Raymond Karr
March 11, 2015
Mr. Raymond Walter Karr, age 89, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee passed away of natural causes at Community Care of Rutherford County on March 11, 2015. A native of Chicago, Illinois, Mr. Karr was preceded in death by all his siblings and his wife of 63 years, Evelyn Lillian Schmidt Karr. Mr. Karr is survived by daughters, Diane K. Bradshaw and her...
Roger Dale Vaughn
March 11, 2015
Roger Dale Vaughn, age 61 of Murfreesboro died March 11, 2015. He was a native of Rutherford county and was preceded in death by his father, Henry Allen Vaughn, brother, Dorris Allen Vaughn and longtime companion Debra Jones. Mr. Vaughn had worked for McCormick Truck Lines. He is survived by his children, Rachael DeLair and husband Walt of Hartsville, Stacy...
Elsie Jane Earp
March 10, 2015
Elsie Jane Bean Earp age 86 of Murfreesboro, passed away Tuesday March 10, 2015. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Demas and Sophia Benson Bean. She is also preceded in death by her husband, James H. Earp, sister, Mary Jones, and a niece, Linda Phillips. Mrs. Earp is survived by two sisters, Dot Ghee...
Ann Bland
March 9, 2015
Ann Bland age 78 of Murfreesboro, passed away March 9, 2015. A native of Cannon County, she was the daughter of the late John Dillard and Willie Mae Wallace Manus. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Buford "Tommy" Bland, sisters, Racine Jones, Wilma Sullins, and brothers, Roger Manus and Frank Manus. Funeral service will be 11:00am Thursday...
Paul Whitman Stuart
March 9, 2015
Paul Whitman Stuart, age 62 of Murfreesboro, died March 10, 2015. Mr. Stuart was a native of Waterbury, Connecticut and is the son of the late William C. and Lillian McPhee Stuart. Mr. Stuart is survived by his wife, Michelle Stuart, daughter, Britny Sanford and her husband Lucas, a sister, Ellen Johnson, and a granddaughter, Adleigh Sanford, all of Murfreesboro....
Maryann Eyster
March 9, 2015
MaryAnn Eyster, age 72, passed away on Monday, March 9, 2015 at her home in Smyrna, TN. A native of Hornell, NY and a long-time resident of East Palestine, OH she was preceded in death by her father, Samuel A. Peterson; and her husband, John Jay Eyster. Mrs. Eyster is survived by her daughter, Chris King and her husband Charles...
Sally Ann Warrick Hutchinson
March 9, 2015
Sally Ann Warrick Hutchinson, age 75 of Murfreesboro passed away on Monday, March 9, 2015. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Isaac and Mary Brewer Warrick. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Rev. Hewitt Sawyers will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. She is survived by her...
Willie Louis Goolsby
March 9, 2015
Willie Louis Goolsby age 69 of Milton formerly of Lebanon died Monday March 9, 2015. He was a native of Lebanon and was the son of the late, Desmond and Lillian Goolsby. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Inez Williams. Mr.Goolsby was retired from Nissan. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Teresa Goolsby; children,...
Donna Higgs
March 8, 2015
Donna Higgs, age 56 of Pleasant View TN died Sunday March 8, 2015. She was a native of Davidson County and was a devoted daughter, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her children, Sylvia McCain and husband Sam of Smyrna. Niquita Urias of Murfreesboro, Hailey Khan of LaVergne, Mandy Coeyman of Pleasant View; grandchildren, Andrew, Isaac, Jordan, Taven, Elliana,...
Jonathan Blackburn
March 7, 2015
Jonathan Blackburn, age 28 of Murfreesboro died Saturday March 7, 2015. He was a native of Columbia, TN and worked for Ground-Up Builders. He is survived by his wife; Michelle Russell Blackburn; daughter, Adrianna Blackburn; mother, Lawanda Cain and husband Mickey of Murfreesboro; Father, Micky Blackburn and wife Lesa of Franklin; sisters, Kim Workman and husband James of Mt. Pleasant,...
Martha Sue Lewis
March 7, 2015
Martha Sue Lewis, age 66, of Murfreesboro, TN lost her long battle with cancer on Saturday March 7, 2015. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, James W. "Jim" Lewis; son, Timothy Alan Lewis and his wife Jennifer; daughter, Christy Lyn Lewis; two grandchildren, Brittney Nicole Lewis and Gabriel James Lewis; two brothers, Alan Morgan and Roger Morgan...
Janet Throneberry Hopson
March 7, 2015
Mrs. Janet Throneberry Hopson, age 64, of Murfreesboro passed away Saturday, March 7, 2015. Mrs. Hopson was born in Manchester, TN to the late Aaron and Lena West Throneberry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant brother, Mitchell Keith Throneberry. Mrs. Hopson was a 46-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star Murfreesboro...
Bettye Jane Huggins
March 7, 2015
Bettye Jane Glasscock Huggins, 83, died in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on March 6, 2015. B.J. was born on November 7, 1931, the only child of Margaret Crawley and James Pryor Glasscock. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 44 years, Camillus Brennus Huggins, IV. She is survived by her children, Susan Molloy Huggins Chandler and her...
Jerry Thomas Melton
March 6, 2015
Jerry Thomas Melton, age 65, of Murfreesboro, passed away March 6, 2015. He was a native of Charleston, West Virginia and son of the late Jerry C. and Virginia Jividen Melton. A graveside service will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Evergreen Cemetery with Dr. John Hinkle officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 until 2:00 PM Tuesday at Woodfin...
Lenora E. Weakley
March 5, 2015
Lenora E. Weakley, 98, of Huntsville, AL died March 5, 2015 at her home. Prior to moving to Huntsville, AL in 1998, Mrs. Weakley and her husband, C. Franklin Weakley, lived in Smyrna, TN. They were partners in Marable and Weakley Department Store for 26 years before retiring in 1978. Mrs. Weakley graduated from Tennessee College for Women in 1938,...
Claytie Arnold Lowe
March 5, 2015
Claytie Arnold Lowe, age 89, of Murfreesboro went to be with her Lord on Thursday, March 5, 2015. She was born on June 22, 1925 to the late H.P. Arnold and Hattie Donnell Arnold. She and her late husband, Ira Lee Lowe, were married for 53 years. Mrs. Lowe was a committed Christian and a member of Hoover's Gap Methodist...
Gayle Lester
March 4, 2015
Gayle Lester, age 73, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late, Frank W. and Nannie B. Hall. She was also preceded in death by two brothers and a sister. Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Woodfin Chapel in...
Ann Shepherd
March 4, 2015
Ann Paris Shepherd, age 81, of Nashville, TN died Wednesday March 4, 2015. She was a native of Davidson County, TN and the daughter of the late Tank and Gladys Talbert Paris. Mrs. Shepherd was preceded in death by her late husband, Don Shepherd and is survived by her children, Teresa McMiniment of Woodstock, GA; Lisa McCaskill of Murfreesboro; and...
Calvin A. Blair, Jr.
March 4, 2015
Calvin A. Blair, Jr., age 78, of Nashville, TN went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 4, 2015. A native of Frederick, Maryland he was a long-time resident of Murfreesboro, TN. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with military honors. Visitation...
Clara Elizabeth Carson Gilbert
March 3, 2015
Clara Elizabeth Carson Gilbert age 93 of Murfreesboro, passed away Tuesday March 3, 2015. A native of Whitwell, Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Fred and Nell Scruggs Carson. She is also preceded in death by her husband Carl Gilbert and her sister, Mary Lewis Thomas. Mrs. Gilbert is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Stephen Carl and...
