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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Clarence Elmer Goad

Clarence Elmer Goad

March 28, 2014

Clarence Elmer Goad, age 73 of Jasper Johnson Road died at his home March 28, 2014. He was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by his father; George W. Goad; son, William Hardy Goad; brother, Connie Goad and sister, Shirley Goad. Mr. Goad was retried from Tennessee Farmers Co-op, after 45 years of service. Funeral service...

Anne Posey Hitch

Anne Posey Hitch

March 28, 2014

Mrs. Anne Etheredge Posey Hitch, age 69, passed peacefully on March 28, 2014 at her home in Smyrna, TN. She was born on March 6, 1945 to E.L. and Annabelle Posey of Crescent City, FL. She was active in her community and the church. As an accomplished piano player she served as pianist for her church and participated in the...

Nancy Matthews

Nancy Matthews

March 28, 2014

Nancy Matthews age 78 of Murfreesboro died Friday March 28, 2014. She was a native of Giles County and was preceded in death by her husband, William Matthews, and parents, James Marvin Thornton and Elva Eleanora Patterson Thornton. Mrs. Matthews was a member of St. Marks United Methodist Church and a retired nurse for Dr. Estes and Dr. Tolbert. She...

Robert Edward Corter

Robert Edward Corter

March 27, 2014

Robert Edward Corter age 88 of LaVergne, passed away Thursday March 27, 2014. A native of Giles County, he was the son of the late Robert T. and Bula Reynolds Corter. Funeral service will be 1:00pm Monday at Woodfin Chapel Smyrna with Brother Bill Tomason officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens with family serving as pallbearers. Mr. Corter...

Joyce Lindsey

Joyce Lindsey

March 27, 2014

Joyce Sleigh Lindsey, age 79 of Smyrna, went to be with the Lord Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Stonecrest Medical Center. She was a native of Clarksville and a daughter of the late Simon C. and Sarah Thomas Sleigh. She was also preceded in death by a son Danny Lindsey, three sisters and three brothers. Mrs. Lindsey is survived by...

Marie Graves King

Marie Graves King

March 27, 2014

Marie G. King, age 89 of Smyrna died Thursday March 27, 2014. She was a native of Lebanon and was preceded in death by her husband, August King, and parents, Harry and Rosa Lee Graves. Mrs. King was a member of Smyrna First United Methodist Church and was retired receptionist with Dr. Kennedy and Dr. Odom. She is survived by...

Mary Elizabeth Bullard

Mary Elizabeth Bullard

March 27, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Bullard, age 90 of Smyrna, died Thursday at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Smyrna and a daughter of the late Christopher Columbus and Carrie Brady Young. She was preceded in death by four brothers, four sisters and her husband James Edward Bullard in 1970. Mrs. Bullard is survived by nieces and nephews Louis Hayes...

Printiss Fulton

Printiss Fulton

March 26, 2014

Printiss Fulton, age 91 of Smyrna died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at his home. A native of Gholson, Mississippi, he was the son of the late Daniel Printiss and Maggie Crocker Fulton. He was also preceded in death by his first wife Willadean Fulton, an infant daughter Julia Faye Fulton and eight brothers and sisters. Mr. Fulton is survived by...

Sidney C. Adams

Sidney C. Adams

March 26, 2014

Sidney C. Adams, age 79 of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday at his home. He was a native of Rutherford County and the son of the late Loyd and Mary Cook Adams. He was preceded in death by his first wife Dorothy Messick Adams, a son Mark Adams, sisters Betty Sanford and Nancy Batey. Mr. Adams is survived by his wife Mary...

Lena Bell Pardue

Lena Bell Pardue

March 25, 2014

Lena Bell Pardue, age 82, of LaVergne, died March 25, 2014. She was a native of LaVergne, and daughter of the late Jesse James and Melvie Lee Traylor Mason. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna with Bro. Wayne Cornwell officiating. Burial will be in Mapleview Cemetery. Mrs. Pardue is survived by a son, Joseph D....

Constance Gifford Tomlinson

Constance Gifford Tomlinson

March 24, 2014

Constance Gifford Tomlinson age 92 of Murfreesboro, passed away Monday March 24, 2014. Born in Persia, she was the daughter of the late Burtus and Emma Campbell Gifford, Presbyterian Missionaries. She is also preceded in death by her husband Major Retired James H. Tomlinson, a son John Tomlinson, three sisters, and three brothers. Mrs. Tomlinson is survived by her children;...

Nikki Phillips

Nikki Phillips

March 24, 2014

Nikki Phillips, 41, of Louisville Passed away March 24, 2014 at her residence. Nikki was a warm person who touched many people with her kind heart, and always thinking of others. One of her favorite things was volunteering her time at the Wayside Christian Mission. Nikki was a loving wife, mother, daughter, and sister, and aunt. Survivors include her husband...

James William Wood, Iii

James William Wood, Iii

March 24, 2014

James William Wood, III, age 69 of Murfreesboro, passed away Monday, March 24, 2014 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Mr. Wood was born to the late James and Ruth Vance Wood of Murfreesboro. His grandparents were James and Rosa Wood of Almaville, TN; and Claude and Flora Vance of Murfreesboro, TN. Mr. Wood was a native of Murfreesboro and a 1965...

Roberta Wells Gregory

Roberta Wells Gregory

March 23, 2014

Roberta Wells Gregory, age 94 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Sunday March 23, 2014. Born in Lynnville, TN, she was the daughter of the late James and Vashti Follis Wells. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Gregory who died in 2000, and a grandson, Kerry Clark who died 1991, and her son-in-law, Carl Clark who died...

William "Bill" Riley Weldon

William "Bill" Riley Weldon

March 23, 2014

William Riley "Bill" Weldon, age 67 of Readyville, died Sunday, March 23, 2014. He was a native of Tacoma, Washington and the son of the late Riley B. Weldon. He was also preceded in death by grandson, Austin Weldon Hopper. He is survived his wife, Deborah Weldon, mother, Audrey Castle Nolan, daughters, Jennifer Davis of Murfreesboro, Christy Dawn Inman and...

Willie Lera Higdon

Willie Lera Higdon

March 23, 2014

Mrs. Willie Lera Higdon, age 98, of Smyrna, TN passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014. A native of Rutherford County she was preceded in death by her parents, Sam Allen and Vera Ross Lannom; husband, Luther B. Higdon; son, Alton Wade Barrett; brother, Thomas Lannom; and sister, Essie Averett. Mrs. Higdon is survived by her son, Leslie P. Barrett of...

Elizabeth Cross Smith

Elizabeth Cross Smith

March 23, 2014

Elizabeth Cross Smith age 98 died Monday March 24, 2014. Mrs. Smith was a native of Davidson County and was the daughter of the late Howard and Grace Baker Cross Allen. She was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Everett Smith III who died in 1996, a son Howard C. Smith who died in 2003 and a brother John...

Margaret Bardin Mason (Weeks)

Margaret Bardin Mason (Weeks)

March 21, 2014

Margaret Bardin Mason (Weeks), age 84, of Seymour and formerly of Murfreesboro passed away Friday, March 21, 2014, at the UT Medical Center in Knoxville. She was the daughter of the late Jesse Kirkland Bardin and Willie Bess Taylor Presswood. Her husband, William E. (Bill) Mason, Sr., died in 1962. Margo was born in Terry, Mississippi, and moved to Murfreesboro...

Elva Jaco Rogers

Elva Jaco Rogers

March 21, 2014

Elva Lee Jaco Rogers, age 87, of Murfreesboro, TN died Friday March 21, 2014. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Nuck B. and Addie Lee Allen Jaco. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ordie Fate Rogers; brothers, Phillip, Edmond, R. Q., and Doc Jaco; sister, Gladys Jamison; and son-in-law, Kenneth Jenkins. Mrs....

Richard Dean Brannan

Richard Dean Brannan

March 21, 2014

Richard Dean Brannan, age 79 of Murfreesboro, TN died Friday March 21, 2014. He was a native of Dayton Ohio and was the son of the late, Emory Leo Brannan and Anna Jane Hoop Brannan. Mr. Brannan was a veteran on the United States Army and member of St. Luke Catholic Church in Smyrna, TN. He was a member of...

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