Eunice "E.B." Cotton
February 24, 2014
Eunice "E.B." Cotton, age 77, of Murfreesboro died Monday February 24, 2014. He was a native of Lewis County and was the son of the late, Marvin and Ethel Effie Turnbo Cotton, and was preceded in death by granddaughter, Sara West, and brother, Robert Cotton. Mr. Cotton was a member of Kingwood Heights Church of Christ and had been a...
Robert Laurier Roy
February 24, 2014
Robert Laurier Roy, 92, went home to be with our Lord on Monday, February 24th, 2014. He passed away at Life Care Center of Tullahoma due to medical complications. Rob was born in Winslow, Maine to Ernest and Demerise Roy. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife of fifty-three years, Ota V. (Holly) Holloway, of Rochelle,...
Russell Lowell Grimmett
February 24, 2014
Russell Lowell Grimmett, age 96 of Murfreesboro, TN died Monday at his home. He was a native of Hanceville Alabama and was the son of the late, John Claude and Mary Shaver Grimmett. Mr. Grimmett was a member of Northfield Blvd Church of Christ and retired Steel Worker. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Ava Grimmett, sons,...
Robert Anthony Sullivan
February 24, 2014
Robert Anthony Sullivan age 27 of Murfreesboro, passed away Monday February 24, 2014. A native of Rutherford County, he is survived by his mother Penny Sullivan, step-father Robbie (Bobby) Redfearn both of Murfreesboro, sister; Ariel Sullivan, grandparents; Robert L. and Dovie Maynard, nephew; Tristan Anthony Sullivan, his aunt Peggy Gammon-Nelson, uncle Bobby Maynard and his wife Tina, aunt Kathy Smith...
Donald "Mickey" Shelton
February 23, 2014
Donald "Mickey" Shelton age 54 of Smyrna died Sunday. He was a native of Nashville and was preceded in death by his father Donald Preston Shelton. Mr. Shelton was a painter specializing in Powder Coat painting. He is survived by his son, Brandon Shelton and wife Samantha of Murfreesboro; grandson, Brayden Shelton; mother, Patricia Ann Teel of Georgia; sister, Cathey...
Ellen Jane Allen
February 22, 2014
Ellen Jane Allen, age 84 of Jackson, TN passed away on February 22, 2014. Graveside services with military honors will be 2:30pm, Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Mapleview Cemetery, Smyrna, TN. Woodfin Memorial Chapel, Murfreesboro is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Allen was born in Butterville, NY on December 2, 1929 to Clara and Scott Carpenter. She graduated from House...
Ricky Thomas Handley
February 22, 2014
Ricky Thomas Handley, age 55 of Murfreesboro, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2014. He was a native and lifelong resident of Murfreesboro. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Bro. Joe Woodside will officiate. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. He is survived by his parents, Tony and Faye Smotherman Handley of Murfreesboro, son, Matthew Handley and...
Elaine Lefever
February 21, 2014
Elaine Lefever, age 77 of Smyrna, died Friday at Mayfield Rehabilitation and Special Care Center. She was a native of Frankfort, NY and the daughter of the late William and Grace Graves. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband James Lefever, a son Edward Lefever and a daughter Susan Lefever. She was a Methodist...
Dorothy Jean Johnson
February 21, 2014
Dorothy Jean Johnson, 91, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away peacefully on February 21, 2014. Dorothy was the loving wife of 64 years of the late Warren T. Johnson, Sr. She is survived by two sons, Ted and Craig Johnson, and a daughter, Victoria Hoggatt; 10 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. She was a graduate of Northern Arizona University and served...
Dorothy Miller Summar
February 21, 2014
Dorothy Miller Summar, age 92 of Spring City, TN died Friday, February 21, 2014. Mrs. Summar was a native of Christiana and was the daughter of the late Alex and Lola Marlin Miller. She was also preceded in death by her husband Charles William Summar who died in 1994. Graveside services will be at 3:00pm Monday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens....
Gladys Elizabeth Gooch
February 20, 2014
Gladys Elizabeth Gooch, 85, of Smyrna, passed away on February 20, 2014. She was born in Smyrna on April 30, 1928 to Allen Weakley Gooch and Gladys Morton Gooch who preceded her in death, as did her brother Robert M. Gooch. She is survived by her sister, Nancy L. Stewart of Nashville, 4 nephews, 4 great nephews, and 2 great...
Lisa Veal
February 20, 2014
Lisa Veal, age 49 of Smyrna, passed away from a sudden illness Thursday, February 20, 2014 at StoneCrest Medical Center. She was a native of Ithaca, NY and was a 1983 graduate of Smyrna High School. Lisa was a cake decorator at the Baskin-Robbins in Smyrna. Mrs. Veal is survived by her husband Ronny Veal and their son Robert Veal;...
Jane Mayes Batey
February 19, 2014
Jane Mayes Batey, 88, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away peacefully on February 19, 2014. She was born and reared in the community of Farmington in Marshall County, Tennessee, the daughter of Joseph C. and Ruth Clayton Mayes. She graduated from Marshall County High School and David Lipscomb College, receiving a B.S. degree from George Peabody, with a Smith-Hughes certification in...
Mildred Elaine Seyl
February 19, 2014
Mildred Elaine Seyl, age 71, of Murfreesboro, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2014. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Earin Smotherman and Clara Belle Douglas Smotherman. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Dean Seyl. Funeral services will be Saturday at 4:00PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Brother Roy Robinson and...
Hayden Isaac Alexander
February 18, 2014
Hayden Isaac Alexander age 11 of Mt. Juliet, passed away Tuesday February 18, 2014. He was in the fourth grade at John Coleman Elementary School. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Sunday February 23, 2014 at Woodfin Chapel Smyrna, with Bobby Goode officiating. Burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery with family and friends serving as pallbearers. Hayden is survived by his...
Joan Fowler
February 18, 2014
Joan Womack Fowler, age 81, of Smyrna, TN, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2014. A native of Rock Island, TN she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Margie Sanders Womack. Mrs. Fowler was also preceded in death by her husband, James Claude Fowler and brother, William Womack. Funeral services will be 10:00AM Saturday at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna....
Virginia Elizabeth Walker
February 18, 2014
Virginia Elizabeth Walker, age 84, of Beech Grove, TN died Tuesday, February 18, 2014. She was a native of Unicoi County, TN and was the daughter of the late Walter Davis, Sr. and Fannie Blevins Davis. She was also preceded in death by her son, Tom Walker; and brothers, Walter and Frank Davis. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM Thursday...
Allen Watts
February 18, 2014
Allen Watts age 86 of Murfreesboro died February 18, 2014. Mr. Watts was a native of Murfreesboro and son of the late, Arthur M. and Annie Puckett Watts. He was also preceded in death by his wife Mary Nisbett Watts. Funeral service will be 2:00PM Saturday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Rev. Eugene Cotey and Pam Pilote will officiate. Burial will...
Thomas Raymond Phipps
February 17, 2014
Thomas Raymond Phipps, age 61, of Smyrna, TN, passed away on Monday, February 17, 2014, following a sixteen month battle with cancer. Thomas was the son of Jane Dougherty Phipps and the late Harlan Phipps. He is also survived by his wife, Lynda Phipps; a sister, Diane Brooks; daughter, Rachel Robertson; five step children, Jennifer Lindner, Andrew Lindner, Christine Lindner,...
Roland Burton King
February 17, 2014
Roland Burton King, age 53 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Monday February 17, 2014. A native of Cookeville, TN, he was the son of the late Billy Joe and Leslie Charlotte Sullivan King, Sr. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Billy Joe King, Jr. Mr. King is survived by his wife, Kellie White King; sons, Elion Brae King...
