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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Thomas Frank Ormes

Thomas Frank Ormes

May 22, 2015

Thomas Frank Ormes, age 60 of Smyrna died Friday May 22, 2015. He was a native of California and was preceded in death by his wife Mary Ann Ormes who died in 2013, a grandchild, Charles Thomas Ormes, his father Thomas C. Ormes. Mr. Ormes was a member of St. Edwards Catholic Church and was retired manager with Cooks Pest...

Charles Powel

Charles Powel

May 21, 2015

Charles Wilbur Powel was received into the loving arms of the Lord on May 21, 2015, at the age of 79. He was the son of the late John Charlesworth and Fannie M. Hall Powel; grandparents, Reuben and Maude Kemmer Powel and Samuel and Matilda Sweatt Hall. He is descended from Richard Powel, an early American colonist from England; and...

Sanford "Bill" Wilson

Sanford "Bill" Wilson

May 21, 2015

Sanford A. "Bill" Wilson age 87 of Murfreesboro, passed away Thursday May 21, 2015. A native of Robertson County, he was the son of the late Walter and Gustie Cook Wilson. He was also preceded in death by a brother; Woodrow Wilson and a sister; Frances Wilson Cook. Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife of 65 years; Ruth "Joyce"...

Betty Joy Leonard

Betty Joy Leonard

May 21, 2015

Mrs. Betty Joy Leonard, age 72, of Murfreesboro, TN died on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Community Care of Rutherford County. She was a native of Akron, OH and was the only child of John Thomas and Kathrine Schilling Cummings. Mrs. Leonard was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Daniel Leonard, Sr., in March 2015. Mrs. Leonard...

Eula Mae Kerchner

Eula Mae Kerchner

May 21, 2015

Mrs. Eula Mae Parris Kerchner, age 90 passed peacefully in the company of her daughters at her home Thursday May 21, 2015. She was born in Byrdstown, TN and was the daughter of Cosby and Susan Parris. She is survived by her children, Marie Reynolds and husband Richard of Colorado, Carol Kerchener and Thomas Mount both of Smyrna; two grandchildren,...

Robert Thomason, Sr.

Robert Thomason, Sr.

May 20, 2015

Robert C. Thomason, Sr. age 83 born March 21, 1932 in Columbia TN. He was a resident of Rutherford County for over 60 years. Mr. Thomason was retired from State of Tennessee Department of Transportation. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 36 years, Irene Thomason; sons, Paul Thomason, and Jimmy Duke; daughter, Eara Morgan, and step...

Earlene Mcdaniel Mcpherson

Earlene Mcdaniel Mcpherson

May 19, 2015

Earlene McDaniel McPherson, age 85 of Rockvale passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. She was a native of Rockvale and the daughter of the late Keathley and Katherine Baskin Alcorn. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Albert H. McDaniel who died in 1992 and Colin McPherson who died in 2010, and brothers, Thomas and Ernest Alcorn....

Butch Leblanc

Butch Leblanc

May 19, 2015

Mr. Butch LeBlanc, age 72, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Mr. LeBlanc was born in San Antonio, TX to Wharton A. and Pearl Roberts LeBlanc. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and was a retired sales representative. Mr. LeBlanc was of the Catholic faith. Mr. LeBlanc is survived by his wife...

Rachel Bremen

Rachel Bremen

May 19, 2015

Rachel Hut Bremen, age 32, of Phoenix, AZ, formerly of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. Rev. Nicholas Allen will officiate. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Rachel is survived by her...

Vivanh Vongdara

Vivanh Vongdara

May 19, 2015

Vivanh Vongdara, age 73 of Murfreesboro died on Tuesday, May 19, 2015. He was a native of Laos and served in the Laotian Army. Funeral service will be 3:00pm Sunday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. He was preceded in death by his wife, Somlith Vongdara who died in 2009. He is survived by his children, Bounsom Vongdara, Siamphone Vongdara, Vipakone Vongdara,...

Horace Lowe Heath

Horace Lowe Heath

May 18, 2015

Horace Lowe Heath, age 80 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Monday May 18, 2015. A native of Nashville, TN, his family moved to Smyrna, TN when he was five years old. He lived on the same road from age five until his death. Mr. Heath was the son of the late Levi Lowery and Fannie Lee Barrett Heath. He was...

Thomas E. Mcclanahan

Thomas E. Mcclanahan

May 18, 2015

Thomas E. McClanahan, age 72 of Murfreesboro passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Howard Hampton and Novella Beatrice Norris McClanahan. Visitation will be from 1:00 until 2:00pm Friday with a Memorial service at 2:00pm Friday at Grace Baptist Church with Dan Watts and Terry Wilkerson officiating....

Mary Joyce Olson Logsdon

Mary Joyce Olson Logsdon

May 17, 2015

Mary Joyce Olson Logsdon, age 95 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Sunday May 17, 2015. A native of Wausa, NE, she was the daughter of Peter and Alma Lundgren Olson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Logsdon. Mrs. Logsdon is survived by her daughter, Jane Johnston of Murfreesboro, TN; son, Richard "Rick" Logsdon, and his wife...

Robert F. Deaton

Robert F. Deaton

May 16, 2015

Robert F. Deaton, age 81 passed away at NHC on Saturday, May 16, 2015. He was the son of the late Clyde M. Deaton and Annie Hull Deaton and was a native of Lincoln County, NC but had called Murfreesboro home since 1965. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Before entering college, he served in the Air Force...

Macel Griffin

Macel Griffin

May 16, 2015

Macel Collins Griffin, age 95 of Murfreesboro, died Saturday, May 16, 2015. She was a native of Hickman County and a daughter of the late Bud and Bessie Rogers Collins. She was also preceded by her husband, Howard Kelly Griffin; brothers, Buster and Dale Collins and sisters, Thelma Epps and Alma Sanders. Survivors include her daughter, Ann Rich and her...

Sarah D. Perry

Sarah D. Perry

May 15, 2015

Sarah Dutton Perry, age 91 of Nashville, TN, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday May 15, 2015. A native of Newberry, SC, she was the daughter of the late Wade H. and Ida Reiser Dutton. Mrs. Perry was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles E. Perry who died in 2008. Mrs. Perry...

Charles E. Dallas

Charles E. Dallas

May 14, 2015

Charles E. Dallas, age 72, of Murfreesboro, TN; formerly of Paducah, KY; went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 14, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles E. and Leora Connell Dallas. Funeral services will be Monday at 11:00 a.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Father Jacob Dio will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial...

Katherine Taylor

Katherine Taylor

May 14, 2015

Katherine Clark Taylor, age 87 of Smyrna passed away May 14, 2015. She was born in Soperton, GA, but grew up in Knightdale, NC. Mrs. Taylor was the daughter of the late Simeon Robert and Sarah Elizabeth Strickland Clark. She was also preceded in death by her husband John Dickerson Taylor who died in 1985 and siblings, George Clark, Pearl...

Barbara Ann Garner

Barbara Ann Garner

May 14, 2015

Barbara Ann Garner, age 84, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 14, 2015. A native and long-time resident of Dresden, TN she was preceded in death by her parents, William Frank Mangum and Ruth Myrick Mangum Woods. Mrs. Garner was also preceded in death by her husband, Phil L. Garner; sons, Dane Myrick Garner...

William Frank Morris

William Frank Morris

May 13, 2015

William Frank Morris, age 75 of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at the Residence at Alive Hospice, Nashville. He was a native of Rutherford County and a son of the late Alton Hall and Eva Mai Patton Fann, Sr. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Patsy Morris; a son, Will Morris and a granddaughter, Kyndness Avery Morris, both...

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