Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Douglas Allen Turner
May 25, 2012
Douglas Allen Turner, age 65 of Smyrna died Friday. He was a native of Hueytown Alabama, and was the son of the late, Vernon W. Turner. Mr. Turner worked for Liberty National Life Insurance Company for over 30 years. He was a veteran of United States Coast Guard, and an avid outdoorsman. He had attended the University of Alabama. ROLL...
Sherman Edward Stanley, Jr.
May 23, 2012
Sherman Edward Stanley, Jr., age 49 of Smryna died Wednesday. He was a native of Rutherford County and was preceded in death by his father, Sherman Edward Stanley, Sr. Mr. Stanley was a retired Paint and Auto Body specialist and had work for many dealerships in the Murfreesboro area. He is survived by his loving wife of 31 years, Kim...
Carl Columbus Gilbert
May 23, 2012
Carl Columbus Gilbert, age 92, of Murfreesboro, died Wednesday, May 23, 2012. He was a native of Bumpus Mills, TN and the son of the late Daniel and Mattie Wallace Gilbert. Funeral service will be 10:00am Saturday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel, Murfreesboro with Brian Gilbert, Jim Clardy, and Mike Waldrop officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with Full...
Mabel Francis Miller
May 22, 2012
Mabel Francis Miller, age 93, of Smyrna, died Monday, May 22, 2012 at Waterford Assisted Living. Mrs. Miller is the daughter of the late Johnnie F. and Melinda Caruthers Mullins. She is also preceded in death by her husband Frank Doc Miller, Jr. who died in 2007; and siblings Buford, Howard, Jennie, Mildred, Mary and Andrew Mullins, and Annie Stephens....
Jeffrey Allen Kluge
May 22, 2012
Jeffrey Allen Kluge, age 50, of Readyville, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012. He was a native of Eau Claire, WI and the son of the late Harold Kluge. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Sheryl Martin. Visitation will be from 10:00am until time of the funeral service at 2:00pm Saturday at Fellowship United Methodist Church, 2511 Highway...
Joan Frederick Bell
May 21, 2012
Joan Frederick Bell, age 80, of Murfreesboro, died Monday, May 21, 2012. She was a native of Dogwood, IN and the daughter of the late Claude B. and Olga Smith Frederick. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Willard Bell who died in 2008. Funeral service will be 11:00am Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Woodfin Chapel, Smyrna. Rev....
Paul T. Cantrell
May 21, 2012
Paul T. Cantrell, age 71, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at Williamson Medical Center, after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Cantrell is the son of the late Wallace C. and Mary Morrison Cantrell. Mr. Cantrell is survived by his wife of 17 years Anne Strange Cantrell of Lascassas; daughter Pamela Needham and her husband Fred of Nolensville; son Don...
Khamphanh Somboun
May 21, 2012
KHAMPHANH SOMBOUN age 61 of Murfreesboro, died Monday May 21, 2012. Mr. Somboun is survived by his wife Kong Sivilaylack, Daughter Noi Sivilaylack, Sons Christopher Sivilaylack, and John Sivilaylack. Visitation will be 4:00 until 6:00 pm Saturday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Sunday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel. On line condolences may be made to www.woodfinchapel.com...
Joanna Sue Reed
May 20, 2012
Joanna Sue Reed, age 80, of Murfreesboro, died Sunday, May 20, 2012. She was a native of Munice Indiana and the daughter of the late Joanna M. Williams. She is survived by her sons, William Sherwood Reed and his wife Nora of Mine Hill, NJ, David Williams Reed and his wife Michele of Orlando, FL, brother, Lynn Williams, grandchildren, Mark,...
Anne Vanden Bosch (Spain)
May 19, 2012
Anne Vanden Bosch (Spain) age 42 of LaVergne, TN, passed away on May 19, 2012. A native of Ann Arbor, MI, she was the daughter of the late John Jack and Helene Williams Vanden Bosch. Anne is survived by two loving daughters, Bridgette Heughan (Donald) of Nashville, and Ariel Spain of Dawson Springs, KY; two grandsons, Nicholas and Gabriel Heughan...
Rebecca Jernigan Ellis
May 17, 2012
Rebecca Jernigan Ellis, age 89, of Nashville, TN passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012. A native of Rutherford County she was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Oda Lee Jernigan and several siblings. Funeral services will be Saturday at 3:00PM at Woodfin Funeral Chapel in Smyrna. Dr. Lemuel Wade and Dr. Carl Hoffman will officiate. Burial will follow...
John Douglas Allen
May 17, 2012
John Douglas Allen, 40, of Murfreesboro, went Home on May 17th, 2012, at Pensacola, Florida's Sacred Heart Hospital. John was born February 29th, 1972 in Cookeville. The family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until the Celebration of his Life at 5:00 P.M. on Friday, June 1, 2012 at First Baptist Church in Cookeville, TN with Bro. Gerald Stowe officiating....
William B. Coleman
May 16, 2012
William B. Coleman, age 88, of Murfreesboro, TN, passed Wednesday, May 16, 2012. A native of Smyrna, TN, he was the son of the late David E. and Lillian Carter Coleman. He was also preceded in death by siblings, Howard Coleman, Thelma Davis, Ann Sanford, Silas Coleman, and Irma Jean Davenport. Mr. Coleman is survived by his wife of 62...
Michael Wade Johnson
May 16, 2012
MICHAEL WADE JOHNSON age 54 of Christiana, died Wednesday May 16, 2012. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late Hobart and Opal Vickers Johnson. He was preceded in death by his brother Hobart Clay Johnson, and his son Grady C. Johnson. Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife Ann Johnson, Daughters Marcie Keck, Kellie Johnson...
Gary Wayne Watts
May 16, 2012
Gary Wayne Watts, age 62 of Smyrna died Wednesday May 16, 2012 at his home. He was a native of Nashville, and was an Army Veteran of Vietnam. He was retired from Whirlpool in LaVergne. He is survived by his wife, Tracy Watts; children, Gary Wayne Watts, Jr., Tara Cobb-Whitley, Nick Watts; brother, Terry Watts and wife Debbie of Nashville...
Charlie Chambers
May 15, 2012
Charles "Charlie" Chambers, age 71, died May 15, 2012. Mr. Chambers is survived by his wife May Belle Chambers of Smyrna; son James (Crystalee) Chambers of Texas; daughter Gleneva (Doug) Homan of Murfreesboro; and three grandchildren. Visitation will be 10:00 AM until time of service 11:00 AM Saturday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel, Smyrna. Pastor Brad Russell will officiate. Online condolences...
Sam Buchanan Lasseter
May 15, 2012
Sam Buchanan Lasseter age 99 of Murfreesboro died May 15, 2012 . Mr. Lasseter was a native of Davidson County but lived most of his life in Murfreesboro. He was the son of the late, Robert Caldwell Lasseter, Sr. and America Virginia Lasseter. Mr. Lasseter is survived by two daughters, Jeanine Ellen Lasseter and Layte Lasseter Fann and her husband...
Sandra Prather
May 15, 2012
SANDRA PRATHER, age 58, loving mother, grandmother, and wife, died May 15, 2012. She was a native of Athens, TN, and daughter of the late Curtis McGann and the late Lois Reed McGann. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1:00 PM at Woodfin Funeral Chapel with Bill George officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30...
Clarisse Birk Winkler
May 15, 2012
Clarisse Birk Winkler, age 100 years, a St. Louis native, died May 15, at Adams Place where she lived for the past year. Mrs. Winkler is survived by her daughter Dr. Ellen (Richard) Slicker of Murfreesboro, two grandsons, Greg (Erin) Slicker of Leawood, KS and Tim (Kerry) Slicker of Murfreesboro, four great grandchildren, and her sister Catherine (Byron, deceased) Milligan...
Kathleen Groves Gannon Gilley
May 14, 2012
KATHLEEN GROVES GANNON GILLEY, age 93 died Monday May 14, 2012. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Columbus and Annie Helen Zumbro Gannon Sr. She was a 1937 graduate of Central High School and a member of Florence Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a retired certified nurse technician from Community Care...
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