James "Bo" Woodard
August 28, 2012
James Bo Woodard, age 55, died Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at St. Thomas Alive Hospice. Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM Thursday at Walter Hill First Baptist Church. Rev. Shelby Smith will officiate. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Wednesday 4:00 until 8:00 PM at Walter Hill First Baptist Church. Mr. Woodard is survived by...
Diane Lorraine Ruarke Coltran
August 28, 2012
Diane Lorraine Ruarke Coltran, age 55 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Tuesday August 28, 2012. She was a native of Wilmington, DE. Mrs. Coltran is survived by her husband, Loren A. Coltran, Jr.; sons, Paul Harrington and his wife Kayla of Murfreesboro, TN and Keith Harrington of Wilmington, DE; parents, Frank William and Roberta Ann Stewart Ruarke of Newark, DE; brothers,...
Willie E. Rye
August 28, 2012
WILLIE E. RYE, age 81, of LaVergne died August 28, 2012. She was a native of Walton County, GA, and daughter of the late Clarence and Hilda Mae Brown Casper. Funeral services will be Thursday at 11:30 AM at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Rye is survived by sons, Ralph James Glass, Marvin L....
Teresa A. Darda
August 27, 2012
Teresa A. Darda, age 51, a loving and caring wife, mother, and grandmother lost her courageous fight with cancer Monday, August 27, 2012. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Ellis and Martha Haynes Wilkinson. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Tommy Wilkinson. Graveside service will be 2:00pm Wednesday at Roselawn...
Howard Lee Thomas
August 26, 2012
HOWARD LEE THOMAS, age 92 of Murfreesboro passed away Sunday August 26, 2012. He was a native and lifelong resident of Rutherford County. He was the son of the late James C. Thomas and Ethel Morris Thomas Steagall. He was preceded in death by his wife Christine Walden Thomas, son Ronald E. Thomas, infant daughter Barbara Ann Thomas, granddaughter Tee...
Eberhard Wilhelm Deuss
August 24, 2012
Eberhard Wilhelm Deuss, age 76, of Antioch, died Friday, August 24, 2012. He was born in Stuttgard, Germany to the late Wilhelm F. and Klara E. Wuest Deuss. Graveside service will be 1pm Friday at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Sue Deuss of Antioch, daughter, Melissa Sue Deuss of Watertown, Denise Deuss LeBrun of...
William Henry Roden
August 24, 2012
William Henry Roden, age 81, of Murfreesboro, died Friday, August 24, 2012 at NHC. Mr. Roden was a native of Rutherford County and was the son of the late Willie O. Roden and Christine Perry Roden. He is also preceded in death by his wife of 52 years Mildred K. Greggs Roden; son Clifford Ray Roden; daughters Carolyn Roden and...
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;...
