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...
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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...
