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Col. William "Bill" Benedict

Col. William "Bill" Benedict

February 22, 2015

Col. William "Bill" Benedict (Ret.) of Murfreesboro, age 89, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2015, at Adam's Place Rehabilitation Center. He was a native of Maple Rapids, Michigan and was the son of Gerald C. Benedict and Margaret C. Barrett Benedict. A lifelong patriot, Col. Benedict retired from the United States Army after 32 years of service that included being...

Carol Minerva Ring O'Brien

Carol Minerva Ring O'Brien

February 21, 2015

Carol Minerva Ring O'Brien, age 94, of Murfreesboro passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015. She was a native of Raisin City, CA and the daughter of the late Randolph and Carrie Sprinkle Ring. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Rev. Marshall Gupton will officiate. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. O'Brien is survived by...

Tray Brenner

Tray Brenner

February 21, 2015

William Tracey "Tray" Brenner, age 46 of Lascassas passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Funeral service will be 6:00pm Wednesday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Graveside service will be 11:00am Thursday at Middle Tennessee State Veteran's Cemetery, Nashville, TN. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer M. Brenner, mother, Omie Brenner, father, John William Brenner, children, Mason, Jacobb, Trinity, Brenden...

Billy Dean Edmonds

Billy Dean Edmonds

February 20, 2015

Billy Dean Edmonds, age 77 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Friday February 20, 2015. He was native of West Frankfort, IL, and was preceded in death by his father, George E. Edmonds. Mr. Edmonds is survived by his wife of 58 years, Kay Rains Edmonds; mother, Pauline Morgan Edmonds of West Frankfort, IL; son, Eric Edmonds, and his wife Lisa...

Carole Jeanette Lee Downs

Carole Jeanette Lee Downs

February 20, 2015

Carole Jeanette Lee Downs, age 68, passed away Friday February 20, 2015. A native of Shelbyville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. Lee and Ima Perry Lee Kirk. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Miller Downs, Sr. who died in 2009 and by a brother, Nolan Wade Lee. Mrs. Downs is survived...

Daniel Lee Reynolds

Daniel Lee Reynolds

February 18, 2015

Daniel Lee Reynolds age 73 of Murfreesboro, passed away Wednesday February 18, 2015. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana he was the son of the late Eli and Maggie Melton Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds is survived by his wife; Karen Reynolds, son; Michael Reynolds both of Murfreesboro, and a brother; Donald Q. Reynolds of Champaign, Illinois. He is also preceded by a sister;...

Brooklynn Rose Stevenson

Brooklynn Rose Stevenson

February 17, 2015

Brooklynn Rose Stevenson, infant daughter of Savannah Kay Odom and William "Bill" James Stevenson, passed way Tuesday February 17, 2015. Brooklynn is survived by her parents; brother, Loki James Stevenson; grandmothers, Barbara Stevenson and Tonya Smith; step-grandfather, Brad Holmes, great-grandmother, Barbara Miller all of Murfreesboro, TN. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel....

Sarah Mae Pope

Sarah Mae Pope

February 16, 2015

Sarah Mae Pope, age 84 of Murfreesboro died Monday February 16, 2015. She was a native of Midland Indiana and was the daughter of the late Orval and Goldie Alice Hensley Pope. Miss Pope was a graduate of Bob Jones University. She started to work for the Sword of the Lord, in Wheaton, Illinois and continued with them to Murfreesboro,...

Jackie Story

Jackie Story

February 15, 2015

Jackie W. Story, age 68 of Smyrna died Sunday February 15, 2015. He was a native of Giles County and was the son of the late, Homer and Margaret Young Story, and was preceded in death by a sister Annette Story Simsoms. Mr. Story was of the Baptist faith and retired salesman having worked for Colonial Bread, Frito Lay and...

Fred L. Williams

Fred L. Williams

February 14, 2015

Mr. Fred L. Williams, age 91, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Alvin C. York Medical Center. Mr. Williams was a son of the late David Cleophus and Daisy Jane Anthony Williams. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Linnie M. Williams; son, Stephen F. Williams, granddaughter, Rebecca L....

Charles Willson Mills, Jr

Charles Willson Mills, Jr

February 14, 2015

Charles Wilson Mills, Jr., age 60 of Lascassas, TN, passed away Saturday February 14, 2015. A native of Los Angeles, CA, he was the son of the late Charles Wilson Mills, Sr. and Mary Jo Hein Mills. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Julia Ann Mills. Mr. Mills is survived by his wife, Becky Stevens Mills; daughter,...

Beverly Ann Clark

Beverly Ann Clark

February 13, 2015

Beverly Ann Clark, age 65 of Murfreesboro, passed away Friday, February 13, 2015. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Ernest and Ethel Lee Todd Watson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Larry Edward Clark. Funeral service will be 10:00am Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Bro. Tony Holt and Bro. Chuck...

Dolores Hobbs

Dolores Hobbs

February 11, 2015

Dolores Garmer Hobbs, age 83, of Murfreesboro, TN died Wednesday, February 11, 2015. A long-time resident of Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia she was the daughter of the late Arthur James and Zella Mae Pearson Garmer. Mrs. Hobbs is survived by her children, Leon M. Hobbs III and his wife June of Pooler, GA, Lynn Hobbs Davis and her husband John...

James "Jimmy" Clayton Fite

James "Jimmy" Clayton Fite

February 10, 2015

James "Jimmy" Clayton Fite, age 32 of Smyrna, passed away Tuesday February 10, 2015. He was a native of Plant City, FL. Jimmy is survived by his wife, Tabitha Fite; sons, James Clayton Fite, Jr. and Logan Alexander Fite all of Smyrna, TN; parents, Daryl Gene and Judy Swanson Fite of Plant City, FL; sister, Laura Nicole Fite of Plant...

Judy Smotherman

Judy Smotherman

February 10, 2015

Judy Gail Smotherman, age 68 of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Marshall County, TN and the daughter of the late Roy Allen and Lois Isley Richardson. She was also preceded by her brother Allen Ray Richardson. Mrs. Smotherman is survived by her husband of 45 years Edgar "Bubba" Smotherman; two daughters, Susanne...

Waymon L. Moore

Waymon L. Moore

February 9, 2015

Waymon L. Moore, age 77, of Murfreesboro, TN went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 9, 2015. A long-time resident of Chattanooga, TN, he was the son of Luther A. and Emma Lee Driskell Moore. He is also preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn Simmons Moore; two sisters, Joyce Haynes and Virgie Thomas; and three brothers,...

Ken Frizzell

Ken Frizzell

February 9, 2015

Harry Kenneth "Ken" Frizzell of Murfreesboro, age 87, passed unexpectedly and peacefully, Monday, February 9, going Home to meet his Heavenly Father and have a grand reunion with his Daughter, Grandson, Mother, Daddy, Brother as well as many other loved ones. He was a dedicated Christian, son, husband, father and friend to all who met him. He was a kind...

David Dale Mortinsen

David Dale Mortinsen

February 8, 2015

David D. Mortinsen, age 49, of LaVergne, TN passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at St. Thomas Mid-Town Hospital surrounded by his family and friends. A native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, he was born on August 24, 1965 and preceded in death by his father, Dale Mortinsen. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Woodfin Chapel...

Patsy Kiser

Patsy Kiser

February 8, 2015

Patsy Gail Kiser, age 69 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Sunday, February 8, 2015 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Cartersvillle, GA and was a daughter of the late George and Zelma Brock Kiser. Ms. Kiser is survived by her daughters, Jeannette Campbell and her husband Lance of Nashville, Vivian Bowen and her husband Billy of Camden,...

Ivan Glenn Hoover, Sr.

Ivan Glenn Hoover, Sr.

February 8, 2015

Ivan Glenn Hoover, Sr. age 81 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Sunday February 8, 2015. A native of Manchester, TN, he was the son of the late James Thomas and Birdie Tolliver Hoover. He was also preceded by his wife, Ruby Thompson Hoover who died in 2008. Mr. Hoover is survived by his sons, Ivan "Vann" Glenn Hoover, Jr. of...

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