Allen Banta
February 5, 2015
Allen Dale Banta, age 75 of Smyrna, TN died Thursday, February 5, 2015. He was a native of Wetumpka, Oklahoma and a son of the late William Wright and Marie Sanderlin Banta. He was a member of Stewarts Creek church of Christ and retired from AT&T. Mr. Banta is survived by his wife of 45 years Nancy Osburn Banta; daughters,...
Betty Price
February 5, 2015
Betty Price, age 73 of Smyrna died Thursday February 5, 2015. She was a native of Nashville and was the daughter of the late, Roy and Ivy Barnes Johnson. Mrs. Price is also preceded in death by her husband, William Price and son, Michael Price. She was retired from Ingram Books. Mrs. Price is survived by her children Cindy Payne...
Grace Scott Smithson
February 4, 2015
Grace Scott Smithson, age 98 of Murfreesboro died February 4, 2015. She was a native of DeKalb County and was the daughter of the late, Lige Scott and Cora Cook Scott; she was also preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Smithson who died in 1987, sons William Harold Smithson, Henry Allen Smithson, Robert Wade Smithson, and one daughter,...
Charles Lamon
February 2, 2015
Charles Lamon, age 79 of LaVergne, died Monday at Stonecrest Medical Center. He was born in Decatur, Alabama and was the son of the late Benjamin Boyd Lamon and Dessie Lamon Corum. He was also preceded by his daughter Edna Higgins. Mr. Lamon is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ann Lamon; sons, Michael Lamon and Terry Lamon both...
Arthur Franklin Knox, Jr.
February 1, 2015
In the morning of February 1, 2015, beloved Father and Grandfather, Arthur Franklin Knox, Jr. passed away peacefully in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Art was 85 years old. Art Knox was born in the town of Picher, Oklahoma on August 26, 1929 to Arthur Franklin Knox, Sr. and Emily Louise Nugent Knox. Art was raised in Tucson Arizona with his sisters Jennie...
Fletcher Robinson Burdine
February 1, 2015
Fletcher Robinson Burdine, Sr., died Sunday, February 1, 2015. Mr. Burdine was born September 6, 1941, to Mary Elizabeth Poe Burdine and Dr. Ira Price Burdine in Amory, MS. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Rhonda Chris Keys. Mr. Burdine is survived by his wife of 39 years, Deborah Cook Burdine; brother, Dr. Price Burdine of TX; sister,...
Walter Loyd, Jr.
January 31, 2015
Walter Loyd, Jr. age 89 passed away Saturday January 31, 2015 at his home. Mr. Loyd was a lifelong resident of Rutherford County and the son of the late Walter and Adel Lovvorn Loyd, Sr. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Spencer Loyd and Archie Loyd. Mr. Loyd is survived by his wife of 71 years, Nellie Ghee...
John Michael "Mike" Rutledge
January 31, 2015
John Michael "Mike" Rutledge, age 57, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 31, 2015. A native of Bedford County, and long-time resident of Cookeville, TN he was preceded in death by his father, John Warner Rutledge. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Stones River Baptist Church. Brother Oscar White will officiate....
Paul Worley
January 31, 2015
Paul Worley, age 72 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Saturday January 31, 2015. Born in Coffee County, he was the son of the late Sherley Jewell and Mary Louise Driver Worley. Mr. Worley was also preceded in death by his brothers, Willie Jewell Worley and James Wallace Worley, and a sister, Jewell Dean Green. Mr. Worley is survived by his son,...
Mary Ellen Hawk
January 30, 2015
Mary Ellen Forbes Hawk, age 94 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Friday January 30, 2015. A native of Granby Center, NY, she was the daughter of the late Curtis and Belle Davis Forbes. Mrs. Hawk was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edward Hawk. Mrs. Hawk is survived by her sons, John Hawk of Smyrna, TN, and Paul...
Somchith Saichieng
January 30, 2015
Somchith Saichieng age 62 of Murfreesboro, passed away Friday January 30, 2015. A native of Loas, she is survived by her husband Kham Chanthara, daughter; Manyvanh Saichieng, son; Somkith Saichieng, brothers; Seng Boualaphanh, Somphong Saichieng, sisters; Chanphenh Chanthara, Chim Saichieng, Sivieng Chanthara, Somchay Chavoensri, brother; Yook Saichieng, and 6 grandchildren. Visitation will be Friday 2:00pm until 4:00pm at Woodfin Memorial...
Preston Joseph Wells, Jr.
January 29, 2015
Preston Joseph Wells, Jr., age 64 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Thursday January 29, 2015. A native of Frankfort, MI, he was the son of the late Preston Joseph Wells, Sr., and Marie Valerie Szyszlo Wells. Mr. Wells is survived by his wife of 43 years, Juliann Kanske Wells of Smyrna, TN; sons, John Joseph Wells and his wife Amy,...
William C. "Bill" Garner
January 29, 2015
William C. "Bill" Garner, age 87, died Thursday January 29, 2015 at the Tennessee State Veterans Home. Mr. Garner was a native of Roxboro, NC, and was the son of the late Jessie J. and Sarah Alice Shields Garner. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Elbert, John, Larry, and Bernard Wayne, and sister, Reva. Funeral service will...
Lucille Morgan Speck
January 29, 2015
Lucille Morgan Speck, age 88, of Murfreesboro, died January 29, 2015. She was a native of Cannon County, and daughter of the late Sam and Wiley Hurest Morgan. A graveside service will be held 12:00 Noon Saturday January 31 at Evergreen Cemetery with Doyle Hayes and Larry Nobles officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until 11:45 AM Saturday at...
Khamphoune Inthavong
January 29, 2015
Khamphoune Inthavong age 66 of Murfreesboro, passed away Thursday January 29, 2015. A native of Laos, he is survived by his family; Wife Oune Inthavong, Sons; Samly (Vinut) Inthavong, Syphay (Marsha) Siharath, Kongchai (Keri) Inthavong, Daughters; Malay (Chidy) Johnson, Michelle Boulom, 11 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Visitation will be Friday 6, 2015 4:00pm until 7:00pm at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Funeral...
Hiram Lester, Jr.
January 28, 2015
Hiram Lester, Jr., 45, of Birmingham, Alabama, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of Hiram Lester, Sr., of Murfreesboro and the late Carolyn Hill Lester. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Brother Don Turskey will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Family and friends...
Ann Bowen
January 28, 2015
Ann Pickle Smith Bowen, age 94, died January 28, 2015 at Adams Place. Mrs. Bowen was a native of Bedford County and was the daughter of the late Robert and Annie McCord Pickle. She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Austin Smith and Charles Robert Bowen. Mrs. Bowen was a graduate of Shelbyville Central High School and attended...
Frances Segroves
January 27, 2015
Frances Uselton Segroves, age 86 of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Bedford County and the daughter of the late Burl A. and Hattie Lee Reed Uselton. She was also preceded in death by brothers Herbert, Fred, Ashley and William Uselton. Survivors include her husband of 66 years, Connell "Pete"...
Kenneth Ussery
January 27, 2015
Kenneth Ussery, age 73 of Murfreesboro, concluded a near eleven year fight against metastatic prostate cancer. Born in Hazlehurst Georgia, he is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jean McKinnon Ussery; a son, Michael Ussery and his wife Shannon of Murfreesboro; daughter, Kimberly Howe of Knoxville; a brother, Wayne Ussery of Hazlehurst, GA, and four grandchildren, Carson and Caitlyn...
J. Carroll Frost
January 25, 2015
J. Carroll Frost, age 83, died Sunday, January 25, 2015. Mr. Frost was a native of Rockvale and was a son of the late Edgar Lee and Tempie Hall Frost. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude "Trudy" Jones Frost, who died August 26, 2013 and two brothers, Leon and Edwin Frost. Funeral services will be at...
