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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Katie Anne Bell

Katie Anne Bell

January 27, 2013

Katie Anne Bell went to be with the lord. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11:00AM at Woodfin Funeral Chapel in Smyrna. Pastor Thomas Todd will officiate. Burial will follow in Mapleview Cemetery. Katie is survived by her parents, Brad and Shannon Hickok Bell of Smyrna, TN; brother, Nicholas Bell of Smyrna, TN; grandmother, Margaret Evans of Cullman, AL; grandparents,...

Clay Melvin Byrd

Clay Melvin Byrd

January 25, 2013

CLAY MELVIN BYRD, age 61 of Dowelltown, died Friday January 25, 2013. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Sunday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Kent Kesler Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at Poplar Hill Cemetery in Wilson County, with family and friends serving as pallbearers. Mr. Byrd is survived by his mother Gladys Alberta Adamson, daughter Melissa Dawn and her husband...

Dorothy E. Beech Ayers

Dorothy E. Beech Ayers

January 24, 2013

Dorothy E. Beech Ayers, age 87 of LaVergne, TN, died Thursday January 24, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Willie Ayers, and a daughter, Janie Adams. Mrs. Ayers is survived by her daughter and son- in- law, Martha and Wallace Whitehurst of LaVergne, TN; four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Saturday...

Frances M. Sallee

Frances M. Sallee

January 23, 2013

Frances M. Flowers Sallee, age 74, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2013. A native of Jamestown, TN, Mrs. Sallee was preceded in death by her parents, Waldon Flowers and Epsie Richardson Flowers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, W.H. Bill Sallee, her sister, Lula Flowers; and three brothers, Frank, Ernest Shorty and Herbert Flowers....

Major Nick Dudiak

Major Nick Dudiak

January 23, 2013

MAJOR NICK DUDIAK, age 78, of Murfreesboro, died January 23, 2013. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Michael and Theodora Julchitsky Dudiak. A funeral mass will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church with Father Mark Sappenfield officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM Friday until service time...

Merlin Rex Graby

Merlin Rex Graby

January 22, 2013

Merlin Rex Graby, age 85, of Murfreesboro, TN died at home on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. The funeral will be 4:00pm Sunday at Franklin Road Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Norris officiating. Private family burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to Franklin Road Baptist Church. Mr. Graby was born October 1, 1927 in Fairfield, Iowa...

Beatrice P. White

Beatrice P. White

January 22, 2013

BEATRICE P. WHITE age 93 of Murfreesboro, went home to be with her Lord and Savior January 22, 2013. A native of Milton, she is preceded in death by her husband John A. White. Ms. White is survived by her daughter; Sandra Brown of Utah, two grandchildren Tracy Kummer of Utah, Kristine Sasser of Idaho., three great-grandchildren; Justin Kummer, Alexis...

Betty Campbell Smith

Betty Campbell Smith

January 21, 2013

Betty Campbell Smith, age 66, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 21, 2013 at her home after a long battle with cancer. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Medford and Elise Lancaster Campbell. Funeral service will be 2:00pm Thursday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Bro. Jerry Maxwell will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn...

Bessie Marie Harrell

Bessie Marie Harrell

January 20, 2013

Bessie Marie Harrell, age 93, of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, January 20, 2013. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late James G. and Vera May Burnett Allen. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cecil Harrell, brothers, Arlington and Henry Allen, sister, Maggie French Robinson, and great grandchild, Houston Paul Richardson. She is...

Ruth Sterling Prairie

Ruth Sterling Prairie

January 19, 2013

Ruth Sterling Prairie age 84 of Beech Grove, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Saturday January 19, 2013. A native of Mikelton, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ida Nitzki Quenzel. Funeral service will be 2:00 Friday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, with family and friends serving...

Chao Rev. Simon Sysouphanh Ounekham

Chao Rev. Simon Sysouphanh Ounekham

January 18, 2013

Visitation 4:00 until 7:00 PM Friday in the Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Funeral Service 1:00 PM Saturday in the Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Dr. Bounchan will officiate. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Woodfin Funeral Chapels in charge of arrangements. 615-893-5151.

Enzo Gabriel Casanova

Enzo Gabriel Casanova

January 18, 2013

Enzo Gabriel Casanova, went to heaven January 18, 2013. Rev. Joseph Patrick Breen will celebrate the mass of the resurrection on Monday at 10:00 AM at St. Edwards Catholic Church. A graveside service will be held on Monday at 1:00PM at Evergreen Cemetery. Enzo is survived by his parents, Clayton and Estefania Casanova of Murfreesboro, TN; grandparents, Rosio and Carlos...

Camilla Ann Thompson Harrison

Camilla Ann Thompson Harrison

January 18, 2013

Camilla Ann Thompson Harrison, age 47 of Manchester, TN, died Friday January 18, 2013. She was a native of Rutherford County, and was preceded in death by a sister Johanna Colette Thompson. Camilla is survived by her husband, Harold Dean Harrison of Manchester, TN; parents, James C. and Isetta Smith Thompson of Murfreesboro, TN; daughter, Destiny (Terrance) McCord; son, Drake...

Radford Swoope Gilliam

Radford Swoope Gilliam

January 17, 2013

Radford Ray S. Gilliam, age 83, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on January 17, 2013 at Northside Health Care following an extended illness. He was born and raised in Buckingham County, VA and a former resident of Roan Mtn, TN. Mr. Gilliam was preceded in death by his parents John Edwin and Mary Kyle Gilliam, along with his twelve siblings....

Carl "Sarge" Eugene Smith

Carl "Sarge" Eugene Smith

January 16, 2013

Carl Eugene Sarge Smith, age 74 of Smyrna, TN, passed away Wednesday January 16, 2013. A native of Henning, TN, he was the son of the late C. D. and Grace Styers Smith. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife of 52 years, Linda Baker Smith; sons, Robert, and Timothy Smith all of Smyrna, TN; granddaughter, April Smith of Smyrna,...

Jimmy Hinson

Jimmy Hinson

January 16, 2013

Jimmy Hinson, age 49 of LaVergne died Wednesday at his home. He was a native of Milan, TN and a member of Barfield Baptist Church. A lifelong Dallas Cowboy fan, he was a graduate of Holloway High School and had worked at Cummings Sign in Murfreesboro and was currently employed by Smith Bros. Car Wash in Smyrna. He was preceded...

Roger Lee Allen

Roger Lee Allen

January 16, 2013

Roger Lee Allen, age 63, of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at his home, after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Allen was the son of the late Gilbert Harold and Shirley Ann Wendt Allan. Mr. Allen is survived by his wife of 42 years Janene Delle Allen; children Sonja Tate and her husband Curtis of Liberty, SC, Kayla...

Mildred Busey Mayfield

Mildred Busey Mayfield

January 16, 2013

Mildred Jeniece Busey Mayfield, age 74, of Murfreesboro died on Wednesday, January 16, 2013. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Arcie and Etta Jacobs Busey. She was also preceded in death by her husband, J.C. Mayfield, son, James Lannis Mayfield, and brother, Roy Busey. She is survived by her son, John Mayfield and...

Kyle Hopkins

Kyle Hopkins

January 14, 2013

Kyle Hopkins, age 38, of Manchester, TN died, Monday, January 14, 2013. A native of Wisconsin and a longtime resident of Tennessee, he was preceded in death by his twin brother, Kenneth Hopkins. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1:00PM at Franklin Road Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Norris will officiate. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Kyle is survived...

Donald Raymer

Donald Raymer

January 13, 2013

Donald L. Raymer, age 76 of Smyrna died Sunday. He was a native of Greenville, KY. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Sue Raymer and his parents, Orval Lee, and Arnetta Nelson Raymer. Mr. Raymer was a pastor of Oakley Home General Baptist Church and was retired District Sales Manager with American General Insurance Company. He is...

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