Luther George Martin
August 23, 2012
Luther George Martin, age 71, of Murfreesboro, TN, previously of Watertown, TN, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2012. A native of DeKalb County he was the son of the late George Herman Martin and Mozell Waggoner Martin. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:00PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro. Elder Sue Hutchinson and Elder Glenn Grisham will officiate....
Tina Smith
August 22, 2012
TINA SMITH, age 46, of Murfreesboro, died August 22, 2012 at Vanderbilt Hospital. She was a native of Murfreesboro, and daughter of the late Doyle and Barbara Stacey Gannon. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11:00 AM at Woodfin Funeral Chapel with Ron Byers officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband of...
Sara Smith Marsh
August 21, 2012
Sara Smith Griswold Marsh passed away at AdamsPlace in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on August 21, 2015. Sara was born on April 5, 1940 in Alabama and grew up in Chattanooga. After graduating from Red Bank High School, she moved to Miami where she worked for National Airlines. She spent most of her adult life in Florida making many friends and traveling...
Edith Olgie York Duck
August 21, 2012
Edith Olgie York Duck, age 86 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Tuesday August 21, 2012. A native of Alamance County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Shelly Ross York and Swannee Moser York Moore. Mrs. Duck was also preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Thomas Duck who died in 1982 and by a son, Joe Johnathan Duck. She...
Sara Smith Griswold Marsh
August 21, 2012
Sara Smith Griswold Marsh passed away at AdamsPlace in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on August 21, 2015. Sara was born on April 5, 1940 in Alabama and grew up in Chattanooga. After graduating from Red Bank High School, she moved to Miami where she worked for National Airlines. She spent most of her adult life in Florida making many friends and traveling...
William Nesbitt
August 21, 2012
William Orin Nesbitt, age 74, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Mr. Nesbitt, a decorated Vietnam Veteran, retired from the US Army after 20 years of service. Mr. Nesbitt is survived by his wife of 50 years Kathryn Nesbitt of Indiana; sons Kenneth Nesbitt and his wife Bonnie of Smyrna, Kevin Nesbitt of Indiana and Donnie Nesbitt of Massachusetts; grandchildren Nick...
Lillian Rowland
August 21, 2012
LILLIAN ROWLAND, age 94, of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday August 21, 2012 at Adams Place. She was born in Soddy, TN and was the daughter of the late George and Minnie Brumlow. She moved to Middle Tennessee around 1935, and lived in Smyrna until 2008. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ervin Rowland, great granddaughter, Raven Smotherman, sister,...
James Douglas Schmidt
August 20, 2012
James Douglas Schmidt, age 87 of Smyrna died Monday August 20, 2012. He was a native of Caseyville, Illinois and was the son of the late, James Schmidt and Margaret Schmidt Higgins. Mr. Schmidt was a member of Smyrna Church of the Nazarene, and World War II Veteran. He was a graduate of Collinsville High School class of 1943 and...
Charles L. Lynch
August 20, 2012
Charles L. Lynch, age 83, passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 at his home following an extended illness. Mr. Lynch was born and rasied in Murfreesboro and was the son of the late Thomas Gordan and Sarah Elizabeth Ragsdale Lynch. He was also preceded in death by his Step Mother Kate Jacobs Lynch. Mr. Lynch was a 1947 graduate of...
Sherman Ben Towns
August 19, 2012
Sherman Ben Towns, age 72 of Murfreesboro died Sunday August 19, 2012. He was a native of Chattanooga Tennessee and was the son of the late, Austin and Gladys Davis Towns. Mr. Towns was a member of Bellwood Baptist Church, and a graduate of Oakridge High School in Oakridge, Tennessee. He worked for Haynes Lumber Company as a Cabinet Builder,...
Timothy James "Tim" Humbert
August 18, 2012
Timothy Tim James Humbert, age 33, of LaVergne, TN died Saturday August 18, 2012. A native of Somerset, PA, he was the son of Patricia Grace Boozer Humbert and the late James Stanley Humbert. Tim is survived by his wife, Meagan Nikki Light Humbert; daughter, Arianna Lee Humbert both of LaVergne, TN; brother, Jim Humbert of Johnstown, PA; sister, Sherri...
Robert Alan Moore
August 18, 2012
Robert Alan Moore, age 48, of Bell Buckle, died August 18, 2012. Mr. Moore was formly from Murfreesboro and the son of Dorothy Ann Finley Moore and the late Robert Edward Moore. Mr. Moore is survived by his sons Nicholas Edward, Samuel Ray and Jacob Alan Moore; former wife Pamela Marie Moore all of Murfreesboro; girlfriend Kim Varnell of Bell...
Betty Ann Gill
August 18, 2012
Betty Ann Gill, age 51 of Murfreesboro died Saturday August 18, 2012 at her home. She was a native of Alabama. Mrs. Gill was retired from Better Built. She is survived by her husband, Verlin Gill, Jr.; children, Verlin Gill III , Carol Neu and husband Troy; grandchildren, Michael and Ruby Neu all of Murfreesboro; mother, Margaret Girder Holiday, brothers;...
Bennit Gene Johnston
August 17, 2012
Bennit Gene Johnston, 7weeks, went to be with the Lord on Friday, August 17, 2012. He was born on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Murfreesboro. He is survived by his parents, Joshua Robert Johnston and Penny Rychelle Rabon, siblings, Joshua and Addison Johnston, grandparents, Carl and Tina Spurling all of Murfreesboro, Carla Rabon of St. Peters, MO, great grandparents, Robert...
Mamie Louise Davis Brown
August 17, 2012
Mamie Louise Davis Brown, age 85 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Friday August 17, 2012 at her home. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Asa Davis, Sr. and Florence Smith Davis. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Thurman Shorty Brown, Jr. who died in 2010, and brothers, Asa Davis, Jr., Morgan...
Lt. Col. Robert D. Ogg
August 16, 2012
LT. COL. ROBERT D. OGG, age 83 of Murfreesboro, died Thursday August 16, 2012. A native of Nashville, he was the son of the late Felix and Margaret Maurey Ogg. He was preceded in death by wife Fay Parsons Ogg who died in 2009. Lt. Col. Ogg is survived by his son Brig.Gen. (Retired) R. David Ogg, Jr. and his...
Elma Mae Grissett
August 15, 2012
Mrs. Elma Mae Grissett, age 81, formerly of Alabama, died August 15, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Luther and Oreen Black Blair. She is also preceded in death by her first husband Robert Gray who died in 2002. Mrs. Grissett is survived by her son Roger Gray of Noblesville, IN; and daughter Linda Hall of Murfreesboro. A...
Mary Kate Cope
August 15, 2012
Mary Kate Cope, former First Lady of Middle Tennessee State University, died on her birthday, August 15, 2012, in Murfreesboro. She was 96 years of age. Mrs. Cope is preceded in death by her late husband, Dr. Quill Evan Cope, who served as the Commissioner of Education for the State of Tennessee from 1952-1958, and president of Middle Tennessee State...
Drew Ashley Pate
August 15, 2012
Drew Ashley Pate slipped peacefully into eternal slumber on Wed., Aug. 15, 2012. Born on Jan. 6, 1977, he was 35 years old. He was a treasured husband, father, and son. He is survived by his devoted wife, Kristin Moore Pate, his loving parents Judy Turner Goodwin (Steve), W.A. (Buddy) Pate (Bernice). Other survivors include his stepsister, Julie Goodwin of...
Clint Harrison Lowe, Jr.
August 14, 2012
Clint Harrison Lowe, Jr., age 64 of Smyrna died Tuesday August 14, 2012 at his home. He was a native of Waverly Tennessee and was the son of the late, Clint Harrison Lowe, Sr. and Zelma Scott Lowe. Mr. Lowe had served in the Vietnam War with the United States Army. He was retired from Walmart in Smyrna. Mr. Lowe...
