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Barbara Sullivan

Barbara Sullivan

January 5, 2025

Barbara Dale Sullivan, age 83, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Carmack and Adelle Moore Sullivan and was also preceded in death by nephew, Christopher Sumruld.

She is survived by her sisters, Marilyn Sullivan Hart and Dianne (Carl) Cashion Sumruld; nephews, Kenny Standley, Michael Sumruld, and Jody Sumruld; and nieces,...

Christine Margaret Darby

Christine Margaret Darby

January 4, 2025

Christine Margaret Darby, age 72 of Murfreesboro died Saturday January 4, 2025. She was a native of Framingham, Massachusetts and was preceded in death by her parents, William Grace and Helen Grace.

Mrs. Darby was a retired LPN and had worked at many HCA Healthcare Hospitals thru out of Nashville.

She is survived by her...

Neita Estes

Neita Estes

January 4, 2025

Neita Shockney Estes, age 91 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Saturday, January 4, 2025, at Community Care of Rutherford County. She was a native of Nashville and a daughter of the late Chester Harrison Shockney and Hazel Elizabeth Poteet Shockney. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, James E. "Jim" Estes, Sr. and a son,...

Chad Alan Hinkelmann

Chad Alan Hinkelmann

January 4, 2025

Chad Alan Hinkelmann, age 44 of Murfreesboro died Saturday January 4, 2025. He was born in Sterling, IL and had grown up in Bryon, IL and was a member of Good Shepard Lutheran Church in Rock Falls, IL.

Chad was a graduate Wyoming Technical Institute in Laramie, WY. He had worked for Arby's in management. Chad was...

Rosemary Mizell

Rosemary Mizell

January 3, 2025

Mrs. Rosemary Fuchsgruber Mizell, age 89, of Readyville, TN passed away Friday, January 3, 2025. She was born in Chicago, IL to the late Alois and Joanna Rosso Fuchsgruber. Mrs. Mizell was a devout Christian and read her Bible every day. She loved to sing and composed songs with her late husband.

Mrs. Mizell is survived by...

Santina Rombe

Santina Rombe

January 2, 2025

Mrs. Santina Poni Rombe, age 66, of Nashville, TN passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025. She was born in Juba, S. Sudan to the late Lako and Lucia Rombe. Mrs. Rombe was a homemaker to her family and a member of South Haven Arabic Baptist Church. She enjoyed talking to those she cared about and made many jokes in...

Juanita Swift Horne

Juanita Swift Horne

January 2, 2025

Mrs. Ella Juanita Swift Horne, age 90, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, January 2, 2025. She was born in a genuine pioneer log cabin on her Grandpappy and Grandmother Swift's farm on a hill in Jackson County, TN to the late Bradley and Emma Slagle Swift. Mrs. Horne was a 1952 graduate of Jackson County High School. She...

Elliott Cosby

Elliott Cosby

January 2, 2025

Elliott Cosby passed away January 2, 2025. He was born in Smyrna, Tennessee to parents, Sam and Elvira Cosby. He is also survived by his grandparents, Jim and Pam Cosby and Val and Liya Dikhtyar; uncles, Anthony and Nicolas Dikhtyar; and aunts, Maya Dikhtyar and Emily Cosby.

Though Elliott's time here was short, he left a great...

Mary Katherine Simpson

Mary Katherine Simpson

January 2, 2025

Mrs. Mary Katherine Simpson, age 96, of Murfreesboro, TN passed peacefully into eternal rest on January 2, 2025. A life devoted to family, faith, and community, Mary Katherine leaves a legacy of love and service that will be cherished by all who knew her.

Born to Sidney Richard and Jane Winfrey Messick on November 25, 1928, Mary...

Sean Little

Sean Little

January 1, 2025

Mr. William "Sean" Little, age 54, was born July 27, 1970 and went to be with the Lord January 1, 2025. He was born in Athens, AL but spent much of his life in Murfreesboro, TN. Sean was a 1988 graduate of Oakland High School and a longtime member of North Boulevard Church of Christ.

Beloved son,...

Percy Langford

Percy Langford

January 1, 2025

James Percy Langford, age 84 of Smyrna, Tennessee died Wednesday, January 1, 2025. He was a native of Celina, Tennessee and was a son of the late Evert and Georgia Langford. He was also preceded in death by his wife Darlene Langford; a daughter, Kerrie Langford; stepdaughter, Dawn Graham; and a grandson, Tommy Ezell.

Survivors include a...

Donna Marie King Baum

Donna Marie King Baum

January 1, 2025

Donna Marie King Baum, age 64 of Christiana, TN, left this earth peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in Nashville, TN.

She was born on August 15, 1960, in Murfreesboro, TN to the late Charlene P. King and the late Clem J. "Pete" King. Donna graduated from Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro,...

Charles Ronnie Nabors

Charles Ronnie Nabors

December 31, 2024

Charles Ronnie Nabors, age 79 of Mt. Juliet, TN, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2024. A native of Wilson County, TN, he was the son of the late Walter V. Nabors and Pattie Grissom Nabors Taylor. Charles was also preceded in death by his stepfather, James Taylor, siblings, Mary Katherine Horton, Jackie Nabors, Kennith Nabors, Judy Nabors, and Linda...

Helen Lane

Helen Lane

December 31, 2024

Helen Roberta Lane, age 90, passed away Tuesday, December 31, 2024. She was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee to the late Willie M. and Hallie Roberta Jakes, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred Lane; brothers, Willie Jakes, Jr., Jessie Jakes, and Dorris Jakes; as well as a sister, Mary Malone.

She is...

James "Jim" Crofts

James "Jim" Crofts

December 31, 2024

James "Jim" Crofts, age 76 of Smyrna/Nashville, TN, and formally of Englewood, TN, entered the gates of Heaven peacefully on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, after a hard fought six-year battle with Alzheimer's Dementia.

Jim loved Englewood and his hometown friends, but family was his priority. He worked construction as a brick mason for many years until it...

Maree Christensen

Maree Christensen

December 31, 2024

Mrs. Maree Joy Christensen, age 83, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior on December 31, 2024 surrounded by the love of her family. Born September 20, 1941, in Mauston, WI, she was the cherished daughter of Bernice and Oscar Halverson.

Maree grew up in New Lisbon, WI where she graduated from New Lisbon High School....

Nancy Scruggs

Nancy Scruggs

December 30, 2024

Nancy Lynn Scruggs, age 74 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Monday, December 30, 2024, at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tennessee with her family at her side. She was born on May 31, 1950, in Lebanon, Tennessee to William Pleasant Meador and Velma Naomi Law Meador (both deceased).

All of Nancy's childhood and teen years, she lived...

Sharon "Shari" Robinson

Sharon "Shari" Robinson

December 29, 2024

Sharon "Shari" Kay Robinson, age 63, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Marquis and Betty Cothran.

She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Barry "Bo" Robinson; daughters, Angie Roberts and her husband Joshua, Jennifer Robinson, and Stephanie Wright and her husband Travis; grandchildren, Dylan, CJ, Shaylin, Michael, Dejuan,...

Kenneth Wilson Cothron

Kenneth Wilson Cothron

December 29, 2024

Kenneth Wilson Cothron, age 92 of Murfreesboro and formerly of Plano, TX, died Sunday, December 29, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

Mr. Cothron was born on August 16,1932 to Lucy Wilson Cothron and Martha Massey Cothron in Macon County, Tennessee. He was a graduate of Trousdale County High...

Linda Hardymon

Linda Hardymon

December 29, 2024

Linda Hardymon, age 79 of Murfreesboro, Tennessee died Sunday, December 29, 2024, at her home following a brief illness. She was a native of Frankfurt, Ohio and a daughter of the late Speck and Marion O'Brien. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Lissie O'Brien.

A loving mother and grandmother, survivors include her children, Adam...

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