Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Ruth O'Neal Harkness
November 30, 2014
Ruth O'Neal Harkness, age 71, of Smyrna passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014. She was a native of Grundy County and the daughter of the late William O'Neal. Funeral service will be 10:00am Thursday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Pastor Paul Chisgar and Paul Thompson will officiate. Burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery. She is survived by her mother, Mary...
Emma Tramel
November 30, 2014
Emma Tramel, age 91 of Smyrna, died Sunday at her home surrounded by family. She was a native of Hickman County and a daughter of the late Luther and Leola Worley Allen. She was also preceded by her husband Willie Joe Tramel. Mrs. Tramel is survived by her daughter, Linda Mabry of Smyrna; sons, Jerry Tramel and his wife Sue...
Ruby Warrick Bly
November 29, 2014
Ruby Warrick Bly, age 68 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Saturday November 29, 2014. A native of Smyrna, TN, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ola Mai Gann Warrick. She was also preceded in death by a son, Charles "Bumps" Brewer, sisters, Thelma Jean Pennington and Jewell Dean Warrick, brothers, John Daniel, Dennis Earl "Dennie", and Joseph...
Dorothy E. Hudson
November 28, 2014
Dorothy E. Hudson, age 92, of Smyrna, TN died on Friday, November 28, 2014. A native of Washington D.C. she was preceded in death by her parents, John J. and Emily E. Jeffries Swagart; husband, John B. Hudson Sr.; and brother, John Swagart. A funeral mass will be held on Tuesday at 1:00PM at St. Luke Catholic Church. Father Jacob...
Frank W. Price
November 28, 2014
Frank Wheeler Price, age 81 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Friday November 28, 2014. A native of Ashland, KY, he was the son of the late Frank Theodore and Charlotte Wheeler Price. Mr. Price was also preceded in death by his brother, Lowell Price. Mr. Price is survived by his wife of 56 years, Shirley Dillow Price; sons, Jeffery Price...
John L. Williams
November 28, 2014
John L. Williams, age 79 of LaVergne, TN, passed away Friday November 28, 2014. A native of Smith County, TN, he was the son of the late Gene and Omie West Williams. Mr. Williams was also preceded in death by his wife, Rachel Hedgecoth Williams, brothers, Roy and Ronnie Wayne Williams, and a sister, Wilmadene Sadler. Mr. Williams is survived...
Paul Thomas Batey
November 28, 2014
Paul Thomas Batey, age 15 of Milton, died Friday, November 28, 2014. Funeral services will be 11:00am Tuesday at North Boulevard Church of Christ. David Young, David Dunn and Owen Cooper will officiate. Burial will be in Milton Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday from 2:00 until 8:00pm at North Boulevard Church of Christ. He is survived by his parents Teb...
Opal Gossett Bissinger
November 27, 2014
Opal L. Bissinger age 87 of Smyrna, passed away Thursday November 27, 2014. A native of Hickman County, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Willie Clark Gossett. She is also preceded in death by her husband Wallace Bissinger, daughter; Vivian Cook, son; Wendell Bissinger, and granddaughter; Terri Renee Cook. Mrs. Bissinger is survived by her daughter; Audrey...
Barri Romines Drukenbrod
November 26, 2014
Barri Romines Drukenbrod age 66 of Murfreesboro, passed away Wednesday November 26, 2014. A native of Davidson County, she was the daughter of the late Joshua H. and Doris Reynolds Crocker, Jr. Mrs. Drukenbrod is survived by her husband of 17 years; Robert "Bob" Drukenbrod, brother; Mark Crocker and his wife Debbie of Murfreesboro, son; Mathew Romines and his wife...
Victor Manuel Serrano
November 25, 2014
Victor Manuel Serrano, age 64 of Smyrna died November 25, 2014. He was a native of Puerto Rico and was preceded in death by his parents, Isaac Serrano and Crucita Hernandez Serrano. He is survived by his daughters, Nivia Serrano of Murfreesboro, and Sherry Serrano of LaVergne; grandson, Ashton Brown of Murfreesboro; brothers, Israel Serrano of Smyrna and Jorge Luis...
Karen Marie Jones
November 24, 2014
Karen Marie Jones, age 56 of Smyrna died Monday at her home. She was a native of Nashville and was preceded in death by her husband James C. Jones, Jr. and her father, Kenneth Eugene Jones. Mrs. Jones attended The Well Church and was a retired Nurse with Nashville General Hospital at Meharry. She is survived by her children; Heather...
Alan Norman Shind
November 24, 2014
Alan Norman Shind, age 68, of Smyrna, Tennessee, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, died on Monday. He was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Shind was a retired bank president and Martial Arts Grandmaster. He was preceded in death by his mother, June M. Shind. He is survived by his son, Brian S. Shind and wife,...
Horace Ray Martin
November 23, 2014
Horace Ray Martin age 63 of Murfreesboro, passed away Sunday November 23, 2014. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Will and Mattie Nipper Martin, Sr. He was also preceded in death by a sister; Willow Dean Earp and a brother; Will Henry Martin, Jr. Funeral service will be 11:00am Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel...
Bettye J. Phillips
November 21, 2014
Bettye J. Phillips, age 69 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Friday November 21, 2014. A native of Jonesville, LA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Edgar and Jewel Hope Keathly Henderson. Mrs. Phillips was also preceded in death by a son, Malcolm "Sonny" Burrow, a brother, W.C. Henderson, and by her husband, Roy Earl Phillips who died in...
Starla Sherwood
November 21, 2014
Starla Bowman Sherwood, age 48 of LaVergne, formerly of Speedwell, TN was born November 4, 1966 and went to be with the Lord on November 21, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents Elisha and Viola Parrott Bowman. She was also preceded in death by a sister Edith Lee. Mrs. Sherwood is survived by her husband of 28...
Joy Lynn Arnold
November 21, 2014
Joy Lynn Arnold, age 55, of Smyrna, TN passed on Friday, November 21, 2014. She was preceded in death by husband, Robert Arnold, her brother, Steve Crook and sister, Pamela Crook. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1:00PM at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Kris Freeman will officiate. Burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery. Joy is survived by her parents, James...
Mariluise Sharpe Baker
November 20, 2014
Mariluise Sharpe Baker, age 75 died Thursday, November 20, 2014 at her home. She was a native of Nashville, TN and daughter of the late Lester and Frances Leigh Sharpe. Funeral service will be 11:00am Saturday at North Boulevard Church of Christ. Bro. Julian Goodpaster and Bro. David Young will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will...
Joanna Ruth Miller-Whitmire
November 20, 2014
Joanna Ruth Miller-Whitmire, age 36, passed away Thursday November 20, 2014, along with her unborn child, April Whitmire. Joanna is survived by her husband, Scott Whitmire; parents, Harold and Carolyn Beernink Miller of Christiana, TN; brother Seth Thomas Miller of Christiana, TN; sister, Katherine Leigh Miller of Murfreesboro, TN; grandmother, Cuba Miller of Murfreesboro; father and mother-in-law, Ken and Ruth...
Carla Williams
November 20, 2014
Carla Jean Wilson-Williams, age 54 of LaVergne, died Thursday at her home. She was born in Hobbs, New Mexico, was a member of the LaVergne Freewill Baptist Church and was employed by Healthcare Corporation of America as a registered nurse. Carla was known to family and friends alike as "Aunt Carla". Carla was preceded in death by her father Roy...
Roger D. Perry
November 20, 2014
Roger D. Perry, age 57, of Smyrna, TN passed on Thursday, November 20, 2014. A native of Nashville, TN he was preceded in death by his parents, Buford Thomas and Mary Sue Rushing Perry. A funeral service will be held on Sunday at 6:00PM at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Mr. Perry is survived by his loving wife, Lynn Perry; brothers,...
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