Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Barry Baum
June 11, 2015
Mr. Barry Jay Baum, age 68, of Christiana, TN passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015 at his residence. He was the son of Sylvia Kleger and the late Nathan Baum. Mr. Baum was a truck driver for over 40 years. He enjoyed being a member of the Short Mountain Repeater Club and was an avid motorcyclist. Mr. Baum is survived...
Faye Smotherman Handley
June 10, 2015
Faye Smotherman Handley, age 77, of Murfreesboro passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Clarence K. and Temple Williams Smotherman. She was also preceded in death by her son, Ricky Handley and sisters, Sissy Carr, Ruby Lorance and Maudene Todd. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Saturday at...
Betty June Wilson
June 9, 2015
Betty June Wilson, age 80, of Murfreesboro, passed away June 9, 2015. She was a native of Murfreesboro, and daughter of the late A.W. and Jessie Spence Eaton. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Bro. Daryl Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel....
Noah Daniel Houk
June 8, 2015
Noah Daniel Houk age 63 of LaVergne passed away Monday June 8, 2015. A native of Green County, Kentucky he was the son of the late Carlos and Doris Tucker Houk. He is also preceded in death by a son; Derrick Houk, brothers; Russell Houk, Ronnie Houk, Freddie Houk and Leon Houk. Mr. Houk is survived by his children; Justin...
Samuel M. Reed
June 8, 2015
Samuel Mack Reed, age 80, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015. He was a native of Knox County, TN and the son of the late Samuel Mack Reed, Sr. and Mae Lou Alice West Day. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Leroy Blalock Reed and William Day, Jr. and a grandchild, Séamus Reed. Graveside service will be...
James Oakley
June 8, 2015
James Ross "Bubba" Oakley, age 45 of Smyrna, died Monday at his home. He is survived by his wife Sherry Oakley; his mother, Ronda Garlits of Knoxville; his father and step-mother, Jim and Catherine Oakley of Mt. Juliet; sisters, Brenda Hatfield and her husband James Ross of LaVergne, Sandra Moses and her husband Kenny Dixon of Ashland City; mother in...
Thomas L. "Tommy" Hooper
June 7, 2015
Thomas L. Hooper Jr. (Tommy), age 88, passed away on June 7, 2015, at the Tennessee State Veterans Home in Murfreesboro, TN. He was the son of the late Thomas L. Hooper Sr. and Evelyn Wroten Hooper and was a native of Cambridge, MD. Tommy was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church, served on the Cambridge City Council,...
Kimberlee Kay Kline
June 7, 2015
Kimberlee Kay King Kline, age 53 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015 at her home following a courageous fight with cancer. Kim was born January 17, 1962 in Beckley, West Virginia, the beautiful daughter of Russell F. and Marcia Kay Persinger King of Lewisburg, West Virginia who survive her. Kimberlee is also survived by her husband of...
Charles Franklin Smith
June 7, 2015
Charles Franklin Smith, age 92 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015, at his home. He was the son of the late McKinley Melvin Smith and Winnie Alice Bryant Smith of Palmer, TN. He was preceded in death by his wife of 72 years, Lou Ella Matthews Smith. Charles is survived by his son, Charles Melvin (Janie) Smith;...
Barbara L. Ramsey
June 5, 2015
Barbara L. Ramsey, age 82, of Murfreesboro, TN died Friday, June 5, 2015. She leaves her husband, Robert Ramsey; daughter, Elizabeth Perkins of Nashville; daughter, Susan Thomason of Murfreesboro; four grandchildren, Jason Adkins, Ryan Gallagher, Tyler Thomason, and Morgan Thomason; and one great-granddaughter, Michaela Adkins. A funeral mass in memory of Mrs. Ramsay will be held Wednesday at 1:00 p.m....
Dennis Rongey
June 2, 2015
Dennis Rongey, age 58 of Smyrna, died Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Stonecrest Medical Center. He was a native of Memphis and the son of the late Hardy Eugene Rongey and Zelma Azbill Carney. He was also preceded by a daughter, Jennifer Nancy Rongey. Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Jane Rongey; a son, Matthew Rongey and his wife...
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...
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