Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Ralph Wayde Scott
July 18, 2013
Ralph Wayde "Punkin" Scott age 53 of Christiana, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by family after a short battle with cancer. Funeral service will be 1:00pm Monday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Ron Leathers and Dwight Smitty officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Mr. Scott is survived by his...
Fred Lewis Morgan
July 18, 2013
Fred Lewis Morgan, age 86 of Murfreesboro died Thursday July 18, 2013. He was a native of Deason Tennessee and was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Jean Morgan and also by parents, Mary Lou Prater Morgan and Luther V. Morgan; brothers, Charles, Robert and James. Mr. Morgan had served in the United States Air Force and...
Mary Norman Hoover O'Brien
July 16, 2013
Mary Norman Hoover O'Brien, age 87 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday July 16, 2013. She was a native of Rucker, Tennessee and was preceded in death by her husband, Frank O'Brien, and her parents, Ephriam Frank and Mary Lou Hendrickson Hoover; brother, E. Frank Hoover, Jr.; sisters, Sara Hoover Haynes and Robbie Hoover Lawrence. Mrs. O'Brien was a member of Barfield...
James William Raymer
July 16, 2013
James William Raymer passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 16, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mildred Malugen and Joseph B. Raymer. Mr. Raymer is survived by his wife, Janice Adams-Raymer who was his true love, best friend, and companion for 28 happy and fun years traveling through life's journeys. He is...
Eugene Dale Cloud
July 15, 2013
Eugene Dale Cloud, age 66 of Murfreesboro, TN, passed away Monday July 15, 2013. A native of Burlington, IA, he was the son of the late Dale Eugene and Adelene Mildred Dowell Cloud. Mr. Cloud is survived by his wife of 47 years, Diana Christenson Cloud; sons, Kevin Cloud of Nashville, TN and Todd Cloud of Fresno, CA; grandchildren, Kenneth...
Paul Gene Chamberlain
July 15, 2013
Paul Gene Chamberlain, age 48 of Smyrna, died Monday at Stone Crest Medical Center after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Valparaiso, Indiana and a son of the late Gene and Edna Chamberlain. Mr. Chamberlain was a veteran of the United States Army and the Tennessee Army National Guard. Mr. Chamberlain is survived by his longtime companion Lois...
Barbara Ann Francis
July 12, 2013
Barbara Ann Francis, age 47 of The Woodlands, Texas. She had attended Memphis State University and Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. Ms Francis was an avid animal lover and horseback rider. Ms. Francis is survived by her parents, Joe Francis III and Geraldine Francis of The Woodlands, Texas; brother, Joe Francis IV and wife Mary Jo of The...
Elizabeth Caldwell Myron
July 11, 2013
Elizabeth (Libby) Caldwell Myron passed away at age 100 on July 11, 2013 in Murfreesboro, TN. She was born in Scott County, Missouri on February 5, 1913 to William and Frances Caldwell. She is from a family of ten children all of whom predeceased her. Her husband Kenneth E. Myron to whom she was married 57 years predeceased her in...
Jack Carl Mandusky
July 11, 2013
Jack Carl Mandusky joined his Heavenly Father on July 11, 2013. He was surrounded by his family before passing peacefully at home. Jack was born on October 15, 1933 in Cleveland, OH. He worked as an Engineer and retired from Johnson Controls. On May 6, 1972, Jack was united in marriage to Doris, the love of his life. As a...
Grace Adams Young
July 10, 2013
Grace Adams Young, age 93, of Murfreesboro died Wednesday, July 10, 2013. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Walter and Arie Adams. She was also preceded in death by her husband Arthur Young who died in 1984 and a granddaughter Rochelle Bean Anthony. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday at Woodfin Memorial...
Patricia Mae Rupnik
July 9, 2013
Patricia Mae Rupnik age 86 of Smyrna, passed away Tuesday July 9, 2013. Born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mae Patterson. She is also preceded in death by her husband Mitchell Rupnik. Ms.Rupnik is survived by her children; daughters; Sharon Hawkins and her husband Bill of Bellevue, Carol Rinehart and her husband...
William T Sellers
July 9, 2013
William T. "Bill" Sellers, Lt. (jg) U.S.N.R., 91, passed away July 9, 2013, at home in Murfreesboro. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, July 12, 2013 Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro. Visitation will begin 1 hour before the service. Dr. Noel Schoonmaker and Pam Pilote of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in...
Shirley Louise Lawson Maxwell
July 9, 2013
Shirley Louise Lawson Maxwell, age 65 of the Fellowship Community, passed away Tuesday July 9, 2013. A native of Wartrace, TN, she was the daughter of the late John D. and Elizabeth Mooneyham Lawson. Mrs. Maxwell was also preceded in death by her son, David Merle Maxwell, II and by a brother, Bobby Gene Lawson. Mrs. Maxwell is survived by...
Nancy Maybelle King
July 9, 2013
Nancy Maybelle King, age 70 of Murfreesboro died July 9, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was native of Davidson County and was preceded in death by her parents, Harley and Bessie Raines King, one son and grandson, one foster son and four brothers. Mrs. King is survived by daughters, Norma Bess and husband Bill of Smyrna, Melinda Adams and...
Lydia Arvidson
July 8, 2013
Lydia Arvidson, age 82 of Murfreesboro died July 8, 2013 at home. She was a native of Los Angeles, CA and was Catholic. Mrs. Arvidson was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Jose Ventura; children, JoAnn Keeton of Murfreesboro; Victor Delacruz, Ricky Delacruz, Ed Ventura all of California; grandchildren, Rob, Mike, Jenisse, Janae,...
Charles T. Farlow
July 7, 2013
Charles T. Farlow, age 61 of Murfreesboro died Sunday July 7, 2013. He was native of Nashville and was a retired Insurance Adjuster. Mr. Farlow was a Veteran of United States Air Force. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Shirley Farlow; children, Dana Fortner of Murfreesboro; Devin Farlow of Murfreesboro, Dawn Hughes of Murfreesboro; grandchildren, Megan, Dustin,...
Joe Jack Dement
July 7, 2013
Joe Jack Dement, age 86, of Lascassas, died July 7, 2013. Mr. Dement was a native of Normandy, TN and was the son of the late E. Miller and Ruby McSpadden Dement. Funeral services will be at 2:00PM Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Rev. Marshall Gupton and Ron Medlin will officiate. Burial will be in the Hollywood Cemetery at Wartrace....
Ellen Stokes
July 7, 2013
Ellen Stokes, 84 of LaVergne died Sunday July 7, 2013. She was a native of Pickens County South Carolina and was preceded in death by her husband, Theron Stokes, parents, Oscar and Leora Bell Alexander. Mrs. Stokes was a member of Woodbine Baptist Church and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She is survived by her children, Linda...
Kenneth Ford
July 5, 2013
Kenneth Ford, age 77 of Murfreesboro died Friday at MTMC. He was a native of Chicago and was the son of the late Maurice and Ruth Trent. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother Jack Huber and a sister in law Susan Trent. Mr. Ford is survived by his sons Kirt Ford of Houston...
Thomas Frederick Wright, Jr.
July 5, 2013
Thomas Frederick Wright, Jr., age 51 of Murfreesboro died Friday, July 05, 2013. He was a native of Walker County, GA and the son of the late Thomas Frederick and Jeanette Brown Wright, Sr. Funeral service will be 4:00pm Sunday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. He is survived by his wife, Gayle Wright, son, T.J. Royer of Bell Buckle, and daughter,...
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