Agnes Adams Thompson
July 17, 2012
Agnes Adams Thompson, age 96 of Murfreesboro, died Tuesday July 17, 2012 at NHC of Murfreesboro. She was native of Cannon County but had lived most of her life in Rutherford County. She was the daughter of the late, Shelah and Allie Edge Adams. Mrs. Thompson was also preceded in death by her husband Thomas E. Thompson who died in...
James Herschel Mullins
July 17, 2012
James Herschel Mullins, age 96 of Murfreesboro died Tuesday July 17, 2012. He was a native of Rutherford County and was the son of the late, Charles Herbert and Ollie Haithcock Mullins. Mr. Mullins was also preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Alsup Mullins. He was a member of Florence Road Church of Christ where he served as an...
Kenneth L. Myers
July 17, 2012
KENNETH L. MYERS age 83 of Smyrna, died Tuesday July 17, 2012. A native of Plains, Kansas he was the son of the late Paul and Carrie Inez Malone Myers. He was preceded in death by a sisters Olive Alder, Kathleen Keller and a brother Dan Myers. Mr. Myers is survived by his wife of 55 years, Loretta Ann Martin...
Kenneth Ellis
July 15, 2012
Kenneth Ellis, age 94, of Nashville, TN passed away Sunday, July 15, 2012. A native of Tellico Plains, he was preceded in death by his parents, Hoyte W. and Susie Davis Ellis, and his wife, Rebecca Jernigan Ellis. Funeral service will be 3:00PM Wednesday at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Dr. Lemuel Wade and Dr. Carl Hoffman will officiate. Burial will follow...
Stephen Eugene Carlton
July 14, 2012
Stephen Eugene Carlton, age 38 died Saturday July 14, 2012. He was native of Rutherford County and was raise by his grandparents the late Ernest and Eunice Gardner Carlton. Survived by his birth mother Earline Layhew Barnett of Smyrna; son, Dalton Carlton; daughters, Destiny Carlton, and Dalayna Rebecca Carlton Inman all of Crossville; half-brother, Lewis Baker of Pingham, and half-sister,...
Larry Daniel Curtis
July 13, 2012
Larry Daniel Curtis, age 71 of Smyrna, TN, died Friday July 13, 2012. A native of Hardin County, TN, he was the son of the late Andrew Benton and Stella White Curtis. Mr. Curtis was also preceded in death by his wife, Edith Ann Reed Curtis who died in 2011. Mr. Curtis is survived by two children, a son, Ricky...
Jeremy Russell Powers
July 13, 2012
Jeremy Russell Powers, age 32, of Smyrna, died Friday, July 13, 2012, from complications of surgery. Mr. Powers attended LaVergne High School, and was a member of New Vision Baptist Church. Mr. Powers is survived by his daughter Kiya Alysse Powers; mother Linda Elaine King and her husband Phillip; father Ricky Neal Powers, Sr. all of Smyrna; brother Ricky Neal...
Martha Elizabeth Harris Garrard
July 12, 2012
Martha Elizabeth Harris Garrard, age 80, died July 12, 2012 at MTMC. Mrs. Garrard was the daughter of the late John William and Emma Elizabeth Potter Harris. She was also preceded in death by her husband William Franklin Garrard. Mrs. Garrard is survived by her son David (Jennifer) Garrard of Murfreesboro; daughter Kathy (Kerry) Love of Cottontown, TN, Libby (Craig)...
Gertrude Elsie Clarke
July 12, 2012
Gertrude Elsie Clarke, age 81, of Smyrna went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 12, 2012. She was a native of Philadelphia, PA and the daughter of the late Blasius and Gertrude Maier Schmidt. She is survived by her husband, George Bruce Clarke, children, Kenneth Bruce Clarke, Linda Susan Connelly, Gertrude Lynne Robertson, Nancy Jean Plunkett, and George...
Charles Primm
July 12, 2012
Charles C. Primm, age 80, of Lascassas died Thursday, July 12, 2012. He was a native Rutherford County and the son of the late Howard and Evelyn Goodwin Primm. Funeral service will be 4:00pm Sunday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Teb Batey and Bro. Jim Hargrove will officiate. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers....
Bettye Brookshire
July 11, 2012
Bettye Jay Brookshire, age 87, of Smyrna, TN passed away July 11, 2012. A native of Ringgold, GA. She was preceded in death by her parents, J.R. and Manilla Holcomb Jay. She is also preceded in death by her husband, William Elmo Brookshire, sister, Isabelle Jay and son-in-law, Talton Rains. Mrs. Brookshire is survived by her son, Tony Brookshire of...
Thessa White Smith
July 11, 2012
Thessa White Smith, age 90 of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012. She was a native of Cotton Plant, AR and the daughter of the late George L. and Sallie Aston White. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roy Hollis Smith. Mrs. Smith is survived by her son, Barry (Judy) Smith of Lascassas, daughters, Margie Moses of...
Charlie Jones
July 11, 2012
Charlie Mack Jones, age 83, of the Crescent Community died Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at his home. Mr. Jones was a native of the Crescent Community and was the son of the late Mack and Martha Tomlinson Jones. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Mildred Hargis-Sands and a grandson, Jeremy Jones. Funeral services will be at 11:00...
Joe Tom Haley
July 11, 2012
Joe Tom Haley, age 68 of Murfreesboro, TN, died Wednesday July 11, 2012. A native of Bowling Green, KY, he was the son of the late Cleve and Hattie Price Haley. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert Ernest Haley and a sister, Meallie Haley Johnson. Mr. Haley is survived by his wife, Veronica E. Henderson Haley;...
Dan D. Mitchell
July 9, 2012
Dan D. Mitchell, age 79 of Christiana, TN died Monday July 9, 2012 at his home. He was a native of Christiana and was the son of the late Woodson E. and Carrie Wheelhouse Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell is survived by his wife of 55 years, Barbara Taylor Mitchell; two sons, David Mitchell and his wife Gina of Christiana and Joe...
Michael F. Ford
July 8, 2012
Michael F. Ford, age 76, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2012. A native of Buffalo, NY he was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Ford and Edith Landreville Ford and sister, Patricia Sudore Fisher. Funeral services will be held Friday at 9:00AM at Miracle Baptist Church of LaVergne, TN. Brother Todd Kirkland will officiate. Burial will follow in Middle...
Lee Wilburn Holland, Jr.
July 8, 2012
Lee Wilburn Holland, Jr. age 82, died Sunday, July 8, 2012. Mr. Holland is the son of the late Lee Wilburn and Grace Simms Holland, Sr. He is also preceded in death by his brother Tom Holland; and sisters Minta Cardin and Tack Dilworth. Mr. Holland is survived by his wife of 60 years Marie Simmons Holland; son John (Amy)...
Ann Shuler O'Brien
July 8, 2012
Ann Shuler OBrien, age 95 of Murfreesboro died Sunday, July 8, 2012. She was a native of Orangeburg, SC and the daughter of the late L.B. and Queen Bluer Shuler. Mrs. OBrien was also preceded in death by her husband Donald OBrien who died in 2005. Graveside service will be 11:00am Wednesday at Evergreen Cemetery. Rev. Jack Westlund will officiate....
James Arthur "Butch" Bess
July 7, 2012
James Arthur Butch Bess, age 66, of LaVergne, died Saturday, July 7, 2012 at his home. Mr. Bess is the son of the late William Oscar and Myrtle Nora Halpin Bess. He is also preceded in death by his brothers Leslie Eugene, Clarence Robert and William Larry Bess; and a grandson Douglas Eugene Smith, III. Mr. Bess is survived by...
Betty Mae Adams
July 7, 2012
Betty Mae Adams, age 77 of Murfreesboro died Saturday July 7, 2012. She was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Lee Adams, and parents, James Troy and Hattie Brumley Bain; brother, James Bane. Mrs Adams was a member of Green Hill Baptist Church and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is...
