Obituaries
Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries
Gail G. Terry
June 10, 2012
Gail G. Terry, dear wife, beloved mother, cherished gramma, Chose to end her fight with cancer on June 10th and go to her reward in heaven to the arms of our Lord and Savior. Gail was born in Liberty, NY, and grew up as a child in St. Petersburg, FL. Her parents moved to CA where she graduated from Lawndale...
Lt. Bart Smith
June 10, 2012
Lt. Bart Smith (Charles Barton Smith), age 64 passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012. Bart was tenacious during the last year as he fought AML (Leukemia) like the true solider he was, never complaining about the long journey. Surrounded by the unending love of his wife, family and friends, Bart slipped peacefully into the arms of the Lord. Awaiting him...
Gerry Lee Markley
June 9, 2012
MARKLEY, Gerry Lee - age 42 of Estill Springs, Tennessee, formerly of Linden, died Saturday, June 9, 2012. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Friday, June 15, 2012 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Linden Chapel, 209 East Broad Street, Linden. Visitation will be held 5-8 PM Thursday. Those desiring may make contributions to the family, for his children. Mr. Markley...
Dr. Sivapragasam Sriharan
June 7, 2012
DR. SIVAPRAGASAM SRIHARAN age 64 of Murfreesboro, died Thursday June 7, 2012. A native of Sri Lanka, he was the son of the late Velupillai and Luxmipillai Sivapragasam. Dr. Sriharan is survived by his wife Kala Sriharan, daughter Yasotha Sriharan of MA., son Aravindhan Sriharan of Murfreesboro, and his three sisters, Manonmany Devi of Sri Lanka, Leela of Canada, and...
Michael Dwayne Underwood
June 7, 2012
Michael Dwayne Underwood, age 27 of LaVergne, TN, died Thursday June, 7, 2012. He was a native of Rutherford County. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Betty Sue Underwood, Harold Wigtion, and William Tuttle. Michael is survived by his mother, Tracy Tuttle Ward of Hermitage, TN; father, Kenneth Dwayne Underwood of LaVergne, TN; sisters, Crystal Underwood of LaVergne,...
Howard "Buster" Lane
June 7, 2012
BUSTER HOWARD A. LANE age 73 of Smyrna, died Thursday June 7, 2012. Mr. Lane was a native of Rutherford County, and was the son of the late Avent Boots and Eunice Norris Lane. Funeral service will be at 10:30 am Monday at Woodfin Chapel Smyrna. Reverend Bryan Brooks will officiate. Burial will be in Washington- Smith Cemetery at Blackman....
Frances Lenora Alexander
June 6, 2012
FRANCES LENORA ALEXANDER age 81 of Christiana, died Wednesday June 6, 2012. A native of Davidson County, she was the daughter of the late Maynard and Nora Lee Jenkins Campbell. Mrs. Alexander is also preceded in death by her husband Billy Charles Alexander, and a brother Malcolm Campbell. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel, with...
Charley Houston Powell Jr.
June 6, 2012
CHARLEY HOUSTON POWELL of Murfreesboro, age 86, died Wednesday June 6, 2012. A native of Christiana, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Houston and Purlee Finger Powell. An accomplished professional photographer, Mr. Powell attended Middle Tennessee State College and was a graduate of The School of Modern Photography in New York. Hired as a photographer by the Arnold...
Kenneth Walter Mitchell
June 6, 2012
KENNETH W. MITCHELL, age 52, of Murfreesboro, passed away June 6, 2012 at home following a valiant four-year battle against cancer. He was a native of Detroit, MI. Funeral services will be Saturday at 10:30 AM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel with Monte Kapavik officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Mitchell is survived by his wife, Mary Jo Mitchell;...
Victor Wayne Nobbman
June 4, 2012
VICTOR WAYNE NOBBMAN age 71 of Murfreesboro, died Monday June 4, 2012. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, he was the son of the late Harry and Mildred Shaw Nobbman. Mr. Nobbman is preceded in death by a daughter Susan Pickels, and a brother Gary Nobbman. Mr. Nobbman is survived by his wife of 27 years, Barbara Nobbman, daughter Kimberly (Micah)...
Margaret Hughes Hall
June 4, 2012
MARGARET GERALDINE HUGHES HALL, age 78, of Murfreesboro, died on Monday, June 4, 2012 at Community Care of Rutherford County following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Hall was born in Crossville, Tennessee to Dudley A. Hughes and Minvera Jane Montgomery Hughes Woodrey, and was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Juanita Dunbar, and two brothers, Dudley and Eugene Hughes. Mrs....
Frances Riggs Nance
June 3, 2012
Frances Riggs Nance, age 87, of Rockvale, died Sunday, June 3, 2012. She was a native of San Diego, CA and the daughter of the late Walter E. and Mildred Wheeler Riggs, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Wesley Nance, who died in 2005, and a brother, Walter E. Riggs, Jr. Funeral service will be...
Wallace Sharber
June 3, 2012
Wallace Sharber, age 75, died June 3, 2012 at his home. He was a native of Rockvale and the son of the late William Gray and Lottie Hall Sharber. He is also preceded in death by his brother Harold Sharber. Funeral service will be 12:00 PM Wednesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. John Hodge Jones will officiate. Burial will be in...
Carolyn Ann Tysor Bolick
June 3, 2012
Carolyn Ann Tysor Bolick, age 70 of Smyrna TN died Sunday June 3, 2012, surrounded by family. She was a native of Sanford North Carolina and was preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert Tysor, Sr., and Lessie Lee McKinney Duke, a brother; Gilbert Tysor, Jr., and sister, Frances Walden. Mrs. Bolick was a longtime resident of Calhoun County, Alabama...
Dorothy Wilson Fosbrink
June 3, 2012
DOROTHY MAE WILSON FOSBRINK age 98 of Murfreesboro, died Sunday June 3, 2012. A native of Connellsville, PA., she was the daughter of the late Homer T. and Myrtle Ansell Wilson. She is also preceded in death by her husband Carlyle, and her two sons Thomas Fosbrink, and David Fosbrink. Mrs. Fosbrink is survived by her sister Jean Welch of...
Donald L. Gannon, Sr.
June 2, 2012
Donald Lee Gannon, age 85, died Saturday, June 2, 2012 at NHC Murfreesboro. Mr. Gannon is the son of the late George W. and Mary E. Keaton Gannon. He is also preceded in death by his son Donald Lee Gannon, Jr.; brother Charles Gannon; and sister Evelyn Gannon. Mr. Gannon is survived by his wife of 63 years Juanita Lee...
Sarah Louise Helton Johnson
June 1, 2012
Sarah Louise Helton Johnson, age 83, of Murfreesboro, died Friday, June 1, 2012. She was a native of Rutherford County and the daughter of the late Wayne and Hattie Mae Lovvorn Helton. Visitation will be from 10:00am until time of funeral service at 12noon Monday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel, Murfreesboro. Dr. Dean Sisk will officiate. Burial to follow in Roselawn...
Riley E. Clark
May 31, 2012
Riley E. Clark, known and loved by so many people, died peacefully in Murfreesboro on Thursday, May 31, 2012. Riley was born in rural Rutherford County on November 25, 1923, to Minnie Jane and James Madison Clark. The youngest of seven, he survived the depression, and like most young men his age entered the Army during World War II. Like...
Claude W. Mathis, Jr.
May 30, 2012
Claude Wiley Mathis, Jr. age 27, died May 30, 2012. Mr. Mathis is the son of Claude W. Mathis, Sr. and Dale A. Conatser. He is preceded in death by his father Claude W. Mathis, Sr., and step-father Wayne Conatser. Mr. Mathis is survived by his wife of 7 years Dara Mathis of Murfreesboro; daughters Grace and Emily Mathis of...
Geneva Rowland Lovvorn
May 30, 2012
Geneva Rowland Lovvorn, age 92, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Alive Hospice in Nashville, TN. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Joel and Ofa Barber Rowland. She is also preceded in death by her husband, Coston Clay Lovvorn; son, Charles Lovvorn; daughter, Diane Morgan and two brothers, Joel Rowland...
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