William "Bill" H. Wilcox
April 26, 2012
William Bill H. Wilcox, age 75 of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, and formerly of Ridgetop, TN and Hermitage, TN he was the son of the late Hazen and Mildred Bond Wilcox. He is also preceded in death by his brother, David Wilcox. Funeral Services will be Monday at 1:00PM at...
Richard Nunley Johnson
April 26, 2012
RICHARD NUNLEY JOHNSON age 88 of Murfreesboro, died Thursday April 26, 2012 at MTMC. Mr. Johnson was a native of Murfreesboro, and was the son of the late James D. and Ethel Nunley Johnson. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Tuesday at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Pastor Carl Wenck will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Johnson is...
Virginia M. Mellon
April 25, 2012
Virginia M. Mellon, age 66, of Smyrna, TN, formerly of Millsboro, DE passed away Wednesday April 25, 2012. A native of Camden, NJ she was the daughter of the late Richard and Thelma Burrell Wolfe. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 1:00PM at Woodfin Funeral Chapel in Smyrna, TN. Brother Ron Caldwell will officiate. Mrs. Mellon is survived...
Christine L. Covington
April 24, 2012
Christine Lamberth Covington age 94 formerly of LaVergne, TN, died Tuesday April 24, 2012 in Nebo, NC. A native of Sumner County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Henry and Birdie Mai Walker Lamberth. Mrs. Covington was also preceded in death by her husband, William Raymer Covington who died in 1999 and by five brothers, four sisters and...
Rhoda Gill Jones
April 24, 2012
RHODA GILL JONES, age 93, of Murfreesboro, died April 24, 2012. Mrs. Jones was a native of Tuckers Crossroads,TN, and daughter of the late Levi Thomas and Ethel Lee Wilkerson Gill. A memorial service will be held Sunday April 29, 2012 at Third Baptist Church, 410 West McKnight, Murfreesboro, TN at 4:00 PM with Rev. F. Murray Mathis and Steve...
Ruby Christeen Boyd
April 24, 2012
RUBY CHRISTEEN BOYD, age 91, of Murfreesboro, passed away April 24, 2012 at St. Thomas Hospital. Mrs. Boyd was a native of Readyville, TN, and daughter of the late William Houston and Vestral Nolen Pittard. Mrs. Boyd is survived by a daughter, Nikki Y. Boyd of Nashville; sons, Earl Morris Strobush of Hawkinsville, GA, and Michael Russell Strobush of Memphis;...
Sandra Ann Medonis
April 23, 2012
Sandra Medonis, age 44 of Murfreesboro died Monday April 23, 2012 at home. She was raised in Gaylord, Michigan, and was preceded in death by her father, Jim Moyer. Mrs. Medonis was a member and Sunday School Teacher at World Outreach Church. She was a Cosmetologist and Home School Teacher. She is survived by her husband of 20 years, Robb...
Nancy Rebecca Fulghum
April 22, 2012
Nancy Rebecca Boyette Fulghum, age 80, died Sunday, April 22, 2012 at her home in Lebanon. Mrs. Fulghum was the daughter of the late Larry Ava, Sr. and Sallie Godwin Boyette. Mrs. Fulghum is survived by her husband of 61 years Garland Brantley Fulghum, Sr. of Lebanon, TN; son Garland (Nelda Sue) Fulghum, Jr. of Jolton, TN; daughter Jennifer Gail...
Catherine Fletcher Smith
April 21, 2012
Services for Catherine Fletcher Smith, 82, who died Saturday, April 21, 2012 in Birmingham, Alabama will be Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at 11:00 AM at The First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. John Hinkle officiating. Burial will be in Evergeen Cemetery. A native of Murfreesboro, she was the daughter of J.W. Fletcher, Jr. and Rebecca Miles Fletcher. She was preceded in...
Joe D. Halliburton
April 21, 2012
Joe D. Halliburton, age 78, of Murfreesboro, died Saturday, April 21, 2012. He was a native of Red Boiling Springs and the son of the late Joseph David and Florence Dillihay Halliburton, Sr. Funeral service will be 3:00pm Tuesday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel. Bro. Frank Lipetri will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. He is survived by his...
Harlan Bennett Nelson
April 20, 2012
HARLAN BENNETT NELSON age 86 of Murfreesboro, died Friday April 20, 2012. A native of Shelbyville, he was the son of the late Merle A. and Florence Bennett Nelson Sr. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Tuesday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel with Dr. Dean Sisk officiating. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in...
Dowal O'Neill Dickerson, Sr
April 20, 2012
Dowal ONeill Dickerson, Sr. Dick , age 84, of Lebanon went home to the heavenly father on Friday, April 20, 2012 at his home with her wife and son at his side. He was born in Grinnell, Iowa on March 26, 1928 to the late William Thomas and Claris Viola Wright Dickerson. He was also preceded in death by grandparents,...
Diane Smith
April 20, 2012
Diane Smith, age 52, of Rockvale died Friday, April 20, 2012. She was a native of Odessa, TX and the daughter of the late James Robert and June Scivally Carothers, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her brother, James Robert Carothers, Jr. Memorial service will be 3:00pm Monday at Woodfin Funeral Chapel. Bro Darryl Lewis will officiate. She...
Chester S. Murphy
April 19, 2012
Chester S. Murphy, age 88, of Smyrna, TN passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012. A native of Wilson county, TN he was the son of the late Henry Clay and Kate Drennan Murphy. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Grace Mae Rowland Murphy; four brothers, Byron, Henry, Marvin and Sam; and two sisters, Eudera and Katherine. Funeral...
Doyle E. Kinslow
April 18, 2012
Doyle E. Kinslow, age 89, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away Wednesday April 18, 2012. A native of Smith County, TN he was the son of the late William Harden and Hatty Jane Enoch Kinslow. He is also preceded in death by three sisters and one brother. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30PM at Woodfin Memorial Chapel. Pastor Joshua...
Helen Lawrence Page Watts
April 17, 2012
Helen Lawrence Page Watts, 86, originally of Davidson County now Rutherford, has crossed over to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 17, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents, Horace R. and Lillian Lawrence Page. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 65 years, Carl Estes Watts, Sr., her son Rusty...
Dr. Britt Arnett
April 17, 2012
DR. EUGENE BRITTON ARNETT, III, age 57, of Murfreesboro, passed away April 17, 2012, following a brief battle with cancer. Dr. Arnett was a native of Louisville, KY, and son of Sharkey Utley Arnett and the late Eugene Britton Arnett, Jr. A memorial service will be held Friday April 20, 2012 at First Presbyterian Church in Murfreesboro at 12:00 noon...
Jerry Kenneth Toombs
April 17, 2012
Jerry Kenneth Toombs age 71 of Smyrna, TN, died Tuesday April 17, 2012 in Dunedin, FL. A native of Rutherford County, he was the son of the late J.P. and Mary Elizabeth Alsup Toombs. Mr. Toombs is survived by his wife of 47 years, Mary Lee Freeman Toombs; daughter, Vicki Toombs Terrell and her husband Robert of Goldsboro, NC; son,...
Dr. Melvin G. Scarlett
April 16, 2012
Dr. Melvin G. Scarlett of Murfreesboro, president emeritus of Middle Tennessee State University, a lifelong educator, author and devoted husband and father, died April 16 in Murfreesboro at age 91. Born Dec. 30, 1920 in Reading, Pa., Dr. Scarlett was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Mossie Scarlett. He is survived by wife Caroline; brother Don, of Winston-Salem,...
Florence Crockett Sanford
April 15, 2012
Mrs. Florence Crockett Sanford age 93 formally of Murfreesboro died Sunday April 15, 2012 in Forsyth, Georgia. Mrs. Sanford was a native of Murfreesboro and was the daughter of the late Harry Bell and Mamie Gertrude Elam Crockett. She was also preceded in death by her husband William D. Snooks Sanford who died in 2007, and a sister Frances Steelman....
