 2015
Charles Jeffrey Goostree, age 56 of Smyrna died Sunday, May 24, 2015 after a brief battle with cancer. He was a native of Nashville and was preceded in death by his father, Charles Henry Goostree, and brother, Keith Goostree. Mr. Goostree was a member of the Baptist Church and attended New Vision Baptist in Murfreesboro. Formerly at Coca-Cola Consolidated for...
Carrie P. Smith
May 23, 2015
Carrie P. Smith age 85 of LaVergne passed away Saturday May 23, 2015. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Wesley and Irene Tune Akin. She was also preceded in death by her husband; Jerald D. Smith and three brothers and one sister. Mrs. Smith is survived by two sons; Steve Smith and his wife...
Debra Kaye Copass
May 23, 2015
Debra Kaye Copass, age 63 of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed away Saturday May 23, 2015. A native of Detroit, MI, she was the daughter of the late Bobby Joel and Juanita Mae Christian Ewing. Mrs. Copass is survived by her husband, Bobby James Copass, Sr.; daughters, Lauralynn Copass Lifferth and Sarah Kaye Williams both of Mt. Juliet, TN, and Karie...
