Andrew "Andy" Howard
August 19, 2014
Andrew "Andy" Howard, age 40 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday. He was a native of Valdosta, Georgia and the son of Tom and Gloria Howard of Walter Hill. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife Dana Howard; a son Dustin Howard; sisters Rochelle Fulghum and her husband Brian of Murfreesboro and Renee Dutro of Guntersville, Alabama; cousin...
Rollande "Ronnie" Reader
August 15, 2014
Rollande "Ronnie" Reader, age 81, of Murfreesboro, TN, went to be with her Lord on Friday, August 15, 2014. A native of Rome, NY she was the daughter of the late John and Eleanor Jeffrey LeClair. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Dolores LaGatta and one brother, John LeClair. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at...
Ronald Holder
August 15, 2014
Ronald Holder age 59 of Murfreesboro, passed away Friday August 15, 2014. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Charles Ross and Dorothy Jean Handley Holder. He was also preceded in death by a granddaughter; Sarah Denny. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Monday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Judy Warnack officiating. Burial will follow in...
Brother James "Jim" Avaritt, Sr.
August 14, 2014
Brother James E. "Jim" Avaritt, Sr. age 78, servant of God, was taken to heaven to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Thursday, August 14, 2014. Brother Jim a native of Murfreesboro, was born June 9, 1936 to Thomas W. and Willie Blythe Avaritt who preceded him in death. Son, James E. "Jimmy" Avaritt, Jr. and a brother,...
Lee Evans
August 14, 2014
Lee Evans, age 75, of Shelbyville peacefully died on Thursday evening August 14, 2014 surrounded by his loving wife and close family. Lee was a loving husband, father, and grandpa who will be greatly missed. A native of Crisfield, MD, he is survived by his dedicated wife of 28 years, Joyce Evans. He is also survived by his beloved children...
Herbert Jay Monk
August 14, 2014
Herbert Jay Monk age 80 of Murfreesboro died August 14, 2014. He was a native of Chuckey, TN and he was the son of the late B.G. and Zella Mae Price Monk. Mr. Monk served in the United States Air Force and later worked in Hotel Management before retirement. He is survived by his children; Cassandra Groh and husband Norman...
Lillie Victory
August 12, 2014
Lillie Victory, age 68 of Smyrna died Tuesday August 12, 2014. She was a native of Smyrna and was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin and Willie Mae West Underwood; brothers, Roy, Franklin, and Ivey Gene Underwood; sisters, Estelle Gourley and Oakley McClanahan. Mrs. Victory had worked at Betterbilt and was retired from Davidson Ladders. She had attended the...
George Fitzgerald
August 12, 2014
George Fitzgerald age 83 of Murfreesboro formally of Gallatin died Tuesday August 12, 2014 Mr. Fitzgerald was a member of First Baptist Church Gallatin, and was owner of Fitzgerald Drafting. Survived by his wife, Sherry Fitzgerald of Murfreesboro; children, Angie Hill and husband David of Murfreesboro, Mike Crowder of South Carolina, George Fitzgerald, Jr. of Castalian Springs; five grandchildren and...
John Neely Ross
August 12, 2014
John Neely Ross, age 69, of Smyrna, TN, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. A native of Smyrna, he was preceded in death by his parents, James "Mayfield" Lonzo Ross and Daisy Hope Neely Ross; his loving wife, Gayle Kinnard Ross; brother, Sam William "Bill" Ross; and sister, Gloria Gail Ross. Funeral services will be...
John H. Riggs
August 11, 2014
John H. Riggs, age 88 of Murfreesboro died August 11, 2014 at his home. He was a native of Murfreesboro and was the son of the late, William and Lillian Jarratt Riggs. He was a World War II Veteran and retired Dairy Farmer. Mr. Riggs is survived by his son, Alan Riggs and wife Mysti of Murfreesboro; grandchildren, Richard Harris...
Horace G. Baskin
August 11, 2014
Horace Grady Baskin, age 94, passed peacefully with his wife and children by his side on Monday, August 11, 2014. Mr. Baskin was a native of Rutherford Co., and son of the late Thomas Miles Baskin and Mary Ada Woodruff Baskin. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Robert William, Edward Lee, Thomas Miles, and Eugene Haskell Baskin; sisters,...
Phillip "Pee Wee" Claude Garner
August 10, 2014
Phillip "Pee Wee" Claude Garner, age 59 of Eagleville, TN, passed away Sunday August 10, 2014. A native of Sewanee, TN, he was preceded in death by his father, J. T. Garner. Mr. Garner is survived by his mother, Nancy Maxwell Garner Mangrum, and her husband John, of LaVergne, TN; daughter Jamie Marie Mitchell, and her husband Tim, of Woodbury,...
Evan Tongseur Sayvone
August 9, 2014
Evan Tongseur Sayvone age 4 of Murfreesboro, passed away Saturday August 9, 2014. He is survived by his parents; Southchai and Phiengjai Sayvone, his sister; Oulaivieng Abby Sisavad, and his two brothers; Aaron Sayvone, and Aadon Sootchai Sayvone. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12:00 noon until time of service at 2:00pm at Woodfin Chapel Smyrna. On line condolences may be...
Geneva Nolan
August 8, 2014
Geneva Bell Nolan, age 82, of Murfreesboro, TN, died Friday, August 8, 2014. A native of Cannon County she was the daughter of the late Delter and Edna Melton Bell. She was also preceded in death by her husband, H.W. "Sonny" Nolan who died in 2001; two brothers, Georgia Douglas Bell and William B Bell; and two sisters, Juanita Tenpenny...
Joan Marie Gannon
August 8, 2014
Joan Marie Gannon (Eichman), age 67, died at her home with her family in Christiana, Tennessee on August 8, 2014. She was born on July 5, 1947 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Joan grew up and attended college in Michigan, where she became an English teacher. She was introduced by relatives to her loving husband of 45 years, Lt. Col. USAF...
Dr. Kitty Gamewell
August 7, 2014
Dr. Kitty McGuire Gamewell, age 95 died August 7, 2014. Dr. Gamewell was a native of Sylva, North Carolina and was the daughter of the late Dr. Wayne McGuire and Dr. Daisy Zachary McGuire. She was also preceded by her husband Dr. Robert Lee Gamewell, Jr. who died in 2006. Services will be 4:00pm Sunday at First United Methodist Church....
Roger Wickes
August 7, 2014
Roger Stuart Wickes, age 76 of Murfreesboro, died Thursday at his home. He was a native of Stanton, Michigan and the son of the late Leroy and Winifred McConkey Wickes. Mr. Wickes is survived by his wife Wilma Stokes Wickes; sons MSGT Jonathan Wickes and his wife Amy of Murfreesboro, TN, Danny Helander and his wife Lisa of Milner, GA,...
Eara Morgan
August 6, 2014
Eara Morgan, age 74 of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Lawrence County, TN and a daughter of Robert Cleveland Thomason, Sr. and the late Ida Irene Warrick. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a daughter Regina Ann Dunaway, a granddaughter Tracey Armstrong and two brothers Paul Thomason...
Vera Belle Swarts-Lakey
August 6, 2014
God has called another angel home. Vera Belle Swarts-Lakey, singer/songwriter, passed away after a valiant battle with cancer on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. She is survived by her devoted long-time companion, Jim Wilson, daughter Penny & husband Daniel Foreman, grandchildren Tommy & husband Jason Gantz and Phillip & wife Jessie Burton, great-grandson, Connor Davis, step-daughter Brit Murray and step-granddaughter Jaqueline...
Dorothy Mae Oglesbee
August 5, 2014
Dorothy Mae Oglesbee, age 77 of Smyrna died Tuesday August 5, 2014. She was a native of Elizabethtown, IL. and was the daughter of the late, Frank and Lottie Cook Cinkovich. Mrs. Oglesbee was member of Giles Creek Baptist Church and was retired from Sears. She is survived by her husband Raymond Oglesbee; sons, David Suite and Dennie Suits both...
