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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Sherry Lynn Neese

Sherry Lynn Neese

July 12, 2014

Sherry Lynn Neese age 48 of Dickson passed away Saturday July 12, 2014. A native of Davidson County, she is preceded in death by her father; Jesse Godfrey, and grandparents; Zonie and Roy Milam. Funeral services will be 2:00pm Wednesday at Woodfin Chapel Smyrna, with John Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery with family and friends serving as...

Hilda G. Patrick-Burns

Hilda G. Patrick-Burns

July 12, 2014

Hilda G. Patrick-Burns, age 77, of Nashville, died July 12, 2014. She was a native of Tracy City, TN, and daughter of the late Elbert F. and Delia Meeks Patrick. She was also preceded in death by her husband Homer Wray Burns who died in 2012. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Rev. Ken...

Sandra Landers

Sandra Landers

July 12, 2014

Sandra Jean Landers, age 72 of Murfreesboro died Saturday July 12, 2014. She was a native of Massachusetts and was a Homemaker. Mrs. Landers is survived by her children; Tania Oropesa and partner Troy Walls of Murfreesboro, Robert Oropesa and wife Marina of North Carolina, Vincent Oropesa and husband Christian of Woodbury; grandchildren, Erica, Trevor, Brandon, Olivia, and Johnathan. A...

Clarence Owen Langston, Jr.

Clarence Owen Langston, Jr.

July 12, 2014

Clarence "Chuck" Owen Langston, Jr., age 53, of Murfreesboro died Saturday, July 12, 2014. He was a native of Chattanooga, TN and the son of the late Clarence Owen and Mary Nell Powell Langston, Sr. He is survived by his wife, Thressa Langston of Murfreesboro, son, Shane Langston of Chattanooga, step-daughter, Michelle Pruett of Lavergne, siblings, Jane Langston Carpenter of...

Elizabeth Ann Mcclure Jones

Elizabeth Ann Mcclure Jones

July 11, 2014

Elizabeth Ann McClure Jones, age 84, of Murfreesboro passed away Friday, July 11, 2014 at AdamsPlace. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late William and Amie Reed McClure. Mrs. Jones along with her late husband, Charles Spencer Jones, who died in 1992 were founders of Jones Car Wash in 1971 located on Memorial Boulevard....

Dr. Frank Oren Thetford, Jr.

Dr. Frank Oren Thetford, Jr.

July 11, 2014

Dr. Frank Oren Thetford, Jr., age 74 of Christina TN died Friday July 11, 2014, after a battle with Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Thetford was a long time resident of The Bridge in Monteagle TN. He was the son of the late Frank Thetford, Sr. and Jeanette Cogdell Thetford, and was a native of El Paso, TX. He is survived by...

Lucy Ann Pickle

Lucy Ann Pickle

July 10, 2014

Lucy Ann Pickle, age 77, of Smyrna died Thursday surrounded by her family. She was a native of Johnson Co., Kentucky and a daughter of the late Russell and Mary Fairchild. She was also preceded in death by her husband John F. Pickle, two brothers Bill and Carroll Fairchild and a sister Betty LeMasters. Survivors include her sons, Jerry Lynn...

Terry Joe Patient, Jr.

Terry Joe Patient, Jr.

July 10, 2014

Terry Joe Patient, Jr. age 45 of Murfreesboro died Thursday July 10, 2014. He was born in Columbia Missouri and was preceded in death by his father, Terry Joe Patient, Sr and son Terry Joe Patient III. Mr. Patient was a Physical Education Teacher at Stewarts Creek High School, and Girls Basketball Coach. He was former Physical Education Teacher at...

Charles Robert "Bob" Bowen

Charles Robert "Bob" Bowen

July 10, 2014

Charles Robert "Bob" Bowen, age 98, of Murfreesboro, died at AdamsPlace on Thursday, July 10, 2014. He was a native of Logan, OH and the son of the late Charles Edward and Ethel Hilles Bowen. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Dorothy Burns Bowen. Memorial service will be 4:00pm Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Rev. Bob...

James Arnold Hayes

James Arnold Hayes

July 9, 2014

James Arnold Hayes, age 86, of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014. He was a native of Bradley County and the son of the late James Leon and Lillie May Epperson Hayes. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Frances Kemp Hayes who died in January of this year and brothers, Gene and Sherrill Hayes. Funeral services will...

Lorene Cooper Pitts

Lorene Cooper Pitts

July 7, 2014

Lorene Cooper Pitts, age 87 of Readyville, TN died Monday, July 7, 2014. She quietly said farewell to those who will forever cherish her memory and reunite with loved ones who have awaited her presence. Mrs. Pitts was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Arthur and Margaret Travis Cooper. She was also preceded in death...

Darryl Shepherd

Darryl Shepherd

July 6, 2014

Memorial service and family visitation for Darryl Wayne Shepherd, 51, of LaVergne TN, will be held Saturday, August 23, 2014, in the fellowship hall of Grace Bible Fellowship Church, 14 Beaverfork Rd, Conway AR. Mr. Shepherd was born October 13, 1962, in Little Rock, the son of Jack W. Shepherd (Sandra) and Carolyn Ward Crist of Alexander AR. He passed...

Marion Leo Ralston, Sr.

Marion Leo Ralston, Sr.

July 6, 2014

Marion Leo Ralston, Sr. age 89 of Huntsville, AL, formerly of Rockvale, TN, passed away Sunday July 6, 2014. A native of Rockvale, TN, he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland Ralston, Sr. and Olive May Shoemaker Ralston. Mr. Ralston was also preceded in death by his wife, Ada Bryant Baskin Ralston, a son, Marion Leo Ralston, Jr.,...

Lonnie Stephen Walls

Lonnie Stephen Walls

July 5, 2014

Lonnie Stephen Walls, age 50, passed from this life on July 5, 2014 in Somerset, Ky. Funeral Services will be Thursday at 11:00AM at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery. He was a native of Smyrna, TN but had lived in Kentucky until recently when he moved back to Tennessee. He attended Smyrna High School and...

Brenda Miller Bragg

Brenda Miller Bragg

July 3, 2014

Brenda Bragg, age 65 of Murfreesboro died Thursday July 3, 2014. She was a native of Deep Valley PA and was the daughter of the late, William and Pearl Riggs Miller. Mrs. Bragg was a member of Highland Heights Church of Christ and had worked for Tennessee Medicine and Pediatrics in Smyrna. She is survived by her husband of 45...

Gerald Castellano

Gerald Castellano

July 2, 2014

Gerald Castellano, age 75 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday July 2, 2014. He was a native of White Plains NY and was the son of the late, John and Angelina Iello Castellano. Mr. Castellano was retired Construction Worker, and enjoyed golfing at Nashboro Village in Nashville. He is survived by his children, Lynn Keeton and husband Willis of Murfreesboro, Donna Warren...

Joyce Bolinger

Joyce Bolinger

July 2, 2014

Joyce Bolinger, age 74 of Murfreesboro died Wednesday July 2, 2014. She was a native of Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late, Ephraim and Mary Jane Curlee Hoover, and was preceded in death by her brothers; Ephraim Hoover, Jr. and Robert Hoover. Mrs. Bolinger attended Sharpsville Church of Christ. She is survived by her children, Buddy Hoover...

Jennie Mae Browning

Jennie Mae Browning

July 2, 2014

Jennie Mae Browning age 87 of Murfreesboro, passed away Thursday July 2, 2014. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late J. Alton and Ida Earp Perry. She was also preceded in death by her husband; Charley Browning, a son; Charles Browning, her sister; Dorothy Ash, and four brothers; J.W. Perry, Henry Perry, Alton Junior Perry...

Dayton H. "Pop" Johns

Dayton H. "Pop" Johns

July 2, 2014

Dayton H. "Pop" Johns, Jr., age 91 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Wednesday July, 2, 2014. Mr. Johns was born December 1, 1922 in the Walter Hill community, to the late Dayton H. and Eula Carnahan Johns, Sr. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Sara Helen Hall. Mr. Johns is survived by his wife of 71 years,...

Betty Jane Kelley Garrison

Betty Jane Kelley Garrison

July 1, 2014

Betty Jane Kelley Garrison, age 86 of Smyrna died Tuesday July 1, 2014. She was a native of Hillsdale MI and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Elsworth Garrison; birth mother, Lois Jones Kelly, father, Clarence Kelley, and mother, Velva Kelley Oyer. Mrs. Garrison was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mrs. Garrison is survived by her...

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