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Murfreesboro & Smyrna Obituaries

Tennie Mae Keyt

Tennie Mae Keyt

July 22, 2012

Tennie Mae Underwood Keyt, age 89, died Sunday, July 22, 2012 at MTMC. Mrs. Keyt was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary Welcher Underwood. She is also preceded in death by her son Cyrus Keyt; and siblings Lucille Vickers, Mattie Hamby, Mark, Carl, Gene, Frank and Oakley Underwood. Ms. Keyt is survived by her son Dennis Keyt and...

Annie Lee Mcelroy Bragg

Annie Lee Mcelroy Bragg

July 22, 2012

Annie Lee McElroy Bragg passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2012, at AdamsPlace, surrounded by her family. She was born August 4, 1921, in Nora, Dickenson County, Virginia to Robert Lee and Eliza Grizzel McElroy. She had one brother, James B. McElroy, who predeceased her. She moved west across the continent with her family three times while growing up and...

Barbara Lynn Woodroof

Barbara Lynn Woodroof

July 19, 2012

Barbara Lynn Woodroof, age 71 of Murfreesboro died Thursday July 19, 2012. She was a native of Bedford County and was preceded in death by her father, Walter Avery Throneberry. Mrs. Woodroof was a member of Franklin Road Baptist Church and a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Wayne Curtis Woodroof; children, Debra Lynn Johnson...

John "Jack" Fitzpatrick

John "Jack" Fitzpatrick

July 19, 2012

John Lee Jack Fitzpatrick, age 73 of Murfreesboro, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday July, 19, 2012. A native of Davidson County, he was the son of the late John Alvin and Dorothy Knight Fitzpatrick. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Joe Fitzpatrick and a sister, Vickie Fitzpatrick. Jack is survived by his...

Daniel E. Smith

Daniel E. Smith

July 19, 2012

Daniel E. Smith, age 60, of Murfreesboro, TN passed away on July 19, 2012 at his residence. A native of Pontiac, MI he was preceded in death by his mother Mildred Clardy. He was also preceded in death by his brother Brian Smith. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife of 31 years Lori Smith of Murfreesboro; son, Jeffrey Smith...

Mary Louise Dyer

Mary Louise Dyer

July 18, 2012

Mary Louise Dyer, age 87 of Smyrna died July 18, 2012. She was a member of South Gate Baptist Church and was retired from Circuit Court Office of Nashville. Mrs. Dyer is survived by her sons; John Dyer and wife Leigh of Old Hickory, Len Dyer and wife Pam of Lebanon; grandchildren, Bethany Hulan and husband Tim of Nashville, Greg...

Agnes Adams Thompson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;...

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